Song of the Week: When You’ve Wandered but God Hasn’t Changed
This week's song of the week is one that hit home pretty hard. Life has been busy and looking back, other things have taken priority over spending time with God. It is the same cycle every time. I notice that other things in my life have taken priority and I feel this overwhelming guilt and feel that there is no way God could forgive or still love me after, once again, straying from Him and relying on worldly things instead of Him. This song was one I discovered in the last week, when I was doing anything I could to feel connected to God again, even something as small as listening to worship music while I was driving to work.
This song describes a kind of faith I find myself in constantly. A faith that comes back to God after wandering, doubting, struggling, or trying to do life on my own. The lyrics paint the perfect picture of what it feels like to return to him after wandering too far.
"I've been sneaking in the back row pewBeen a minute since I talked to YouGuess I'm hoping that You still recognize my voiceLord knows I've been everywhere but here"
These lyrics speak to the shame and wondering if, after everything I have done, God could still love me. And yet, the song also reminds me that He never changed in the first place, I did, but He still loves me anyway.
"Cause I don't know where I'm goingAnd we both know where I've beenAnd if I'm being honest I'll probably wind up there againBut I'm bowing my head 'cause the words in redAre the only thing ringing trueThey tell me there's a God who loves meGod, I hope You still do"
There have been multiple times when I make a mistake, or I sin and convince myself that "I am too far gone." I stop praying as I had. I don't read my Bible as I used to and I start to drift further and further away. But this song reminds me that even after I have drifted, God is still pursuing me and drawing me back to Him.
The message this song conveys is one of surrender. Of finding your way back home. Back to Him
"I've done a lot of running fromBut I'm finally running toThe God I thought I didn't needGod knows I still do"
No matter how far I run, God still loves me and welcomes me with open arms when I finally decide to run to Him. That’s the kind of love God has for you, too. Not a love you have to earn back, but a love that stays steady even when we stumble.
God is our home. He is our refuge. He is our dwelling place. As a child of God, you always have a place to call home.
The "Dwell" Necklace is the perfect representation of the home God provides for us. It is the perfect representation of the truth that no matter how far you drift or feel unloved, God still loves you.
