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"Talking To God" by Christopher Lynn Simpson: A Letter to the Boy You Used to Be


God never left, even when you walked away.

Christopher Lynn Simpson knelt as a boy beside his bed every night, talking to God like he was talking to his best friend. That boy grew up. Streets got louder than prayers. Drugs and drinking pulled him somewhere he never meant to go. Christopher shares: “It took a miracle to get me out of that lifestyle, and I received just that.”

Christopher Lynn Simpson - Talking To God“Talking To God” is a letter to his younger self, a balance between regret, thankfulness and pointing to God’s grace. “I’m so, so, so sorry,” he sings, wishing he could warn his younger self about the pain ahead and let him know how God heals: “you’ll come back, you’ll remember how to pray.” 

Have you ever drifted off the path that you knew was right? Maybe not with drinking or drugs. Maybe it was distraction, pride, a small lie — there are thousands of quiet ways to drift off. The Prodigal Son also wandered, and scripture doesn’t shame him for leaving. It celebrates his return. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him” (Luke 15:20). Notice that his father was watching before his son even turned around. God has His eye on you all the time, and He doesn’t miss a beat. No matter where you are in life, Grace runs to meet you. It doesn’t wait for you to clean up your act first. It’s there when you take that first step.

That’s the invitation in this song for you. Don’t wait; pick up the conversation with God again. Do it today. Talk to God like that younger you once did — simply, honestly, without polish. Tell Him what is hurting you. Tell Him what scares you. He already knows, but He wants to hear it from you. Look at Christopher Lynn Simpson’s life. Sobriety, peace, restoration — none of it started with him having everything all figured out. It started with one prayer, then another, then years of prayers and gratitude. 

So, turn on this song, and let it remind you what coming home sounds like. Don’t give up and “keep talking to God.”

(Related scripture: Luke 15:20; Psalm 34:18; Jeremiah 29:13)

Background:

This song was basically a true personal experience. I grew up knowing God. I was very close to God and prayed all the time, but growing up, I became involved in the neighborhood with drugs and drinking. This became worse over time, and it took a miracle to get me out of that lifestyle, and I received just that.  I've been sober now for many years, and I thank God for this. Truly, if I could go back and talk to the younger me before I messed up, I would tell him I'm so sorry for what he's about to go through, and I'd tell him not to give up and to keep talking to God….

Release date: June 26, 2026

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