Settle down, it'll all be clear.

"Don't pay no mind to the demons, they fill you with fear. The trouble it might drag you down; if you get lost you can always be found. Just know you're not alone, I'm gonna make this place your home."

So I'm not much of a country fan, but recently I've come to adore Phillip Phillips' (pause for giggling) new single, "Home." First of all, the guy has this really raw, soulful voice that's amazing to hear considering the fact that he's about my age (at least he looks that way in the picture), and second of all, he's a downright cutie. There's just somethin' about those country boys :)

The main reason I love the song so much, though, isn't really about the singer. It's about the lyrics. (I know, crazy right? There are still people out there who listen to a song for the lyrics?! I'll give you a moment to let your mind recover from being blown.)

So anywho. I already wrote the chorus out up above, but the rest of the song has pretty much the same message- this guy is promising this girl that he's going to protect her and keep her safe, yadda yadda yadda. He's basically letting her know that she has nothing to be afraid of, that she can trust him with the rest of her life, etc. Those are some pretty heavy promises coming from a guy who's barely even an adult.

When I first heard this song, I imagined it being sung to me by my future husband just after we've gotten married. (You know, it really sucks to be a girl. You can't listen to ANYTHING without somehow relating it to your own love life... or lack thereof. -__-) But the more I thought about it and listened to the lyrics, the more I began to think of it as being sung to me by God. I mean, who else can promise eternal peace and security? Not any man that I've met or ever will, that's for sure. And when he says that he's going to "make this place my home...," well, it makes me think of heaven. The place where my Creator is waiting for me with open arms, and until that day comes, is smiling down on me and whispering in my ear: "Just know you're not alone." That's a pretty comforting thought, isn't it?

I'll leave you on this note: "And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am." -John 14:3

-Kati

P.S. I'd still love for my future husband to sing this to me. :)