In the next several blogs I'm going to share those songs that have touched me and discuss why they had such a profound impact on me.
The Climb~Miley Cyrus
(I know it's Miley but hang with me.)
This song came out in 2009 when I was REALLY struggling for a variety of reasons. The first time I heard this song... I cried. Each time it played on the radio... I cried. These words spoke to me like no other song had in a very long time.
I can almost see it. That dream I am dreaming. But there's a voice inside my head saying "You'll never reach it." Every step I'm taking Every move I make feels lost with no direction. My faith is shaking. But I gotta keep trying. Gotta keep my head held high.
There's always gonna be another mountain. I'm always gonna wanna make it move. Always gonna be a uphill battle. Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose. Ain't about how fast I get there. Ain't about what's waiting on the other side. It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing. The chances I'm taking... sometimes might knock me down. But no, I'm not breaking. I may not know it, but these are the moments that I'm gonna remember most, yeah just gotta keep going. And I got to be strong. Just keep pushing on
Keep on moving, keep climbing. Keep the faith, baby. It's all about, it's all about the climb. Keep the faith, keep your faith.
So here's my take away...
For me sometimes we have "dreams" for how we want our life to be and it just doesn't turn out that way and if it does it doesn't happen in the time frame we think it should have happen. And I have voices inside my head saying any number of things that aren't helpful. "Your not good enough, your not smart enough, your not pretty enough, your not skinny enough", and the list goes on. Over the last several years I've started to let other voices speak. "You are smart enough, and you can DO IT!" That's not to say the other voices aren't still there but they seem to be getting softer. AND if you have read my previous posts I have felt VERY LOST with no direction. I just needed to remind myself that I'm not LOST, God is in control and knows where we're going. It's hard sometimes to remember when your in the midst of struggle.
"There is always gonna be another mountain." How true is that? Just when we think we have made it over the mountain there is another waiting. So... what do we do with that? WE KEEP CLIMBING!
"Ain't about what's waiting on the other side" I understand the concept but on this point I must disagree. It IS about what's on the other side. That's why the climb is so important. I continue climbing in my journey of faith BECAUSE of what is on the other side. If I didn't have what's on the other side I'd be LOST. (Literally) So when I struggle and face the trials of life, I'm going to keep climbing.
So... thank you Miley for singing a song that helped remind me how important THE CLIMB is.
Up Next: Strong Enough
