(P.S. That was me belting out Building 429 on the way home the other night.)
I love that song. It’s so catchy and great. It makes me want to pound on a bass drum as loud as I can. The lyrics really are so meaningful and beautiful, but I also found a little more beauty in it the other night…
You know how sometimes you can hear a song, sing all the words to it, but never ACTUALLY think about what the words mean? Yep, that’s me. All the time. I have always sang along to this song like that, until the other night. “This is not where I belong.” There are some days when I feel completely different, out of place from everyone else, and I feel like I don’t belong. So, this song would remind me that it will get better and it won’t be bad forever. But on this particular night, I was feelin’ GREAT. My day went phenomenal. I got to school on time (and didn’t get halfway to school and realize I forgot my cousin, like I may or may not have done yesterday), I was two weeks ahead on Virtual School, I had Zaxby’s for lunch, Emily and I rocked out our lab in Forensics, I kept my awkward Maddy-isms down to a bare minimum (only 3), and my gas tank was full. WHAT COULD HAVE MADE MY DAY BETTER? Going to Jared’s, that’s what.
AND I DID.
It was a wonderful day, and my heart was full of sprinkles (when I’m really happy, I imagine my heart full of rainbow sprinkles... I don’t know). So, when I was riding home from Jared’s, I hear the song. Ya know, THE song. The one we were just talking about.
“This is not where I belong.”
To be honest, I disagreed there for a second. I thought I was "belonging" pretty well. I felt so happy and content with my life, I didn’t feel like I wanted anything more! Which made me realize: Heaven is going to be AWESOME. If tiny things, like finding an extra piece of lead in my backpack, can make me feel like I want nothing else, imagine what BEING IN GOD’S PRESENCE WILL FEEL LIKE. HELLO! That’s amazing!
Even more sprinkles were added to the ice cream I call my “heart” that night, even when I thought it couldn’t be done! (My heart is chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, by the way, with extra cookie dough.) Every day God manages to astound me. He does things that are completely unexpected, in the most glorious way! I know I’ve said it before, but I just cannot believe how breathtaking and abounding God’s love is. He doesn’t just love me and encourage me on my good days, He loves me and encourages me on my bad days, too! That’s the beauty. His love is everlasting. It never runs out. Needless to say, that song was the cherry on top (pun intended) of a wonderful day! It reminded me to always keep my eyes on the One who knows where I belong.
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
-Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)
P.S. I have three more things to say:
-Revive Worship is releasing their new album soon, King of Glory, and it’s based on the book of Psalms (which I just so happen to be reading right now, if you missed this post).
-You get a sneak peek of two songs when you pre-order.
-So I did.
-AND THEY ROCK.
(If you want to pre-order, text KOG to 51555. You will not be disappointed!)
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