DEFYING GRAVITY
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Inspiration comes in different formats, different places and in different ways. When I heard the song, “Defying Gravity,” from the Broadway musical Wicked, my heart stirred. The words repeatedly resounded in my soul, so much so, that I memorized and changed some of the lyrics to make it my own. I heard the words, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Philippians 4:13) and “…As He is, so are we in this world.” (1 John 4:17). Jesus Christ defied gravity, then so will I.
I refer to the term “Defying Gravity” as overcoming seeming impossibilities. Having been Born Again and Born Into the Kingdom of Heaven, I am unquestionably “more than a conqueror through Him who loves me.” (Romans 8:37). Nothing, absolutely nothing is impossible in my Kingdom, as there is nothing impossible for my Sovereign King. May my revised lyrics to this classical song bless you, as it blesses me:
Something has changed within me
Nothing within is quite the same
I’m through with playing by the rules
Of someone else’s game
Too late for second-guessing
Too late to go back
It’s time to trust my instincts
Close my eyes and leap!
It’s time to
Defy gravity
I will
Defy gravity
And you can’t pull me down!
I’m through accepting limits
’cause someone says they’re so
Some things I cannot change
But till I try, I’ll never know!
Too long I’ve been afraid
Now I’m ready to fly and
Defy gravity
I’m defying gravity
And you can’t pull me down:
Jesus, I love what we do together.
With You I’m unlimited
There’s no fight we cannot win
You and I
Defying gravity
With you I Defy gravity
Nothing can bring me down!
So if you care to find me
Look upward to the sky!
As someone told me lately:
“Everyone deserves the chance to fly!”
And if I’m flying solo
At least I’m flying free
To those who’d ground me
Take a message back from me
Tell them how I am
Defying gravity
I’m flying high
Defying gravity
And nobody in all the world
No one that there is or was
Is ever gonna bring me down!
(Reference: Broadway Musical Wicked Song, “Defying Gravity” with revisions by W. A. Vega)
Shalom