Strip Me

Racy title, lol, but it's not what you think. Natasha Bedingfield's semi-new song, 'Strip Me,' has been amazing for me to listen to lately. I don't know anything about Natasha spiritually or anything like that, but this song has really spoken to me! I've been getting back into my running routine and every time I listen to this song on my IPod I feel so pumped up! Why? You may ask? Just Listen to the lyrics or read them lol ....
Everyday I fight for
All my future somethings
A thousand little awards
I have to choose between
I could spend a lifetime
Earning things I don’t need
That’s like chasing rainbows
And coming home empty  
This is the first stanza and right from the beginning it brings me in. I do sometimes run after things of this world and 'awards' here on earth, which really don't mean anything when you think of eternity and being with Christ and there are so many times when I chase after 'rainbows' or things that just aren't real, or reachable, or mean anything.....

And if you strip me,
Strip it all away
If you strip me,
What would you find
If you strip me,
Strip it all away
Ill be alright
Take what you want
Steal my pride
Build me up
Or cut me down to size
Shut me out
But I’ll just scream
Im only one voice in a million
But you aint taking that from me
Oh oh no you aint taking that from me 

This is the chorus and this is where my running always picks up, lol. To me this chorus is saying look at me, raw me, look at who I really am not what I pretend to be. Is what I am real, am I really what I claim to be? I feel like the answer is, "Yes" and is telling Satan I am a REAL Christian and if you take everything away I'm still 'alright.' I feel like the next part is what I would say to Satan, " Take what you want, Steal my pride, Build me up, Or cut me down to size, Shut me out But I’ll just scream, I'm only one voice in a million, But you aint taking that from me" It's like a punch in the gut to Satan, I feel, telling him that he can't hold me back or get me to be quiet and even if no one was following and I was the only 'one' then I'd still matter and have a voice for Christ and he can't ever stop me!

Another part in the song says:

Cos when it all boils down
At the end of the day
Its what you do and say
That makes you who you are
Makes you think about,
Think about it
Doesn’t it
Sometimes all it takes is one voice

This part has great meaning to me as well. Because what I do and say makes a HUGE difference in my witness for Christ and it helps encourage me to think that sometimes 'one voice' is all that is needed to shine Christ's light.

I posted the YouTube of the song below :) Maybe this song can bring encouragement to you as well, as it has for me, in basically telling Satan: he can't hold us back, no matter what he tries to do, WE WILL BE HEARD and He CAN'T stop us!!!!! :D