Supposedly this song is about the girl's crappy boyfriend, but when I first heard this, all I heard was an awesome anthem of Jesus' love and the way he sees us. I can't help but think about those girls out there that are in this situation, who have a boyfriend (or anyone, really) who think they are worthless, good-for-nothing, wastes of time. I want girls all over to hear this song and know that Jesus absolutely adores them, short attention spans and all :)

I'm stupid

I'm useless

I can't do anything right

According to you

I'm difficult

Hard to please

Forever changing my mind

I'm a mess in a dress

Can't show up on time

Even if it would save my life

According to you

According to you

But according to him

I'm beautiful, incredible

He can't get me out of his head

According to him

I'm funny, irresistible

Everything he ever wanted

Everything is opposite

I don't feel like stopping it

So baby tell me what I got to lose

He's into me for everything I'm not

According to you

According to you

I'm boring

I'm moody

You can't take me any place

According to you

I suck at telling jokes cause I always give it away

I'm the girl with the worst attention span

You're the boy who puts up with it

According to you

According to you

But according to him

I'm beautiful, incredible

He can't get me out of his head

According to him

I'm funny, irresistible

Everything he ever wanted

Everything is opposite

I don't feel like stopping it

So baby tell me what I got to lose

He's into me for everything I'm not

According to you

I need to feel appreciated

like I'm not hated

Oh, no

Why can't you see me through his eyes?

It's too bad you're making me decide

Oh, lessons learned

I am in the middle of a lesson.
I'm making it through it okay, but I can feel that I'm just barely grasping it, you know?

That probably doesn't make sense, but I thank Jesus for his guidance!

More later :)

Loving Jesus Without Limits--An Excerpt

         "Many people could claim to know me because they’ve read some very intimate details of my life in books I’ve written. But to know me through a book can’t compare with how my friend knows me so personally and intimately.
         Suddenly I sensed God saying, Uh-huh! That's exactly how I feel, Shannon. Lots of people know many things about Me because they've read My Book, but they have yet to experience the joy of being in an intimate friendship with Me.
         Think about it. Would you enter a room where your closest friend was waiting, sit down near her, pick up a book about her life and read a chapter or two, then stand up and leave without personally interacting with her? Of course not. So why are we tempted to do that with God?
         We often fail to comprehend that He isn’t just some distant Being responsible for our salvation. He’s a real person with real feelings and real longings. He went to the trouble of creating us and redeeming us so He could enjoy an intimate relationship with us—forever."


--Shannon Ethridge, from her book titled Completely His

Yesss.

It's people like Breanna Nichols who inspire me to keep posting my thoughts :)
Thanks for reading, everyone.

<3

Does anyone understand?

This is so cheesy, but I love those moments that really unite people. Those times when people who have absolutely nothing in common are suddenly bound together because of something. It could be a crisis, like Hurricane Katrina or the Haiti earthquake, or it could be something small and unimportant. Today, I had to laugh at myself. I don't know what the weather is like anywhere else today, but here it's rainy, and as I was walking across campus, I noticed how everyone was carrying an umbrella, and I thought it was funny. I probably smiled at a little too enthusiastically at the next person I passed, but that's okay. I will enjoy my own cheesiness and know that even if no one else gets it, it makes me happy.

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