Candle?

Every now and then, here on Life with Lynnie (LwL), I'll discuss something that I wake up to find, like I have in the past.

Music.

There's been a song that I've woken up to for several days.  Every morning, it's been in my heart and mind.

Why?  I have no idea.  A thought has crossed my mind, though.

The song is by Elton John entitled, Candle In The Wind.  Here's a link for you to listen to and/or sing along:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80rHyABCb20.  The lyrics are below.

Candle In The Wind

Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawled
They crawled out of the woodwork
And they whispered into your brain
They set you on the treadmill
And they made you change your name

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

Loneliness was tough
The toughest role you ever played
Hollywood created a superstar
And pain was the price you paid
Even when you died
Oh the press still hounded you
All the papers had to say
Was that Marilyn was found in the nude

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

Goodbye Norma Jean
Though I never knew you at all
You had the grace to hold yourself
While those around you crawledGoodbye Norma Jean
From the young man in the 22nd row
Who sees you as something as more than sexual
More than just our Marilyn Monroe

And it seems to me you lived your life
Like a candle in the wind
Never knowing who to cling to
When the rain set in
And I would have liked to have known you
But I was just a kid
Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

Your candle burned out long before
Your legend ever did

Why I've woken up with this song on my heart and mind, for several days, is truly something I don't know.

The only thing I can think of, is that God may be answering something I asked Him in prayer.

I had asked God if He was going to heal me?  Or, was He going to take me home... to Heaven?

The lyrics don't seem to apply that way, through out the whole song. 

However, God does see me as something more than sexual.  And, He knows how I lived my life before dedicating myself to Him.

So, I may possibly be like a candle in the wind... that burned out long before my legend ever did.

Do I know?

Absolutely, not!

Only God knows.

He's in control of everything.  Not me.  Nor, you.

And, whatever happens will happen forever.  The result will never change.

Just as we read, in Ecclesiastes 3:14, "I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him."

Have I ever feared God?

Yes.  It led me to understand that I had to look to Him for everything, for He is in control of everything.

Have you feared God?

Did you look to Him? 

Did you read His Word, the Bible? 

Did you come to realize that you needed to gain salvation?

Hopefully, so.  If you have, then some day, I'll see you in Heaven.


Until next time...

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