so looking to the sky i will sing and from my heart to YOU i bring…
Author: loia
Loia writes a life, not a lane — Christian, writer, musician & singer.
Life stories and dreams — shaped by music, faith, memory, poetry, and silence. `'.,°~
https://loia.blog/about/
Psalm 66:12 💥 You have caused men to ride over our heads… We went through fire and through water… But You brought us out to rich fulfillment…….~↯~→<>†’
Mercy Me 🎶 Even If…
I know You’re able and I know You can Save through the fire with Your mighty hand…..`¡-‘<³ But even if You don’t…,,,↓†↑~>’ My hope is You alone………….→†→’ I know the sorrow.. and I know the hurt Would all go away if You’d just say the word..`¡-v`~ But even if You don’t…..~↓†~’ My hope is You alone……….<3†↑→’
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I want to take a moment to explain what I’m doing here on this blog…
First and above all… I love Jesus — 110%… But I also used to be lost.. and I never want to forget that.. My past lets me relate to anyone who shows up here.. Everything I’ve walked through — the struggles.. the mistakes.. the victories.. the faith — it all shaped who I am today…
And I’ve decided I’m not hiding any of it..
This blog is going to show all of me..
who I was…
who I am now…
and who I’m becoming…
I’m going to pour it out and not hold back..
My ministry is BryanForChrist.. and it reaches far beyond one place.. It includes..
my YouTube channel…
my Grow account…
my WhatsApp ministry…
my mission work in the Philippines.. Singapore.. Argentina.. and now Uganda..
and my ongoing connections with churches and ministries across Florida..
And now here also…
There’s a lot happening — but it all comes down to one mission… reaching people who need hope… listening to them… talking to them… loving them… all of them…
I’m going to do that by being myself… My secular side.. my life side.. my faith side.. my Christian heart — it all lives here together…..
So this blog is different.. than my other things going on.. I feel this is my angle of approach.. unique to here…
And trust me…
it’s going to work… I hope 😄… nah just kidding… it will be fine… 😁… regardless though… It will be me… 😎…..,t`¡-<³… ☝️
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?
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If I could live anywhere in the world.. I believe I would choose the Philippines…
I’ve been blessed to travel a bit — Singapore.. Argentina.. the Philippines — mostly through missionary work.. But something about the Philippines💥just stayed with me… The people there are warm.. kind.. joyful.. and welcoming in a way that’s hard to explain but impossible to forget …..🇵🇭
It’s a place that felt like home the moment I arrived… and if I could live anywhere… that’s where I’d go ….💥
I’m still strongly connected to the people there today… and will always be… I message on whatsapp often with my friends there… also.. my ex-girlfriend is Filipino… she and I were together for like five or so years… she taught me much💥about life.. culture.. and the language.. today we are just good friends …💥
I almost forgot to mention how stunningly beautiful it is there… the mountains… the beaches… unlike any other…
“”Sana’y maging maganda ang araw n’yo ngayon…””…….~+†+~’
What’s the coolest thing you’ve ever found (and kept)?
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I was fishing an old farm pond once… I just happened to look down… and there it was… at my feet… a flawless… white indian arrowhead… about the length of a pinky finger… such a cool find… I’ve never found another… and I don’t have it anymore… it got lost while moving…
Years ago… a Christian friend of mine.. shared his thoughts with me.. regarding the song “Man In The Box” by Alice in Chains..💥he explained to me how the song was demonic and evil.. because of the line.. “Jesus Christ..deny your maker”… and I’ve had others in my life try and say the same thing… but the song is not that at all… it’s the deep cry and lament of a man… lost in life… lost in addiction.. a man who feels hopeless… a man that knows he’s in💥trouble and dying… a man fighting the demons… a man crying out…… for Jesus…. ((is the song influenced by evil? For sure.. but there’s a lot of good happening here also.. God is trying to reach Layne.. I’m focused on the man crying… I care about him… not the demons))…..💥
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Layne believed… he knew God was real.. he knew God was his only hope… he was💥longing for HIM… he just felt so far away… he didn’t know how to get there… he was blinded by his life… this is what drug💥addiction does… I know… I’ve been there…
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Layne’s story is so sad to me… because I was just like him… but there’s hope for us all💥today…. you dont have to feel like Layne and me….☝️….. there is one💥standing at the door of your heart… knocking…💥
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People are more important… than anything else… even the ones you don’t know… even the ones you don’t like…☝️💯
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“” see the forest through the trees… that goes for us Christians also… and by ‘us I mean me’…””💥
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“” send me to them.. I will help them find YOU…””💯
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Layne was beautiful… I pulled for him… I prayed for him… makes me sad… that he ended like he did… he died alone… in his apartment… of an overdose… don’t you end like this… get up stand up… wake up… answer the door… ☝️💥💯🏳🪜✝️
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“” people don’t care how much you know… until they know how much you care…””🖤
(Willy) “We are two lions litter’d in one day… and I the elder and more terrible…”
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(Me) “that’s great bro.. but your pride and fearlessness is a perfect window into your tragic blindness… you need THE KING.. you need JESUS… you need THE LION OF JUDAH…..!”
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(Stevie Ray Vaughan) “Hey guys… can we just listen to music today…..?`…,.’-_`°…..”
I’m new to WordPress and to blogging… this is my first ever blog.. and I just started writing about my life past 6 months.. before I was primarily a song writer.. but my question is about comments here.. I notice sometimes when I comment on people’s post.. they aren’t always received.. it’s been happening a lot.. for example.. I tried several times to leave a comment for someone.. and it just won’t go through.. so I gave up.. it shows the comment posting.. but then a lil later.. I go back and check and it’s not there.. but yet others are just chatting it up there 😅.. so what’s the deal?.. someone help me
I first came across Sister Hazel in the 90’s… they had like 2 maybe 3 songs that hit the charts… the song “Happy” and “All For You”..💥around the early 2o0O’s.. i💥started deep diving into them and was just💥blown💥away… their music is incredible… so many beautiful.. well written and well put💥together songs.. excellent lyrics and sound… you feel their heart in everything…💥 (I think they are the most underrated band of all time) and coming from me.. that’s really saying something..💥( Ken Block is considered the front man… and has a one of a kind voice… Ken writes a lot of the songs.. but Drew Copeland on guitar and harmonies.. he also helps write some… Drew also sings lead on some songs.. also.. other band members help write…💥
This song “World Inside My Head” is one my favorites from them.. there’s too many to choose from tho.. so it’s hard to say..💥this song was released in 2o04 and this is the acoustic version from one of my💥 favorite albums of all time “Before The💥 Amplifiers”… this song is excellent and it’s definitely a Hidden Gem…. tucked💥away… waiting to be found.. I hope you enjoy..💥
“”TELL ME WHAT IT IS ABOUT ME? WHERE DID EVERYBODY GO WITHOUT ME?”” 🎶
“”ON THE ROAD TO SAFE.. I KINDA TRIPPED ALONG THE WAY…””🎶
“”BUT THE PAINT ON ME.. IS BEGINNING TO DRY.. AND IT’S NOT WHAT I WANTED TO BE 🎶 THE WEIGHT ON ME 🎶 IS HANGING ON TO A WEARY ANGEL””
On Wednesdays.. I will be posting secular or spiritual songs… and on Sundays I will do christian songs of faith.. all great💥 “Hidden Gem” type songs… ty and God bless you… a little something for💥 everyone…💥
Heart of Loia `'.,°~ 