I had lunch with a new friend this week. As I was driving him back to his car he pointed out that we had something in common.

We both have made a similar choice in our lives that forces us into complete dependence on our creator. I believe my friend made his choice knowing what that he would be relying on God. After five years of living in my choice, I am still finding ways that I have been relying on God.

At work I tend to put my iPod on shuffle and just let it play in one ear throughout the day. One song has begun to standout. It is by Lifehouse.

I don’t know much about them and only have a cd of theirs because I fell in love with this video: Everything (the first minute seemed a little weird but I HIGHLY recommend that you push through it).

So after watching that video a million times, I bought a Lifehouse CD and listened to it once – almost two years ago.

Suddenly in the past few weeks a song catches my attention on my iPod, so I spent some time in the car with it playing loudly and just soaking in the lyrics.

Verse 1 begins:

“How long have I been in this storm
so overwhelmed by the ocean’s shapeless form
water’s getting harder to tread
with these waves crashing over my head”

Then the music comes in on the chorus:

“If I could just see you
everything will be alright
if I’d see you
the storminess will turn to light
and I will walk on water
and you will catch me if I fall
and I will get lost into your eyes
and everything will be alright
and everything will be alright”

Verse 2 begins with the line that moves me:

“I know you didn’t bring me out here to drown
so why am I 10 feet under and upside down
barely surviving has become my purpose
cause I’m so used to living underneath the surface”

God doesn’t bring us into shapeless forms of life to let us drown, but to learn to rely on Him.

We need to ask ourselves:   Are we drowning or just learning to walk on water?

May God continue to help me see Him, bless my friend as he leans on Him, and bless you when you feel ten feet under and upside-down.