And then there's You...

You will notice a new song playing on my blog (if you have volume on or choose to listen to them anyways).  Yesterday I came across a new artist while listening to Pandora (side note...what a great invention...I wish I could have it in my car!)  His name is Greg Laswell...I know basically nothing about him...but he has some good songs.  Those of you who know me well enough will know that I bought this song for the piano pieces...and that is definitely true...I was hooked at 37 seconds into the song =)   But the more I listened to it, the more I got to thinking...

See, I know that this artist is not a "christian" artist...nor do I think he intended the song to have the meaning it did for me...but that's why I love music...it takes on a meaning of it's own for each person who hears it and makes it their own.  Basically, I think music is what we make of it...which is why I listen to almost every kind there is!

Anyways...back to my original reason for why I posted this new song.  This song reminded me personally of the consistency of God...of His faithfulness and goodness and everlasting love and acceptance.  See if you listen to the song it talks a lot about life and dreams and love spinning him around and letting him down. Don't we all go through that at times?  Feeling like we are spinning around aimlessly or without purpose...or feeling like we were left down by something...a dream that never came true, or a love that left you hurt...or a day when nothing seems to go right or the way you had planned?  Then he says, "And then there's you...and then there's you..."

 For me, my thoughts do spin me around at times...they distract me, they challenge me...sometimes in a good way, sometimes not.  Like I said, I have no idea what he intended this song to mean, but to me it said "Holly, no matter what you are going through, went through, or will go through...no matter how confusing or challenging life might get, God will always be there, will always be THE SAME."  The song was encouraging to ME...even though the lyrics may suggest otherwise to someone else. At the end  he says, "and how today it sets me down, alongside you."  See if we allow it, we can choose to stop the spinning and simply REST beside the ONE who will not leave or change.

So if you feel like  you are spinning around today... or lately...or whenever...just know you are not alone,  and there is someone who will ALWAYS be there to stop the whirlwind, someone who won't let you down, who won't leave you alone, who doesn't change, and who happens to love you unconditionally...and ALWAYS will =)  If you don't believe me....consider the following...

"jesus christ is the same yesterday, and today, and forever." hebrews 13:8
"come to me all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest...for I am gentle and humble in heart , and you will find rest for your souls." matt 11:28
"be still and know that I am God." psalms 46:10
"for great is His love towards us, and the faithfulness of the Lord endures FOREVER..." psalms 117:2


Here's to hoping that all of our thoughts, love, dreams, and days bringing us spinning to a stop alongside of Him...