Man today I woke up late...I've been staying in Lehi for the past few days. I'm house sitting for a friend of mine. Anyways while I was running around the house getting ready and trying to take care of the dogs...a whole "To Do" List was forming in my brain....
1. call the bank
2. pay one bill
3. put the other off til next week
(lol don't trip we all do it)
4. wash my car
5. get gas (for my car lol)
6. call my Dad
7. go to training at work...anyways you catch my drift. So while I was rushing about I didn't think about saying my morning prayer...I jumped into my car and started to find my way to the 15. As I was driving...as always I'm blasting my music. Then a song comes on ...Fly Like A bird by Mariah Carey..Here are the lyrics:
Weeping may endure for a night,
but joy comes in the morning
Trust him.
Somehow I know that
There's a place up above
With no more hurt and struggling
Free of all atrocities and suffering
Because I feel the unconditional love
From one who cares enough for me
To erase all my burdens
And let me be free to
[chorus]
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of you by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray you'll come and carry me home
Can we recover
Will the world ever be
A place of peace and harmony
With no war and with no brutality
If we loved each other
We would find victory
But in this harsh reality
Sometimes I'm so despondent
That I feel the need to
[chorus]
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need You now Lord
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight
I need the strength of You by my side
Sometimes this life can be so cold
I pray You'll come and carry me home
He says he will never forsake you
Or leave you alone
Trust him
[Choir enters]
I need You right here right now Lord
I need You right here by my side
(Keep your head up)
Keep your head to the sky
With God's love you'll survive
(With Gods love you'll survive)
Fly like a bird
Take to the sky
I need you now Lord (I need you now oh Lord)
Carry me high
Don't let the world break me tonight (Please, don't You let the world, the world, the world break me tonight, tonight, tonight)
I need the strength of You by my side
(I pray, You're gonna take me home)
Of course I was singing at the top of my lungs lol (good thing I turned up the radio so loud I couldn't hear my own voice)...but anyways while I was singing ....this peace came over my heart...I just felt loved today...like He was mindful of me in my situation and in my struggles...even though I took no thought of Him this morning while I was rushing about my business. It made me think of a friend of mine...I recently heard part of his life story....and I was floored at the amount of trials he's been through ...and continues to go through....suffice it to say he's had it rough...yet, I met his family yesterday...his beautiful wife and his darling kids...and for me they glowed. I'm not sure if he sees that he is overcoming all the adversity he is facing...I think when we are in the situation we might not see things or ourselves as clearly... or we might not see that we are becoming stronger with every step we make in a forward direction...regardless of how small the step.
My philosophy on trials is...it's all relative to the person going through it. If there is one thing I can't stand it's when I hear people say "No one has gone through what I've been through" or "Please, that's nothing compared to what I've gone through". That's ignorant and irritating. Thinking about what my friend has gone through...I look at it and think I would've buckled under the pressure. But he's overcoming everyday. I hope he knows that.
Now going back to the song and my feeling today...I was half way through my journey on the 15...my eyes started to itch from allergies, I got a call from a collection agency (of course I said I wasn't home ...lol), and the "you need gas idiot" light went on....and yet I felt loved. My hope and prayer is that anyone going through the adversities of this life is feeling loved today...We'll get through it y'all. Especially if we reach out and help each other.
