Larger Than Life

I was going through a bit of my music and reading the lyrics. I usually try to buy my music because of the value of the lyrics first and then the way it sounds. I know that sounds really backwards, but it works. I hear something I like and immediately find the lyrics. If the lyrics aren't worth the money to buy the cd, than I won't buy the cd. I do have a few "embarrassing" cds that I bought before my brain hatched. :)
The first group I was ever exposed to in a real live concert was Down Here. They played at our church. :) I really enjoy their first cd for the music, but mostly for how clear and firm their lyrics are. I love it when artists make very clear what they are trying to say. I get so frustrated with the "choose your own interpretation" style of writing music. That kind of writing can be so misleading. It's like...what are you trying to say? Are you talking about your relationship with God or your girlfriend? Or the ones that are even more spaced out. It's kind of like trying to interpret a Picasso painting. What was he thinking when he painted this? Was he thinking? or was he just splashing a bunch of paint around? or was he just a wee bit out of his head? This song by Down Here is very nice and clear.

Larger Than Life

Walk this life beneath the stars/ contemplate just who we are/ against the backdrop of knowing God/ Seasons pass they come and go/ but one thing keeps its worth in gold/ a timeless bond, sharing dreams we hold// It's larger than life, it's larger than we/ it's bigger than you. it's bigger than me/ it's larger than life// there's something here that tells me so/ I was not made to walk alone/ it sharpens me to know we stand as one/ will our lives reflect the Maker/ of the sky we're living under/ it changes all to know You're really there/ when the space between us falls apart/ You're the bridge that spans our hearts// You're larger than life, You're larger than we/ Who's bigger than You/ You're bigger than me/ You're larger than life//
by Down Here

God made each of us with a need for Him and that need can only be filled by Him. When we let Him fill that need, we are bound to Him for eternity. The mystery of God and His being is bigger than anyone can truly understand. He reveals Himself to us through His word, and if we let Him, through our lives. Isn't it an awesome thought that God made us so that we can reflect Him? God is so much bigger than my tiny little self and yet he knows and cares about what I do with my life. He wants me to reflect Him and the only way I can do that is if He works in me. I can't do anything without His help. He is allowing each living person on earth to draw breath. If He was gone all of a sudden, than everything would stop. He sustains the world by His power. The only reason the ant on the sidewalk is still moving is because God is sustaining life. He sustains us and yet He gives us our free will. Do you get what I mean by God being larger than life? The things of God are to big for us to grasp with our minds. And yet He still cares about little ol' me and you. Wow! That's exciting!