Wasted Years !
Was jus going through Don Moen's site and came across the inspiration behind the song " Lord I offer my Life". I always like to hear about what made people write or do certain things. Somewhere u feel there is a connection happening in being obedient to GOD and that fascinates me. Last month I went to his concert at KICC, i wasn't really going to meet or see this person but there is this presence of GOD when u sing his song and I wanted to feel that presence. Well i know wherever we are we can feel HIS presence but this was just like meeting another person just like u and me and who longs to touch the heart of GOD through worship.
Now to my topic wasted years.. i am a person who normally doest worry at any cost, but this one thing some how creeps in my subconscious .. what will i answer when GOD asks me about my wasted years, what reasoning will i give, though i don't ponder over it i sure keep thinking about it.
But then again one thing is to stay in ur past other thing is to move on with the years ahead, and GOD sure knows who we are and he is not going to ask us /me for a reason for my wasted years but he sure will bring it back as a blessing when i am willing to offer my life jus as i am. It is in this context that i love this song, and the words where it says, things in the past and things unseen, , visions and dreams that are yet to come true...
Read on about DOn's inspiration behind the song.
"I Offer My Life"
It was 10:30 P.M., and I was still in my office working on the final song list for John Chisum’s new project called “Firm Foundation.” I knew there was something missing on the list and I felt somewhere on this project we needed to say, “Lord I Offer My Life To You… Everything I’ve Been Through”, because this particular project was dealing with inner healing believing that God can restore everything that has been broken in your life. It was important to say something like, “God, I believe you can use all that I have been through for your glory, somehow.”
I decided to call Claire Cloninger who I love to write with. She is one of the most incredible lyricists I have ever known. I called her at 10:30 P.M., and after apologizing for calling so late, told her what I was looking for and played a bit of the chorus of the song over the phone. “Lord, I Offer My Life To You… Everything I’ve Been Through”, and told her what I think the song needed to say. In 15 minutes she faxed over some lyrics and we spent 10 more minutes on the phone tweaking this and that and by 11:00 PM the song was finished! I still sing this song at almost every concert.
One little bit of trivia here. There is also a pretty nice bridge to this song that we recorded on Firm Foundation but I have never used it when I sing the song live. I think the reason is because it’s a little tricky and a congregation could get lost singing it. I like to get right to the heart of a song and stay there.
Now to my topic wasted years.. i am a person who normally doest worry at any cost, but this one thing some how creeps in my subconscious .. what will i answer when GOD asks me about my wasted years, what reasoning will i give, though i don't ponder over it i sure keep thinking about it.
But then again one thing is to stay in ur past other thing is to move on with the years ahead, and GOD sure knows who we are and he is not going to ask us /me for a reason for my wasted years but he sure will bring it back as a blessing when i am willing to offer my life jus as i am. It is in this context that i love this song, and the words where it says, things in the past and things unseen, , visions and dreams that are yet to come true...
Read on about DOn's inspiration behind the song.
"I Offer My Life"
It was 10:30 P.M., and I was still in my office working on the final song list for John Chisum’s new project called “Firm Foundation.” I knew there was something missing on the list and I felt somewhere on this project we needed to say, “Lord I Offer My Life To You… Everything I’ve Been Through”, because this particular project was dealing with inner healing believing that God can restore everything that has been broken in your life. It was important to say something like, “God, I believe you can use all that I have been through for your glory, somehow.”
I decided to call Claire Cloninger who I love to write with. She is one of the most incredible lyricists I have ever known. I called her at 10:30 P.M., and after apologizing for calling so late, told her what I was looking for and played a bit of the chorus of the song over the phone. “Lord, I Offer My Life To You… Everything I’ve Been Through”, and told her what I think the song needed to say. In 15 minutes she faxed over some lyrics and we spent 10 more minutes on the phone tweaking this and that and by 11:00 PM the song was finished! I still sing this song at almost every concert.
One little bit of trivia here. There is also a pretty nice bridge to this song that we recorded on Firm Foundation but I have never used it when I sing the song live. I think the reason is because it’s a little tricky and a congregation could get lost singing it. I like to get right to the heart of a song and stay there.
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