This song by Chris August is
exactly how I would say my life is right now. I came across the song when I was
thinking about songs to listen to. I thought of "The Upside of Down." I didn't know it but I wanted to
see what it was about. So I listened to it and it gave me a look at the upside
in the down. In the place I'm in there is a lot of the downside when I'm
looking for the upside. But when I think all my troubles are a million miles
away it starts to be about me. When I think I'm safe in God and I say "I
won't go back to the downside," I fall back again. I'm trying to realize
there can be joy in the pain. I want to be closer to God. In the midst of the
sadness, I get close to God for help. God gave Chris August this song for
people who feel like I do. They can realize that there is an upside to the
down. There is sun after a rain. There is joy in the pain.
I wish it was easy to find happiness and joy; it may
be easy to some but not to me. I struggle to keep my joy and happiness. In the
bad it's hard to find happiness but now I realize I have to look HARD to
find it. It's that song "The Upside of
Down" that gave me hope when I struggle with people who respond to the
downside and don't look for the upside.
"I
lost and I found
The
upside of down"
I see the effect songs have on me; I want to do the
same. I want to be a singer and write songs that can lift a person in times of
trouble. I love writing and I love music. We all have an open door to either
the upside or the downside.
The upside, to me, leads me in the direction I want to
be. I just need to find, more often, the upside of down instead of the
downside.
The down side, to me, leads me to say words and do
things I'll regret. I lost the upside in the down for a while and because of
this song I'm going to try HARDER to find the upside in the down.
"That's the upside of down,The upside of down,It's all switched around,I lost and I found the upside of down.
When I feel invincible,A million miles from miserable,It's always about me."
The beginning of this song is my favorite part. It’s
how I feel in times like this.
"The
downside of being up,
is
my inside is empty of,
the
one thing my heart truly needs.
When
I feel invincible,
A
thousand miles from miserable,
It’s
always about me.”
Another part of this is that I want to love God, but
sometime, I think I might doubt Him at times. That's the downside of me.
The upside of me is I can bring a good word to someone
who needs it. I can help A friend, my first friend in a while that is a boy,
know he can be himself by me. I can help, Another one of my friends a girl I met at a food
drive, be who she is and not try to fit in. The upside of the down is I can
give a warm heart to the dormant heart.
"I
want to be the one to love you like I should
Like
you would
Through
the bad and the good."
Picture this; the downside of a man is he says "my life sucks." But he's not
looking at the upside. The upside of down for him is he has food to eat and
money enough to take care of himself. I only saw the downside of this man
because he expressed it. The downside is easier to look at than the upside. You
see, He stood for hours on a curb by a high way flashing that sign. He didn't
look at his life as a gift to live and breathe.
The upside of down, for you, is in your pain you can
find joy if you look hard enough. If you feel unwanted the upside is you are
wanted by God. If you’re sad the upside to that is that you can find something
to make you laugh or smile somehow.
"That's
the upside of down,
The
upside of down,
It
all switched around,
I
lost and I found,
The
upside of down,"
I want to make a difference in life through song and
in my writing. I love to help people come to know Christ. Music can be the
upside of down if you listen. The words bring a good message and can even
change a life. I want to do that but first I must look at the upside more often
than not.
"So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
- Romans 8:12-15
(Thanks)
I would like to thank Chris August for this song. If
it wasn't for this song I wouldn't be looking for the upside of down. Thank you
:)
And I thank all who read this. There can never be a
more upside of down to this than for you to read it and get something great out
of it. I hope someday I can do the same through music.
Thanks especially to the God who made all this possible.
Who always looks at the upside and finds joy in the pain. Who gave me this gift
of writing and a love for music. Thank you Jesus!
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