My Back is to the World

For the past few years, I have been trying to find a recorded version of a song that the youth worship bands in middle school and high school used to play. It always touched my heart and reminded me of who I am in Christ. This song has and continues to be an encouragement to me especially in my current situation.

For those that have dedicated their lives to being a disciple of Christ, I want to encourage you to stand with your face to the wind, and your back to the world...don't turn around to follow the things of the world. For those struggling with the back and forth tug-o-war between surrendering your life to Christ and living for the pleasures of this world, I challenge you to turn you back to the things of the world and follow Christ at all cost....HIS WAY!

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will find it. What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?" Matthew 16:24--27

Stand

Here I am still waiting
For how long I don't know
It's a long way back from where I've been
And there's no where else to go

So I'll stand with my face to the wind
And my back to the world
I'll follow you
I'll go where to tell me to go
No I don't be afraid
No I won't be afraid

I feel your wind is moving
I'm not sure where it's going
But I'll let it carry me away
Cause I'm not staying in this place

So I'll stand with my face to the wind
And my back to the world
I'll follow you
I'll go where to tell me to go
No I don't be afraid
No I won't be afraid

And I won't turn around