I want to share one of my favorite songs with you today. The very first time I heard it, it reached deep down into my soul and moved me. Do you ever feel like songs were written just for you? Isn’t it amazing how music can minister to your soul? I love these words written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), “Music can minister to minds diseased, pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, raze out the written troubles of the brain, and with its sweet oblivious antidote, cleanse the full bosom of all perilous stuff that weighs upon the heart.”

I experienced that very pluck from my own memory when I heard “Tell Your Heart To Beat Again.” I recall exactly where I was on Sisterdale Highway when it’s words caused me to pull over, so I could clear my eyes to see. On this particular beautiful summer day, I was not expecting to revisit a time in my own life when I had to tell my heart to beat again. There are times in our lives when it feels like we can’t go on. The pain and suffering seem almost too much to bear, yet we keep breathing. Maybe you are at this place in your life right now. You feel as though there is no hope and you don’t know what tomorrow may bring. The fear paralyzes and wakes you from your sleep. You toss back and forth without an answer even though you have been seeking Him for it. I pray that these words from David, The Psalmist/Songwriter, affirm you while you wait upon The Lord. He is mighty to save!

“I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.” Psalm 40:1-3

I also hope that as you take the time to listen to this song, close your eyes and meditate on each word. Picture the great Physician healing and repairing your own heart and then hear his whisper to you, “Tell Your Heart to Beat Again.” Don’t let the enemy’s voice be louder than The Father! Stand in agreement with Him that your heart is healed. You can forgive again, you can love again, you can get back up again. YOU CAN!

You’re shattered
Like you’ve never been before
The life you knew
In a thousand pieces on the floor
And words fall short in times like these
When this world drives you to your knees
You think you’re never gonna get back
To the you that used to be

Tell your heart to beat again
Close your eyes and breathe it in
Let the shadows fall away
Step into the light of grace
Yesterday’s a closing door
You don’t live there anymore
Say goodbye to where you’ve been
And tell your heart to beat again

Beginning
Just let that word wash over you
It’s alright now
Love’s healing hands have pulled you through
So get back up, take step one
Leave the darkness, feel the sun
Cause your story’s far from over
And your journey’s just begun

Tell your heart to beat again
Close your eyes and breathe it in
Let the shadows fall away
Step into the light of grace
Yesterday’s a closing door
You don’t live there anymore
Say goodbye to where you’ve been
And tell your heart to beat again

Let every heartbreak
And every scar
Be a picture that reminds you
Who has carried you this far
‘Cause love sees farther than you ever could
In this moment heaven’s working
Everything for your good

Tell your heart to beat again
Close your eyes and breathe it in
Let the shadows fall away
Step into the light of grace
Yesterday’s a closing door
You don’t live there anymore
Say goodbye to where you’ve been
And tell your heart to beat again
Your heart to beat again
Beat again

Oh, so tell your heart to beat again