Week #12- Ocean Wide by The Afters

Ok, so I think a new song is long overdue.

I've been wanting to do this song for awhile, but I never actually took the time to do it, so I am doing it now. This song is called 'Ocean Wide' by a band called The Afters...

This song plays on the radio all the time, so that's how I know it.

You can read the lyrics.... *HERE*

and you can hear the song *HERE*

Ok, so there is a story behind this song (like most songs) and it goes like this...

The lead singer of the band knew a girl and she called him one day to tell him that her parents were getting a divorce. Her dad left a note to her family that said something like 'I can't keep living a lie' and then he walked out on her and her family. Their hero walked out on them.

This girl's expreience inspired the song 'Ocean Wide' because we realize through experiences like this that the only one true love in the whole world is God's love. Even when all other loves in this world give up on us, we always have our love from God and like the lyrics say, we can always hold on to Him.

It's hard to go through expreinces like this. Divorce is a big one, that I have actually seen people go through. A lot of people just give up on love completely because all these worldly loves give up on us, but God won't, and He never has. Love really is an ocean wide. Love is all around us, but it's so hard to find.

One of the lines says 'You see through all my fears.' I love that line because it's so true. God sees through all of your fears. He sees through all of our tears, and He is the only one whose love will remain with us forever and it will always hold onto us, even when we don't feel it, it's there.

I know that it's hard to forget, I do all the time, but we have to remind ourselves that God is with us. He is holding us and carrying us through this life. While every other love has its flaws, God's love is perfect. God loves us for our imperfections, God loves us for who He created us to be, and God love is all around us. God's love never leaves. Love is an ocean wide, it's there but hard to find. God's love is also an ocean wide, but it's easy to find because it's always with us. God's strong arms are always holding us, and they will NEVER, ever leave.