Feeling brokenBarely holding onBut just there's something so strongSomewhere inside me.And I am down, but I'll get up again.Don't count me out just yet
I've been brought down to my kneesAnd I've been pushed way past the point of breaking,But I can take it.I'll be back -Back on my feetThis is far from overYou haven't seen the last of me.You haven't seen the last of me.
They canSay thatI won't stay aroundBut I'm gonna stand my groundYou're not gonna stop me.You don't know me, you don't know who I am.Don't count me out so fast
I've been brought down to my kneesAnd I've been pushed way past the point of breaking,But I can take it.I'll be back -Back on my feetThis is far from overYou haven't seen the last of me.
There will be no fade-outThis is not the endI'm down nowBut I'll be standing tall again.Times are hard butI was built tough.I'm gonna show you all what I'm made of.
I've been brought down to my kneesI've been pushed way past the point of breaking,But I can take it.I'll be back -Back on my feetThis is far from over
I AM FAR FROM OVER
You haven't seen the last of me.
No, no, I'm not going nowhereI'm staying right hereOh, no you won't see me fade outI'm not taking my bowCan't stop me.Its not the endYou haven't seen the last of meOh, no -You haven't seen the last of me.You haven't seen the last of me.
I don't know how many of you have heard this song before or not (it's called "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me"), but I was reminded of it yesterday and it seemed to touch me in a way it never did before. When I first saw "Burlesque" I absolutely loved this song, but it appears to have hit me in a different context as of late. I've been struggling with so many things lately, and have found it so difficult to stay motivated and strong, and yet at the same time, I have kept knowing that I have to. I posted the lyrics above because they pretty much say it all. It's one of those songs that doesn't need much explanation to be understood - that's one of the reasons it's so powerful.
It's also served as a reminder to me, though, that the reason I can keep going is because of God. "I was built tough" not so much, but my God keeps be going. He is tough, He is the ultimate, He is the strength that gets each and every one of us through the day. I know I wouldn't be upright right now if it wasn't for Him. I'd be curled up in a ball with no way out. There's always a way out - He is that way.It's true that "[y]ou don't know me, you don't know who I am", but God does. And that's true for each and every one of us. He knows all our faults, our sins, and our failures. Yet we are loved eternally anyways. We are broken, and sinful, and "[b]arely holding on", and yet, we are loved anyways. We are chosen, and wanted and loved. We are valued and cherished. Through His amazing grace we get everything we don't deserve. We are given everything we need. We are given everything. I honestly can't understand how a love like that exists. Yet, I know it does. I know it does, and that He is the only one able to love us that way.
I really never will get used to that. It's just so amazing. He is amazing.
(P.S. For anyone who hasn't heard the song, you should definitely give it a listen. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlgkIvLx2v4.)
