Do you ever hear a song that just stirs something deep inside of you? Something that you can't quite explain, but it wants out; it wants a very real response and it won't be satisfied until it gets one? That is what this song does to me. Every time I hear it.
Laughter is the only thing that'll keep you sane
Laughter is the only thing that'll keep you sane
In this world that's dying more and more every day
Don't let evil get you down
In this madness spinning round and round
I want you to live forever
Underneath the sky so blue
Some people say faith is a childish game
Play on, children, like it's Christmas day
Sing me a song, sing me a melody
Sing out loud, you're a symphony
I want you to live forever
Underneath the sky so blue
I want you to live forever
Underneath the sky so blue
Take courage when the road is long
Don't ever forget you're never alone
I want you to live forever
Underneath the sky so blue
I want you to live forever
Underneath the sky so blue
Oh yeah, I want you to live forever
Underneath the sky so blue
Oh yeah, I want you to live forever
Underneath the sky so blue
I want you to live forever
-'Live forever,' Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors
For some reason, this song makes me think of Friday night football games when I was in high school. The lights, the sounds, the crowds. And it brings me to a place of regret. It makes me sad for the missed opportunities in those years. The chances I missed while I was hiding in my comfortable corner of loneliness and self-consciousness that I didn't even recognize at the time. Gosh, why is hindsight so frustratingly clear? As Young Life leaders, we talk about wanting to be right in the thick of the chaos we call high school- but I did not get that when I was in high school myself. Why did I run away from it?
When I was thinking about it earlier I finally got it. I wasn't ready in high school. Back then I was the one who was lost; I needed someone chasing me. It's hard to believe that high school was over 5 years ago- but those 5 years really were a lifetime in the mere 22 (almost 23) years that I've been on this earth. And more importantly-
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!"
2 Corinthians 5:17
-I am new.
And now I am finally ready to respond. To walk into that place and love like I never could before. With a love that I didn't have before. So, God, help the guilt, regret, and remorse from the past die away with that old me. Don't let it hold me back anymore. Thank you for hope and opportunities in this new life I've been given. They are precious to me.
Hopefully,
B
For some reason, this song makes me think of Friday night football games when I was in high school. The lights, the sounds, the crowds. And it brings me to a place of regret. It makes me sad for the missed opportunities in those years. The chances I missed while I was hiding in my comfortable corner of loneliness and self-consciousness that I didn't even recognize at the time. Gosh, why is hindsight so frustratingly clear? As Young Life leaders, we talk about wanting to be right in the thick of the chaos we call high school- but I did not get that when I was in high school myself. Why did I run away from it?
When I was thinking about it earlier I finally got it. I wasn't ready in high school. Back then I was the one who was lost; I needed someone chasing me. It's hard to believe that high school was over 5 years ago- but those 5 years really were a lifetime in the mere 22 (almost 23) years that I've been on this earth. And more importantly-
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;
the old has gone, the new has come!"
2 Corinthians 5:17
-I am new.
And now I am finally ready to respond. To walk into that place and love like I never could before. With a love that I didn't have before. So, God, help the guilt, regret, and remorse from the past die away with that old me. Don't let it hold me back anymore. Thank you for hope and opportunities in this new life I've been given. They are precious to me.
Hopefully,
B
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