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How Do You Express Yourself?

Music makes me feel free.

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I'm like any other teenager. I love music! I love singing with songs on the radio or singing along at church. Sometimes I get looked at strange just for how loudly I sing. I also am in the band at school I have been in it since I was in 6th grade. Some express themselves through their clothes others through dance.

I express myself through music and writing. I am in my Faulkner's band program. All through high school, we heard it's not just any kind of practice that makes perfect. How you practice is how you will become. This is a lot like being a Christian. As Christians, we have to prepare for the day Jesus will return.

So how are we supposed to prepare? A few ways to prepare for this is to attend church service every time the doors are open, read and study your Bible, and you could attend devotionals. Just like during the summer when I was preparing for football games, not all the ways you prepare are good. If you put yourself in bad situations then what do you expect?

Jesus Hold My Hand was my great grandmother's favorite church song. Every time we sang this song you would always see her on the back row just bobbing her head and singing along. Even on her deathbed she still wanted to hear this song. "As I travel thru this pilgrim land There is a Friend who walks with me, Leads me safely thru the sinking sand It is the Christ of Calvary; This would be my prayer dear Lord, each day To help me do the best I can, For I need Thy light to guide me day and night Blessed Jesus, hold my hand."

Have you ever thought what this verse means? As we travel through this world there is a friend who walks with us and that friend is Jesus. Jesus leads us safely through all obstacles no matter how hard they are you just have to have faith in him to do so. We pray for Jesus to help us do the best we can. We need his light no matter to guide us through day and night. We need Jesus to hold our hand.

My great grandmother went through so much suffering but never lost hope of someday going to meet God. I sang this song to her right before she died and I am 100% sure that she heard me. This song meant so much to her and now it means so much to me too. Yeah, we might suffer or go through hard times but we must always keep in mind that Jesus is always walking with us. He will help us through our struggles. He will hold our hands. He hears our plea and is constantly watching us. Don't lose faith or hope in Him. My great grandmother didn't and she went through so much pain and guess what I'm not going to either and neither should you!

This song is just one of many that have gotten me through the hard times in life. I sing when I'm sad, when I'm happy, and when I'm bored. Music is how I express myself. No matter how you chose to express yourself never let anyone take it away from you.

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