Finding God In Secular Things- Phillip Phillips "Home"

A lot of times, people think the only place you can hear God’s voice is in church, or Christian events, or Christian books, or Christian music. God is not that limited. He can speak through secular things as well. In order to prove my point this week’s post is about how God spoke to me through Home by Philip Philips. First the song verse (S:), then my interpretation (I:)followed by a (B:)bible verse.

S: Hold on, to me as we go

I: God wants us to cling to Him as we go through life. He wants to be in constant fellowship with his children.

B:1 Thessalonians 5:21 “hold on to what is good.”

S: As we roll down this unfamiliar road

I: Life is full of unknowns for us, and it can be scary, but we can find comfort in that fact that this road is not unfamiliar to the one who made it, and he’s walking down this road right beside you every step of the way in case you fall.

B: Psalm 23:4 “even if I walk through a very dark valley… you are with me”

S: And although this wave is stringing us along

I: Trials and heartache can make every second feel like an eternity.

B:1 Corinthians 15:30 “why also do we endure trails every hour?”

S: Just know you’re not alone

I: But, God is with us. We’re not alone.

B: Matthew 1:23 “They will name him Immanuel. (Immanuel means “God with us”)

S: Cause I’m going to make this place your home

I: This is all in His plan and if we ever need to go home all we have to do is go to Him.

B: 2 Corinthians 5:8 “So I say that we have courage. We really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord"

S: Settle down, it’ll all be clear

I: It’s said countless times in the Bible; Do not be afraid.

B: Matthew 17:7 “Do not be afraid”

S: Don’t pay no mind to the demons

I: Our God is stronger than them, and he will fight the battle for us.

B: Mark 1:34 “[Jesus] forced many demons to leave people”

S: They fill you with fear

I: If we don’t let him fight it for us, we will surely lose.

B: Job 3:25 “everything I feared and dreaded has happened to me”

S: The trouble it might drag you down

I: We can get so caught up in all of life’s messy inconveniences.

B: Job 3:26 “I have no peace or quietness. I have no rest, only trouble.”

S: If you get lost you can always be found

I: But all we have to do to find our way back to look back to Him.

B: Luke 15:9 “Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin”

S: Just know you’re not alone

I: Because he will always be there.

B: Joshua 1:9 “the Lord your God is with you wherever you go”

S: Cause I’m going to make this place your home

I: And he has a place prepared for you. You weren’t made for this life. Earth is not your home. Heaven is.

B: John 14:3 “After I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me so that you may be where I am”

S: Settle down, it’ll all be clear

I: So don’t be afraid.

B: Romans 15:33 “The God of peace be with you all. Amen.”

S: Don’t pay no mind to the demons they fill you with fear

I: When we’re scared,

B: 1 Corinthians 2:3 “I came to you in weakness with great fear and trembling”

S: The trouble it might drag you down

I: Full of hurt,
B: 1 Peter 1:6 “though no for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials”

S: If you get lost , you can always be found

I: And lost your way,

B: Luke 15:32 “We had to celebrate and be glad because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.”

S: Just know you’re not alone

I: You don’t have to face it alone.

B: Matthew 28:20 “Behold, I am with you always to the end of the age.”

S: Cause I’m going to make this place your home.

I: And you can find your way back home.

B: John 14:23 “Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.”

            This song is part of Billboard’s top one hundred. Most people would think of it as secular. I, however, think that God likes to use what would surprise us the most to communicate with us. Jesus was called the Word. God communicated with us with the Word. With Jesus. He surprised everyone when he did too. Using a virgin girl, about to married to a carpenter, to give birth to a baby in a manager. Then even when Jesus grew up, he wasn’t a political figure or war hero. He spoke of peace, and love and acceptance.  If God could surprise us then, what makes you think he can’t surprise us now? What makes you think he can’t use a pop culture song to tell his children that he loves them?

            Thank you guys so much for coming back to read my posts. Don’t be shy! In the comments, tell me what is something that you see God in that most people wouldn’t think of as spiritual?