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Alright, guys, let's wrap up the week. So on the Daily Blade this week, we've explored songs you probably haven't filed under worship before. And plenty of guys don't love contemporary worship, yet praising God isn't negotiable. So let's widen the definition of worship music. And yesterday we looked at the song Blame Jesus by country music artist Drew Parker. And today I'm gonna help you guys understand your middle schooler because we're looking at the song Your Ways Better by the pop singer Forrest Frank. So we're doing it. We started the week with aggressive metal, and now we're doing happy, happy pop music. So now admittedly, I don't spend a lot of time listening to or consuming pop music. Most of it's trash, but I just gotta tell you, it's hard to listen to Forrest Frank and not have a smile on your face. I mean, the songs are catchy, the lyrics are God honoring, and I can actually listen to the songs with the whole family without anyone being annoyed or offended. And again, you did you shouldn't expect Beethoven or Bach when you're listening to teeny bop pop music. You know, it just kind of is what it is. But also, if you have a little kid, so if you have littles, I'm just gonna tell you, dads, this here's a dad hack. Learn the dance together with your kids. I mean, I'm serious because apparently there is a dance that goes along with the chorus of this song, Your Ways Better by Force Frank. It doesn't look too complicated. I mean, guys, have a great time, have some fun, laugh a little, you know, kind of embarrass yourself, but create a memory with your kids and do the dance. All right. But let's go ahead and dig into the song. So the song actually, for such a positive, you know, upbeat song, it starts out pretty somber. So let's go to the beginning here. When I'm overwhelmed within from the weight of all my sin, I need a friend to call my own. I need a house to call my home. When I'm broken down inside and there's nowhere else to hide. Let's actually pause there. I mean, I know this is a pop song, but this sounds rather psamy to me, right? So let's go to Psalm 38, starting at verse 3. There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation, there is no health in my bones because of my sin. For my night for my iniquities have gone over my head like a heavy burden, they are too heavy for me. My wounds stink and fester because of my foolishness. I am utterly bowed down and prostrate. All the day I go about mourning, for my sides are filled with burning, and there is no soundness in my flesh. I am feeble and crushed, I groan because of the tumult of my heart. But let's actually go back to the song here and look at the last two lines of the first verse. I need a place where I feel known. Can someone help me? So now back to Psalm 38, verses nine and ten. O Lord, all my longing is before you, my sighing is not hidden from you, my heart throbs, my strength fails me, in the light of my eyes it also has gone from me. I mean, dude is just up against it right now in the psalm. I mean, he's desperate, I mean, in the Psalm and in the song, right? He's longing for refuge, but now let's go to the pre-chorus. Then I hear your reply, bringing teardrops to my eyes, saying, I'm not alone. And guys, that's the truth. He's not alone, and neither are we. I mean, one of the most powerful verses in the Old Testament is Deuteronomy 31, 6. Be strong and courageous, do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you. I mean, he will not leave you or forsake you. I mean, what a promise. I mean, that's a promise that can be the foundation for your entire life, right? But now let's actually go to the chorus of the song. Oh Lord, I need you now more than ever. Would you put my heart back together? I searched the world till my head hurt just to find out your ways better. Your ways better, your ways better. Oh Lord, your way's better. Jesus, your ways better. I mean, guys, there's so much here. I know the lyrics are simple, but they're really rich with biblical truths. So, oh Lord, I need you now more than ever. Would you put my heart back together? That's Psalm 147.3. He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. And then I searched the world till my head hurt just to find out your way's better. You know, Jesus, your way's better. And gosh, this is backed up all throughout scripture. You know, Proverbs 14, verse 12. There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death. Then Isaiah 55, 8, 9, for my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts. And then here's Jesus in Matthew 6, verse 33, but seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. So, guys, for a lot of us, you know, going back to the chorus, this is our story. We've searched for meaning and purpose and comfort all over the place. You know, you roan from sexual partner to sexual partner only to still feel empty. You go to the bottom of that whiskey bottle just to find out that nothing is there. You use drugs and pills to try to take the edge off of the pain, only to realize that the pain only worsens when you sober up. I mean, you you tried all your ways and none of them worked. But for many of you, Jesus saved you, and now you see that his way is better. And I would venture to guess that there are some of you listening to this right now, and you're still in the middle of your downward spiral of your way. You still think you're right, you still think you have your sin under control, you still think that, you know, if I could just bed this woman, or if I could just make another sale, or if I could just get one more hit that you'll fix what's broken about you. But just let me tell you, you're being a fool. And that would describe all of us before we transferred our faith from ourselves and on to the God man Jesus. If you have never done that, then let today be the day. Repent of your sins, turn a fool 180 degrees away from the path of destruction that you're on, give your life to Christ. It is impossible for you to regret it. All right, guys, thanks for your attention this week. Stay sharp.

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