Get to Living

I have said this a few times before.  The season when the Holy Spirit was dealing with me about how fear ran my life was one of the hardest I have ever been through.  I now understand He was just dealing with surface things.  This last month we have been digging deeper.  It has been really hard to admit that most of my opinions about myself grew out of fear.  It has been equally hard to pry my fingers off of them and let them go (major…big time hard. #aworkinprogress). 

I wrote a song in 2010 entitled ‘Get to Living’ and it has been on my mind for the last couple of weeks.  Today it is more appropriate than ever.  I leave you with it.

Barbara Arent@2010

GET TO LIVING

Verse 1

There are things in my life I will not talk about so don’t ask me

There are some people I gave up on and let go of

I wish were still here with me

And the place where I am today is choices I have made

And I can’t go back and unmake them

The way I see it, I can give up

Or I can get up and get to living

Verse 2

I’ve survived a lot of pain and there’s a lot of pain that I have caused

There are some hurts that run so deep

They can only be healed by the grace of God

I spent a lot of years looking back

At the failures of my past

And missed the good things right in front of me

Think it’s time to look around and be thankful for what I have

And get to living

Bridge

The sun is rising on a new brand new day

It’s up to me to choose how I face it

Will I let my tears and fears guide each step I take

Or will I let go of my past and be free at last

To live in the here and now

Ending

The place where I am today is choices I have made

Think it’s time to look around and be thankful for what I have

And get to living