{"id":7163,"date":"2016-06-11T00:27:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T00:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=7163"},"modified":"2016-06-11T00:30:29","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T00:30:29","slug":"dear-younger-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=7163","title":{"rendered":"Dear Younger Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever looked back on things you did in the past and wish you hadn\u2019t done something or wish had done it differently? Those things are part of who you are today. They helped shape you into the person you are today, yet often times those things are painful, not only at the time of occurrence, but as we grow older.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Even though I know changing anything I did in the past would make me a different person today, possibly one without the people I love, there are times I really struggle and wonder\u2026what if?<\/p>\n

\"IMG<\/p>\n

A couple of months back I went to the MercyMe<\/a> concert with a couple of close friends. They played a song from their new album that really spoke to me. I was instantly drawn to this song and the important reminders within it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDear Younger Me\u201d – MercyMe<\/p>\n

Dear younger me<\/p>\n

Where do I start<\/p>\n

If I could tell you everything that I have learned so far<\/p>\n

Then you could be<\/p>\n

One step ahead<\/p>\n

Of all the painful memories still running thru my head<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wonder how much different things would be<\/p>\n

Dear younger me<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dear younger me<\/p>\n

I cannot decide<\/p>\n

Do I give some speech about how to get the most out of your life<\/p>\n

Or do I go deep<\/p>\n

And try to change<\/p>\n

The choices that you’ll make cuz they’re choices that made me<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though I love this crazy life<\/p>\n

Sometimes I wish it was a smoother ride<\/p>\n

Dear younger me<\/p>\n

Dear younger me<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Oh, If I knew then what I know now<\/p>\n

Condemnation would’ve had no power<\/strong><\/p>\n

My joy my pain would’ve never been my worth<\/strong><\/p>\n

If I knew then what I know now<\/p>\n

Would’ve not been hard to figure out<\/p>\n

What I would’ve changed if I had heard<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Dear younger me<\/p>\n

It’s not your fault<\/p>\n

You were never meant to carry this beyond the cross<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear younger me<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

You are holy<\/strong><\/p>\n

You are righteous<\/strong><\/p>\n

You are one of the redeemed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set apart a brand new heart<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oh You are free indeed<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every mountain every valley<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thru each heartache you will see<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every moment brings you closer<\/strong><\/p>\n

To who you were meant to be<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear younger me, dear younger me<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

You are holy<\/p>\n

You are righteous<\/p>\n

You are one of the redeemed<\/p>\n

Set apart a brand new heart<\/p>\n

Oh You are free indeed<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

You are holy<\/p>\n

You are righteous<\/p>\n

You are one of the redeemed<\/p>\n

Set apart a brand new heart<\/p>\n

Oh You are free indeed<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

You are holy<\/p>\n

You are righteous<\/p>\n

You are one of the redeemed<\/p>\n

Set apart a brand new heart<\/p>\n

Oh You are free indeed<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

We are loved just as we are. Today, tomorrow, always.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Two of the most important reasons I wouldn\u2019t change a thing\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Photo\"<\/p>\n

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