Reasons Why

Nickel Creek , a bluegrass band composed of Sara and Sean Watkins and Chris Thile, are a talented group of young musicians. Their songs are thought-provoking. " Reasons Why" is an excellent example of this talent. Nickel Creek's songs also seem to have a moral to the story which are akin to the parables used by Jesus.

The Lord used these lyrics to impress upon me why Christians have trouble in this world apart from Him. They strive and build, only to feel empty inside. They chase after pipe dreams and get-rich schemes, only to be left with nothing. It is only when we realize we have nothing that we can turn back to Him.

It all starts with a step away...

Where am I today? I wish that I knew

'Cause looking around there's no sign of you

I don't remember one jump or one leap

Just quiet steps away from your lead.

The believers knows that something's wrong-they just can't put their finger on it. They know that they are loved by God, but they feel disconnected. They call this world "home" when they're just passing through.

I'm holding my heart out but clutching it too

Feeling this short of a love that we once knew

I'm calling this home when it's not even close

Playing the role with nerves left exposed.

They make excuses, trying to fit into this world that won't fit them. They wonder why they stumble and don't grow. They make excuses, but they say they have reasons why they walked away.

Standing on a darkened stage, stumbling through the lines

Others have excuses, but I have my reasons why

The believers get distracted by the enemy, who isolates them and makes them lose sight of their God-given purpose in this life. Some may even recognize this, but will continue to do the very thing that keeps them enslaved. Some may even blame God for their plight.

We get distracted by the dreams of our own

But nobody's happy while feeling alone

And knowing how hard it hurts when we fall

We lean another ladder against the wrong wall

And climb high to the highest rung, to shake fists at the sky

Others have excuses, but I have my reasons why.

The Good News: Jesus came to set the captives free!

Those who live through it and become free will say to those who think that they are strong:

With so much deception, it's hard not to wander away.

Proverbs 3: 5-7 says, "Trust in the Lord and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes-fear the Lord and shun evil."

When we put our trust in the Lord, He will direct our steps. Blessings will come, prayers will be answered, and we will grow deeper roots spiritually. When we sit at His feet, we can learn the ways of wisdom from His guidance. When we walk away, we start losing sight of Him. We need to repent and turn back when we realize what we've done. In doing so, we will live. If we don't, we will be lost.