'Not struggling to be free' means that we are set free because of what Jesus has done for us. We don't have to feel trapped in helpless situations, desperately trying to break free, because no matter how much we have sinned or how hopeless a situation is, that is not what defines us as we are already free, because of Jesus.
these video journals are saving my life with Christ. I cannot express to you the attack I have been under in the past few months, and these continually help me push on to where God wants me. Thank you.
this really helped me realize we are able to be dedicated christians because he works through us and i am a result of what god has done, not how im living for him(:
WoW...Words of profound Wisdom..."You can't live for God until You learn to live because of God!" Your words penetrated my spirit I will share that with the lost...Love the Video Journals...KEEP THEM COMING!
These video journals are seriously the best. I remember when I saw them live he talked about this and the room was just peaceful and full of happiness and pure love for God. This song and his speech made me cry. It's just overwhelming to know you've got a friend in the Lord and he looks beyond your exterior!
"We are not struggling to be free, if we are in christ, we are free to struggle." I struggle and turn away from God, and after seeing videos like these it helps me so much. Thank you! God Bless!
i can never get tired of dis song..sumtimes i feel as though I'm drowning and my inferior complex takes over...then a voice tells me- 'You've been remade'...and I think of the cross and the fact that while we were yet sinners Christ died for me...ME- and I know that I am more than anything that anyone says about me- or how i feel... if i know this and I'm an 18 yr old girl- WHO R U??... the truth lies in who christ is in us!!
I hope to meet tenth avenue north. This is a band that gets it. There a few bands that realize the point is not to make great music but rather to be used by the Spirit to bring God glory. If you like Tenth Avenue North... you may like Rush of Fools :)
I am in love with him. I have been struggling with an addiction to lets just say bad things on the internet and this is my way of confessing. I'm ready to let all that go and accept the Lord.
I am so blessed to come across this video. Lately, I've been feeling like a failure because of my poor time management skills. I let these downfalls DEFINE me..so I'd try to do better but I'd constantly fail...but my failures and successes don't define me...As long as I have Christ by my side, He'll walk along with me since I have already obtained salvation with the Lord.
We're not struggling to be free because with Christ he helps us become free. We're free to struggle because we have Christ and he helps us through anything and because of him we are free :)
Thank you for your video journals as we learn so much not only about the band, but also how much you have grown in the Lord and showing the world who He is.
I have just found you guys on youtube tonight, and every single song has spoken DIRECTLY to me through the Holy Spirit! Thank you for accepting that challenge to be used by God to speak/sing/give music to the world to show Christ's love :) You're truly inspirational and now my top favourite chrisian band :)
Amen. Thank goodness that we are not defined by what we do. The path of our life surely is important, but to know that God's Love defines me is so freeing. Now to only make the world believe this way...
Thank you for your music, I have struggled with my faith the past few years. But every time I listen to your music it gives me hope that one day I will go back with no doubt in my heart.
I made a video, sharing my story with people and hoping to help them. It has almost 4,000 views now, and hundreds of people have told me I'm an inspiration. I don't believe I'm an inspiration, simply someone trying to help people see that they are worth more than harming themselves, that they deserve to know they're already beautiful. You are such inspirations, and I thank God that he allowed your band into my life because you have changed me. You've helped me be better, thank you.
I can't get over how much he surprises me every time he says something new. I think I know everything about Christianity, but then he talks about all these myths of being a Christian, and it really makes me think. I always learn something from listening to him or reading what he has to say. He just... thinks outside of the box. And I think that's really what I like about him. I don't know how he's so wise, but he is. God bless, Mike and Tenth Avenue North! :D
at six flags today, tenth avenue north was playing at the one voice concert, and mike was honestly so dedicated to the music and his speaking was amazing
I think this is my favorite song because when we understand that God does not hate us the way we can hate ourselves, then we can truly begin to love him and ourselves and other people. I am so happy that my daughter Jenna and I got to meet you the other day in Monterey. Your songs are great, but it's the words in between that really spoke to me. Thanks for what you do. Francis Chan is so proud of you, and now I see why.
I think being 'free to struggle' means basically that we have free will. God gives us the freedom to make choices which includes bad choices that can cause struggles, whatever those struggles may be and he lets us go through struggles for a purpose, and it is great that we have this freedom. If we did not we would be like robots. (there's not enought room to write this as one comment so I'll do another...)
This song spoke right to my heart, i struggle with trying to grasp that concept. Some of those things written on the board are what i think about and struggle with. So thank you!
i love this song soooo much. You could make an entire sermon out of the chorus. its astounding! Wow, that all i have to say! thanks for making music that lifts me up when i am down and makes me want to tell people about how awesome our creator is. wow.
"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." - Jesus Christ He is more and it is about time all on this earth that say they follow Christ learn it.(Including I myself)
Most importantly, they give the glory to God. Thank you guys for keeping focus yourselves, and helping 'fans' keep focus as well. :D Such good vlogs for thought!
OHH MY GOSHH! I LOVEE your video journals! there so eye opening and I would have never thought of these things and I just wanna say thanks for sharing and I hope you share more!
Thanks to this video . It really speak to me a lot a lot . Great glory to God ! Best testimony of all . Hop it may draw many many people to the Lord :D
"We're not struggling to be free, if we're in Christ, we're free to struggle". This was more than two years ago, way before their Struggle album was released. That's kinda cool, Mike was already thinking about writing the Struggle.
Love these video journal's! Have you guys thought of putting all these journals on a DVD so we could watch them all the time? Just a thought. God bless you guys!
@tifffanyyable before you die plan on meeting Jesus everyday,then meeting them will just be an extra bonus. they might be inspirational but only thanks to the Word of God that lives in them. God Bless You
I don't know if you're already married, but if you aren't, and you still want to have a husband full of wiskom and love for Jesus, than be like that, be like the husband you want to marry. A good women, needs a good men. A good men, needs a good women. God bless you :)
These video journals are absolutely amazing! The only think I can say somewhat negatively about this video is he compared himself to a prophet. Correct me if I'm wrong but arent there not any prophets anymore?
@Burnhambabe143 Praise God! I am right there with you. I had guilt and shame building up and God has removed that weight from my heart at our Intervarsity Conference in college. I have been free from pornography for over 2 weeks now! I just said, God, I am doing this for you and there are better things out there for me. With messing around with random guys, I knew it wasn't being loyal to my future husband. This is my way of publicly committing too :)
Amen Girl!!!! You continue to glorify God in your actions and with your body....and you guess what there might be a man out there whose gonna marry you...and let em tell you what if that guy is out there saving his body for you and avoiding pornography or anything sexual just so he can be the man of of God and be a man of purity ALL FOR YOU.....i say keep fighting the good fight even if it gets tough...keep fighting and repenting
'Not struggling to be free' means that we are set free because of what Jesus has done for us. We don't have to feel trapped in helpless situations, desperately trying to break free, because no matter how much we have sinned or how hopeless a situation is, that is not what defines us as we are already free, because of Jesus.
AMEN. Christianity Is NOT about making bad people good. It is not about GIVING LOVE to others. It is about expressing God's love through us.
these video journals are saving my life with Christ. I cannot express to you the attack I have been under in the past few months, and these continually help me push on to where God wants me. Thank you.
Reading comments on this video, all I can say is God is truly amazing.
this really helped me realize we are able to be dedicated christians because he works through us and i am a result of what god has done, not how im living for him(:
WoW...Words of profound Wisdom..."You can't live for God until You learn to live because of God!" Your words penetrated my spirit I will share that with the lost...Love the Video Journals...KEEP THEM COMING!
Why is he like, almost perfect?
I love this band so much.
I want to find someone like him, who's a christian like me. < 3
These video journals are seriously the best. I remember when I saw them live he talked about this and the room was just peaceful and full of happiness and pure love for God. This song and his speech made me cry. It's just overwhelming to know you've got a friend in the Lord and he looks beyond your exterior!
"We are not struggling to be free, if we are in christ, we are free to struggle."
I struggle and turn away from God, and after seeing videos like these it helps me so much. Thank you!
God Bless!
With your music I have opened the eyes to god for a 19 year old. I thank you
Sigh if i ever get married i want to my husband to be just like him. Full of wisdom and love for the Savior.
i can never get tired of dis song..sumtimes i feel as though I'm drowning and my inferior complex takes over...then a voice tells me- 'You've been remade'...and I think of the cross and the fact that while we were yet sinners Christ died for me...ME- and I know that I am more than anything that anyone says about me- or how i feel... if i know this and I'm an 18 yr old girl- WHO R U??... the truth lies in who christ is in us!!
We're not struggling to be free. if we're in Christ, we're free to struggle.
Every time i hear that, it just hits me hard core.
This is one of the best lessons I have ever learned.
I just met them today :D I sang in choir for their next record. God bless these people, Tenth Avenue North. So inspirational...
I hope to meet tenth avenue north. This is a band that gets it. There a few bands that realize the point is not to make great music but rather to be used by the Spirit to bring God glory. If you like Tenth Avenue North... you may like Rush of Fools :)
I'm more than my mistakes, God makes me who I am. Gotta think about that. These journales bring back hope and the will to believe. God bless you guys.
I am in love with him. I have been struggling with an addiction to lets just say bad things on the internet and this is my way of confessing. I'm ready to let all that go and accept the Lord.
I am so blessed to come across this video. Lately, I've been feeling like a failure because of my poor time management skills. I let these downfalls DEFINE me..so I'd try to do better but I'd constantly fail...but my failures and successes don't define me...As long as I have Christ by my side, He'll walk along with me since I have already obtained salvation with the Lord.
We're not struggling to be free because with Christ he helps us become free. We're free to struggle because we have Christ and he helps us through anything and because of him we are free :)
Thank you for your video journals as we learn so much not only about the band, but also how much you have grown in the Lord and showing the world who He is.
God is so good to us even when we don't deserve it. :)
I have just found you guys on youtube tonight, and every single song has spoken DIRECTLY to me through the Holy Spirit! Thank you for accepting that challenge to be used by God to speak/sing/give music to the world to show Christ's love :) You're truly inspirational and now my top favourite chrisian band :)
I love them so much, can't believe I'm seeing the band who has saved my life in a little over a week
Amen.
Thank goodness that we are not defined by what we do. The path of our life surely is important, but to know that God's Love defines me is so freeing. Now to only make the world believe this way...
watched this years back, a good 8 years later, i finally get it.
Beautiful! Such wisdom from such a young soul. God bless! ❤️
This is such an eye-opening video! I love it! We are not our mistakes or our imperfections! We are what Jesus has done for us! Thank-you Jesus! :)
Thank you for your music, I have struggled with my faith the past few years. But every time I listen to your music it gives me hope that one day I will go back with no doubt in my heart.
love this band cause they spread the love of God
I made a video, sharing my story with people and hoping to help them. It has almost 4,000 views now, and hundreds of people have told me I'm an inspiration. I don't believe I'm an inspiration, simply someone trying to help people see that they are worth more than harming themselves, that they deserve to know they're already beautiful.
You are such inspirations, and I thank God that he allowed your band into my life because you have changed me. You've helped me be better, thank you.
I can't get over how much he surprises me every time he says something new. I think I know everything about Christianity, but then he talks about all these myths of being a Christian, and it really makes me think. I always learn something from listening to him or reading what he has to say. He just... thinks outside of the box. And I think that's really what I like about him. I don't know how he's so wise, but he is. God bless, Mike and Tenth Avenue North! :D
at six flags today, tenth avenue north was playing at the one voice concert, and mike was honestly so dedicated to the music and his speaking was amazing
I think this is my favorite song because when we understand that God does not hate us the way we can hate ourselves, then we can truly begin to love him and ourselves and other people.
I am so happy that my daughter Jenna and I got to meet you the other day in Monterey. Your songs are great, but it's the words in between that really spoke to me. Thanks for what you do. Francis Chan is so proud of you, and now I see why.
I think being 'free to struggle' means basically that we have free will. God gives us the freedom to make choices which includes bad choices that can cause struggles, whatever those struggles may be and he lets us go through struggles for a purpose, and it is great that we have this freedom. If we did not we would be like robots. (there's not enought room to write this as one comment so I'll do another...)
he's so deep
I love how he put the whole "we are free to struggle" thing in there way before their "Struggle" album came out. I see what you did there ;)
I love it when we can see certain themes oven into different albums.
Ultimately, if it's true, the message doesn't change. Truth comes from God, and God is eternal :)
omg yes i love this guy wish there were more like him :)
Man these Video journals are speaking so much truth into my life right now. Thanks Mike!
This song spoke right to my heart, i struggle with trying to grasp that concept. Some of those things written on the board are what i think about and struggle with. So thank you!
2023 and here I am listening to this again. thank you for this message!
god bless you all never stop never go away love you all so much
i love this song soooo much. You could make an entire sermon out of the chorus. its astounding! Wow, that all i have to say! thanks for making music that lifts me up when i am down and makes me want to tell people about how awesome our creator is. wow.
You're the sum of the Father's love for us ♥♡♥
This is an amazing band. Like the video people! Get if famous, so more souls can be touched! And like all the other songs by this band!
this guy is so inspiring.
these brothers are just sooo encouraging and they speak the truth. God bless them for their amazing work :)
"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another." - Jesus Christ
He is more and it is about time all on this earth that say they follow Christ learn it.(Including I myself)
That end part is just like BOOOM!
Omgosh this video made me cry.
Your concert i just got back from in Phoenix was my first concert.
I loved it. Thanks you guys for making this beautiful music.
You are free to struggle.....POWERFUL anointed words. AMAZING! Thank you for sharing.
When you play You Are More I want to cry. I wonder if at a concert if theres even one pair of dry eyes when that song is played.
Amen, sister!
Next time I go to a Christian concert, I'm gonna take a good look around and remember that everyone is different.!!
It lit up so many things to me right now .. i mean like - WOW ;]
God loves Tenth avenue north 3>
Wow, what a message.
Most importantly, they give the glory to God. Thank you guys for keeping focus yourselves, and helping 'fans' keep focus as well. :D Such good vlogs for thought!
Amen. Thank you for this message...Glory to God.
WOW!!!! All I can say is thanks for this message and song. It has touch me and inspired me so much.
this song speaks so much to me.
God bless!
Screw philosophy class. This is truth.
‘Nailed’ it.
I love you guys!! Your songs lift me up on my worst days. Thank you so much!
I like that mike said "conglomeration" :)
I love tenth avenue north,because they are so real 1:27 is so true! It also took me a long time to figure that out!
💝
im loving these video journals! they really show that you guys want to connect to people!
These videos make me wanna cry:)
very, very creepy. As soon as I clicked on this video the song came on on the radio!!! Crazyness hehe. Love these guys.
OHH MY GOSHH! I LOVEE your video journals! there so eye opening and I would have never thought of these things and I just wanna say thanks for sharing and I hope you share more!
Wonderful message!
Very Powerful!
This looks like 1st Mariner Arena! :D I've been there bunches of times haha.
And omg.
He's just, like, almost perfect. < 3
Thanks to this video . It really speak to me a lot a lot . Great glory to God ! Best testimony of all . Hop it may draw many many people to the Lord :D
I am SOOOOO excited!! I get to meet them in November!!!!!! :D
"We're not struggling to be free, if we're in Christ, we're free to struggle". This was more than two years ago, way before their Struggle album was released. That's kinda cool, Mike was already thinking about writing the Struggle.
Thank You so much!
This is fantastic.
great band
This video made me smile. =) Thank you for posting!
my favorite song from the 2nd album :)
for some reason, im just subscribing now!
Notice that quote at the end. Haha, that's the chorus for their new song :D
Love these video journal's! Have you guys thought of putting all these journals on a DVD so we could watch them all the time? Just a thought. God bless you guys!
WOOT!!
You guys are amazing!!!
Yay the vid works on the iphone now
@tifffanyyable before you die plan on meeting Jesus everyday,then meeting them will just be an extra bonus. they might be inspirational but only thanks to the Word of God that lives in them. God Bless You
You guys should do more and more of these video journals !
They're soso helpful and inspirational (:
P.S. LOVEEEEEE your music !
You guys are amazing (: So inspiring! Love you all!
I SOO agree
that's god. put god first and it will come.
I noticed that as well!
@spontaneousbabe Hallelujah! that's great:)
I don't know if you're already married, but if you aren't, and you still want to have a husband full of wiskom and love for Jesus, than be like that, be like the husband you want to marry. A good women, needs a good men. A good men, needs a good women.
God bless you :)
I like how he keeps like walking around in circles ahaha.
Could we get other bandmates to do these video journals? Or do them together? ;]
These video journals are absolutely amazing! The only think I can say somewhat negatively about this video is he compared himself to a prophet. Correct me if I'm wrong but arent there not any prophets anymore?
@Burnhambabe143 Praise God! I am right there with you. I had guilt and shame building up and God has removed that weight from my heart at our Intervarsity Conference in college. I have been free from pornography for over 2 weeks now! I just said, God, I am doing this for you and there are better things out there for me. With messing around with random guys, I knew it wasn't being loyal to my future husband. This is my way of publicly committing too :)
Amen Girl!!!! You continue to glorify God in your actions and with your body....and you guess what there might be a man out there whose gonna marry you...and let em tell you what if that guy is out there saving his body for you and avoiding pornography or anything sexual just so he can be the man of of God and be a man of purity ALL FOR YOU.....i say keep fighting the good fight even if it gets tough...keep fighting and repenting