Day 164 - I Turn to You

I have been a fan of this song for a long time.  What can I say?  It's a sweet song.  
“When I’m lost in the rain, in your eyes I know I’ll find the light to light my way. When I’m scared, losing ground, when my world is going crazy, you can turn it all around. And when I’m down you’re there pushing me to do the top. You’re always there giving me all you’ve got.”  All of us need someone to guide and comfort us, especially when things get tough.  And all of us need to be encouraged and motivated to do our best.  I know that I've needed some strong pushing and nudging in recent weeks/months, and it's essential to have people around you to do that, because it can be difficult to "pull ourselves up by our own bootstraps."  And it's important to identify those people who can do that for you in a positive, healthy way.  Not everyone who pushes you is pushing in the right direction or for the right reasons.
"For a shield from the storm, for a friend, for a love to keep me safe and warm – I turn to you. For the strength to be strong, for the will to carry on, for everything you do, for everything that’s true – I turn to you."  This person in her life seems to be a wonderful support.  The person protects her from storms, loves her, is a friend to her, and provides strength when she needs it.  While the assumption is that this is a romantic partner, it doesn't have to be.  For me, I find such in my group of sister friends who surround me and take care of me in all these ways.  The relationship that we have affords such closeness, and I know that I can turn to them no matter what is going on, and I don't have to worry about a thing.
"When I lose the will to win, I just reach for you and I can reach the sky again. I can do anything, cuz your love is so amazing, cuz your love inspires me. And when I need a friend, you’re always on my side giving me faith, taking me through the night."  This stanza reflects Divine love for me.  The love that God provides for me (hence why I call God "Love") inspires me to love myself and others in a greater way.  And the faith that I receive just from walking in relationship with God enables me to walk through and in just about anything.  I know good and well I would have lost my mind long ago if if it had not been for the strength that God provides for me to trust something other than myself and the opinions of others.
"For the arms to be my shelter through all the rain, for truth that will never change, for someone to lean on, for a heart I can rely on through anything, for the one who I can run to – I turn to you."  Rounding out the song, she speaks to the loving embrace and the reliability of her friend.  Two things stand out to me in this stanza: "for truth that will never change" and "for the one who I can run to."  The piece about truth is amazing to me, because we so often seek things that we can know to be true in our lives as a means of stability and consistency.  For some, this is found in religion, their identities, their jobs, their families, any number of things.  I find it profound that part of her truth could be found in the love that she found from another person.  This says a lot about their relationship and the investment that's been made.  And the last line is one that is familiar from other songs.  In my mind, I see the little kid that resides in all of us feeling scared, hurt, or overwhelmed and running toward a loving parent and being scooped up into those arms to be protected and cared for.  Everyone needs someone to run to when the world has gotten to be too much.