One of my favorite feelings is hearing an old song, watching an old movie, or being reminded of a past memory that takes you back. I love being nostalgic. I love reminiscing on the past (at least the good parts).
However, what I’ve found fascinating are the moments when old, nostalgic things still have meaning in the present. When the old movie you loved as a kid still means so much to you as an adult.
When the words to an old song you loved still hold so much weight now, several years later. And sometimes you’re able to appreciate the old thing more now than you were before.
That happened to me.
There was a Sunday in church when the worship team began to sing a song that I had known and heard since I was 5 years old. Yet, for some reason, that same song brought me to tears that Sunday, 20 years later.
And it’s interesting because that same song talks about reminiscing on the past. And when the songwriter reflects on various moments in their life, they realize that:
God kept them.
And even though I’ve heard that song over and over, it was only two decades later when those words in that song hit me like a ton of bricks.
God kept me.
When I think about how there were so many moments in my life when I didn’t want to continue, I didn’t know how I was going to continue. I felt like giving up. I felt like I couldn’t take life anymore.
God kept me.
God has been keeping me. Keeping my mind, keeping my heart. keeping my soul intact.
And he is still keeping me. And he’s keeping you, too.
He’s keeping you from losing hope. He’s keeping you from giving up. Think about it, you have lived through some hard stuff, and here you still are. Not because of anything you did, but because God has kept you.
You’ve been well-kept by a loving God. You are well-kept. I am well-kept.
I am well-kept.
well-kept: kept clean, tidy, and in good condition.
God has kept us in such good condition despite the heartache, the pain, and the unfairness of this life.
And here we are now in the present. Living through another summer, and for the next 5 weeks, I’m here to encourage you to live like you are well-kept.
