Rockin at the belltower, with a dose of Hope- week 4

Hey my friends, I hope you are doing well.

It is 1 am here in Greenville and I am not tired, not one bit. It is a gorgeous night out with barely any wind, about 60 degrees. I am going to Charlotte tomorrow to see Lifehouse and Matt Nathanson so I figured I would blog tonight since I will be too busy tomorrow.
Anyways, I have a really cool wireless internet card, so I actually jogged out to the Furman Belltower with my laptop and I am sitting here on one of the benches, staring out over the lake and at the stars, listening to some amazing music. Jack's Mannequin's Dark blue is playing in the background as I am sitting here thinking about what to write about, but more importantly what God wants of me in my life. I am praying he will open some doors and lead me to where I am supposed to go to serve.

"This nights a perfect shade of dark blue, dark blue, have you ever been alone in a crowded room? Well im here with you, i see the world could be burning, dark blue...."

So this week I chose a few songs about hope.....Hope for a brighter day, a new tomorrow, an awesome future. I hope you can connect these songs to this theme and relate them to your own lives. No matter how difficult life gets, we must have hope that God will provide for us and we will have a wonderful and blessed future, wherever we end up =) Christ will guide us home, inspire us and fix us........we are his and will always be.

"Lights will guide you home and ignite your bones, and I will Fix you" - Coldplay


1. James Morrison - Wonderful World

"I know its a wonderful world"

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=2380946&vid=150343

2. Michael Tolcher - Kings in Castles and Sooner or Later

"We'll be kings in castles by then"

http://www.myspace.com/michaeltolcher

3. Dashboard Confessional - Dont Wait

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?vid=91662&artist=1165823

"The sky glows I see it shining when my eyes closeI hear your warnings but we both knowI'm gonna look at it again"

4. Five for fighting - The world

http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?id=1541390&vid=122809

"Lets build a masterpiece, history starts now"

5. July for kings - Normal life and Float Away

http://www.myspace.com/julyforkings

6. Mat Kearney - wait

"Ill wait for you, Ill wait for you alone"

http://www.myspace.com/matkearney



Other Great artists and songs for your fine ears:
(My apologies if you cannot find these songs on these links, go to Itunes!!)

1. Dave Barnes - When a heart Breaks

http://www.myspace.com/davebarnes

2. Stephen Kellogg - Flower in the Rain

http://www.myspace.com/sk6ers

3. Benton Paul- Where are you

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=20200981

4. Casting Crowns - While you were sleeping

http://www.myspace.com/castingcrowns

5. Dan Wilson - Easy Silence

http://www.myspace.com/danwilson

6. Ever stays red - Brink of it all

http://www.myspace.com/everstaysred

7. Greg Laswell - what a day

http://www.myspace.com/greglaswell

8. Onerepublic - come home

http://www.myspace.com/onerepublic


I hope you Enjoy

Until next week.....

God Bless
Nick