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"Falling in Love" by Aaron Rayford: Why God Wants Your Ordinary Mornings


Do you know God, or just know about Him?

We tend to treat prayer like a fire extinguisher — like something we only break out in case of an emergency. Rayford wrote “Falling in Love” after asking himself how it makes God feel when we haven’t spent anytime with him. Just sitting down with Him. Not to ask for anything. Just to be near to Him. 

Aaron Rayford - Falling in LoveThe song reminds us that relationships grow the more it’s tended. Even though “the depths of the knowledge of God” are too vast to ever fully explore, yet every step we set in our relationship with Him gets sweeter. “I’ll sit with you every morning, so I can hear what you say” — that’s not a chore on our To Do list. That’s intimacy. And this intimacy woth God changes how you see everything else.

Look at this line: “Your mercies are new every morning.” That line echoes Lamentations 3:22–23: “The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Every single day, God offers you a fresh start. There’s no leftover guilt required, or a performance review before you’re allowed back in.

So, how do you apply this in your daily life? It actually quite easy. You don’t need a crisis in order to talk to God. You can sit with Him over coffee, and tell Him exactly what’s actually on your mind. You can even share all of your emotions. There’s no need to wait for the right moment. Try it, and watch what happens when seeking His face becomes a habit instead of a last resort! You’ll start noticing His fingerprints on your ordinary moments, His patience shaping you “like a potter with clay.” May today be the day where you stop waiting for an emergency before you give Him a call. 

May this song help you grow your relationship with God, so that you can say with all your heart: “I keep on falling in love, with who you are.”

(Related scripture: Lamentations 3:22-23; Jeremiah 29:13; Isaiah 64:8)

Background:

Spending time with God? Sounds crazy right. Well the Bible talks about how God wants a personal relationship with us but often we don't spend much time with him...unless of course we needs something or are going through a difficult time. We might then offer up a Hail Mary prayer to see if the Big Man will do us a solid. I was thinking though, how does it make God feel when we haven't spent anytime with him? I think he misses us in a big way. I also think that the more time we spend with Him, the more we understand how he thinks and the more we are in tune with what he is doing in our lives. I wrote this song about the depths of the knowledge of God. Too deep to fathom, but the more you explore the more beautiful it gets. Falling in love is about us finding ourselves in love with the one who made us! I hope you find love through it!

Release date: August 14, 2026

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