Woven together with a catchy tune and a contemporary rock/pop song writing style, this song speaks a truth really powerful.
The chorus goes:
Boys become kings, girls will be queens
Wrapped in Your majesty
When we love, when we love the least of these
Then they will be brave and free
Shout your name in victory
When we love, when we love the least of these
When we love the least of these
Here's the lyric video of the song. I spent a good 10 minutes finding a lyric video that has the CORRECT LYRICS. So yeah, this is a good lyric video with the correct lyrics and free of grammatical error.
Other lyric videos spell "their" as "there" and "to grieve" as "too brief". I think no effort was put in for the other lyric videos...or the one who made it have an atrocious command of English.
Ok, enough of the grammar-Nazi syndrome...haha! Enjoy this fantastic song put together by Audio Adrenaline :D
The most powerful part of the song is the chorus. It says "boys become kings", "girls will be queens". And this not only apply to boys and girls; but also to everyone around us. Everyone is learning, growing and walking toward their destinies.
The thing is, how often do we view others as potential kings and queens? We view our friends, families and loved ones through our tainted lens of judgement, only seeing their flaws and imperfections AT PRESENT.
How often do we stop to think and realize that, hey, this friend of mine could be the future prime minister, a future CEO, a champion for human rights, an inventor that'll change the world, a heroic father, an understanding mother, a hardworking employee that will see a company through tough times, etc...
All we see is the broken present and don't speak into their future or love them FOR WHO THEY WILL BECOME.
And with that short-sighted mentality deeply ingrained in our numskulls, we live life never appreciating people for all they were created to be.
This results in broken hearts, delusion-ed people who think they'll never make it, self-esteemLESS people who think they're not good enough, suicidal individuals who think there is no hope, no purpose, no future for their meager existence, cynical individuals who believe that everyone is out there to judge them, etc...
But, WHEN WE LOVE THE LEAST OF THESE.......It all changes.
When we love people with a vision of who they were made to be, we will treat them different. We will understand that they are still growing up, learning and on their way to becoming that history-maker within their sphere of influence.
You don't know how many people are broken and have no inherent belief in themselves that they were made for so much more.
In my many talks with friends, I discover and uncover all these low self-esteem tendencies and mindsets beneath their cheerful, confident exterior.
So two things I wanna leave with you:
1) When we love the least of these - our friends, family and loved ones - in light of their God-given potential, the world would be a much better place.
Before getting angry, judging or replying a person, ask yourself, "How would I reply him/her if he/she would be the next Steve Jobs, Warren Buffet, Mother Theresa, etc..."
2) You are worth it. Don't let anyone tell you that you're not. I randomly tweeted this to a friend recently and thought I should share it with you.
Sorry Suyi I didn't ask your permission to post this...Haha! But citing the fact that you tweeted it in public social media, me re-posting this shouldn't violate your privacy right? :D
Yup, so YOU'RE MADE FOR A PURPOSE!
God didn't just package all these wonderful skills and talents into you and decide to randomly place you, out of the infinite-ness of time, in the 21st century, year 2013, for nothing! He did that because He wanted to give you a chance to live out His design and purpose for you in this cosmic storybook called life.
If you ever feel worthless, emo, lousy, purposeless, useless and redundant, lemme tell you, you're worth more than GOLD!
Or rather, let Britt Nicole tell you through her awesome song "Gold". Let the lyrics speak deep into your spirit that you're worth it :)
Especially love the lyric in her lil' singing-rap part of the song:
But the truth is that we're all diamonds in the rough
So don't be ashamed to wear your crown
You're a king you're a queen inside and out
Yup, enjoy the song. Lyrics below the YouTube video link :D
Gold
By Britt Nicole
What they said wasn't true, you're beautiful
Sticks and stones break your bones, I know what you're feeling
Words like those won't steal your glow, you're one in a million
Chorus:
This, this is for all the girls, and boys all over the world
Whatever you've been told, you're worth more than gold
So hold your head up high, it's your time to shine
From the inside it shows, you're worth more than gold
(gold gold, you're gold)
You're worth more than gold
(gold gold you're gold)
Well everybody keeps score, afraid you're gonna lose
Just ignore they don't know the real you
All the rain in the sky can't put out your fire
Of all the stars out tonight, you shine brighter
So don't let anybody tell you that you're not loved
And don't let anybody tell you that you're not enough
Yeah there are days that we all feel like we are messed up
But the truth is that we're all diamonds in the rough
So don't be ashamed to wear your crown
You're a king you're a queen inside and out
You glow like the moon, you shine like the stars
This is for you, wherever you are
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