Speaking Louder Than Before

Jeremy Camp has a new cd out, and I was previewing all of the songs on iTunes earlier today. The title of the cd is "Speaking Louder Than Before", and one of the songs has that title as well. I liked how it sounded - it's upbeat and the lyrics sounded really powerful, so I bought it.





Here are the lyrics

Hear now this declaration
From out across the nations
We need to wake up and understand




Many hurting hearts are crying

But our voices seem to be dying

Can you see the battle raging on?



We are the light to reach this world
We are the salt preserving these souls
Let's show them the love that we've received now



We are, we are in desperation
We need to reach this generation
We are speaking louder than before



We are the hope that's been forgotten
We have the love that will be brought and
We are speaking louder than before



Take every chance that you can
Move together taking a stand
Never losing heart, we'll speak as one



We need to be the image of Christ
Show love and serve at all times
We can make a difference in these lands



We are the light to reach this world
We are the salt preserving these souls
Let's show them the love that we've received now



We are, we are in desperation
We need to reach this generation
We are speaking louder than before



We are the hope that's been forgotten
We have the love that will be brought and
We are speaking louder than before



Everything's so surreal
But this urgency I feel
We should be reaching out to all these desperate pleas
Oh, the meat is real can't you feel
Let's call it revolution
My beating heart is breaking for them
That's why I'm speaking now
That's why I'm speaking now



We are, we are in desperation
We need to reach this generation
We are speaking louder than before



We are the hope that's been forgotten
We are the love that will be brought and
We are speaking louder than before



We are, we are, we're speaking louder
We are, we are, we're speaking louder
We are speaking louder than before
We are speaking louder than before
Oh, yeah




I am in love with this song already!
I feel like the lyrics really speak for themselves, and I pray that we, as Christians, can come together as the body of Christ and change the world!

being in constant prayer

I agreed to be the new Prayer Coordinator for Reckless 4 Christ United, and it got me thinking...

My prayer life is definitely not where it should be (I'll be the first to admit that), which is a big reason why I agreed to take the position. My hope is that through this, I can improve my prayer life, and to motivate those around me to be in constant prayer.

Prayer is somewhat of a tough subject. Not everyone prays the same.
However, I firmly believe that God soaks up everything His children say to Him and strongly desires us to speak to Him. He loves to hear from all of us!

Prayer is truly a gift. It is the #1 way to communicate with God, and I find it to be the best stress reliever around.

I'm truly excited to get going with this new position I have in life. I can't wait to see what God has in store for not only me, but for the campuses of Longwood and Hampden Sydney as well! I know He has AWESOME plans for the future!

"I want men everywhere to lift up holy hands in prayer..." - 1 Timothy 2:8