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The first time I heard “Hello Beautiful,” the sixth track on MercyMe’s album Lifer was in the spring of 2017.
I had my earbuds in while I was walking around my neighborhood savoring the emergence of new life in its vibrant shades of green.
The song right before it was “Even If,” Lifer‘s debut, award-winning single.
(I wrote about the message in this it-is-well-with-my-soul-regardless-of-my-circumstances ballad in my post, “Because Life Ain’t Always Pretty.”)
As the intro started on “Hello Beautiful,” I couldn’t help but speed up my pace.
Its unique, finger-snapping folksy tune inspired me to race-walk.
(I wanted to run but was afraid my fifty-plus knees wouldn’t comply.)
Out of all ten tracks on Lifer, “Hello Beautiful” just happens to be Bart Millard’s—the group’s lead singer and song writer—absolute favorite song.
Now let's listen to him tell the two-minute story behind the writing of it.
Now let’s listen to Hello Beautiful.
The song’s message in a nutshell?
If you want to say hello to the beautiful truths of your new life in Christ, you need to first say bye-bye to the ugly lies that are keeping you from enjoying the freedom He died to give you.
Debilitating lies like:
No one will ever really love me for me.
My past is unforgivable.
I am alone.
I will never be good enough.
I am no different than I was before I accepted Christ.
Because of what they did to me, my life is forever ruined—with no hope for change.
(For insight into where these lies originate, checkout my post, “Catch the Foxes.”)
I love the prison cell imagery in “Hello Beautiful.”
It depicts a Christian who has fallen prey to some or all of the above life-draining lies carved into the walls of his or her unrenewed mind (Rom. 12:1-2).
But God.
God begins to call us out of that prison cell with absolute truth.
He says,
“I’ve never quit loving you and never will. Expect love, love, and more love!” (Jer. 31:3 MSG).
“I made you alive with Christ, and I forgave all your sins” (Col. 2:13).
“I will never leave you; I will never abandon you” ( Heb. 13:5).
“I have made you complete in Christ” ( Col. 2:10).
“You are a brand-new creation because you are in My Son; the old you is gone forever!” (2 Cor. 5:17).
“I have blessed you with every spiritual blessing that Heaven has to offer” (Eph. 1:3).
Knowing the truth about who God is and who we are in His Son literally rips the hinges off the prison cell door in our minds! (John 8:32).
Don’t waste one more valuable minute believing the lies of your enemy!
Fix your eyes and ears on your Beloved and start renewing your mind today with His beautiful truth.
(Here is a table of contents for every post in this series.)
“Are You a Lifer in Christ?” – a review of track 1, "Lifer"
“Come out, Come out, Wherever You Are!” – a review of track 2, "You Found Me"
“Has Grace Got You?” – a review of track 3, "Grace Got You"
“Have You Heard the Best News Ever?” – a review of track 4, "Best News Ever"
“Because Life Ain’t Always Pretty” – a review of track 5, "Even If"
“Bye-Bye Lies!” – a review of track 6, "Hello Beautiful"
“Don’t Throw in the Towel” – a review of track 7, "We Win"
“Why Every Christian Should Be Doing the Happy Dance” – a review of track 8, "Happy Dance"
“Christian, Heaven Is Here & Now!” – a review of track 9, "Heaven’s Here"
“This Ghost Is Way Friendlier Than Casper!” – a review of track 10, "Ghost"
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If you enjoyed this post, I invite you to check out all of my books and my video series based on my first devotional.
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