ChristianDance

Ask for eyes to see His presence daily Growing up means more than aging. Something changes when the faith you were handed becomes faith you’re actually living. Maybe your parents were right about that one thing. Maybe character does outweigh talent. Or maybe you meet Jesus for yourself and all of a sudden it isn’t a borrowed belief anymore — it’s now yours.  “What I’ve Been Believing” by Ash Wiseman is about that change. The song isn’t a call to remove the rose-colored glasses, but to finally put them on. The world spins fast, and the stress & chaos around us fogs the mind. “My mind is clouded now // And I wish I could remember You’re right here,” Ash admits. Who hasn’t felt that fog? The song asks a bold question: What if God has been present all along, in the passenger seat, in the friend who texted at just the right moment, in the door that closed to protect you? What colors are you missing?  In 2 Kings 6:17 we read how Elisha prays for his frightened servant: “Lord, p...

Finding Jesus through the eyes of the faithful  (by Jasper Tan) “Open Your Eyes” by Tony Thomas is a heartfelt Christian worship song that feels personal and grounded, especially when you're in the mood for finding spiritual clarity and divine revelation. The song’s foundation is built on a central theme of trying to find a deeper appreciation of life through our Christian Faith. The song weaves together distinct biblical narratives to highlight the progression of our spiritual awakening.  First, as inspired by Mark 8:22–25, this portion explores the blind man’s transition from partial vision (“people like trees”) to clear sight. It represents the first stage of our spiritual awakening, where we begin to acknowledge the need for Jesus to touch our lives and see things as they truly are through the lens of our Christian Faith.  Secondly, drawing from 2 Kings 6:17, this theme centers on being able to see the “unseen” reality of God’s existence. Encouraging us to look beyond...

Truth spoken in love changes everything.  Water buried under desert sand does nobody any good. It just sits there, hidden, while the ground above cracks and the land withers. “Teach the Truth” by whispering HOPE opens with that picture — a spring “running clear beneath the sand,” present but doesn’t help the thirsty. The song’s backstory points out that truth was never meant to sit still. Just like water, truth flows; it clears up confusion, revives what’s gone dry, and it reaches places that desperately need the refreshment and direction that truth provides.  The chorus sums up the do’s and don’ts (best practices) when sharing the truth. “Teach the truth in love, like a river running free.” And the don’ts: “Not with anger, not with pride, not to prove that we are right.” Truth without love turns into a weapon. Love without truth turns into empty comfort. When you combine truth and love, you get a river — something that actually moves and changes the ground (hearts) it touc...

God walks with you through every valley.  Some seasons feel as if you’re walking through fog with no end in sight. Colonial Heights Worship wrote “The Valley Song” for that kind of season, the one marked by heaviness, heartache, and questions with no easy answers. What do you do when the valley stretches longer than you expected?  The song opens with a picture of the rest that is ahead: “O to rest beside the stillest waters, as my Shepherd watches over me.” That image doesn’t erase our valleys; it reframes them. The lyrics admit that darkness comes and shadows surround us, but they also remind us that “You are faithful, You never leave my side.” That’s the tension every believer knows. The pain is real. So is His presence.  This song echoes Psalm 23:4: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.” David wrote those words while fleeing enemies, not from a place of comfo...

Falling in Love With the God Who Never Leaves  Somebody told you about a love you never knew existed. That’s how this song starts, and that’s how Grace usually starts — as a rumor before it becomes real. Thoughts and Notions made this anniversary edition of “My Love Song” about that exact moment: the moment you realize that Someone has been loving you the whole time, long before you noticed. “Somebody told me about you,” the song opens, “how you love us with such amazing grace.” Grace doesn’t wait for you to earn it. It just shows up.  Here’s what makes this love different. The lyrics say, “You even offered Your life for me.” That’s sacrifice, and we read about this in Romans 5:8: “But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us”. Read that again. Not after you cleaned up. Not once you earned it. He shows His love while you were still a mess.  So what do you do with a Love like that? You don’t just admire it — you fall into it. Th...