♫I Was There♫

This is a little different than my normal songs that I post about, but its a song that really means a lot to me at the moment. It's by my favorite artist since 2005, Josh Turner, from his CD he released last month, Punching Bag. I've actually listened to his CD since I bought it, over and over, and over again. But it wasn't till I was driving back from DC last Monday by myself, that the meaning of this song really hit me.

God was really meeting me as I was driving in the silence of my car, and after a while, I decided to put on some Josh Turner on shuffle. Little did I know, this song came on after I picked Everything Is Fine (which was the first song of my 62 songs). It something I have always been taught, ever since I can remember; He has always been, is, and always will be. He "is the same yesterday and today and forever." (Hebrews 13:8) Though I must say, it never hit me like it did in my Ford Focus on I-95. He truly is everywhere, with everyone. And He is most certainly here with me! And He is always there for me! I love what Josh says in the course, "I'm always around, I was then and I am now, and I'll be here when tomorrow comes. When a road comes to an end, I'm where you start again. I'm never farther than a word away." How comforting that was to me! Whatever God brings me through, whether it's a trail or an amazing season in life, He's always there. He was there when they landed on the moon... He has been with every president... ever king... at ever war... and He is most certainly there with you! He was there with me through basketball... He was there with me when I moved to Florida... He was there when I moved back to VA... and He is here with me now. He is always there! How great He is!  

I was there that night in Bethlehem

And when Neil and the boys came to the moon

In that tin can

At Gettysburg, Omaha Beach, and Vietnam

I heard every soldier's cry and every mama's prayer

I was there

I was there when you took your first breath

And when you lit that stolen Lucky Strike

And liked to choked to death

When you were waist deep in Carter's Creek

And Preacher John

Dunked you down in the water and raised you up for air

I was there

C:I'm always around

I was then and I am now

And I'll be here when tomorrow comes

When a road comes to an end

I'm where you start again

I'm never farther than a word away

You've always got a friend

When your grandma passed

I was in that house

And when your grandpa ran down the streets o' gold

To show her around

I was there

I was there last night on Highway 9

When you answered the phone

And ran right through that stop sign

I was in the cab of that big rig, in that trucker's ear

Made him swerve to the right and miss you by a hair

I was there

If you're feelin' alone, look up, I'm the One who answers prayers

And I'm always there