Some Days, I Just Need to Hear It
Some days, I long to hear that I am known and loved. Not just in passing, but deeply and personally. Yet, even the people closest to me—the ones I cherish the most—may not always have the right words at the right time.
Sometimes, the reminder comes through a lyric, a quote, or even a whispered prayer. Other times, I need to speak it over myself—to declare that I am known and I am loved. But most profoundly, it is God’s voice through scripture and song that speaks it in the way my heart truly hears it.
When I struggle to feel it, these songs have been my anchor, reminding me of His relentless love.
A Song That Wraps Me in His Love: Belovedness by Sarah Kroger
This song beautifully expresses the Father’s heart for His children. Every time I listen, I’m drawn to Ephesians 1, where Paul reminds me of all we have in Christ. I imagine myself seated beside Jesus, leaning against the Father’s chest as He looks at me with eyes full of love and whispers:
“You’re mine, I smiled when I made you
I find you beautiful in every way
My love for you is fierce and unending
I’ll come to find you, whatever it takes
My beloved”
It’s a song that lifts my soul, filling me with the truth that I am seen, chosen, and deeply loved.
Read more about the”the power of Belovedness”
Adoption Song by Brandon Lake: My Identity in Christ
Brandon Lake is one of my favorite artists. His songs are weighty, full of deep meaning. Adoption Song is a powerful anthem of truth, declaring what Ephesians 1 so boldly proclaims:
“For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will.” (Ephesians 1:4-5)
This chapter is my homecoming. It’s the place I return to when I need to be reminded of who I am and what I have because I am a child of God. Being adopted by Him, changes everything—it silences self-condemnation and drowns out the lies that try to tell me otherwise.
A DNA test can confirm my earthly parents with 99% certainty, but nothing can shake the truth that I belong to God. No lie of the enemy, not even then ones I make up myself, can override what has already been written in heaven. Adoption Song paints this truth so clearly:
“I am adopted
I am beloved
It’s my inheritance
I’m a child of God
So when the liar
Starts mouthing off
I’ll sing in confidence
My adoption song”
Read more about breaking free form self condemnation here
The Picture of His Goodness: Goodness of God by CeCe Winans
One morning, I was driving my kids to school, running late—no surprise there. We always pause at the stop sign to pray. My youngest, ever faithful, declared, “Stop sign, let us pray.” And so we did.
We ended with our usual declaration:
“Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our lives, and we will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” (Psalm 23)
That day, I saw it so clearly—Goodness and Mercy following us, step for step. When we slowed down, they slowed down. When we sped up, they kept pace. When we stopped, they paused. Like two massive guardian angels, assigned just to us.
Then, I found myself behind a car going 32 mph in a 35 mph zone. I felt the urge to urge them forward—just a little faster. But then it hit me: What if Goodness and Mercy were following that car too? Would I be rushing ahead of what God had provided for all of us?
God’s goodness isn’t about speed or how quickly we reach our destination. It is about His faithful presence, running after us at just the right pace. When CeCe Winans sings this song, I feel it so deeply:
“Your goodness is running after, it’s running after me
With my life laid down, I surrender now
I give You everything
Your goodness is running after, it keeps running after me
And all my life You have been faithful
And all my life You have been so, so good
With every breath that I am able
Oh, I’m gonna sing of the goodness of God
I’m gonna sing”
Read about my experience attending a Cece Winans Live concert.
What’s on Your Playlist?
I tell myself this frequently, if the songs on my playlist aren’t reminding you that you are known and loved, maybe more like Girl! it’s time to create a new one. These three songs are just a starting point—what will you add to yours?
