Better Than I

"Better Than I" by Dallyn Vail Bayles

I have absolutely loved this song for years since I first saw the movie "Joseph: King of Dreams." The film is produced by Dreamworks Pictures who also made "The Prince of Egypt." I've always loved both of these movies and the way those key bible stories were so powerfully protrayed through film and the accompanying music. I get goosebumps everytime I listen to it. So it went without saying, for me, that I chose this song to be played during the Signing of the Register at our wedding. That was almost 18 months ago! and here I am today, sitting in my classroom showing "Joseph: King of Dreams" to my Year 2's (as we learnt about Joseph's story earlier in the term) and this song starts to play and I just about cried my eyes out as I quietly sung along to the tune and noticed again, the rich symbolism in the film.

Wow! God is sooooo good!!! Only He could know all those years ago, how important this message would be for me to hear today- like I said in another post recently, I certainly can relate to the way he is crying out to God at the start of the clip- I believe I said all those things: if not aloud, at least, in my heart. I think its so cool that we had it at our wedding not knowing the journey what God had instore for us just months down the track. Another blessed sign of His strength to reassure my soul. Amen!

My soul has always felt like it was soaring long with artists voice when he sings of God's divine vision in comparison to our earthy vision:

 "I saw one cloud and thought it was the sky.

I saw a bird and thought that I could follow.

But it was You who taught that bird to fly.

If I let You reach me, will You teach me?"

But the whole song just signifies the journey I've been on recently and in recent years so, I've included the lyrics cos they are beautiful and so true.

I thought I did what's right,
I thought  I had the answers,
I thought I choose the surest road,
but that road brought me here.
So I put up a fight, and told you how to help me,
Now just when I had given up,
The truth is coming clear

You know better than I,
You know the way,
I've let go the need to know why,
for You know better than I

If this has been a test,
I can not see the reason,
but maybe knowing i don't know,
is part of getting through
I tried to do what's best.
And faith has made it easy
To see the best thing I can do,
It put my trust in you

For you know better than I,
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

I saw one cloud and thought it was the sky,
I saw a bird and thought that I could follow
But it was You who taught that bird to fly,
If I let you reach me
Will you teach me?

For You know Better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why,
I'll take what answers you supply
You know better than I.