Be With You.

Be With You - Akon

'I know they wanna come and seperate us

But they can't do us nothin'

You're the one I want and I'ma continue lovin'

'Cause you're considered wifey and I'm considered husband

And I'ma always be there for you...

And no-one knows why I'm into you

'Cause you'll never know what it's like to walk in our shoes

And no-one knows the things we've been through

Can never measure up to half of what I put you through

That's why we'll break through

And I don't care what they say, I'm gunna be with you...

You're everything in my life, see the joy you bring

And ain't no-one I compare you to...'

Listen to the song (open it on youtube if the video isn't working) and read some of these lyrics. What is it saying to you?? You may not like the song, you may not even listen to R&B music but take a listen to the words and see what it's all about. I am always playing music and really think that it can display what you're feeling at a particular moment in time. I always think that music speaks of circumstances you're finding yourself in...music speaks, it's real.

This song speaks to me about circumstances I have found myself in and even find myself in at times right now. It's talking about relationships and how relationships are purely about the people in them. Others do not understand your relationship because they are not in it and they are not a part of it. Your relationship is unique to you and that means that no-one can take from it or give to it, unless you let them.

There are times when it's good to share and it's good to have people bring input into your relationship but there are also times when you need to stand alone in your relationship, up against what everyone else is saying or thinking. People are so free to say what they think but it does not mean they are right. You should not let what other people think or say hinder your relationship or change it when that is not necessary. People have stood against Paul and myself at times but like the song says, they do not know what we've been through or what it's like to be in our shoes...they do not know. So who are they to say what they are saying?! Who are they to judge?!

Our relationships are between ourselves and our God. We are Gods, we are no-one elses. Yes, friends and family around us are key and we should not reject what they say or what they advise, but we must remember that our relationships are unique and other people do not always know what is best. Only God knows.

Please don't get me wrong. Please don't think I am saying ignore the people around you. I AM NOT. All I am saying is that whatever relationship you're in is unique to you, that person and God.

'Because when you give something away, you no longer have it. When a couple shares with others what belongs to the two of them, they pay a price. The power and the mystery and, therefore, the strength of the bond come from the exclusivity. When a couple lets people too far in, when we have experienced what is theirs in some mystical way, they don't have it anymore. They gave it away...A marriage is between those two people, not us. It's not ours, it's theirs.' Sex God - Rob Bell.

Listen to God, hear Him, obey His word and step forth in that. x

Heartache.

Fear is an awful thing, but something that hinders each one of us.

How is it that when something dreadful happens, fear creeps in?? It fits into that small part of our lives which doesn't quite seem secure enough...it comes in and takes over...if we let it.

Over the past year or two I have seen heartache after heartache. In my work, in my church, in my family, in my own relationships. Heartaches that shake you up and stir something inside of you which doesn't quite settle. Heartaches that make you realise life is precious but so easily taken away. Heartaches that make you question everything, including those things and those people you have always been so certain of. Heartaches that make you question God.

I question God a lot at the moment. I question what He allows to happen. I question why He doesn't do the miracles He is so capable of. I question why He lets us go on in life with extreme pain and injustice.

The thing is, even though I question Him and I fear what my life may consist of through the years, I still cling to Him. All I know is that I cannot go on without Him because I would become nothing and my life would become meaningless (John 15 v 5).

Fear will tear you down if you allow it to. Don't let it take over your life.

Yes, question God, but do not reject Him. He is forever and will outlast anything or anyone.