The Fray: You Found Me

This song's been haunting me for the past couple days... The Fray's "Where Were You."

Lyrics:
I found God
On the corner of first and Amistad
Where the west was all but won
All alone, smoking his last cigarette
I Said where you been, he said ask anything

Where were you?
When everything was falling apart
All my days were spent by the telephone
It never rang
And all I needed was a call
That never came
To the corner of first and Amistad

Lost and insecure
You found me, you found me
Lying on the floor
Surrounded, surrounded
Why'd you have to wait?
Where were you? Where were you?
Just a little late
You found me, you found me

(full lyrics available here).

Love the song. The Fray has become one of my favorite bands, and their new self-titled release has strengthened their presence in my iPhone playlist.

Check it...
The singer isn't questioning God's existence. He's talking to God...
The singer isn't questioning God's character, or His heart...
The singer is questioning God's timing...

And let's be honest, how many of us do that?
I'll be honest.
I do.
Every day.

A couple years ago I blogged about Psalm 124... one of my favorite posts EVER (and a really great song too!)... I wrote about how God doesn't spare us from the "fowler's snare". He saves us when we are trapped in it. (Psalm 124:7)

2,000 years ago the world was looking for Jesus to be a political Savior, and Jesus came to save the spiritual, not the physical... Jump forward to today, and the world is still looking for God to spare us from something in the physical world... not realizing that His salvation takes a different form...

The singer does talk about how God showed up... "just a little late." I love that. God, I think you owe this person an apology for saving them at an inconvenient time. You were a little late. Could you please be more considerate?

God, thank You for finding me, for saving me in the midst of the snares, for helping me overcome. I have felt pain. I have felt anguish. And in those moments I where you were, I can now see You in the darkness. Thank you for sparing me from the spiritual pain, and for giving me strength to overcome the pain of this physical world...

Comments

[Michael Spear]

I think this is good. I'm not sure that people even really listen to lyrics anymore. I'll be the first to admit that it's been a while since I've actually tried to listen to more than what's apparent.

[Amy Frederick]

I found this post while looking for the lyrics to this song... Thanks for posting this!!!

I have been having a battle of my own like this and I'd like to thank God for being "a little too late!"

I know I've had plenty of those situations... But God knows more than I've forgotten, more than my brain could ever comprehend...

He knows when to save us and when we need the lesson or valley more.

Some food for thought:

-The best lessons are built from hardship.
-Some of the best gifts are accidents.
-Some of our fave memories weren't planned.

Life is uncertain, but God is unfalterind, unfailing and all knowing. He knows WHAT we need and WHEN we need it. Maybe we just need to trust Him more!

I love this song, this was just weighing heavy on my mind, God Bless, Amy

[hannah bevan]

This so good recently iv been having a bit of trouble recently and when i saw this post it was amazing it really connected with me i have recently been obsessed with the song so thanks heaps. its a real blessing. God bless

[DC]

This song sounds great but it delivers a VERY bad message to people. It is extremely disrespectful to God.

"You've got some kind of nerve taking all I want!" Is not something anyone should ever say to God.