My Own Little World
By: Matthew West
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 m own little world
Population me
I try to stay awake through the 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
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
Wooh
Stopped at the red light,
looked out my window
Outside the car, saw a sign,
said “Help this homeless widow”
Just above this sign was the face of a human
i thought to myself,
“God, what have I been doing?”
So I rolled down my window
and I looked her in the eye
Oh how many times have I just passed her by
I gave her some money
then I drove on through
in my own little world there’s 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
Wooh whoa yeah whoa yeah whoa
Start breaking 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
Show me there’s a greater purpose
I could be living right now
outside my own little world
Wooh My own little world yeah
My own little world woo
Lately i've had this feeling in my heart and i can't quite seem to shake it. It's like i'm trying to break free of something. I'm not sure where God's leading me with that one, but i do know that during the process i've been challenged to step up and step out. This song reminds me so much that EVERYDAY we see people in need of food, water, clothing, money, housing and so on, but what about their need for God? As christians we are called to give to the poor and needy, but sometimes we just drive on by, so consumed with our own lives. Myself included. What would happen if we made a small change? If we stopped to help someone instead of assuming that someone else would? Or gave our lunch to a homeless man on the street? The world would see a little Jesus and we'd expand our own little worlds. I am so challenged by this song. I know i sometimes feel like there must be something more out there for my purpose and whatever it is that God is doing, it's going to be so much greater than i could ever imagine.
Today, open yourself up to God's greater purpose and see what and/or who he puts before you. Expand our populations to a few more people!
