Lay 'em Down

♪Come down to the river; come and let yourself in. Make good on a promise to never hurt again. If you're lost and lonely, you're broken down, bring all of your troubles come lay 'em down. All you sinners and the weak at heart all you helpless on the boulevards, wherever you are now whatever evil you've found, bring all of your troubles and come lay 'em down♫ -Needtobreathe "Lay 'Em Down"

So this song has been stuck in my head literally ALL week! I'm thinking that this will be a short blog because I wanted to blog about this song, but I think it is so self-explanatory. Basically, "bring all of your troubles, come lay em down." Give your problems over to God, lay em down and let them go. There is a certain amount of relaxation that comes with this song; it tails on the idea that we can be guilt free, fearless, and live our lives abundantly (Jn. 10:10) if we are willing to sacrifice the things of this world that hold us back. Our sin is the root of all of these feelings and, although reveling in sin can be very fun, it is not worth the after-effects. The hope we find when we lay down the things that hold us back is exponentially greater than any fun we had previously found in the sin.

I honestly do not think that you could pick a better song to start every day off with. I challenge you to remember this song when you are stressed, when you are happy, when you are feeling any sort of doubt, remember that the feet of Jesus are readily available to receive any and all of your trouble, but you have to let go of them first.