Lessons Learned

As a singer and guitarist I am always looking for new songs to learn. Sometimes it's a particular tune that will catch my attention but mostly I find that it's the lyrics of a song that can reach deep within my soul and not just Christain music, but I have found some incredible secular music too. I've learned that we can't put God in a box and some songs regardless of the genre can be just what God ordered. Of course we all need to use wisdom, for as much as there are some really good secular music out there, there are also a lot of really awful stuff too.
The lyrics I have posted here are from Carrie Underwood's new CD. For those who don't recognize that name, she is last years American Idol winner (yay! don't you just love the plug? hehehe) The title of the CD is called "Some Hearts." It's mostly country music with some contemporary songs but the hit song on this CD is a country song called "Jesus, Take the Wheel" if you haven't already heard it on the radio..you have too..this song is incredibly powerful. (I cry every time I hear it.)

But for now I want to share the lyrics to another song on this CD called "Lessons Learned." It's amazing, these very words could have been taken from my daily faith journal.

LESSONS LEARNED - Diane Warren

There are somethings I regret,
words I wish had gone unsaid -
some starts, that had better endings.
There's some bad times I've been through,
damage I can not undo - somethings,
I wish I could do all over again.

It don't really matter - life gets that much harder,
it makes you that much stronger - Oh... some pages turned,
some bridges burned, but there were lessons learned.

Every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
and every day I wondered how I'd get through the night.
From every change life has thrown me.
I'm thankful for every break in my heart.
I'm grateful for every scar....some pages turned,
some bridges burned, but there were lessons learned.

There's mistakes that I have made,
some chances I just threw away,
some roads, I never should have taken.
Been some signs I didn't see,
hearts that I hurt needlessly -
some wounds I wish I could have one more chance to mend

But it don't make no difference - the past can't be re-written
You get the life your given, oh...some pages turned,
some bridges burned, but there were lessons learned

And every tear that had to fall from my eyes,
and every day I wondered how I'd make it through the night.
From every change [God] has shown me.
I'm thankful, for every break in my heart,
I'm thankful for every scar....

....and all the things that break you,
are all the things that make you.
You can't change the past...cause it's gone -
you just have to move on....to the lessons learned!

"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance, and let endurance have it's perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4