Like a sunrise on the longest night
Like a rescue coming just in time
Yeah, you save me, when I cannot see the light
Like a heartbeat to a lonely drum
When I thought that the end, that the end had come
You remind me that it's only just begun
When we are in dark places, we may think we will never see the light. When we are in trouble and think there will be nobody to rush to our rescue, we may give up hope. Do you surround yourself with people who understand exactly what it is that you need? When we lose sight of where we are in any given moment when we cannot recognise our surroundings - people, and environment; it is time to step back and take stock of what it is that you want in life, what you need in life and how you choose to navigate how to get there. Some choices may be difficult to make but must be made. Where will you begin?
Took my soul down to the water mama
I came back a different man
Long as we got one another singing (oh, oh, oh)
Where do you go for healing? Being able to cleanse yourself from situations and places that threaten to overwhelm you can be really difficult to juggle. Will you be prepared to come back a different man? Why do we need to change? Heading down to the water may take some time for you to travel down that path. When you are ready to wash away all of those thoughts in your head, will you be ok again?
Everything's gonna be alright, everything's gonna be alright
Got a brand new, got a brand new, got a brand new lease on life
Everything's gonna be alright when I look into your eyes
Got a brand new, got a brand new, got a brand new lease on life
I've been sitting on this blog post for so long. Can you believe since last year? But recent events of the past two days have prompted me to finish this draft and let this go. So much is going on around me and I feel like I'm standing still. I see so much chaos and so many broken people, myself included, particularly when I look in the mirror. When will we know that it is time for something completely brand new?
Like a deep breath, you want to take me in
When I hold you, I'm alive again
You're the proof that God's been listening
You're the side where the grass is green
Yeah, you shake me like a tambourine
No jerseys but we make quite a team
Being able to shift your perspective can take a while to achieve. Will you allow yourself the chance to be open to the kind of peace that this world cannot give? How do you know when God has been listening? Sometimes you can't tell. All you have to do is trust, have faith and leave it in His inbox to deal with in His time and not yours. I am learning to appreciate the simple things in life, things I would probably normally take for granted.
When you took my soul down to the water, mama
I came back a different man
Long as we got one another singing (oh, oh, oh)
Where will you allow yourself to be lead? It takes a lot to trust somebody and make space for them to be able to hold space with you and negotiate, communicate, navigate and forge ahead, even when you never know for sure. You don't actually need to know. Keep remembering the things that make your heart sing and do more of that. We spend too much time on things and people who do not deserve your focus.
Everything's gonna be alright, everything's gonna be alright
Got a brand new, got a brand new, got a brand new lease on life
Everything's gonna be alright
I hope that whatever you're going through in life, that you never lose hope. Having a small glimmer of hope is all that you need, the more you start to believe, your faith continues to grow. The more you surround yourself with people who deserve the best of you - that is all you need to know. Make everything right within yourself, with others who need you the most and you'll know then that everything's gonna be alright. It's how I've got my brand new lease on life. . .