Gravity

I hesitate a little bit to put this on here, because I don’t want to be misunderstood.  But I really love this song.  And every time I hear it, I’m reminded of my relationship with the Lord.  Granted her resolution in the chorus and bridge is that she is better off without this person and just wants to be left alone… while I end up on the total other end with the Lord, utterly thankful to be pulled back to Him.  But I can even empathize with the struggle.  I feel like the Lord catches me just when I think I’m strong and finally have life figured out… and He pulls me back to Himself and all my fragile strength is gone and He shows me my weakness and how much I need Him.  But sometimes I fight it.  I want to be strong, I want to be enough on my own… but I can’t be. I just fall over and over again.  When will I ever learn to just stay in the arms of Jesus – to rest there and let Him be my strength.

This is probably the most applicable part for me… “You loved me ‘cause I’m fragile, when I thought that I was strong.”

"Gravity" – Sara Bareilles
Something always brings me back to you.
It never takes too long.
No matter what I say or do
I'll still feel you here 'til the moment I'm gone.

You hold me without touch.
You keep me without chains.
I never wanted anything so much than to drown in your love and not feel your rain.

Set me free, leave me be.
I don't want to fall another moment into your gravity.
Here I am and I stand so tall, just the way I'm supposed to be.
But you're on to me and all over me.

You loved me 'cause I'm fragile.
When I thought that I was strong.
But you touch me for a little while and all my fragile strength is gone.

I live here on my knees as I try to make you see that you're everything I think I need here on the ground.
But you're neither friend nor foe though I can't seem to let you go.
The one thing that I still know is that you're keeping me down
You're on to me, on to me, and all over...

Something always brings me back to you.
It never takes too long.