Need You Now...

Hi! Sorry I've been silent for so long... I wasn't online much over spring break! I got to help Katie with wedding planning, get my toenails painted teal, watch the Kennedy Cousins show at OYE and repaint my nails "Shae Pink"! It was quite a week!

When I was in high school, my youth minister Marty did a series on Wednesday nights along the lines of Biblical lessons found in country music. While we didn't learn something deeply theological in every song (Honky Tonk Badonkakonk?), it was a really cool series. We dissected the songs pretty much line by line. One song I wish would have been around in 2005(ish) was Need You Now by Lady Antebellum. Now, before we go any further, let me remind you, I love Lady A (and about all country music!). I'm just going to offer my thoughts on the song, so take it as you wish.

We've all had those "crushes" where you just can't get the person out of your mind. Day and night, it seems, you see him everywhere... even if he's not there! (We're gonna say him, since I'm a girl and know how girls think. Guys, your insight is appreciated in comments too!) Let's think about this from a different perspective though. God thinks about you all the time. He made you. He thinks you are the coolest little being on earth. But does he ever cross your mind during the day? Maybe at mealtime, when you're supposed to pray so the devil doesn't poison your food (kidding, kidding). Oh, definitely during your Bible study! No, you're too busy watching the clock and texting? OK, so apparently he is only on your mind at bedtime and in the fifteen minutes you take to read your Bible and say a list prayer. I'm not pointing fingers, because I don't know your life or your relationship with him. But I do know how easy that routine is to fall into, because I've been there. Then suddenly...

BAM!
It's a quarter after one, I'm all alone, and oh yeah, hey God? I need you to do a miracle, pronto, K? 

WRONG. Yes, God is ALWAYS there. Yes, he's better at rescuing than the NYCFD. But he's not 911. Don't look at God as a last resort. He is someone you can't live without. Maybe you think you can live without him right now, but if you want to live forever, you can't do it alone. You need him now. Trust him :)

In the second verse/chorus, I don't have much to offer other than a little advice... Don't call your crush/ex/etc when you're drunk. First, I recommend not getting drunk, I have plenty of fun and have never included alcohol in an adventure. But if you're gonna drink, be smart. Be classy. Remember, what happens after five matters. Your current or future employer could find out about your extracurricular activities and, right or wrong, that might not be how they want their business represented. You'd hate to call Grandma at 1:15 a.m. instead of a guy...talk about  awkward family dinner. Anyway, that's my second verse lesson. 

Next time you're alone and awake in the wee hours of the morning, reach for God instead of the phone. He'll always be there. If you're having trouble deciding where to start, check out the book of Job. Reading about his life will for sure make you think better of your own, because he had a pretty rough time. You'll also see how incredible God is, so stick it out through the end of the book. 

Have a great week, I'm off to listen to some more Lady A!


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