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"This Is What ALIVE Feels Like" by Thief Redeemed: Every Good Thing Comes From Above


Can a summer day point you straight to God? 

Picture a day that feels different, exciting, a summer vibe that makes you feel alive. The windows are down, you’ve got nothing on the calendar, the whole neighborhood is coming outside as if summer just gave everyone permission to breathe. That’s the setting of “This Is What ALIVE Feels Like” by Thief Redeemed. It’s an upbeat pop-punk anthem, and the vibe is contagious! “Don’t overthink it just go,” the song insists, over and over, like a friend pulling you off the couch and dragging you outside into the golden hour of light. 

Thief Redeemed - This Is What ALIVE Feels LikeThere is a surprise in the song, an unexpected twist. Right when the energy peaks, hands up, worries gone, it turns and gives credit where the credit belongs: “And I know who put this joy in me // And I’m grateful as I’ll ever be // Every good thing comes from above // Every good thing born of love.” This song is not just a celebration; it’s also worship! 

Scripture backs up the message of the song. James 1:17 says, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights.” Every laugh on the back porch swing, every ordinary Monday that suddenly feels golden, every unexplainable moment of our happiness leads back to Him. Do you notice that happening in your own life, or do these moments of joy pass by unclaimed? 

Try this today. Name one good thing that you’re feeling right now, and then trace it back to its source, and see where God fits in. Let your gratitude interrupt your scrolling, your worrying, your overthinking. Joy isn’t something you manufacture. It’s something you receive from Him, and we may respond to it with hands raised and worries released. 

So, play this song on, roll the windows down, and let its message sink in. “Tell me what in this world could feel this right // This is what alive feels like”

(Related scripture: James 1:17; Psalm 118:24; John 10:10)

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Upbeat pop-punk summer song that makes you feel ALIVE.

Release date: July 22, 2026

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