I was first attracted to this song by the phrase "How many times have you given me strength to
just keep breathing?"
It takes me back to one of my spiritual markers. During the cycle of my fifth chemo treatment, I experienced 4-5 days of high fever. When the fever finally broke, I knew I was going to be okay. As I thought over the day the ahead, I knew I was going to have to eat and drink and then digest and eliminate the food. I also understood that I didn't know how to make my body do any of those things, and I was totally exhausted. I didn't have the strength to breath.
I said "Lord, if I'm going to breath today, You're going to have to do it. I can't even breath on my own." It was a moment of complete surrender for me.
Every phrase of the song speaks to some aspect of my life in this season, writing, helping others heal, find beauty and meaning in their lives. Today, with taking responsibility for my parents, I'm standing on a road I didn't plan, trying to hear God's voice above the noise.
It is still true today, I need God for every thing, even for the strength to breath.
The story behind "Need you Now."
The video from Plumb's official youtube channel. (The code to embed this video was provided on Youtube.)
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