Playing Through the Pain: DeflatedExemplo

It’s time to begin considering that God really can use everything for His purpose in our lives.

Consider this: the Holy Spirit did not inspire Paul to write Romans 8:28 by accident.

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”

As I journeyed through my personal "setback", I came to realize that others might benefit from hearing my story and all that God did through it. I began to learn that the only way through something is through it. As I journeyed, God and I began to build the beginnings of a song that helped tell my story.

A couple of years ago, I was playing on a softball team with some friends at the University of Oklahoma when I met a new friend. 

Remember, God always works all things for the good of those who love him and have been called according to HIS purpose.

God is so good to make the right connections at the right time. My new friend was none other than Billy Dawson, a country music singer & songwriter. We connected right away, and soon after meeting him,  we sat down together and wrote my song, Deflated.

Here are the words to that song:

At 8:45 I was flying high on an airplane

Then I got a call that changed it all at the baggage claim

Said she passed away and my heart just cracked

All the money in the world couldn’t bring her back

Every breath in my chest just left like that

I was deflated

Empty and naked

I had to learn to stand down on my knees

Suffocating

Didn’t think I would make it

But in order for God to breathe life back into me

I had to be 

Deflated

Me and my kids didn’t know how to live without her

All my dreams was crushed into nothing but dust and powder

Felt like everyone was breathing but me

If there was a bright side I couldn’t see

Like my soul had a hole

Wide and deep

I was deflated

Self-medicated

I had to learn to stand down on my knees

Life’s complicated

Didn’t think I would make it

But in order for God to breathe life back into me

I had to be 

Deflated

I was deflated

But I’m thankful I made it 

It takes a man to stand down on his knees

Life’s complicated

Can’t be jaded 

Cause in order for God to breathe life back into me

I had to be 

Deflated

Life really is complicated. But just like God used the setbacks in David’s life to ultimately fulfill his destiny and purpose, God has used the difficult moments in my life, too.

As you watch or listen to the Deflated music video, consider the ways that God has breathed life back into you.