"Run Baby Run"

The other day I was talking to a friend and just sharing in the joy that the Lord has restored to me. I stated that I look back and I can be grateful for each moment of the last year and a half, that if I had the chance, I wouldn't change any of it... the trials, the sorrow and even my rebellion. It kind of sounds crazy, that I wouldn't even want to change my rebellion...but it was through this that I more realize God's incredible, unfailing, unfaltering love for me.

Well, yesterday I was introduced to an artist, Jason Upton, and there is a song called "Run Baby Run." It goes like this:

I've been calling you
To go to the city
I've been watching you every day
Now I'm paying for a one way ticket
For a ship that sails the opposite way
And you laugh and you cry
And you live and you die
Cause you don't really know who you are
All alone in this world
Orphan boy orphan girl
Cause you don't really know who you are

Run baby run
My hands release you
Baby run baby run
As fast as you can
Run till your legs lead your heart
To the real truth
You're my daughter my son
So run baby run baby run
Hear me laughing as you
Run from your calling
See me crying
In the storms that rage
One way or another you will be going
To obey is such an easier way

This is the statement that the artist gave regarding the origin of this song: A conversation started by his wife "I've been studying the life of Jonah...did you know that not only did God permit Jonah to run, but that it was part of His perfect plan!" Jonah comes out of the belly of the whale smelling of fish and the Ninevites, who believe in the Fish God, then give Jonah instant credibility.

I guess through all this I can see that through my running, God's plan has still been fulfilled in my life and those around me...there are similar circumstances as this in my life, where if I would have taken the straight road His will would have prevailed, but by taking this harder, longer road, His will has been fulfilled and at the same time He has blessed me with seeing and experiencing more of His character. Giving me more to share with others, a deeper love for Him, a deeper understanding, that can be used to relate to others, enabling me to love others more deeply....