Miley Cyrus

As we watched American Idol recently, young Miley Cyrus came on. I was excited to hear her perform, finally, due to all the hype.  Such a super cute girl… yet I wasn’t expecting to hear such a mature, beautiful voice come out of her tiny frame!

As she belted out the song, her words blew my mind.  Such depth!  Here I’d been thinking young Miley hadn’t experienced much of life yet, especially real-life struggles, yet she sang of the same heartache and struggles I’ve been facing.

To say she described where I’m at in life now is an understatement. My life is in limbo – caught between the death of one dream and the birth of another – yet as time passes, my new dream seems further out of reach.  It’s become a mockery, echoing in my head and vocalized by the people I love most.

Hearing Miley share similar struggles, I realized we’re all desperately craving something to cling to, something that remains.  We are longing for HOPE, a word that makes my heart leap.  Many scramble to find it, yet our outward focus fails to provide something to rely on.  We’ve become aware that all we’ve worked for our whole lives could crumble overnight with the dollar’s declining value, our stock market’s volatility, or threats of terrorism and nuclear war.   These aren’t small potatoes!  This world gives no assurance that next year will spell peace for our hearts any more than this year has.  So what is the solution?

This young girl’s words pricked my heart.  I hope they bless you and point you to the Hope that doesn’t disappoint!

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“THE CLIMB” Miley Cyrus

I can almost see it
That dream I’m dreaming but
There’s a voice inside my head sayin
You’ll never reach it
Every step I’m taking
Every move I make feels
Lost with no direction
My faith is shaking
But I – I got to keep trying
Got to keep my head held high

There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb

The struggles I’m facing
The chances I’m taking
Sometimes might knock me down but
No I’m not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I’m going to remember most
Just got to keep going
And I – I got to be strong
Just keep pushing on ’cause

There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb

There’s always going to be another mountain
I’m always going to want to make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb

Keep on moving
Keep climbing
Keep the faith baby
It’s all about
It’s all about
The climb
Keep the faith
Keep your faith