Rom 1:20 (New Living Translation) For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
I was on a flight to Chicago this week and was thumbing through my iPod listening to random songs and I played Orianthi’s “According to You”.
I think this ended up on my iPod because of one of my kids adding songs to collections. Orianthi has played with Prince, Carrie Underwood, Eric Clapton and others and was Michael Jackson’s lead guitarist at the ripe old age of 24 or so. She’s obviously very talented and was named as one of the top 12 Female electric guitarists in 2009 (age 24).
Anyway, I’ve heard this song several times before and I like the song – it’s catchy, got a good tune, and some great guitar work. I don’t know Orianthi’s beliefs or faith or eternal destiny, but I would by no means put this song on any Christian radar – which is exactly the point.
The song is from a girl’s perspective comparing one boy to another – one who is degrading, hateful, and insulting vs. one who is encouraging, loving and accepting. The opening lyrics say “According to you, I’m stupid, I’m useless, I can’t do anything right…” When I heard these lyrics THIS time, I immediately thought “How many times do I say those same words over myself … ‘I’m so stupid!’… ‘Shoemaker, you idiot!’… etc.” Isn’t this exactly what our enemy – who is degrading, hateful, and insulting – wants us to speak over ourselves and the ones we love?
About that time, the chorus kicked in and I nearly broke down in tears in seat 21E on my flight to Chicago. The chorus says, “But according to him, I’m beautiful, incredible, he can’t get me out of his head…” and I heard the Lord express that those were the words of his heart that “I’m beautiful, incredible, and He can’t get me out of his head…”
Wow! It was completely overwhelming. To think that the Creator of the universe, the one who died for me, thinks I’m beautiful, thinks I’m incredible and that He is continually thinking of me…. ME! God is thinking about me!
Jer 29:11 (NKJV) 11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Ps 40:5 (NKJV) 5 Many, O LORD my God, are Your wonderful works which You have done; And Your thoughts toward us cannot be recounted to You in order; If I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.
Ps 139:17-18 (NKJV) 17 How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! 18 If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still with You.
I have to say that this encounter through an everyday song has stirred my heart and captured my thoughts for the last few days… thinking of Him thinking of me…. Overwhelming…
I encourage you to listen to the video (even if you don’t like pop) and hear the words (with My little edits of a capital letter or two) “According to Him, I’m beautiful, incredible, He can’t get me out of his head…”
I think this topic of “God in the everyday” will be a common one…
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