Megan's prayer: Kirk Franklin's "Brighter Day"

When I first listened to this song on my way home from work today, I paid no attention to the title of the song - I just downloaded it and hit play. It was a catchy song, but I really wasn't paying too much attention to the words. I was too busy thinking about how excited I was for the three day weekend.  At one point in the song, they start repeating a phrase over and over (and over). Since I really hadn't paid much attention to the song (or the title), I couldn't figure out what they were saying. Suddenly, it came to me! They were saying "Friday." Why would they be saying "Friday" in a Christian song? I had no idea, but that didn't matter. All I knew was that I had been thinking about the weekend, and "Friday," and suddenly they started to sing about it.

I really didn't think much of it as the song ended. In fact, I didn't know what the real lyrics were until I just now sat down and looked them up as I listened to the song again. My "Friday" was actually "Brighter day". This makes much more sense. Had I taken the time to look at the title, or listen to the other words, I might have figured it out sooner. Instead, I had just tried to make the lyrics fit what I was thinking at the time.

With all that being said, it got me thinking. How often is God speaking to me, and I hear something, but I misinterpret what He is saying? How often do I just insist that He is guiding me to where I should be, not because that is the truth, but rather because that is where I want to be? How often do I think He is saying "Friday" (even though it doesn't make sense), instead of really listening and thinking, and figuring out He is saying "Brighter day"?

I hope my listening skills can improve. I hope that I can be strong enough to determine the difference between what God is saying, and what I'm wanting to hear. I pray that I can work towards the point that those two things are exactly the same - that I am wanting to hear exactly what God is saying to me because I have complete faith and trust in Him.