A few days ago I wrote a song. But first, some back story...
About a year ago my cousin was involved in a very serious DUI accident. The past year has been rough on him and my family and he has been facing time in prison.
On April 20, I was thinking a lot about the situation. I was thinking how hard this has been on my aunt to watch her son go through this process and I decided to write a song about it. Later that day my mom called me with some bad news and told me that my cousin had been sentenced to 3-6 years on that day. I hadn't really kept up much with the process to be honest and had no idea that he would even be going to court that day.
It is truly amazing to see that God put that in my heart during one of the hardest days of my aunt's life. I'm usually the first person to write something off as a coincident but if this isn't proof that God is looking over us in times of need, I'm not sure what is.
I decided that I would make a quick video of the song to send to my aunt to try and comfort her. You can see it here.
I think this is pretty cool! Maybe “cool” isn’t exactly the word the current generation would use to describe this song but to my generation it means it is pretty darn freakin awesome! So to me, I think it is pretty darn freakin awesome AND cool! I also think that my nephew writing it without any knowledge of what was taking place on the exact day that my son was sentenced is absolutely a testament to God working in our lives. If there is one thing that I want my son to know, it is that “there is always grace!” Our God loves us and forgives us no matter what and it is by His “grace” that we are saved. The fact that my nephew took time out of his day to sit down (when I’m sure he had better things he could have done) and think about what his Aunt may be feeling during this journey and then use his God given talent to create a song about it AND that song just happens to be about the very thing I want my son to know and what I know that God himself would tell my son, well you can’t tell me that is just a coincidence! Praise God!
ReplyDeleteWe never know who God may be using to move in our lives. I am honored that God choose my nephew to write His words to comfort me during this time and I am thankful that my nephew choose to obey without questioning His whisperings. So, thank you Colter for giving me shelter during the storm! You are amazing. Love and blessings, Aunt Caly.