Strength

It is amazing where you can find strength when you need it most.

In the past couple of years, Bill and I joke about our life "theme song". We were listening to the radio a few years back while we were dealing with stuff and heard the words of Tom Petty's song I Won't Back Down. Here are the words if by chance you don't know them:

Well I won’t back down, no I won’t back down
You could stand me up at the gates of hell
But I won’t back down

Gonna stand my ground, won’t be turned around
And I’ll keep this world from draggin’ me down
Gonna stand my ground and I won’t back down

Well I know what’s right, I got just one life
In a world that keeps on pushin’ me around
But I’ll stand my ground and I won’t back down

We kind of feel like we have been at the gates of hell and that life's blows have tried to drag us down but we are not backing down! We are not giving up. I am not sure of Tom Petty's religious background or what the true intent was of this song, but man does it exemplify Christianity for us. Seriously, think about it. God isn't going to stop loving us and taking care of us, he isn't going to back down just because we act like idiots and do stupid things. He forgives us every time we lash out or do something hurtful or not within our values.
Every time I hear this song, it gives me a little boost and reminds me to hang in there and to stand my ground! 

Here is a little Youtube link if you need a quick listen ;)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlTJrNJ5lA