Hello Blog World

So I've had an account on blogger for over 2 years, and I'm FINALLY getting around to start blogging. It just hit me the other day that this is something I really want to do. So here goes....

I’m a worrier. My nature is to worry…A LOT. I’m no stranger to panic attacks, and it unfortunately doesn’t always take much to get me to a place where I am completely consumed with fear. I was recently very worried about a particular situation, and despite all the prayers, I couldn’t seem to be released from this grip of fear. And then God spoke, in a way I wouldn’t have imagined. I was in the car with my mom as we were going to do some shopping, and she had the new Mercy Me CD playing and the song All Right came on. I heard what it said, but I didn't really hear it.

ooh ooh you know it's gonna be alright ooh ooh you know it's gonna be alright there's a love much stronger than everything that holds you down right now sayin' ooh ooh you know it's gonna be alright.

So mom and I go in the store, and almost as soon as we get in there, the song Lullaby by Shawn Mullins starts playing. I’ll admit at this point I was wondering…God are you trying to tell me something? He had my attention.

But, everythings gonna be all right
Rockabye, rockabye
Everythings gonna be all right
Rockabye, rockabye

About 10 minutes later, still in the same store, Alicia Keys’ No One comes on.

I don't worry 'cause
Everything's going to be alright
People keep talking they can say what they like
But all i know is everything's going to be alright

And then I got it. Finally. It took 3 songs, but I got it. In my heart I KNEW - It’s gonna be alright. Everything’s gonna be alright. I knew God was telling me, and had been telling me. He was speaking to me in a way that I would understand. Music speaks to my heart like nothing else, and the gracious, wonderful love of my savior came to me on my level and spoke in my language. I was free. There was no need to worry anymore. It was done.