Just
days before I left for the race my family and I got to go the Broadway show
Wicked. During the song, Defying
Gravity, tears started streaming down my face. Now those of you who know me well may not be surprised at
this. I’m the girl who cries at anything
sentimental or anything that I can relate to. Movies, commercials, songs, books, you name it! A few days ago my Dad sent me an email
and said that every time he hears the song he thinks of me, that it describes
me. It is so fitting for the journey God is taking me on and I would like to
share the lyrics with you. I think
for the most part they words speak for themselves…
Something has changed within me
Something is not the same
I’m
through with playing by the rules
Of someone else’s game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back to sleep
It’s time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap!
It’s time to try
Defying gravity
I think I’ll try
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I’m defying gravity
And you won’t bring me down
I’m through accepting limits
‘Cuz someone says they’re so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I’ll never know!
Too long I’ve been afraid of
Loosing love I guess I’ve lost
Well, if that’s love
It comes at much too high a cost!
I’d sooner buy
Defying gravity
Kiss me goodbye
I’m defying gravity
I think I’ll try
Defying gravity
And you won’t bring me down
Unlimited (Unlimited)
My future is unlimited (unlimited)
And I’ve just had a vision
Almost like a prophecy
I know – it sounds truly crazy
And true, the vision’s hazy
But I swear, someday I’ll be…
Flying so high! (Defying gravity)
Kiss me goodbye! (Defying gravity)
So if you care to find me
Look to the western sky!
As someone told me lately:
“Everyone deserves the chance to fly!”
I’m defying gravity!
And you won’t bring me down!
Bring me down!
Bring me down!
something has changed with in me.
Lots of things really. I’m
being refined and empowered to step into the amazing life God has for me. I am learning what it means to truly
serve others before myself. What
it looks like to live out your faith instead of just talk about it. I have been wrecked, humbled, and
broken in the most beautiful ways. I am done playing by someone else’s rules, the rules of this
world. God has called me to a
different standard. A standard of
love. A standard to go beyond
myself, get out of my comfort zone, and LOVE His children. A standard that says the first will be
last and the last will be first. I’m
learning that I am not more important than the beggar, the prostitute, or the
orphan. In fact, they could
probably teach me a thing or two.
God is challenging me to give up my sense of entitlement. I am stepping out in faith and maybe
for the first time, I no longer care what others say. I am walking in confidence knowing that my identity and who
I am rests in the Lord. I know the
plans He has for me and they are GOOD, because He is so very good. They are plans to take me flying, to
defy gravity and soar to the very heights. I have limited myself so much of my life by letting others
dictate how high I could fly. I’m
done with limits and this will no longer be my reality. I’m realizing more and more, each and
every day that my future is unlimited.
Not because I am limitless, but because the God I serve is
limitless. He has made me
UNLIMITED!!! There is no looking back, no going back to sleep. I am alive and FREE. So here I am being awakened to this
life. The life He has planned for me and the person He created me to be. And I must say the view from up here is
glorious.
