Marie's Prayer: Cheer Up Charlie's "Rockstar"

The phrase that caught my eye is one that I've heard oh so many times lately.

Isn't that a shame?

This phrase has been said to me so many times I'm beginning to think it's the thesis of my life. So I want to ask God to maybe keep people from this shame. When you hear someone telling you that something bad or sad has happened to them maybe try not to say "That's a shame" or even "I understand". I just want to know that God is there, I don't really care if He understands, just having Him there is enough.

Erinnicole's Prayer: Cheer Up Charlie "Rockstar"

this is the cutest, most upbeat song i've heard in a while. i love it. i'm really drawn to times and things with numbers, so again i have to comment on the timing of this song. the song is one minute and 44 seconds long, which holds personal meaning for me. long story short, 44 is what i call a "God Number" which is God speaking to me through that number and basically reminding me that He is always there - because i see it in random miscellaneous places like bus number 44 will pass me on the highway or the tax on my taco will come out to 44 cents. [[ill tell the story in its entirety to anyone who would like to hear it later, its just kind of lengthy and i dont want to digress from this topic]] so that idea of God being there and reminding me of that ties into the part of the song that stuck out most to me:

"I forgot your name in my 3 minutes of fame"

This kind of makes me a little sad because it made me think of how i so easily and more often than i like, forget God doing simple day to day things. Obviously, He is always here with me but i just forget the littlest things like that while i'm walking from class to class by myself, He is by my side. As well as me usually forgetting Him in the times that really count - any time i have the floor on an issue or anything i could use His help in [my "3 minutes of fame"], i often forget and get too caught up in my own thoughts and ideas. this is something i would like to work on, i truly would...but in all irony, i tend to forget i have the problem until its brought to my attention. but this is a nice reminder and ill keep working on it!

Chris' prayer: Cheer Up Charlie's "Rockstar"

When I picture CUC's "Rockstar" I see this animation of two hand-drawn lines, slowly approaching each other. One of the lines is straight, constant, and easy to define. It is the first verse, where the dominant word is "you." This line I like to call, "God."

The other line, however, looks a lot like a stock market ticker. I can see that it moves closer to the first line over time, but very erratically. There are times where the second line is moving away from the first, times where it is moving parallel to the first, and others where it, ever so slightly, turns toward the first line. In the second verse, the dominant word is "I." This verse is all about me.

God and I have something in common. Both of us are largely consumed with chris. God's dominant word, you, shows who He is concerned with. So does mine. He is so focused on pursuing me that his hand-drawn line is constantly heading in my direction, constantly attempting to come closer to me.

My line, however, is all over the place. Consumed with anything and everything...except that line. It is only when I'm able to put aside those things and focus on God that I'm able to deepen my relationship with Him. It is only then that I can hear Him saying

I wanna be where you are.

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Megan's prayer: Cheer Up Charlie's "Rockstar"

At 2:30am this morning, I printed off my final paper for the semester. I had made it. I had finished all the papers, projects, observations, and exams. For three minutes, I had this wonderful feeling of “It’s done!” and then I laid down in my bed, and instantly my mind started racing, reminding me of just how much I still have left to do before Christmas.

As soon as I woke up this morning, I turned on my computer and started to listen to “Rockstar” in an attempt to prepare me for the day. It’s a catchy tune, one that will most likely be in my head all day. The words that I keep singing over and over are…

“We’ve got a ways to go, we’ve got a ways to go. A ways to go, we’ve got a ways to go.”

I appreciate this little reminder from God. I thought that since exams were over I would have this time to just rest, but in reality, we are in the last push of Advent – the time for me to prepare myself for the coming of Christ – and I still have a ways to go before I am ready for that.

Thank you, God, for helping me get a better perspective of what is important in my life. And thank you for sending it in such a catchy tune. I’ll be singing it, and thinking about you, all day.