"Here I Go Again"

This song has challenged me so much in this last week. I find myself listening to it over and over and over again, letting the words sink in. Fear of man is such a silly thing, yet - I struggle with it more than I know.

During an evangelism seminar I went to three weeks ago, the speaker told us that a recent study had found that the number one fear of American's is the fear of speaking in front of groups of people. I find this odd since God has commanded us to "go and preach the good news." The enemy sure knows how to hold us back, eh?

Becky posted a blog about this song before me (and she's a much better writer than I am :) ) and what she said really hit home with me. Our God is so worth it.

"After listening to the lyrics, I felt like the band was right here, singing to me about the girls at The Oasis. My prayer for my time here is that every day I will OOOZE with God’s love. That it will stick to everyone I touch, see, greet, and talk with. That they will be so stuck in it that they would give up trying to run from it.The lyrics say “This might be my last chance to tell her that You love her.” We have girls constantly in and out of The Oasis, depending on the outcome of their court dates, and regardless of what the courts say, God has not guaranteed me tomorrow to show them His love. It needs to happen TODAY.Please be with me in prayer that God will shine His light through my life, so bright that no one can ignore it. That the girls will see God’s love through the way that I love them, and that they will want more."

"Here I Go Again" by Casting Crowns
Father, hear my prayer
I need the perfect words
Words that he will hear
And know they're straight from You
I don't know what to say
I only know it hurts
To see my only friend slowly fade away

Chorus: So maybe this time
I'll speak the words of life
With Your fire in my eyes
But that old familiar fear is tearin' at my words
What am I so afraid of?
'Cause here I go again
Talkin' 'bout the rain
And mullin' over things
that won't live past today
And as I dance around the truth
Time is not his friend
This might be my last chance to tell him that You love Him
But here I go again
Here I go again

Lord, You love him so
You gave Your only Son
If he will just believe
He will never die
But how then will he know
What he has never heard?
Lord he has never seen mirrored in my life