Jason Gray - "Worth Staying For" (Official Audio Video)
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2023
- Listen/Stream "Worth Staying For" at: fanlink.to/landoftheliving
Lyrics:
I spoke without a stutter through the middle of first grade
Until my little world came apart
When I overheard my father saying that he just couldn’t stay
And my speech broke the same day as my heart
They wondered if I did it for attention
But I think I couldn’t get the question out
Wasn’t I worth staying for?
Wasn’t I worth staying for?
More than 45 years later I still see him at the door
Wasn’t I worth staying for?
We were married up in Washington where the Winter felt like Spring
And our love seemed as endless as that sky
So how could we know the cold that other winters would bring
Or the million ways our promises could die
But I guess that I’m still haunted by the question
Now that there are no more papers left to sign
Wasn’t I worth staying for?
Wasn’t I worth staying for?
Time could’ve made us feel like we weren’t strangers anymore
Wasn’t I worth staying for?
I know pain will be transmitted if it doesn’t get transformed
Though it’s not what I intended I did other people harm
And each time that I tried to love I returned to the scene of the crime
I did my own share of leaving, leaving a trail of wreckage behind
And I hated myself, I hated myself for it
A week ago I couldn’t sleep, I was drowning in my shame
If I could’ve ended it I would
But in the middle of that darkness, somehow I knew God came
And stayed with me until I understood
Wasn’t I worth staying for?
Wasn’t I worth staying for?
I carry it in my body like it’s shrapnel from a war
And the only way to heal that kind of wound
Is to trust the love I'm hearing in the kind voice of the Lord
Saying I'm worth staying for
Worth staying for
This was sent to me recently.
It really hit home for me.
As a young boy, I helped my mother pack her car. She told me it would be a short trip. She watched me in the rear view mirror as she drove away. I wasn't worth staying for.
I received a phone call from my oldest sister 33 years later. She told me she was at the side of the bed in the hospital where our mother was dying. She said our mother was unable to talk. I asked my sister if she would put the phone to our mother's ear because I had something I wanted to say to her.
I said, "Mom, it's your son Steven. I want you to know that I love you and forgive you. I hope that our Messiah reveals Himself to you and that you accept His gift because I want to see you again."
I have hope. It's all I have.
Thank you, Jason, for this. 🙏🇮🇱
I don't know if you read these comments, but: You are such an incredible lyricist. You have an amazing knack to take a phrase like this -- one being spoken, cried out by you or us -- and then turning that phrase around so that it is the Lord asking that phrase of you or us. Your lyrics are emotionally raw enough that I suspect they are also very personal -- if so, may God bless you in your sorrow. But, in any case, your music and lyrics bless all of us who listen. And I thank you, and thank the Lord, for the gift He has given you. Your gift has blessed my life.
Beautifully said brother
Can't tell it better brother❤
You described his style perfectly!!! 👍💕💞💗🕊️👻😇♥️💓📖
I've been listening to this artist's music for years and it's refreshing to watch and listen to a music video that is new to me. God bless us all and AMEN!!!!! 👏🤚😊💗🕊️👻😇💕💞🙏♥️❣️💓📖
Truth, fear, raw and painful, but then the healing comes. Sometimes it takes a very, very long time.
Grateful that God is so insistent and so faithful. Thank you, Jason.
What a song. Heartfelt. Emotions. Fantastic lyrics. Give all your pain to God and He will show you your worth
So so many tears. So so much regret. I did my own share of leaving. The guilt is overwhelming seeing the anxiety in my children that the repercussions of my sins have caused. The Lord promises to make all things work together for good but the guilt remains. Thanks so much for this song and I'm so sorry for your heartbreaking pain and all your loss.
Feelings do not define us God Does and this i have to remind myself daily
Jason, I’m so glad I met you. Now I can listen to all your songs. Wonderful ❤
Amazing Jason gray
This made me cry. Thank you for sharing your story, Jason. God knows you are worth staying for 💖
Wow. 💙 😪
I’ve been asking myself this question since Jan 14 when my husband walked out and filed for divorce. I am worth staying for but he couldn’t. God has picked me off the floor and carrying me every step of the way. I was worth staying for. Still hurts.
I will be praying for you to walk in the light and may your focus stay ever fixed on Jesus. He is the only way to really know healing from the hurt. ❤
So deep! God bless you more and strengthen you🙏
Wow....thank you for your vulnerability.
Beautifully written and I love how it ends!
My marriage feels like it's on shaky ground right now and I am feeling so depressed right now
Praying for you and for complete restoration of your marriage.
Love this. Very heartfelt ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Another great song Jason!
Hey. Thank you. I'm going through some things... and I needed to hear this. Thank you for putting to song the words we are often too hurt to say aloud. May this be a catalyst for healing. For all who need it.
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Heaven is our home, we’re passing through.
Love your music Jason! Saw you when you played at the his place church and you rocked it, and was absolutely hilarious. Keep on going!
I'm working my way through Twelve Step recovery, and this song feels very real and relevant, and offers hope that I can find a way through the pain to the relationship connection GOD has for me. Thank you, Jason, for blessing us through your pain. Shalom.
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As someone who’s wrestling through darkness in physical and mental health battles, I would love to hear the story behind this song, particularly the final touching verse. Thank you for expressing these raw emotions in a song and creating an anthem for us struggling overcomers.
Keep fighting and holding God's hand. He is with you too. As I type this, it is within the hour of Mercy; the hour Jesus died. It is a time of great mercy. Immerse yourself in His great mercy and remember you were worth Jesus dying and rising for...you individually and specifically. May you know His precious love for you and may He bring you whatever healing is needed in your body and your heart. I will pray for you. Life is hard and so very painful sometimes but we are never alone or abandoned by God. May God's peace be with you.🙏
@@amandaa.6545 That is so kind of you to reach out. Thank you so much for your encouragement and prayers for a stranger. 💕
@@katiesanders96 You are very welcome and....remember - you are worth it 😉. More prayers coming and I hope graces of great peace and healing, especially on this Sunday; the day when He made a way out of no way and rose from that tomb that we may truly hope in Him and trust in Him. Like I said, I know life can be so hard and sometimes we get so tired but God is always there with open arms to hold us and tend to the wounds. Rest in those arms when you need to and then grasp His loving hand and continue on. He has great purpose for your life and you are worth so much more than the sparrows He watches over ("Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before god. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows." Luke 12: 6-7. Please always remember that Jesus understands your suffering as He too suffered and He cares for you and each cross you carry - He will help you carry it. Thank you for your kind response to me also....it encourages and warms my heart too. We all walk this journey together and we all need each other. May God bless you....keep on going 🚂💞🙏
This one got me.. live your heart brother ❤
What brand guitar is that?
Vesper guitars- he’s a guitar maker, near Milwaukee. It’s a beautiful instrument…
@@jasongraymusic Thanks, man, very much appreciate it