Psalm 73: 23 Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
24 You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
25 Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
26 My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
“I’ve Got A Savior” was crafted during a time of loneliness. Being home all day working on necessary (but seemingly mundane) projects by myself was beginning to take a toll. I do enjoy being with people, sharing stories and struggles and laughter, and I had discovered in a moment that I was a lonely stay at home mom, sorting through a type of dry, desert time of waiting and wondering what’s next (besides another load of laundry, another toilet to clean, another dishwasher to unload). I was thirsty for companionship and conversation, and often asked friends to let me know when I could meet them for lunch during their own busy days at work, but those times did not come.
On this particular day, I was telling God about how lonely that I was by myself and the Holy Spirit quickly reminded me that I was never by myself. He was always with me. Soon after, I was reading through Psalms, and Psalm 73 put more words to what I was experiencing - “Yet, I am always with you…Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you.” This was not a new concept to my head or my heart, but you know how sometimes scripture just hits differently in different times, thanks to the Holy Spirit’s guiding? He was especially Comforter and Friend in that moment, and His tenderness was softly spoken and kind.
With that, I wrote “And when I’m wondering through the desert, and the way seems long and lonely, I will remember I’m not alone here in this world - I’ve got a Savior who walks with me.”
I pray this song is a reminder for those who listen as well. God is ever before us, ever beside us, ever hemming us in from behind. He is tender in the way that He helps us when we are weak and struggling, and He is mighty when we need shielding and defending.
He Shall Be Our Peace.