Unescapable Lyrics

Hello my wonderful brothers and sisters in Christ. It's been a while since I had a post I realize, but I've been going through a lot and just haven't been able to get it written out to ya'll. I've moved to a new city, a new state, have a new apartment, have a new job, have new places to visit and new issues to address; BUT there are also some old issues that have been being worked out of me. It's been difficult, painful, frustrating, angering, joyful, tearful and everything else that could ever be felt.

2008, the year of new beginnings. The thing I've learned about new beginnings is that you have to till first. Old stuff has to be moved out of the way before you can have something new. It's like planting a garden in the spring. You have to cut back the old rotted plants from last growing season and till the earth until it's soft and easy to work with before you can put something new into it. It's the same thing with our spirits, especially mine at the moment. I've been tilled and broken apart and watered and then tilled and broken some more. My spiritual ground was rock hard and the rocks and weeds had to come out so the new seeds can be planted. My pastor keeps preaching how September is going to be the month of teshuva, or turning in Hebrew. It means turning back to God and was often used in the prophetic books to call Israel back to the Lord. With returning to Him comes blessings and new things. September is also a month of birthing as the ninth month and is also a month of judgement as the ninth month. So... a whole lot is supposed to happen this month and I can feel it as well as my wonderful friend with the battered Bible mentioned in a previous blog. With all of that said, I have to share that I have this song plaguing me. Almost every time I turn on the radio I hear this song and it sticks in my head for days and I can't escape it. It's called "Hope Now" by Addison Road. Maybe you've heard it. I've put the lyrics below so maybe you can help me figure out why I keep hearing it.

The other thing that keeps sticking in my head is part of a song by Brandon Heath called "Don't Get Comfortable." The part stuck in my head goes like this: "Comfortable. Don't get comfortable, I'm going to move this mountain then I'm going to move you in." I know that it's the Holy Spirit singing it to me, but I wish I knew what mountain He is going to move because I feel like I have a whole lot of mountains that need to move.

If you get a chance to listen to either of these songs, I highly recommend doing so. Maybe you can let me know why they won't leave my head.

Blessings to you all!
Jess

"Only Hope" by Addison Road
If everything comes down to love
Then just what am I afraid of
When I call out Your name
Something inside awakes in my soul
How quickly I forget I'm Yours
(PRE-CHORUS)
I'm not my own
I've been carried by You All my life
(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free
When my life is like a storm
Rising waters all I want is the shore
You say I'll be ok and
Make it through the rain
You are my shelter from the storm
(PRE-CHORUS)
I'm not my own
I've been carried by You All my life
(CHORUS)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free
(CHORUS 2)
Everything rides on hope now
Everything rides faith somehow
When the world has broken me down
Your love sets me free
You've become my hearts desire
I will sing Your praises higher
Cause Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free
Your love sets me free