my revolution, part 3: i'm a revolution

"revolution"

-starfield-

verse 1

if i'm here all alone, if i'm left behind.
if they spit in my face, if they hate my kind.
i will rise above, i will live for love, i will answer the call.
for the bond between, for the depth unseen,
for my god forsake it all.

chorus:

'cause i'm a fire, i'm a flood, i'm a revolution. i 'm a war, already won, i'm a revolution.

verse 2

when, the world is at war, when the grace is gone,
when the hungry lay dead, while the rich live on,
i will rise above, i will live for love, i will answer the call.
for the bond between, for a depth unseen, for my god forsake it all,

chorus

(here i stand), open hands, waiting for you, i won't back down, i'll
live to speak your truth

chorus

my revolution, part 2: i have a little girl

i have a little girl now. her name is claudine. she lives in the democratic republic of congo. she is 10 years old. her family and village are blighted by the aids epidemic. i love her because christ loves her. i have never met her before in my life. but the moment i saw her picture and read her story, i knew that she needed me. yes, she needs my $30 a month, but if that is how i can best meet her needs, then let me support her. i have always balked at the concept of sponsoring a child, but then i realized i was being a self-righteous asshole.

my parents even decided to sponsor a little girl from guatemala. i feel like the time is right for christ to truly revolutionize this world and the believers in it. not just me. (speculation alert!!!) what if god uses my generation to bring about a new great awakening or something like that? that would be so amazing. now for sleep.

my hope for any of you reading this is that you would look outside yourself. it is a challenge to myself as well. there are so many people outside our lives that need us more than we need anything we have. maybe i have rambled yet again. just, don't forget the sacrifice that gave you your salvation. how much easier our own sacrifices are in comparison.