{"id":5740,"date":"2019-03-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/?p=5740"},"modified":"2024-10-08T10:44:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T10:44:53","slug":"stand-for-something","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/restlesspilgrim.org\/index.php\/2019\/03\/11\/stand-for-something\/","title":{"rendered":"STAND FOR SOMETHING"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Don\u2019t live for nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stand up for something-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why live for something that\u2019s nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Life is too short,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2013 too short to chase shadows!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Live out in the light<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a risk for a cause that counts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019ll be risks,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019ll be much oppositions,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But stand to make a difference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lay your life on the line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fight a good fight<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fight for what will impact many<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fight for what will impact others<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You may win or you may fail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s not what matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All that matters is that you\u2019re willing to stand;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To step out of the shadows,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To speak up for what counts;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To fight for the cause of others;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To speak for the needy-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The voiceless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Success is not what people think of you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Success is refusing to be a coward;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Success is seeing others rise from the dust;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t care for the accolades of men<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All I care about is God\u2019s will to be done;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For His name to be honored;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For His people freed from shame;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the suffering to be liberated;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the oppressed to be free;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the forgotten to be remembered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stand up for what really counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t watch in silence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t over analyze situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Silence is not an option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fate does not fight for cowards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Destinies are molded by those who stand;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, those who stand up &amp; take risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I must suffer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me suffer for standing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I must suffer,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let it be worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whimpering isn\u2019t for destiny makers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scardies don\u2019t change situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t admit to what you didn\u2019t do<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t accept less than what you believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stand for what you believe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fight for what is true<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if no one else comes along<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s ok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fight alone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let history judge<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let God judge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Never forget that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s never about you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s about truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s about helping people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s about the ideal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s about human dignity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s about righteousness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s about God:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And His perfect plans for mankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are His voice of reason<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re His face; His hands; His feet<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So sitting around describing situations-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will achieve nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stepping out &amp; standing up-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Can\u2019t change everything.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t try to be a superhero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just stand up as you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s all that counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don\u2019t live for nothing Stand up for something- Why live for something that\u2019s nothing Life is too short, \u2013 too short to chase shadows! 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