Divas, we had an amazing workout/praise party on Saturday!! It was truly a “Soulful Saturday”!
One of the new songs on Saturday was Awake and Alive by Skillet. Dancing this song was totally out of my “normal” genres of music. I am a R&B, gospel, and hip hop girl. I also love salsa, merengue and reggaeton. I am a beat person. The baseline, the beat of a song is what speaks to me first, then the lyrics.
Skillet’s Awake and Alive delivered on both a great beat and ah-mazing lyrics! Larae Puckett, founder of Devoted Fitness choreographed the routine. When we finished dancing to it, the room erupted with shouts! It was a glorious sight!
So many temptations and well-meaning obligations get thrown our way from the media, other people, and societal norms. At times, it seems easier to just give in and go along with the status quo.
Awake and Alive opens with this verse:
I’m at war with the world
And they try to pull me into the dark
I struggle to find my faith
As I’m slipping from your arms
Life gets sooooo overwhelming that we feel as though we are going under. We get so used to things being hard that we sort of fall asleep and go through the motions of barely getting by. We forget to tap into our true power source.
The next verse in the song reads:
It’s getting harder to stay awake
And my strength is fading fast
You breathe into me at last
I don’t know about y’all but the older I get, the faster my strength seems to fade. Some weeks I look at all of things that I need to do and my strength goes all Scarlet O’Hara… “Let’s think about it tomorrow”. Some times things happen and I don’t understand them and I get stuck on the “Why” of it all. I get stuck on trying to identify WHY things are happening instead of trusting God and allowing Him to breathe His strength into me.
I saw a commercial recently for the 5-hour energy drink. Obviously the run down-tired feeling is a national epidemic!
When God breathes into us, we realize that we ARE Alive and Awake.
The powerful chorus goes like this:
I’m awake, I’m alive
Now I know what I believe inside
Now it’s my time
I’ll do what I want ’cause this is my life
(Here, right now)
Right here, right now
Stand my ground and never back down
I know what I believe inside
I’m awake, and I’m alive
Psalm 142:1-3(CEV)
I pray to you, Lord. I beg for mercy. I tell you all of my worries and my troubles, and whenever I feel low, you are there to guide me.
Divas, let’s not forget to tap into our power source. We are AWAKE and ALIVE!
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