Well this particular morning, before even turning to my station, I was singing Hold You Up by Shane Harper (so good, it's a must listen to!) After a few seconds of just singing aloud to myself, I turn to my station and give or take within a couple more seconds, you'll never guess what song came on. Yes. None other than Hold You Up. Bahh! Needless to say, I just found myself smiling as I let the song and the lyrics just speak to me as they each and every time I listen to the song. Which I highly recommend that anyone reading this right now take the time to go look up the song. Scratch that, better yet I will just pull it up on here for you! Check the lyrics out, they're so legit.
I just want to point out one line from the song that just speaks to my heart every time I hear it.
"The demons will haunt you and try to steal what you know."
Wow, I can't say I've ever heard it better put than that right there! When I hear those lyrics, I am automatically brought back to all of the moments that I find myself immensely struggling with all of the doubts in my mind that separate me from Christ and His love for me. All of those moments that I find it hard to see my own self worth. All of the times that I feel self inflicted harm will be an escape. All of the constant drumming of lies in my head.
How spot on is it that the demons, that the devil, will work at our very souls to steal and mask all that we know to be true. If the devil thinks that by being able to slither into our lives and our hearts, he will then be able to tangle our thoughts just enough to pull us away from Jesus and ultimately destroy us, then let me be the first to say how wrong he is.
Who is he to think that he would ever have even the slightest chance at stealing Christ's love for us? Who would he be to try and steal our self worth when we are so beautifully made in the image and likeness of our loving Father, God. Let me tell you. he is no one.
We are each unrepeatable, irreplaceable daughters and sons of our God, and that right there is enough to put the devil back in his place.
I just cannot get over the depth of the lyrics in this song and the hopeful message that it portrays. I honestly feel like I could just go on and on about this song and the endless ways that it speaks to my heart! But I want to leave a challenge for anyone reading this, that you might take this song and really just dive into the lyrics and meaning of the words yourself. I guarantee there will be something special for you somewhere in this song.
Take heart, my friends! For the devil stands no chance at stealing any tiny bit of who we are when we entrust ourselves completely to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is ours, and we are His.
