I wanted to give something away to you, to thank you for visiting our He Lives Project site. As I was brainstorming what I could give, I remembered this song that, every time I hear it, really touches my heart.
It means so many different things to different people. To me, it means this.
I know that, if I can live a good life and I can do my best, that Heaven will be waiting for me in the end. However, even though it is waiting, I don’t want to sit around and wait for Heaven to come to me.
There are so many days when the weight of life feels so heavy and monotonous, almost like I’m strapped to the same old plow in the same old field trying to sow the same old seeds.
It’s at the end of these days that I realize… I don’t want to feel this way. I don’t want to feel weighted down by my insecurities and doubts. I don’t want to let the comments of others, who are also dealing with their own struggles and insecurities, weigh me down.
I want to embrace what I CAN DO and improve what I can’t. I want to step into the world with open arms. I want to do what I can to be the good in this world. I want to make a difference in the lives of those I love, and those I could love. I want to use the talents I have to find my calling in this life, so that when I meet my maker I will feel proud. I want to be able to tell him that I did everything I could while I lived this beautiful, joyful, sometimes painful and strenuous life. I want to show up at the pearly gates with holes in the knees of my jeans, with dirt on my hands, with peanut butter and jelly in my hair, and with love in my eyes.
This is what this song means to me.
I believe we were all born with very specific and wonderful gifts, and each of our gifts are unique. I don’t believe in envy. I don’t believe in sitting idle. I believe in hard work and doing.
And, I believe that when I can’t do any more, that Christ will be there to catch me before I fall.
Thank you for supporting our cause. I can’t tell you what it means to me. Please download this free song as my very small and insufficient thank you.
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