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Do I have any die hard music fans in the building?

Was just chilling, listening to one of my FAVORITE songs ever written. "I Can't Make You Love Me." There's 3 or 4 versions of the song. Originally recorded by Bonnie Raitt. I think the writer of the song remade it years later, then Boyz II Men, then some others, then Tank. But my favorite version is the original. Makes your heart bleed because as humans we ALL have been there.

If you don't know the song...here's a few of the lyrics...

Turn down the lights, turn down the bed

Turn down these voices inside my head

Lay down with me, tell me no lies

Just hold me close, don't patronize... don't patronize me

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't

You can't make your heart feel something it won't.

A few songs do that to me. Olivia's "December," Isaac Hayes' "Walk on By," Brandy's "Have You Ever," Shontelle's "Impossible," JoJo's "Too Little Too Late," Commodores' "Sail On" and a few others.


But one thing that really hit me tonight as I played it. What if...there was another angle to this joint...God's perspective.


What if we had one more night to live, and we just didn't know it? He was waiting for us to choose Him...but He's a God of free will so He can't MAKE us choose Him. What if we had just one more night on this earth, and we'd be separated from Him forever because of our refusal to be real with Him...and He's just waiting the night out for us to have a change of heart. Really got in my head.


How do we pursue people who don't care about us...just pick things about us that arouse them, then throw us away...why do we chase and beg people, or think about them...why do we worship the unattainable more than we even think about GOD? The One who WATCHES us throw ourselves at the mercy of undeserving people.

The gentle and loving voice of the singer...not judging, not cursing, not threatening. Just a simple statement..."I can't make you love me, if you don't..." That's God.

This is the original meaning of the song anyway. She KNOWS her man is into someone else. He doesn't even SEE her. She just wants one more night in his arms before she accepts that it's a done deal.


WOW.