I’ve had an immense amount of work, stress and challenges on my plate lately. I’ve found myself doing more whining and griping to God than usual. In fact, I’m ashamed to admit my prayers probably sound more like the demanding rants of an ungrateful child.
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After acknowledging and apologizing for this last night, I slipped into bed and fell asleep listening to Sara Bareilles’ “The Light.” At about 5am I had a dream that Jesus took my hand in His and led me to a better, more illuminated place. I had this overwhelming feeling that everything was going to be all right. A warm feeling of peace and trust settled over me. I haven’t felt that way in some time.
I opened my eyes and realized the song had continued to play over and over all night long. It not only shifted, but also may have reprogrammed something in me. I’m still walking around with that feeling of peaceful trust.
I had always viewed this song as a romantic one, but in the night, my mind set to work on it and reframed it as my relationship with God. Perhaps my thoughts and prayers acknowledging that I needed to adjust my attitude toward God had allowed the song to take on new meaning.
I’ve changed only one word in the song lyrics below. Now it’s become a wonderful way to express trust in my Savior.
Sara Bareilles
In the morning it comes, heaven sent a hurricane
Not a trace of the sun but I don’t even run from rain
Beating out of my chest, my heart is holding on to you
From the moment I knew
From the moment I knew
You are the air in my breath filling up my love soaked lungs
Such a beautiful mess intertwined and overrun
Nothing better than this, oh, and then the storm can come
You feel just like the sun
Just like the sun
And if you say we’ll be alright
I’m gonna trust you, [LORD]
I’m gonna look in your eyes
And if you say we’ll be alright
I’ll follow you into the light
Never mind what I knew, nothing seems to matter now
Ooh, who I was without you, I can do without
No one knows where it ends, how it may come tumbling down
But I’m here with you now
I’m with you now
And if you say we’ll be alright
I’m gonna trust you, [LORD}
I’m gonna look in your eyes
And if you say we’ll be alright
I’ll follow you into the light
Let the world come rush in
Come down hard, come crushing
All I need is right here beside me
I’m not enough, I swear it
But take my love and wear it over your shoulders
And if you say we’ll be alright
I’m gonna trust you, [LORD]
I’m gonna look in your eyes
And if you say we’ll be alright
I’ll follow you into the light
About Marnie Pehrson Kuhns
Marnie Pehrson Kuhns is a Certified SimplyAlign Practitioner™ who uses music and creativity to mentor you past barriers, fears and doubts to discover, create, align with, and deliver your soul’s song (the mission, message or purpose you are on this earth to live). Marnie is a best-selling author with 31 fiction and nonfiction titles. If you'd like Marnie and her husband Dave to work with you personally on Your Great Reinvention, get a FREE 20-minute strategy session with Marnie here.
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