When Music Touches My Heart - 3 - Hero

Today's song is one that I feel should speak to every one of us. It's Hero, by Superchick, from the album Regeneration.

No one sits with him, he doesn’t fit in,
But we feel like we do when we make fun of him,
'Cause you want to belong, do you go along?
'Cause his pain is the price paid for you to belong
It’s not like you hate him or want him to die,
But maybe he goes home and thinks suicide,
Or he comes back to school with a gun at his side,
Any kindness from you might have saved his life...

TAG: Heroes are made when you make a choice...

 CHORUS:
You could be a hero,
Heroes do what’s right,
You could be a hero,
You might save a life,
You could be a hero, you could join the fight,
For what’s right, for what’s right, for what’s right...

No one talks to her, she feels so alone,
She’s in too much pain to survive on her own,
The hurt she can’t handle overflows to a knife,
She writes on her arm, wants to give up her life,
Each day she goes on is a day that she is brave,
Fighting the lie that giving up is the way,
Each moment of courage her own life she saves,
When she throws the pills out, a hero is made...

TAG/CHORUS

No one talks to him about how he lives,
He thinks that the choices he makes are just his,
Doesn’t know he’s a leader with the way he behaves,
And others will follow the choices he’s made,
He lives on the edge, he’s old enough to decide,
His brother who wants to be him is just nine,
He can do what he wants because it’s his right,
The choices he makes change a nine-year-old's life...

TAG/CHORUS

Little Mikey-Dee was the one in class
Who everyday got brutally harassed
This went on for years
Till he decided that never again would he shed another tear
So he walked through the door
And grabbed the .44 out of his father's dresser drawer
He said 'I can't take life no more'
And like that a life can be lost
But this ain't even about that
All of us just sat back and watched it happen
Thinking its not our responsibility
To solve a problem that isn't even about me
This is our problem.
This is just one of the daily scenarios
In which we choose to close our eyes
Instead of doing the right thing
If we make a choice and be the voice
For those who won't speak up for themselves
How many lives would be saved, changed, rearranged?
Now it's our time to pick a side.
So don't keep walking by not wanting to intervene,
Cause you just want to exist and never be seen.
So lets wake up, change the world
Our time is now.

You could be a hero - (Our time is now) heroes do what’s right
You could be a hero - (Our time is now) you might save a life
You could be a hero - (Our time is now) you could join the fight
For what’s right, for what’s right...


There are people that we pass everyday when we walk outside that need our attention, our help. You never know who may be struggling in life, or who may be going through a hard time. Drug addicts, widows, widowers, orphans, teens, young men and women, the elderly, and so many others need to know that they have a purpose in life. There is a God that loves them, and wants them to be His so He can take care of them and fill that gap in their hearts. I personally have had the blessing of touching someone who felt down about a condition she has. It's a feeling you can't forget, nor duplicate.

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Do You Trust God?

Life is full of questions. Especially at my age it seems.

What will my future hold? Will I hold the same convictions then as I do now? When will I die? What does God want me to do with my life? Will I ever get married? If so, will the marriage last? Will I be a good husband? How many kids will I have? Will I have any kids? Will I be a good father?

What is going to happen to me?

Questions like this only lead to one thing: doubt in the God that you gave your life to. “What?” you might say, “How is that? I’m just worried about my future, that’s all. I don’t know what it’ll bring!”

That’s the point.

You’re so concerned with your future that you’re forgetting one simple thing: the fact that God made you, and has plans for your future. Proverbs 3:5-6 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understandings. In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your path.”

God Will lead your path, not you! Worrying about the future diminishes God’s presence in your life. You’re focusing on yourself, rather than focusing on God. “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things.” (Matt. 6:34)

When you worry about the future, you’re being selfish. How is that? Worrying about something always puts the focus on one person: you. “I hope I get to see my friend tomorrow,” “I hope he doesn’t take the last malt ball!” I, I, I, I. The focus is on your wants, and your ‘needs’.

In case you haven’t figured it our yet, life is NOT all about YOU. It’s about bringing glory to our heavenly Father. Putting trust in Him. Recognizing that by making Him boss in your life, that you make him the director of your life. He’s got this massive blueprint that’s being built day by day. He knows all the details and all the materials needed to build up your life.

Let go of life, and give it to God. Trust in Him, and not on your own understanding. Acknowledge him, and He will direct your life.

Theology and Society with Ryan (Intro)

Coming up soon is a new series (don't worry, my Stop Motion Series will still continue, but I've gotten some counsel from a friend who has shown me a different approach...) called, Theology and Society with Ryan. Basically, we'll have a topic, and I'll have a guest that I'll be discussing it with.
The whole point of this series is so you know where I stand on SO many things in this fallen country. For that matter, this fallen world.

Both my guests are MKs, (Missionary Kids) who have been, or are, in the mission field where their fathers are translating the gospel, or teaching MKs, or other needed help.
My first guest is in the states at the moment on furlough. He was in West Africa, and will be going back later this year. He loves playing guitar and working on computer animation. His name is Timothy.

My second guest is in Botswana Africa right now. He just got there from a furlough they had. He loves classical music, and is a living dictionary. His name is Christopher.

Both my guests are my age: 17. Which means you get to see the really stupid stuff we say! (Hey, maybe if you read the conversation, you'll realize that we don't always talk about frivolous things!)
The whole thing will be laid out like a chat message you would have on Skype, or Facebook. I'll make sure to make look as neat as possible, and do a spell check over the whole thing. Which means you WON'T be seeing "Hey, I know u 2 have some similarities," or "ROFL!". It will ALL be spelled out, with the exception of an lol every now and then... lol. :P

But ANYWAY, I hope you enjoy the new series!