Hello my name is...

Have you ever made a decision in your life that you knew was the wrong one?
Have you ever knowingly gone down the wide path of sin instead of the narrow path of righteousness?
Do you still feel guilty?
Do you feel ashamed?  Defeated?  Unworthy?  What about unforgivable?

I have.  And I admit... from time to time, I still struggle with those feelings about poor decisions I have made in my life.

I was listening to the radio and they were interviewing Matthew West.  Matthew West is a solid Christian artist who loves the Lord and longs to share the gospel with hurting and broken people (so all of us!).

He opened the floor for people to send their stories to him which he would use to inspire the songs in his new album.  He received over 25,000 letters.  25,000!!!  
Letters of peoples' stories that included the good, the bad and downright ugly. But they always ended beautifully.  Redemption.  Mercy.  Forgiveness.

There was one story in particular that he shared and when they played the song, every single word in that song penetrated my heart.  I felt like Matthew West had written that song for me.  It was all the words I had felt all these years but couldn't put into words.

Hello my name is...

Hello, my name is regret 

I’m pretty sure we have met 

Every single day of your life 

I’m the whisper inside 

That won’t let you forget 

Hello, my name is defeat 

I know you recognize me 

Just when you think you can win 

I’ll drag you right back down again 

‘Til you’ve lost all belief 

These are the voices, these are the lies 

And I have believed them, for the very last time 

Hello, my name is child of the one true King 

I’ve been saved, I’ve been changed, and I have been set free 

“Amazing Grace” is the song I sing 

Hello, my name is child of the one true King 

I am no longer defined 

By all the wreckage behind 

The one who makes all things new 

Has proven it’s true 

Just take a look at my life 

What love the Father has lavished upon us 

That we should be called His children 

I am a child of the one true King

Perhaps you have battled these lies from Satan for way too long.  If these lyrics resonate with you, have a listen to the song today.  "I am no longer defined by all the wreckage behind....Hello my name is child of the one true King."