Here come better days
It was one of those weeks last week.
You know, I find stress to be a real downer, and lately I’ve had my fair share of it. Whether it’s work stress or personal issues, life has made it hard to follow through with my resolutions this year. Ministry is hard a lot of times. There have been many days lately where I feel like I have nothing left when I get home. Nothing for my wife. Nothing for any friends.
Nothing.
Musically-speaking, I often find comfort in the words of the Robbie Seay Band. I’ve been listening to them for years now, and their stuff keeps getting better and better. Check out their site for some information on a new album/tour.
This particular song has always been a go-to when I’m feeling down. It’s the title track of one of their earlier albums, Better Days. I think the lyrics are worth a look…
Better Days by Robbie Seay
vs-1: First of all, thanks for listening to our song;
we hope this finds you driving in your car
or wherever you are, breathe out and breathe again;
and know that life is hard but it’s worth the breathing
oh listen to me now, the love of loves is waiting for you just to say…chorus: here come better days, here come better days
better days in a better place i knowvs-2: secondly, i’m all messed up so royally
and i stumbled my way here, but wait oh wait
grace has found me and shaken up my soul
and grace will follow wherever you go
listen to me now, the grace of grace is calling for you just to say….bridge: green grass and I am laying in the sunlight of You
and the wind is moving through the trees, ushing You
and the better days You bring; the better places found
feasting at Your table I am overwhelmed
I lift my glass, drink to love that never gave up
clouds pass, fading into memories gone
and all I have to show for life is life and love and peace
what else could there be?
Grace. How quickly I forget about it.
See, the truth is that I’m a mess. I always have been. Whenever life’s problems come my way, I am often paralyzed by fear and a ‘whoa is me’ attitude. These are a few of the things in my life that need to die.
But the good news is that grace found me somewhere along the way and has followed me from place to place. I don’t deserve it, but that’s why it’s called grace, after all.
God loves us, and he calls us by names that you or I could never call ourselves. Names like righteous and saints. And he loves us without requirements. Scripture says that we should only worry about today, for tomorrow brings enough trouble of its own. So, what are we to do when it feels like three months of tomorrows show up at once? I think the answer is to listen to the grace of grace calling us, just to say….
It’s worth the breathing.
Yeah, it’s miserable when you fall into survival mode like that. I felt a little like that last. It’s refreshing, perhaps in a strange way, to see others going through some of the same feelings.
-Marshall Jones Jr.
Marshall- thanks for the comment, man. And, I agree with your last statement. I’ve begun to view the statement “misery loves company” in an entirely different light in the last year or so. Something about bearing one another’s burdens….what book have I read that in?
Yeah, it’s not one of those fun ministries (like the missionary to Hawaii position). And most people don’t notice it, which makes it hard to be enthusiastic about it. Baring the burdens of others certainly separates out those who are serving the Lord and those who are doing it for other reasons.
-Marshall Jones Jr.
I always thought the first line of that song was a little weird, but I do love the song.
Yeah, that line is a little weird. But, I often listen to it in my car, so it’s quite applicable to me. I wonder how writing that line came about…
Your public honesty has encouraged me…may it bring a better week for the both of us
Steve- thanks for the comment, sir. Praying for better days in San Diego for you and yours. I know we’re not in CA with you all, but April and I feel very connected in our hearts for what you all are doing. Wish we could be there to live it out with you.