We just added “I’d Be Lying” by One House featuring Sondae and Mitch Wong to Project 88.7!
“I’d Be Lying” meets us right where most of us live: realizing that we’re not perfect and we don’t have it all together. We all have good days and tough days in life. And honestly, the tough days show up more often than we’d like to admit. The artists acknowledge the human urge we all feel to pretend to be okay when we’re not. But they also ask the question, “why?” Why do we pretend to have it all together? Why do we resist God instead of surrendering our hearts and struggles to Him?
The song’s lyrics talk about recognizing that we need God, and it highlights something really powerful the Bible teaches us about Jesus. Jesus is fully God but He also lived a human life on this earth and, because of that, He understands the weaknesses, temptations, and trials we experience in life. He can relate to them and He has compassion for us in them. Pretty cool concept to think about, huh? The all-powerful God can relate to your human weakness. But the Bible goes even further to tell us to come boldly before God’s throne with our weaknesses, and when we do we will find His mercy and grace to help us when we need it most.
I don’t know about you but I don’t naturally love showing my weaknesses boldly to anyone. But that’s exactly what you and I get to do with Jesus. And He doesn’t respond to us with anger or frustration or disappointment for not having it all together. He responds with mercy and help. So you can stop pretending today. Run to Jesus with your weakness. He’s waiting for you.
Since he himself has gone through suffering and testing, he is able to help us when we are being tested. (Hebrews 2:18 NLT)
This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most. (Hebrews 4:15-16 NLT)
Lyrics
Some days I feel like I can walk on water
And some days I don’t even know where I stand
Sometimes I am afraid to show honesty
Because I feel like I am losing a friend
I got traumas and I need some healing
But I find myself running again and again
I can pretend I’m okay and keep doing my thing
But I’ll go back to God in the end
I’d be lying if I said I don’t need you God
I’d be lying if I said I don’t need your love
