I got to keep quite...dont let it all come undone…if I dare open my mouth it will just be to bit my tongue.
Unknown "Makes me smile" Sleepy - 16 years, 6 months, 3 days ago

So here I sit looking at the traffic lights
The red extinguishes the hope that the green ignites
I want to run away I want to ditch my life
Cause all of my mistakes keep me awake at night
It just now hit me this is more than just a set back
And when you spelled it out, well, I guess I didnt get that
And every trace of momentum is gone
And this isnt turning out the way I want
And after all of my alibis desert me
I just want to get by
I dont want nothing to hurt me
I had no idea where my head was at
But if my heart says Im sorry can we leave it at that
Because I just want for all of this to end
And I spent all last night
Tearing down
Every stoplight
And stop sign in this town
Now I think there might
Be no way to stop me now
I'll get away despite
The fact Im so weighed down
All of my escapes have been exhausted
I thought I had a way but then I lost it
And my resistance was once much stronger
And I know I can't go on like this much longer...

When I got tired of running from you
I stopped right there to catch my breath
There your words they caught my ears
You said, "I miss you son. Come home"
And my sins, they watched me leave
And in my heart I so believed
The love you felt for me was mine
The love Id wished for all this time
And when the doors were closed
I heard no I told so's
I said the words I knew you knew:
"Oh God, Oh God I needed you
God all this time I needed you, I needed you"


....if you haven't got it yet. this is a song by Relient K. a good one...
Unknown "Makes me smile" Sleepy - 16 years, 6 months, 3 days ago

i like the shins! i like the shins! i like the shins! i like the shins! i like the shins! i like the shins!
Unknown "Makes me smile" Sleepy - 16 years, 8 months, 27 days ago

you know in all of this crap in my life going on... all i ask for is more faith in him. i need it... when in rains is pours... but yet i still am thankful for all i have... even if everything is crap right now!

god bless everyone
Unknown "Makes me smile" Sleepy - 16 years, 8 months, 27 days ago

Question: "What does the Bible say about tattoos / body piercings?"

Answer: The Old Testament law commanded the Israelites, “Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD” (Leviticus 19:28). So, even though believers today are not under the Old Testament law (Romans 10:4; Galatians 3:23-25; Ephesians 2:15), the fact that there was a command against tattoos should cause us to question. The New Testament does not say anything about whether a believer should or should not get a tattoo.

In relation to tattoos and body piercings, a good test is to determine whether we can honestly, in good conscience, ask God to bless and use the particular activity for His own good purposes. "Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God" (1 Corinthians 10:31). The Bible does not command against tattoos or body piercings, but it also does not give us any reason to believe God would have us get tattoos or body piercings.

Another issue to consider is modesty. The Bible instructs us to dress modestly (1 Timothy 2:9). One aspect of dressing modestly is making sure everything that should be covered by clothing is adequately covered. However, the essential meaning of modesty is not drawing attention to yourself. People who dress modestly dress in such a way that they do not draw attention to themselves. Tattoos and body piercings most definitely draw attention. In this sense, tattoos and body piercings are not modest.

An important Scriptural principle on issues that the Bible does not specifically address is that if there is room for doubt as to whether it pleases God, then it is best to not engage in that activity. "For whatsoever is not of faith is sin" (Romans 14:23). We need to remember that our bodies, as well as our souls, have been redeemed and belong to God. Although 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 does not directly apply to tattoos or body piercings, it does give us a principle, "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price; therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's." This great truth should have a real bearing on what we do and where we go with our bodies. If our bodies belong to God, we should make sure we have His clear "permission" before we "mark it up" with tattoos or body piercings.
Unknown "Makes me smile" Sleepy - 16 years, 9 months, 22 days ago