Rearview Mirror

When driving, it is incredibly important to be aware of what is going on around oneself.  Because it is mostly important to keep one's eyes on the road ahead, mirrors are used to maintain this awareness.  A glance behind every now and then is incredibly important in order to stay safe on the road.

Life, in my opinion, would be much simpler (and safer) if it came with a rearview mirror.  Many times, I feel as though I am self-aware and focused on the road ahead, but am unable to really know what is going on with those around me.  Without the subtlety of a rearview mirror, it is blatantly obvious when I look around to see what is going on.  This also takes my eyes off the road, and knowing my driving skills, we wouldn't want that.  In my day-to-day life, a rearview mirror would be perfect in order to see those things happening around me that I'd never notice, or for those moments when you realize something is going on behind you but you don't want to turn around and draw attention to yourself.  It would also be useful in making decisions in life, whether they be serious decisions, like which exit to get off at, or a less life-altering decision, like a lane change.

I'll Never Let You Go

Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away

Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life

Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I'll never let you go
By Your Side -Tenth Avenue North


I feel like I always have a song to desribe how I feel about a certain subject.  Maybe it's because I listen to music all the time, but I feel like when I am unable to adequately express myself through my words, music is able to speak for me and convey how I truly feel.

This is how the song "By Your Side" by Tenth Avenue North is for me.  It answers the question of why I am a Christian.  I am a Christian because God is always there for me.  He has carried me through so many storms in my life; I don't believe it would be possible to measure how much I owe Him.  He died for me on the cross, saving me from an eternity in the fires of Hell, and all He asks in return is that I live my life for Him.  And he doesn't just leave me to go through life by myself and figure it all out on my own; He is there every step of the way, picking me back up when I fall, helping me through every storm that life throws at me.  For these reasons, I am a Christian and love Jesus Christ with all of my heart.