I Get Down

Last week I was having a tough day (one in a series of a few, spurred on partly due to weather, a little because of boredom, and a lot from work...) I was tired of the negativity...tired of feeling down...tired of complaining to Dustin. I wanted to feel better, to pull out of my crankiness, but I couldn't seem to figure out how.

So while I was driving to work, I turned my music low, and prayed. (eyes open!) I prayed for perspective, and help, and wisdom from God. This wasn't the first time I had brought this problem to Him, but this time, I specifically desired instantaneous solutions. I needed immediate hope, I needed to feel better now. I expected Him to give me a profound thought, or some deep feeling of peace. What he gave me was a song. Just as I finished my prayer, the opening notes of this came on the radio:

Get Down, by Audio Adrenaline.

It's an old song, but it's been one of my favorites since high school. When I served for a month on Young Life Work Crew, it was in heavy rotation. Whenever I hear it now, I'm reminded of that time; how hard it was at times, but mostly how much I learned and how much fun I had...all while washing dishes.

I'm so thankful for a God that knows my heart. He knows my weakness, He knows what I need, and He knows that sometimes it's good to be reminded of high school friends doing the running man in a dingy, hot kitchen.

Lavishly our lives are wasted
Humbleness is left untasted
You can't live your life to please yourself , yeah
That's a tip from my mistakes
Exactly what it doesn't take
To win you've got to come in last place

To live your life you've got to lose it
And all the losers get a crown

I get down and He lifts me up
I get down and He lifts me up
I get down and He lifts me up I get down

All I need's another day
Where I can't seem to get away
From the many things that drag me down, yeah
I'm sure you've had a day like me
Where nothing seems to set you free
From the burdens you can't carry all alone

In your weakness He is stronger
In Your darkness He shines through
When you're crying He's your comfort
When your all alone, He's carrying you

I get down and He lifts me up
I get down and He lifts me up
I get down and He lifts me up I get down

This valley is so deep I can barely see the sun
I cry out for mercy, Lord You lift me up again

I get down and He lifts me up
I get down and He lifts me up
I get down and He lifts me up I get down