Can't Get That Song Out of My Mind

When you are an elementary teacher you never know what might come out of the mouths of kids. The other day one of my students was working diligently on a handwriting page-okay- as diligently as a fourth grade boy can work on handwriting on a warm, spring day with the summer vacation count down in the twenties! All of a sudden he jumped up and said out loud,
"I can't get that song out of my mind!". Then he sat back down and continued his work. I chuckled along with the rest of the class but didn't think much more about it until this afternoon. After school I was relaxing, checking e-mail and scrolling through Facebook. All of a sudden "it" popped into my head---the song, "Because He Lives". In fact, I could actually hear those Gaither Brothers singing away in my head. In the early seventies my Dad used to listen to them all the time. I hadn't heard that song for several years since I had attended a Billy Graham Crusade. Time passed and I continued to hum, listen to in my head and actually sing that song out loud. I felt just like my student at school. "I can't get that song out of my mind!" So I actually went to youtube and listened to it!!

As I listened lots of memories flooded my mind. That song brings back days of childhood, my Mom's pot roast on a Sunday after church and that 33 spinning away on our stereo record player. Yes, a record player! Not a CD player, an I-Pod or I-Phone! As I listened to the words the goose bumps began to rise up. This song is so powerful! Check it out at the following site: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYjj0R4ONlE

Each new day can bring uncertainty. Jesus tells us there will be trouble but he has overcome. If we allow our savior to take those fears from us we can live a life pleasing to him. I am reminded of this Psalm that I had my Dad read for me when I was recovering from cancer surgery and was fearful in the middle of the night.

"I lift my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber or sleep. The Lord watches over you- the Lord is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm- he will watch over your life; the Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore." Psalm 121

I know because my Jesus lives I can face tomorrow. I am so glad that I can't get that song out of my head ... and my heart.