who am i...?

so why would i waste time posting on this blog with this really dumb thing we've all seen in a facebook or myspace bulletin? the answer is simple. music is my life. everyday i wake up to music, really loud music. "fuel" by metallica to be exact. there is nothing like being awakened to the monster riff of this song. it wakes you up in a "take on the world" kind of mood, except for days it goes off because i forget to turn it off, then it is unwelcome. while walking to class, i have my ipod on, listening to music. when i am in line in the grocery store i come up with lyrics in my head (strange i know but the best song i feel i've written was conceived while buying toilet paper, a snickers bar, and a 12 pack of dr. pepper). everything in my life somehow ties its way back to music. so without further ado, i turned my itunes onto shuffle and hit play and these 15 songs are what itunes decided to express....

1. hero of the day by metallica
2. when i'm gone by 3 doors down
3. famous one by chris tomlin
4. he is the love by david crowder band
5. glycerine by bush
6. faster by third eye blind
7. mr lewis shoes by maida vale
8. tallahassee song by the twelfth chapter
9. smile by flickerstick
10. cannonball by damian rice
11. all american girl by carrie underwood
12. fell on bad days by rubyhorse
13. marching bands of manhattan by death cab for cutie
14. mfc by pearl jam
15. superman by lazlo bane

what does all this mean? what does the above have to do with my title..."who am i"? simple. i am a very complicated person. there is not one box i am shoved in. these songs all have different genres, expressions, lyrics, and sounds. i'm not just a fan of country, hard rock, indie rock, rap, acoustic junk, or folk. i love it all. i also mention this because too often we judge a book by its cover. we could get in someone's car and see a cd by a band and just make the big assumption this is the only genre of music they like when in reality, they could like all sorts of music.

the same can be side of people in general. we all have different aspects of personality that kick in at different moments. whether it's by putting your itunes on shuffle, or being put in a situation where feelings you never knew existed jumped out. we need to stop putting people inside a box and telling them we won't love them if they don't fit within a certain genre.

jesus loved us and died for us and because of this we don't have to live within a box. we can worship our creator in many different forms and not just one way is the right way. that's the beauty of jesus.....he gave us freedom.