If you turn on the radio, chances are you make a decision
If the beat is sick, that will be the song that I pick
I don’t know your taste, but I know every song has a message
Everyone’s got a story to tell, sometimes the artists think they’ve been through hell
I won’t judge you, it ain’t my place
Let me tell you the part of my story that God has shown me
I grew up going to church, in a Christian home with brothers and a sister
I went to school, but it was a struggle, I didn’t understand what I was tryin’ to learn
Each time I thought I was doin’ better, with my school work I felt empty and lonely
People are mean especially when you’re in middle school,
Cracking jokes and making you the fool
After high school, God led me to Texas
I raised my own support, and cleaned bathrooms for the interns
I learned a lot from my experiences, but they were difficult
Had to learn the hard way, that God would love me anyway I was
Followed a rigid schedule, tryin’ to stay on track and checkin’ off boxes
I learned God loved me for who I was, not what I do.
Went on to college in Indiana, got involved in a church
It was hard to see the reason, for another difficult season
I didn’t keep the friends that I thought I made, except for one who was my best man
I tried to keep up with the teachers, as I scribbled unreadable notes
Trying to comprehend what the instructors were saying,
It was a hard road, but I didn’t find myself praying
I felt lonely, abandoned, guilty, betrayed, dismayed
I felt let down by the world, and didn’t want to look for answers
It wasn’t until I graduated that I stared to write again,
I found peace when I put my pen to paper,
My heart so cold you could use an ice scraper
I don’t know when exactly things turned around
I’ve been through a lot of things that I wouldn’t choose,
But somehow, some way, God kept me from parties and drinkin’ the booze
I found out the hard way what it felt to hit rock bottom
My life was spared but I felt scared
I questioned is my life worth it,
Fell to my knees, and had an epiphany
God wasn’t done with me and when I come running home He strikes up a symphony
I didn’t know why things were happenin’, and I thought I was the only one experiencing
sin
God has taught me a lot through my struggles,
I let Him right my ship and let Him be the captain
I knew that He could save me from my sin,
But I assumed I was too far gone for Him to pursue me
When I got married, my life changed forever
I learned what love was, and to what it meant to love sacrificially
My wife and I have health needs, but we are going on seven years
I knew that it would be hard, but never thought it could be so rewarding
My tears, my fears, my insecurities are still present,
I am grateful, for my life and my many obstacles because they have made me stronger
Each day, is a choice to live
A gift from the Lord, but sometimes I get caught up in things that will fade away
Didn’t know how my struggles would make me a stronger man,
I didn’t want to look ahead to things to come, because I wanted to live in the past
Life isn’t an easy road for many, and I understand some things but not others
I don’t like pain because I don’t want to hurt
Then I remember He made me from the dirt