Hi blog post readers!! I was getting ready for work one day recently, and I had You Tube on with my “Liked videos” playing. You know how there are all these ads in between the songs you play, and you can’t always skip the ad right away? Well, one of these “ads” was a song from Danny Gokey called “Fighter.” When I heard the first verse, I was thinking “This is my song! This is my new anthem!” Sometimes songs are just songs, but other times, songs like this one are encouraging and uplifting like nothing else. Sometimes a song is more than a song; sometimes a song is a declaration. That is what “Fighter” is for me.

Let me tell you about this song, why it’s made such an impact on me, and why it has officially been added to my “Liked videos” on my You Tube account. First of all, it really describes my life to me. It talks about going through broken nights and going through fire but that the fire does not burn you…. that’s my story for sure. Secondly, when I sing it, it lets me declare that I am a fighter, and that I am not giving up on life. Thirdly, it is a reminder of all that God is has been showing me about trials and disappointments.

I’ve been through so many things in my life. Only recently have I been able to see more of the value and purpose of the painful trials and situations that I have walked through. After years of ups and downs, valleys and mountain tops, I finally realize that bad things are just gonna happen in life. I can’t always have sunshine or happy seasons, but I know that no matter what season I am walking through, God is with me. One of my favorite verses in scripture is Isaiah 43:2 NLT: “When you go through deep waters I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you.” This verse is my reminder that life is hard sometimes, but God is still good. God is with me through all of it, and I can make it through and come out even stronger than before. I can come out a fighter.