Life In Lyrics

This wasn’t my idea, but I thought it was such a great one that I had to steal it. Music is so very important to me, kind of like my personal expression outlet. So here goes some of my most favorite songs…

Cause I'm not who I was When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
so if all of these trials bring me closer to you
Then I will walk through the fire
If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When you lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'd never go alone
I am most certainly not who I was “when I took my first step” with Christ, and the promise that He isn’t through with me yet is my greatest hope for the future. It’s amazing to see how far I have come but still have so far to go. He never said it would be easy, comfortable, convenient, or without pain. He simply promises us Himself, and I long for the day when I can wholeheartedly say that He is indeed enough.

You're gonna miss this
You're gonna want this back
You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast
These are some good times so take a good look around
You may not know it now but you're gonna miss this
How about I cried the first time I heard this song… it was a day when I was missing home so much and felt so guilty for being so eager to leave home & come to college. And now I want it back. Life was great, and I took so much of it for granted. Now I’m here at college and can’t wait to get back every week. But it also makes me think about this time in my life. I’m trying more and more to just live in the present, not obsessing over the past or the future. I fear I will regret wishing this season of my life away. When else will I be this free to go and come as I please with minimal responsibilities? I’m working toward contentment, it’s just not easy.

I know if I let you back in
It's the same thing all over again
You'll just hurt me, you'll just hurt me
I know that it's wrong and the pieces don't fit
Loving you baby will never make sense
And I know that I'm crazy for letting you let me cry
But it still don’t stop me…
Self-explanatory? I had to put this one up just because it’s my new favorite. I’m pretty sure its been played 25 times more than any other song on my iTunes. Every word fits. It’s always the same. I always get hurt. And never learn. Well, I do learn. But it doesn’t stop me. “the heart is deceitful above all things, who can understand it?”


There is no one else for me
None but Jesus
Crucified to set me free
Now I live to bring Him praise

In the chaos in confusion
I know You're sovereign still
In the moment of my weakness
You give me grace to do Your will
When You call I won't delay
This my song through all my days
I could sing the Hillsong version of this song all day. All day. It is such a comfort to know he is sovereign and he is in control even when it seems that life is falling apart. Even then and in good times, there is none but Jesus. If you’ve never heard the song…playlist it now!