Today, as I was working out - hey, stop laughing - I was listening to The Afters newest album (on my iPhone). I was talking to God, in between gasping for air and wiping off sweat, about the next chapter of my life. I was seeking wisdom and understanding ... I have a lot of 'whys' stirring around in my heart...
It's hard for me to describe the season that I've just gone through (over the last few months), but, let me simply say, it's been really, REALLY rough. Yet, in the midst of personal, physical & spiritual turmoil, God has continued to use me (often, despite me) to do some amazing ministry! I have seen Him miraculously transform the lives of students, leaders, churches and beyond. It's really humbling...
So, back to my workout. As I listened to the lyrics to the title track of this cool album, I found myself praying it, yelling it... declaring it! "I'M NEVER GOING BACK TO OK!" - I can't stop thinking about it - yeah, it's my anthem today & beyond. Allow me to share the lyrics with you... check it out:
It’s not the end but it feels like it is
I’m waking up like I’m back from the dead
I’m stepping out and it feels so free
But as long as I’m moving it’s alright
I feel alive and it hurts for a change
I’m looking back its hard to believe
That I was cool with the days that I wasted
Complacent and tasteless and bored
But that was yesterday
Chorus
We’re never going back to ok
We’re never going back to easy
We’re never going back to the way it was
We’re never going back to ok
This discontent, like a slap in the face
A mediocre I’ve had enough of this place
This party’s over and I’m moving away
From the frills of your Beverly Hills
That was yesterday
Chorus
We’re never going back to ok
We’re never going back to easy
We’re never going back to the way it was
We’re never going back to ok
We’re here to stay
This is our time
My only life
Our chance to live
In Comments:
pick 1 line that you relate to,
and share why & how...
for more about what's going on in 'me,'
read 'hmmm' & 'hmmm 2' (below).
