Music

I am very excited about the music that God drew me to almost immediately after coming up with the idea of music helping me combat temptation! The first song God laid on my heart was "Get Away" by Matthew West. It is really upbeat and I could see it really motivating me to resist temptation.

GET AWAY by Matthew West

I just can't take it anymore
Your tricks have fooled me for the last time
You know I've had it up to here
With the way you bring me down, down
You're wreaking havoc on my world
You're calling question to my sanity
But I'm not gonna let you get the best of me
Not anymore, anymore
So here I go, watch me run
A million miles under the sun
That's what I'll do if that's what it takes
To get away

[Chorus]
I gotta get away
I gotta get away
I gotta get away
I gotta get away

Give us your strength to run from evil Lord, lead the way
Lead us into a better day
Give us hope
Give us faith
Help us, oh Lord, to get away
Hear our cry everyday
Help us, oh Lord, to get away

The second song the Lord placed upon my heart (from the same CD) was "History". I have loved this song for a long time, but it just seemed to be so timely right now. This would be my follow up song to "Get Away".

HISTORY by Matthew West

Its been a bad day, you've been looking back
And all you can see is everything you wish you could take back
All your mistakes, a world of regrets
All of those moments you would rather forget
I know it's hard to believe
Let me refresh your memory

Chorus:
Yesterday is history
And history is miles away
So leave it all behind you
Let it always remind you of the day
The day that love made history
You know you can't stay right where you fell
The hardest part is forgiving yourself
But let's take a walk into today
And don't let your past get in the way

Repeat chorus
Yeah Yeah
Would you believe that you are history
In the making, in the making
Every choice that you are making
Every step that you are taking
Every chain that you are breaking
History is in the making
Every word that you are saying
Every prayer that you are praying
Every chain that you are breaking
History is in the making
History is in the making
History is in the making

I especially love that last part. We don't have to be stuck in the past. Focus on TODAY--each choice, each step, each chain, each word, each prayer... God graciously forgives us as we turn to Him and He also equips us with the strength for victory and provides those "exits" that we need.

Thank you Lord!

"Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat." F. Scott Fizgerald