Yolanda Adams - Open Up My heart.
One Saturday afternoon I was getting dressed. Doing my make up which, at that time would take me a good 25 minutes (I was an expert MAC artist.
These days, it only takes me 5 minutes, Joe.
).
Anyway, as this song played on the radio, I was overwhelmed with raw emotion. It was like Yolanda was hurting so bad... so alone and so disgusted.... So pissed that her life was so jacked up. So sad things were not going her way. But then, in an humbling instant, she just asked God to help & guide her. To envelop her mind, body and spirit... To allow her to forgive & let go. To help her to make it thru the pain. Basically, to Open up her heart.
Hearing Yolanda sing "my story" just tore me down. Bad. I started sobbing uncontrollably. And then my mom, a life-long Baptist, came and held my big, grown 26-year-old monkey ass like a baby on that cold-ass bathroom floor. She rocked me in her arms on her bosom and consoled me. She just kept repeating, "Everything is gonna be alright." Make-up and snot was everywhere.
I also get chills when I hear the old hymn
Great is thy Faithfulness. The words to this song are so deep for me. They ring truer and truer every time I hear them. God is faithful and just. He provides all of my needs, even when I don't deserve them. Everyday he bestows new mercy upon me.
This reminds me of the
Testimony Thread on the Men’s side. It will forever remain one of my favorites. Click Here:
Give a testimony: Tell about a time that only God got you out the situation.