Standing up to the voices in the past

I cringe every time you cut yourself down

You hide your pain like it doesn't count

So when I hear you laugh are you crying deep inside

'Cause you fall below the standards in your mind

Though you'd never deny our God's a loving God

You feel He turns away when you make mistakes

But our heavenly Father nurtures His own

To Him you matter more than you'll ever know



So let the Lord love you

Let His voice be heard above the rest

Hold on to what you know is true

And let the Lord love you



We may search for truth, but we listen more to lies

Play them over and over in our minds

Till we're left with some distorted point of view

That cripples who we are and all we do

There are times you've gotta fight for all you're worth

Stand up to the voices from the past

And as you draw close to Him the more moments you'll have

When His love overwhelms and you know it's true



That the Lord, He loves you

So let His voice be heard above the rest

Hold on to what you know is true

And let the Lord love you

You gotta let the Lord love you



- Rory Noland

As a media artist... its so easy to just live for standards. Falling short of our own standards or others seem a sin...

Why should we? When we partner with God and do the best within a given time... we've already advanced and improved... even if others do not like it... God still does...He's the ultimate critique...

Past failures can be obstacles. Stand up stand up Jael...to the voices of the past... voices of failure... voices that say you must succeed... now! voices that say you're nothing... because YOU ARE NOT! You are fearless in Christ. He loves you! =)