Reach

Hey there, sunshine...

So I said yesterday in my first post that I'll be doing a lot of song analyzing and explaining what the lyrics mean to me, and originally I had planned on doing this once a week, but I figured, hey, it's my blog and I feel like I should just write as it comes to me. So today we're gonna be looking at a very special song that's been close to my heart lately. This is Reach by Peter Furler.

Reach by: Peter Furler

You hold the weight of the world,
Still I don't slip through your hands.
Your love is bigger Than just an ocean 
built by man.

I fall again and again
But You whisper, "You're still mine".
You feel the pain of the world,
But You never push mine aside.

And You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears,
And You reach for me
Like a Father wipes away the tears.

So many people in this world,
But I hear You calling out my name.
You reach for me,
Now I'm never gonna be the same.
You know all of my fears,
There's nothing Your eyes can't see.
When I tried to give up,
Lord, You never gave up on me.

I give You all of my hopes and dreams,
I lay them down.
Of all the place I've looked,
You're the one truth I have found.

And You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears.
And You reach for me
Like a Father wipes away the tears.

So many people in this world,
But I hear You calling out my name.
You reach for me,
Now I'm never gonna be the same.

You hold the weight of the world,
Still I don't slip through Your hands.
You put the stars in the sky,
You know every grain of sand.

But You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears.
And You reach for me
Like a Father wipes away the tears.

So many people in this world
But I hear You calling out my name
You reach for me
Now I'm never gonna be the same.

Overall, I believe this song is a strong reminder of God's love for us and how he always wants us back no matter what we've done or how far we've strayed from him. He will always reach for us.

Now I'm gonna do this a little bit backwards because I wanna analyze my favorite part of the song last, so right now let's start by looking at the chorus...

And You reach for me
With a love that quiets all my fears.
And You reach for me
Like a Father wipes away the tears.

So many people in this world,
But I hear You calling out my name.
You reach for me,
Now I'm never gonna be the same.

This is the key point of the song, that God will continue to reach for us just as a father reaches to wipe his child's tears away. Because afterall, He is our Father and we are His children. It also reminds us that, though there are so many other people in this world, God still chooses to call us individually by name. I don't know about you, but this is beyond incredible to me. That God--the God of the universe, maker of the stars, creator of Heaven and Earth-- would choose to call each and every one of us by name. How special is that??

Next I'd like to take a look at the second set of verses...

You know all of my fears,
There's nothing Your eyes can't see.
When I tried to give up,
Lord, You never gave up on me.

I give You all of my hopes and dreams,
I lay them down.
Of all the place I've looked,
You're the one truth I have found.

These lines show how God is all knowing. There is nothing we've done that He doesn't know about, and though that can be scary, it's also comforting to know because that also means there's no pain that we've been through that He doesn't understand. And probably one of the most comforting things to me is how He never gives up on us. He knows us and has known us at even our darkest moments and He still loves us and wants us and won't give up on us. We can trust him, and no matter where else we look, we will never find another who can love us like He does.

Finally I'd like to look at my favorite part of the song, the part that's been the most relevant to me...

You hold the weight of the world,
Still I don't slip through your hands.
Your love is bigger Than just an ocean 
built by man.

I fall again and again
But You whisper, "You're still mine".
You feel the pain of the world,
But You never push mine aside.

Our God is INCREDIBLE. He loves us so so sooo much. So much that it's impossible to fully grasp. I mean honestly, it's amazing! He holds the whole world in his hands and has the weight of every creation on His shoulders, but He never lets go of us. We never slip through His hands. He never ignores a single one of our aches and pains of this world. His love for us is so big that even the size of the oceans isn't enough to compare to. But I think my favorite part of the song is this: "I fall again and again but you whisper 'You're still mine.'" I mentioned yesterday how I have strayed away from God for a while lately, and then to hear this, do you know how much that means to me? I did say that I've been making changes to my life to be closer to God, but here's the thing... I still stray away. I still fall down. I still abandon He who has NEVER abandoned me. Because no matter how much I try to be perfect, I cannot be. I am a human being who is incapable of achieving perfection in this life. But the hopeful part is this, I can fail and fall again and again and again and again but He will ALWAYS say "YOU'RE STILL MINE." Always.

Have a splendid day and remember, you are loved. ♥
~AbbyLynn