Who Has Time For This Stuff, Anyway?

"Watch it all change and watch it go away // Watch it all never be the same again."
- Norma Jean, "Deathbed Athiest"

Well hello followers! I know its been a pretty long time since i've posted here. Blogging! Phew. I remember i made this thing a pretty long time ago out of boredom because school was being whack and i just felt like getting some ideas out. But its been a few months and i think i'll start this up again.

For anyone new to this, I'll be posting occasionally about a few wonderous things in life. Those being: Music, Love, and my homeboy Jesus. Im fairly passionate about all three of those things. As you can tell, i open with a lyric that would be the hypothetical 'thesis' to a post.

Today: Norma Jean, a band comprised of christians. Good metal music, alot of their newer album (what this is) is a bit less hardcore. For those who cant really stand that. Anyway, the part of the song i'm focusing on is where he sings about change.

Its a common occurance every day. Change. Not just pocket change or 'Obama' change, but the change of ideas we have about certain things. Feelings we feel. Towards things and other people. I know a lot of change has happened to me since the end of the last post i posted. Mostly good, not too much bad. I figure im a better person now than i ever have been before. But the question here today is who are we changing for?

Many change who they are for other people.

Some bfred advice of the day: Changing who you are for someone else is toxic. But instead, change should be made for God, led by God. If we dont let God into our lives to lead change, we're simply doing it wrong.

As a solid bible example, Romans 12:2 says, "Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."

So dont change for anyone, but let God be a driving force of change for the improvement of your life. And it will surely be pleasing and perfect.

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