I would like to begin by telling you that I did not write “Give me Jesus”; This is not the story that inspired the song, but merely why it holds so much significance to me.
I have told you before that I resonate a lot with the message of “Trading My Sorrows” and this song follows in a similar light. From my perspective, we all have our highs and lows in our life, and I am no different than anyone else; the last few weeks in particular have felt particularly low for me. I don’t know why I felt so bad: my life seemed good from the outside looking in: my family was doing well and loved me, I was doing great in school, and I had a beautiful girlfriend. On top of all that, I was a Christian, and I prayed and I read my bible (most of the time). What I was missing was my recognition for a greater longing for Jesus.
I have been a Christian long enough that I have gained a lot of ‘facts’ and my relationship with Jesus wasn’t bad either; My problem was that I stopped yearning for more from Jesus. I pictured it like this:
I am walking down a road with my best friend, and we get so close that we start walking in step and even running in step together. Then I get so used to the pace that I settle into it. My friend pulls ahead a little bit, and then I fall on my face. I was so comfortable in the pace that I had settled into that I didn’t remember to call out to my friend for help so I just layed there with scraped knees. If only I had remembered that I could call out to my friend, I know that he would turn around and carry me on until I could run with him again.
“Give Me Jesus” was my reminder, my way of calling out, and taking the helping hand that Jesus has had extended for so long.