There is this song that speaks of giving a woman what she needs! It has a nice mellow rhythm and the singer is supposed to be sultry, I guess. When I first heard the song I kind of liked it, the music attracted me but then, as I always do, I started listening to the words.
This man declared that the woman had informed him of what she WANTED. I personally have a laundry list of wants, but I don’t really have to have them. I usually get my wants in the form of gifts for birthday and Christmas, sometimes I purchase them myself. This singer said: even though he knew what she wanted he gave her what she, his girlfriend / wife, NEEDED.
What I liked about the song by Dru Hill, was the words: “I promise I'll never hurt you’ I'll never make you cry, no.” No man should ever mistreat a woman and every man should make such a vow.
But, man cannot really give anyone what she needs. Because what each of us really needs is not a physical relationship but a spiritual one. YHWH supplies all that we need.
I don’t have to have my bills paid to live, even though many of us say “I need to pay a bill”. Homeless people live and they do not have bills.
The song continues and the singer declares: ‘he will never make a promise” that he can’t keep’. The name of the song, after all, is: “Never Make A Promise”. Never is a very definite term which is why old folks say: “never say never”. Dru Hill, the singer is not Elohim, chances are he will break a promise, or two, or three.
Many of the songs that are being presented to the public these days are false fantasies. Many individuals, young and unfortunately old alike, listen to these songs and try to make them a reality. Young girls want to be that sexy woman the man whose record is a best seller sings about. The man wants to lip sinc his way into a females bedroom. Sometimes couples get married based on these fantasies and have disastrous results.
I listen to R & B. I like to think I have balance there is more information that is not R & B music going into my ears than there is music like what Dru Hill sings. Today, there are radio stations that incorporate “gospel” music into their music play list; that is not proper balance.
If Dru Hill can make promises and keep them all why would you care about the irrevocable promises of YHWH?
I do not know who is popular now, most of the songs like “Never Make A Promise” are old, produced in 1977. I see from various news blurbs that church weddings are out and themed weddings are in thus promoting the “promise” fantasy.
Tina Turner asked in a song: “What’s love got to do with it?” Janet Jackson asked in a song: “What have you done for me LATELY?” Neither one of these women followed Yeshua; one is a Buddhist and the other was raised Jehovah Witness and was (may still be) a Muslim.
"You've Been So Faithful" by Eddie James is a classic song about real love YHWH’s love. It’s not about giving a person what he or she wants or needs. This song explains what love has to do with it and shows what He has done for the Believer past, present and future. These are some of the lyrics:
As I look back over my life
I can see how Your love has guided me
Even though I've done wrong
You never left me alone
But You forgave me
And You kept on blessing
This I recall to my mind
Therefore I have hope
It's because of Your mercy that we are not consumed
Because thy compassions fail not,
They are new every morning
Great is Thy faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness
You've been, Lord You've been so faithful
(Even though sometimes I didn't do what You wanted me to do)
You've been, Lord You've been so faithful
(Even though sometimes I didn't say what You wanted me to say)
I can never repay You Lord for what You done for me
How You loosed my shackles and you set me free.
How You made a way out of no way
Turned my darkness into day
You've been my joy in the time of sorrow
Hope for my tomorrow
Peace in the time of storm
Strength when I'm weak and worn
Man, not even my husband can ever be my GOD. YHWH gives me the desires of my heart; His promises to me are irrevocable; Elohim will never leave me, He is my GOD and in Him I trust.
written by Marsha L F Randolph
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