first official blog..

hmm.. i've wanted to do this for quite some time. i think having a blog would be a wonderful way to get some thoughts out of my head.. perhaps a way to relate to other people, and to keep in touch. it could be a creative outlet of sorts.. but to be honest, i'm kind of clueless as how to start this. i have a few ideas bouncing around in my head. but a lot of questions too. for example..

-should i write in lowercase text-talk? or should i write in a style worthy of a college student?
-will i regret the name i chose for my blog in another two days? cuz to be honest, i picked it in a timespan of about ten minutes..
-can i change the name of my blog if i end up hating it??
-what if no one reads my blog?
-does it really matter if people do?

and some other questions i hope to soon find the answer for.

anyway, i thought it would be important to take time in my first blog to explain why i chose the name that i did, and maybe what i hope to accomplish through this blog.

first of all, Redemption is the name of a song by Switchfoot. one of my all-time favorite songs by one of my all-time favorite bands. i wanted to pick a name that really exemplified where i'm at in life. and truly, i am living in grace. simple as that. i am a redeemed person living in the grace and mercy of my Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. without Him, i would be absolutely nothing. so i thought the least i could possibly do was to dedicate this blog to Him. that may seem silly, but it's really, truly the very least i could do. i think it's only right that this blog be a microcosm of my life.

anyway, here are the lyrics to one of the most relevant, honest songs ever written.


4 AM, two hours to go
i'm wearing out a lonely glow.
i miss You more than i could know.
here i am, here i am
won't You get me?

i've got my hands at redemption's side,
who's scars are bigger than
these doubts of mine!
i fit all of these monstrosities inside
and i'll come alive.

with my fist down at your feet,
i was running out of mysteries.
insecure and incomplete,
here i am, here i am!
won't You get me?

i've got my hand at redemption's side,
who's scars are bigger than
these doubts of mine!
i'll fit all of these monstrosities inside,
and come alive!

my fears have worn me out.
my fears have worn me out.
yeah, my fears have worn me,
worn me, worn me out!

i've got my hands at redemption's side,
who's scars are bigger than
these doubts of mine!
i'll fit all of these monstrosities inside,
and come alive!


it's so beautiful. because all of these monstrosites, these sins, these fears, these troubles that i have in life, are totally engulfed by the grace and redemption that Christ has given to me.. this gift that He offers to all people. God, the creator of the entire universe, cared enough about little, tiny, insignificant me to send His one and only son, whom He loved so very much, to die on the cross to save me from my wretched sins. and because Jesus conquered death and rose on the third day, i can now choose to accept His free gift of eternal life. i will spend the rest of eternity in heaven with my Lord! i no longer have to worry! i am free to live life wide open and to the fullest! because of the blood of Jesus Christ, i have truly come alive!