The Earworm That You Don't Want to Stop

This week we are going to take a break from our look at the book of Joshua.

Last week I heard a song that has been playing my head for a week. The song is "Ultralife" by Oh Wonder[1]. As I was listening to the song, not really paying attention, this phrase caught my ear:

"And I got love falling like the rain

I never could've asked for more"[1]

So I stopped and listened. This time I heard most of the chorus. I was even more intrigued. So I looked up the rest of the lyrics and as I read them with the song playing in the background, I was reminded of something amazing.

The song starts with the word "Lovesick". When I heard this word I couldn't help but think about some people who are lovesick. They have this desperation for love that they don't have, have never had, or don't have any longer. This can be heart breaking for people and it can leave them feeling unloved and unwanted - lovesick.

The rest of the first verse continues building on this idea of lovesick. But the last line of the first verse says - "Before I found you"[1]. This brought me instantly to God. This feeling of being lovesick can really only be cured by the only One who is truly love - God. When we find that love and we meet God face to face, we can then have "love falling like the rain"[1]. This love is also something that we couldn't have ever dreamed of or asked for. A love that is unchanging and unconditional.

The bridge of the song caught my attention as well. Here are the lyrics:

"Found me on a basement floor

Back when I had lost it all

Told me what the fight was for

And I'm not giving up no more

You elevate the life in me

Illuminate the in-between

Forever gonna feel this free

And I'm not giving up now"[1]

God will come and get us, even in the dark, rock bottom places. God meets us where we are and He shows us what matters. God puts a new light on our life and we see it differently.

When God is a part of life and we have invited Him in, He elevates our life to a new since of purpose and meaning. God picks us up off of the floor, takes us out of our rock bottom place, out of the darkness and to a life that matters. He gives us purpose.

Life with God is the “ultralife” - life beyond anything you could even ask for or imagine!

"God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!" - Ephesians 3:20 MSG

"I came so they can have real and eternal life, more and better life than they ever dreamed of.” - John 10:10 MSG

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[1] This post references the lyrics of the song. The meaning of the lyrics and the song in this post is my own interpretation. For a look at the complete lyrics visit the link below.

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/ohwonder/ultralife.html

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