#tobymac

This song makes me feel... so many things. Look at that vocal lineup man. That Brennan Manning quote. When truth is spoken from the mouths of men who fulfill their own words.

Does anyone here have a favorite music artist?

Mine is TobyMac, he's Christian and I've been listening to his music all my life!

You know the phrase "walking a mile in someone else's shoes", right? Meaning we don't know what another person lives through daily. We don't know what they see, think, feel, believe from their point of view. If you've ever listened to witness accounts, two people could witness the same incident and note different things.

We all walk completely different paths from the other. No two people are alike, and no two paths are alike either.

In the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies, Peter Parker spent years of his life believing his uncle was killed in cold blood, and the man who did it was vile, unfeeling, and deserving of a similar fate as his uncle. Peter met wrong with wrong.

Little did he know that the truth was far more complicated than that. Check out this clip from Spider-Man 3.

Our perspective is limited until we are allowed glimpses into the lives of others.

For all you know, the person who cut you off in traffic was anxious about something at work and didn't mean to cut you off. Maybe the person who got your coffee order wrong is worried about some bad news they got from the night before. Maybe the rude customer is at their wits end and frustrated.

Yeah okay, it could also be possible they were just being a jerk.

But still. You don't know.

God calls us to extend grace to others and to love them as He does because He showed us grace first and loved us first. As He said, the world will know we belong to Him by how we love, by how we extend grace, by how we show mercy, by how we forgive.

Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. - Ephesians 4:32

This does not mean we are to be trampled upon like walking carpets. We can stand up for what is right and what is true when the time comes. It means we are not to hold grudges, to respond wrong for wrong, and not forgive. Because God will take care of us on that front.

Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. - Colossians 3:13 Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is Mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. - Romans 12:19

God forgave us of everything. The wages of sin [any singular sin] is death, but for those who have been saved by Jesus, every single sin past, present, and future has been forgiven. And since we have been given so much, we in turn should be quick to give the same.

Today, walk out in the world knowing that every single person you encounter is one who needs to see the love of Jesus in you, who could benefit from seeing some divine, underserved grace, who could use some forgiveness. Remember that you don't know what kind of life the other person lives, and you showing God's love to them may change the course of their day if not their lives.

Aesthetic Moodboards // “Light of Christmas” by Owl City

It's the light of Christmas shining through our eyes, our smiles.

This year (2024) their most personal & private family pain was shredded by royal watchers and talking heads like Piers Morgan, Michael Cole and Megyn Kelly.

How gracious and generous of the Prince and Princess, international role models, to (again) creatively speak life to a watching world in a language we can all understand: LOVE

Well done Kensington Palace for uplifting the virtues of hope, encouragement, friendship, love, and family. Well done! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

TobyMac Toby Mac Speak Life

Some days, life feels perfect

Other days, it just ain't workin'

The good, the bad, the right, the wrong

And everything in between

Yo it's crazy, amazing

We can turn our heart through the words we say

Mountains crumble with every syllable

Hope can live or die

So speak life, speak life

To the deadest, darkest night

Speak life, speak life

When the sun won't shine and you don't know why

Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted

Watch 'em come alive as soon as you speak hope

You speak love, you speak

You speak life, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

You speak life, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Some days, the tongue gets twisted

Other days, my thoughts just fall apart

I do, I don't, I will, I won't

It's like I'm drowning in the deep

Well, it's crazy to imagine

Words from my lips as the arms of compassion

Mountains crumble with every syllable

Hope can live or die

So speak life, speak life

To the deadest, darkest night

Speak life, speak life

When the sun won't shine and you don't know why

Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted

Watch 'em come alive as soon as you speak hope

You speak love, you speak

You speak life, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

You speak life, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Lift your head a little higher

Spread the love like fire

Hope will fall like rain

When you speak life with the words you say

Raise your thoughts a little higher

Use your words to inspire

Joy will fall like rain

When you speak life with the things you say

Lift your head a little higher

Spread the love like fire

Hope will fall like rain

When you speak life with the words you say

So speak life, speak life

To the deadest, darkest night

Speak life, speak life

When the sun won't shine and you don't know why

Look into the eyes of the brokenhearted

Watch 'em come alive as soon as you speak hope

You speak love, you speak

You speak life, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

You speak life, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

You speak life, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

You speak life, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

“Speak Life” by TobyMac