I might be obsessed with Adam Young's cover of Garden Party. It's been on repeat all day long, and it still hasn't gotten old. I seriously can't get enough of it. There's a line in the song that really caught my ear. It's the one that goes: "You see, you can't please everyone, so you've gotta please yourself." I'm sure this line could be taken many different ways, but for me, it really made me think about the way I live. It's so easy to want to be liked by everyone, but it's such hard work because honestly, you are never going to please every single person in your life. In saying "you've got to please yourself," to me it means that what it really comes down to is how you live, your standards, your morals, and your values. Instead of focusing on what others want me to be, I need to remember that it's not their favor I should be seeking. Rather, it should be the favor of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. It's His opinion that matters most to me, and I want to live in a way that brings glory and honor to Him. I want others to see the light of Christ in my life, and I want them to know that they can have hope, and a new life. They don't have to be afraid of death. In listening to this song, it's really made me look inside myself, and what my motivations are. This world pushes the idea that we have to be well-liked and popular, but those things won't last. I would rather be loved or hated for who I am, and what I stand for, rather than just being well-liked because I go along with everybody else.
Whenever I listen to this song, I like to have full volume, and my eyes closed. Such a beautiful song.
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