Ways to cope with your past

Have you ever had to give up a boy, type of music,book, poster,etc. that God has told you to give up?

I had to.
I have given up a BUNCH of things that God told me to get rid of.
Let me tell you, it wasn't easy for me at all to do that!!!!
It took time and dedication.

Some things that we see as "good worldy"  things aren't actually good for us at all!!! For example, I used to be OBSESSED with a bunch of worldy things, (my phone, my laptop, etc.) .After I got saved, I started texting less and spending less time on my laptop. When I got saved, I got rid of : Some depressing song lyrics that I wrote, a Black Veil Brides poster, depressing poems, 2 pairs of REALLY SHORT booty shorts,some emo pictures. I also gave up all secular music. Well, I still listen to some secular music but not as much of it. 

I found some great new music that has the same sound as the metal and hard rock bands that I used to listen to, but some people told me about Christian Metal,Christian Screamo, etc.

Here's some bands that are good Christian hard rock,rock, Screamo, and metal bands

1. if you are looking for something that sounds like Evanescence, try 

Fireflight, or Skillet

2. If you are looking for something that sounds like Black Veil Brides, try

RED,We As Human

Here's a list of some cool Christian bands!!!!

1. Flyleaf

2. Paramore

3. Skillet

4. We As Human

5. Mercy Me

6. Sanctus Real

7. David Crowderband

8. Fireflight

9. Stryper

10. As I lay dying

The ones that I listen to that are my favorites: Skillet, We As Human, Flyleaf,Stryper, and Paramore

V.Rose is a good Christian hip pop singer

I like her songs: "Surrender ft. Flame","Christian girl","Not so average","Girl what you lookin at?!"

My fav Skillet songs are:

1. Awake and Alive

2. Hero

3.Comatose

4. Monster

5. Last night

6. Lucy

7. Rebirthing

8. Whispers in the dark

It was hard to give up this one boy that I liked ALOT in the 9th grade. But,when God told me he is my everything, I gave up the boy,and I am sooooo much more happier now!!!! God is my everything!!!!!!  

There's this thing at my church called "the Fail Pale" and what we do is put items of our past in there. They are our sacrifices to God. The stuff I mentioned in the beginning is what I sacrificed to God. Now that those items are gone, I am sooooooooooo much happier now and you could be closer to God if you give up that kind of stuff for God!!!!

We should want more of God !!! We should give up things if it doesn't glorify God!!! I mean you can ALWAYS find Christian rap,metal,hard rock,rock,pop and hip pop and any other genre of music. I  did!!! Now, I write Christian Rock songs and they glorify God ALOT!!!! 

God Bless y'all!!!!!! Love you!!! And if you have any questions about coping with past items or you simply need help, feel free to e-mail me at lizzyangel1616@gmail.com

Give it up, if it doesn't glorify God !!!

                                          "I can't give it up!!!"
                                          "I just have to have it"
                                          "Why would I give this up?"
                                         "It's just Dark music, why do I have to give it up?"
                                        " If God told me to give this up, then why do I have to give this up too??"

Have you ever asked or said any of that? I have, but God helped me through that!!!

       I have struggled with this issue recently. It was when I was sitting on my bed going through my old song lyrics and listening to Evanescence. I used to write songs and poems about dark and depressing things. God told me a week after I got saved "Hope, you need to get rid of those past items!!!". I had did exactly what he told me to. I started going through my stuff and I had realized that I had more that I needed to give up. God has helped me rewrite 3 of those songs and they still have the same music to them:)  When I got saved, God had told me to give up Secular music,my old song lyrics and poems, my booty shorts, a Black Veil Brides Poster, some friends and a guy that I used to really really like!!! It was hard for me to give up that stuff!!! Later on, God made me realize that I don't need that stuff. Now, I write Christian rock songs and poems about God, and I am very modest!!! My past is my Trophy, and it's now on my trophy case!!! God makes us realize that our past and regrets, can now be known as trophys because we have given them up!!! God wants us to remove anything that's holding us back from glorifying him!!! It may be hard to do this, but God WILL help us along the way!!!

There was this boy that I used to like alot!!! I had met him in the 9th grade,and liked him for 2 years. I had given my evreything to that one boy. And guess What? I got really hurt emotionally by that one boy too!!! When I got saved, God told me "Hope, you can't be liking that boy anymore! He has made you cry and hurt soooo much! I want you to stop hanging out with him all together! Give him up!!!" I was confussed and mad at God for telling me that! When, I actually listened to him, he had told me"Now things are going to be much better without him! I want you to listen to me,and become closer to me. Along the way, I will bring you someone I want to be with you! Someone that has found you through me!!! I am your father, and I just want you to know that I love you very much!!!" Now that I had given up liking that boy, I am soooo much happier and closer to God. Giving up that boy is another one of my trophys!!!!

It's stuff like bad music, boys, friends, etc, that keep us from getting closer to God!!! If you just give them up for God, you would be glad that you did. Those sacrifices you give to God will be your trophys!!!