I have this game I like to play, mainly in my head, with one of my closest friends Kevin. He likes the same kinda music I do, so when I find a really good and NEW song I like to text him and see if he's heard it. One, so he can discover awesome music and share with the Youth Ministry (Yeah, he's a Youth Minister), but two, because he's ALWAYS the one who finds the "Latest and Greatest" and I keep coming in second place on that front. Not that it's a competition or anything, but I should be more "in the know" being I work with a few PR agencies who represent these music artists that I love. Nevertheless, he wins.

Every. Single. Time.


So, yesterday I was cooking dinner when I heard a familiar voice singing on KSBJ. It was a new song, with strong words, yet I couldn't place the person singing. Then I thought Is that Matthew West?

I should have KNOWN it was because a few weeks ago I got an email from, as I mentioned, one of the PR companies that handles his music publicity. They shared the Album, Pictures, and related info for an upcoming editorial. The thing is, it's all electronic and I hate to admit this, but my sound on my laptop is out. I've been told it's a goner and I'll never be able to fix it (Think it's time to give up Ole' Bessie anyway). So, I haven't even opened the clips to listen, but I should have because what I heard was a song that describes my life, my way of thinking to a tee. I ask myself these questions all the time. What if there IS a bigger picture and why is my own little world more important to those hurting around me? It's not.

I've been struggling at working from home and being a Mother to these children. So much that I kill myself each day only to be of little worth over the weekend, frozen from exhaustion and the thought of doing it all over again on Monday morning. Not only that, I'm not noticing the people around me, the world that is hurting and needs nothing more than love.

There are a few lines that really spoke to me, but when I heard this line I realized I've NEVER asked God to do this, never prayed for this, never WANTED this, but how could I show love where I don't know it's even needed?

Father, break my heart for what breaks Yours
Give me open hands and open doors
Put Your light in my eyes and let me see
That my own little world is not about me

Matthew West's new album The Story of Your Life debuts it's first single My Own Little World (and yes Kevin discovered it before me and was clearly "holding out on me". But I want you to listen to the song and read the lyrics.

Do you see yourself in this song? How can you move forward and show Christ's love to the hurting world around you?

Matthew West - My Own Little World
Album: The Story of Your Life



In my own little world it hardly ever rains
I’ve never gone hungry, always felt safe
I got some money in my pocket, shoes on my feet
In my own little world, population: me

I try to stay awake during Sunday morning church
I throw a twenty in the plate but I never give ‘til it hurts
And I turn off the news when I don’t like what I see
Yeah, it’s easy to do when it’s population: me

What if there’s a bigger picture?
What if I’m missing out?
What if there’s a greater purpose?
I could be living right now
Outside my own little world

Stopped at a red light looked out my window
I saw a cardboard sign said, “help this homeless widow”
And just above that sign was the face of a human
I thought to myself, God, what have I been doing?
So I rolled down the window and I looked her in the eye
Oh, how many times have I just passed her by?
I gave her some money than I drove on through
And my own little world reached population: two

What if there’s a bigger picture?
What if I’m missing out?
What if there’s a greater purpose?
I could be living right now
Outside my own little world
My own little world

Father, break my heart for what breaks Yours
Give me open hands and open doors
Put Your light in my eyes and let me see
That my own little world is not about me

What if there’s a bigger picture?
What if I’m missing out?
What if there’s a greater purpose?
That I could be living right now
I don’t want to miss what matters
I wanna be reaching out
Show me the greater purpose
So I can start living right now

Outside my own little world
My own little world
My own little world

More to Come:

You'll be hearing more about this album that debuts October 5th from me. Lots of great exciting things to come, maybe even a chance to win it. Stay tuned!