I'm Not a Wannabe, I'm Who I Wanna Be

Mandy always finds the most interesting challenges to stretch her and I think I'm going to participate in the latest. The latest challenge she blogged about was Sarah Bowen's Best Me Challenge which challenged you to pick one song that is inspiring you right now. While I am loving on Mandisa's God Speaking song which I mentioned in my last post, I am truly rocking out to the latest Hawk Nelson single. As I'm trying to be more real, authentic, and transparent, the line of the song that I remembered from the first time I heard it on Air1 was "I'm not a wannabe, I'm who I wanna be and I intend to be how You created me."

Hawk Nelson - Friend Like That lyrics

I like it simple and I'm not a superman
I never said that I was more than that
I'm not a wannabe, I'm who I wanna be
And I intend to be how You created me

I, I need somebody on the inside
I, I want somebody who can set me free
I'm not the only one who feels like this
I've got a few others around me

Hey let me hear ya say
Make some noise if you feel this way
Hey if you got a friend like that
Hey let's scream and shout
If you know what I'm talkin' `bout
Anybody got a friend like that

I once was little and I always had a plan
You thought my friendliness was just an act
I'll be your friend indeed, and you can count on me
And I can guarantee, your friend I'll always be

I, I need somebody on the inside
I, I want somebody who can set me free
I'm not the only one who feels like this
I've got a few others around me

Hey let me hear ya say
Make some noise if you feel this way
Hey if you got a friend like that
Hey let's scream and shout
If you know what I'm talkin' `bout
Anybody got a friend like that

Does anyone out there feel alone
Can anyone hear me
Down and out, your heart is cold
It's never easy
But if you believe that there is hope
Than sing it with me

Hey let me hear ya say
Make some noise if you feel this way
Hey if you got a friend like that
Hey let's scream and shout
If you know what I'm talkin' `bout
Anybody got a friend like that
Hey let me hear ya say
Does anybody feel this way
Hey if you got a friend like that
Hey let's scream and shout
If you know what I'm talkin' `bout
Anybody got a friend like that

I, I need somebody on the inside
I, I want somebody who can set me free
I'm not the only one who feels like this
I've got a few others around me

Jesus at the Drive-Thru Window

Tonight, although starting off bad, was a good night. I drove over to Mason for a Cincinnati-wide MOPS Coordinator Chat at Panera and got terribly lost. (Who knew that Montgomery Road and Mason Montgomery Road weren't the same road?) Arriving an hour late, I was the only representative from the west side of Cincy. I should have ordered something because I was so hungry but I didn't want to be harffing (sp?) down food while everyone else was discussing things. The leaders made a comment about my awesome publicity pieces and I blurted out that they didn't work very well because our group will probably be tanking next year. They still encouraged my talent but didn't really address my blurt.

After the meeting, I got to talk with the leader that's trying to grow MOPS on the westside about my conflict with Whitewater and how there's really no one to take over for me next year and how my commitment to MOPS through May is one of the few reasons that are keeping us from leaving Whitewater. We're going to meet again in a few weeks about changing the charter of our MOPS group from a classic MOPS group to a MOPS@ group which is more of a small group and really is how our group is functioning right now.

We prayed over things and I felt much better. In the car, I heard a song on the radio I've never heard before that spoke to me. I stopped at a Wendy's on my way home and Jesus handed me my Single Combo with a Diet Coke.

Speak Lord for your servant listens. :)

Edited 2/7/08: Figured out the song was Mandisa's God Speaking.