Could the maker of the stars hear the sound of my breaking heart?

The song Hold My Heart by Tenth Avenue North is resting heavy on my heart right now. As to why that is, if I knew, I would gladly tell you. I only have a few guesses, but it really shows me how small I am with the chorus going

One tear in the dropping rain.
Once voice in a sea of pain.
One light, that's all I am

Those lines really show me how small I am in comparison to God. It goes for all of us, and it also shows us that we can easily be washed away with the things of this world. It's so easy for us to get caught up in things like sports, money, girls or guys, school, and just all these other bad distractions that take away from who God really is. The dropping rain to me is the world who doesn't have Christ. It's like a rainstorm and if you've ever cried in the rain, you can't ever tell. You're already soaking wet, and you can't differentiate between a teardrop and a raindrop. I think it really portrays how small we seem.

The flip side of this is it also shows how much God loves us. To me, it seems like God knows which drops are your tears. He can tell them, and He catches each tear that falls. With the voice in a sea of pain, to me it seems as if the sea again is the world. They cry out if some thing temporary gets taken from them, and when we are going through trials of any kind, we cry out to God. It shows me that we can think "There's no way God hears MY voice over all of these people!" God does hear your cries though. God does hear the sound of our breaking hearts. Each of them has a distinct ring is His ears. It's like a music teacher who can guess the pitch of a note just by listening to it. Each of our broken hearts distinctly rings in God's ears. God's heart breaks not only when we sin too. His heart breaks with ours. He hates it when we're in pain

When God feels you in pain, He not only hears the sound of your breaking heart, but He will also come close to you and hold you heart. Fix it and put it back into is new form. How amazing is God's great love! Not only will He heal your heart, but He will make it stronger. With trials come perseverance.

One tear in the dropping rain
One voice in a sea of pain
Could the maker of the stars
Hear the sound of my breaking heart?

One light, that's all I am
Right now I can barely stand
If you're everything you say you are
Would you, come close and hold my heart?

While this song has definitely told me how small I am, and that there's no way that I can go through this life on my own, it has also shown me God's amazing, steadfast love for us. God holds you in high regard, and He will never leave you.

I hope this helps you out. You're all beautiful creations.

I love you
TJ

It's amazing

It's amazing, how You love me.
It's amazing, how You care.
It's amazing, how You're always
Thinking of me all the time
Everywhere

Or,

It's amazing, how You love us
It's amazing, how You care
It's amazing, how You're always
Thinking of us, all the time
Everywhere

In any case. Just know that you are God's child and He'll never disown you. You are all beautiful works of His creation and you are the sons and daughters of God.

I love you guys.

Encouragement 4

My good friend, Kendall.

Kendall is a girl who loves many things. Photoshoots, soccer, volleyball, but most of all, Christ. Kendall is a very, very strong person, not just in a physical sense, but she knows where she can run. I haven't seen many people at our age who have the relationship that Kendall does with her family, her friends, and Jesus. She is one of my best friends, and if not for the fact that talking to her sometimes can be hard, I know that I could go to her if I needed help. She has helped me through a lot of things, and even when times are hard, she finds a way to bring a smile. She's also a very good soccer player. I don't know how long she's been playing, but I know that it is one thing she loves almost more than anything else in the world. She is one of few people who can say they've played Varsity sports before Junior year, and that's an accomplishment. She's very good with building relationships too. She started leading Wyld  Life this year, and I can already tell she is going to be one heck of a leader.The girls at club love her, even though she can't always be there. She has such a heart for the girls younger than her. It's very encouraging to see people run after their friends like that. Kendall also is a very good Volleyball player. I've never had the opoortunity to see her in a game, but I know that she does well, and that Varsity this upcoming year will be a great experience for her to show Christ to the girls on the team who don't know Him. Kendall also has a skill for the game called Ninja. Probably one of the best, and funniest memories I have with her, is the 20 minute ninja battles we have, when it was just me and her left. It was a fun time back then. Also the Lunch-time ninja battle! The best part about her though, she's a beloved daughter of God, and that really makes all the difference right there.

Love you, Kendall!

Love you guys.
TJ

Encouragement bomb 3

One of my best friends, Michael!

Michael Bier is probably one of the closest friends I have, even though I don't have many deep talks with him all the time. He's a great accountability partner. He's always ready to help me realize it when I mess up, and he lovingly tells me the things that I need to hear in order to make it right. He's also a great soccer player, though he says different. He has such a great heart for his friends and for the Lord. He just got back from Work Crew not too long ago, and I can tell he's grown a lot in that time. Michael also is a very smart kid. He can figure things out that most kids wouldn't even attempt. He's also a very deligent and deliberate worker. When he makes a decision to do something for the Lord, or for anyone else, he gets it done, and it's usually done right, He's a crazy driver, but he is good at controlling his crazy driving. He's a good fisherman, or maybe fish just like him. 1 of the two has to be it. :) He's also a very friendly person.

Love you Michael!

Love you guys
TJ

The best part about this past week

Was watching about 7 of my friends come to Christ. That's the best part of life. I'm so proud of my friends who decided that they didn't want to go through life by themselves anymore :) I am so excited for them, and U just hope that they know the by no means is this life going to be 100% easy. I just hope they know they can come to me, or any one of their leaders. I hope you guys had as good a week as I did.

I love you, my new brothers and sisters in Christ. :)

I love you all as well

TJ

"For I know the plans I have for you" declares the LORD, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you" declares the LORD, "and will bring you back from captivity" Jeremiah 29:11-14

Encouragement bomb 2

You know him, we love him, his name is Zack!!!

First off, today is his birthday, so I would just like to say that this day 18 years ago, the world got just a little better. Happy Birthday, brother. Zack was written about in my first post about these, but I didn't go into all the detail I could. I only touched base on the fact that he is good at loving other kids the way that Jesus loved him. I will get to that, but I think it's important to know that Zack is definitely the person I consider my best friend, even if I don't get to talk to him all the time. I would like to say that Zack has not only helped me the best way he possibly can with the stuff that I deal with all the time, but he helped me come into the greatest possible thing, and I must say, God did a good job with him. He's always so ready to serve the Lord. I have seen this man go from kid to kid, just showing them the love of Jesus. This beloved son of God just wants everyone to know Jesus with all of his heart. He's a man after the heart of God. I can not wait to see what God has in store for this man. I just want to say, the work he's been doing is not only pleasing to me, and the rest of my friends, I'm sure, but it pleases God to know that this man He created is doing this work all the time. It's never ending. Zack knows that, and he's ready for anything, because he knows it's not an easy thing to do. Zack is very good with encouragement. Which in my opinion is why people like him so much, because he gives the people the truth, but that also happens to be the exact thing they need to hear. Zack also is amazing at speaking Spanish, and it kind of fake-frustrates me when all he does is talk is Spanish haha. One thing that amazes me is his ability to learn things easily. Zack learned guitar very quickly if you ask me, and it was his dedication to serving us at Young Life which made it possible for him to get so good, so quickly. Probably the most "profound" thing about Zack is the fact that he can muster up a burp better than pretty much anyone I know with half the effort.

That's all I've got and I just want to say that I love you, bro! See you in approximately 12 hours :D

Love you guys,
TJ


PS Yes, I did this on his birthday on purpose

Encouragement bomb 1

I said I was gonna post about my friends, and what makes them awesome. Well, here's my post for one of my best friends, who probably will never read it, but still. Here's to you, Eric

Eric is one of my best friends from school. He was an amazing wrestler, and I know if he still wanted to, he could go and win states easily. Well, not easily, but you get what I mean. Eric is also insane at Ultimate Frisbee. Whenever I play Ultimate with Eric, he's probably got the most energy. Eric is also one of the greatest people I know at helping me with my many problems. He's an amazing listener, and he's always willing to give me the best advice he possibly can. He's been such a great help throughout this year, with all the things that go on in a day, he's always willing to just stop, and see how everyone else is doing, and what's going on in their lives. Eric is a quiet soul, but when you hang out with him, he's not scared to show his talkative side. Eric is also a great leader. He leads Wyld Life, and the kids there just love him. He knows most of them by name, and people listen to him very, very well.  The best thing about Eric, is the fact that he not only is a beloved son of God, but he shows it, and lives it. He's been such a great example of Christ, and like it says in 2 Corinthians 2(maybe?) he's got the aroma of Christ. He's shown the attitude of Christ in his life to many people. Like my brother.  Eric is also great at giving encouragement. He's always building people up, even if everyone else is tearing them down. He's also extremely good looking. No homo.;). Like I said, Eric's just all around one of the best friends I have ever had, and I know that I'm not the only one who thinks so. Hopefully his sister will make him read this when they get the chance, but hey, if he doesn't, oh well. Just wanted to say I love you, Eric ( like a brother). Hope you're having a good time with your last day on WC. See you in a week!

Love, TJ

PS, I love you all too :D