17 July 2020

(SMS) I Am Empire - Sing


[Verse 1]

You are worthy of a great song
So worthy of a good son that I could never be
You are evidence around me
Elegance resounding
By grace I am restored
But inside I don't feel right

[Chorus 1]
I can't help but sing
Waiting for the warm spring
Winter wears me down
Falling to the ground
I can't help but sing

[Verse 2]
You are a beautiful disaster
Running so much faster
Like water through my veins
You are the hope that lives inside me
A faith that is arriving whenever I start to doubt
But inside I don't feel right

[Chorus 2]
I can't help but sing
Waiting for the warm spring
Winter wears me down
Falling to the ground
I'll wait for any sound
Lie here 'til I'm found
I can't help but sing

[Bridge]
Raise the voice inside
Call the dream to life
Open up my eyes tonight

[Chorus 2 - 2x]


Photo by Thomas Lipke on Unsplash


The human life is interesting. At school, usually in Science classes, we learn that the cycle of life is, basically, to be born, grow, reproduce, get old and die. When I was a little child learning this process, it always intrigued me about the in-betweens and why we didn't learn about them. Well, this is because we all have our own reality and our own lives.

I saw a friend tweeting about how each one is happy in its own way. Just like the previous paragraph, this is so true because each person lives in their own way. In the same way, we all have our own "winters". Though I love this season, I understand when people mention about it being a dark period of their lives, because everything is "dead" and "cold", specially if you see that this band comes from the USA, where usually snows during wintertime in some states, differently from Brazil, where I come from.

In the Bible there's a person who would become a king and be part of Jesus' genealogy. His name was David. Yes, that one we all know the story about defeating Goliath with a slingshot. He had a curious, interesting and also disturbing life, yet, he was called "a man after God's own heart". One day he decided to send one man to the frontline of war to die because he made this man's wife pregnant, he was reckless about his sons and daughters education, and some other sins during his life. He paid the price for these mistakes, but the reason for being called "a man after God's own heart" is because when he cried for forgiveness, he was truly repenting from what he was doing and would never repeat these errors.

King David was also true to his heart when talking to God. He never hid when he was happy, angry or sad. There were many times during his life he wrote poems about being persecuted by his enemies (one of them is his greatest friend's father, king Saul), and they were pretty much like today's song.

We are far from being good sons or daughters before God's eye. We keep on messing up, disobeying and even blaming God for something that has happened. It isn't His fault, because the world has chosen to be apart from Him, yet, He sent His only Son to die for us and bring redemption. We must look at Him, like David did, and truly repent from our mistakes and change our way of life. We must cry out to Him at all times, happy or not, and understand that He has His own time and judgement, that is different from ours. Through the Holy Ghost, God comforts our hearts from everything that may fall upon us. We must sing at every time, waiting for solace or being grateful. Time will heal the bitter heart.

You might disbelief what I'm saying and think I'm just blabbering. I laid aside to everything I heard from believers and non-believers, and asked for God's help when I needed the most. I gave in to a chance, aside from any prejudice, and I was answered and had my heart healed. Why don't you try putting aside any prejudice you have had about Christ? I know there are some "alleged preachers" who stain the Christian image, but there are many others who are true to their hearts and bring the real message of comfort and justice. Hold on to them as reference. If you don't know any, ask me. At the end of this post there will be many ways you can contact me.

O Lord my God, I cried to you for help, and you restored my health. Sing to the Lord , all you godly ones! Praise his holy name. For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favour lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. I cried out to you, O Lord . I begged the Lord for mercy, saying, “What will you gain if I die, if I sink into the grave? Can my dust praise you? Can it tell of your faithfulness? Hear me, Lord , and have mercy on me. Help me, O Lord .” You have turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!

Psalms 30:2,4-5,8-12

This song was requested by my cousin Ivan, a big-hearted and unique being.

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