We just added “Wild & Free” by Wande and DOE to Project 88.7!
“Wild & Free” by Wande and DOE is all about how Jesus is everything we need. In today’s culture, we’re constantly told in one way or another that we need something else to be fulfilled and happy in life, whether it’s more money, or fame, a relationship, an easier life situation, or another thing. It’s not bad to pursue good dreams and desires God puts in our hearts or to desire better for our lives when things are tough. We should. But listening to Wande and DOE’s story in “Wild & Free,” we learn that, no matter what, Jesus is enough for us.
The main thing we need and our main purpose in life is to know Jesus and praise Him with our lives. And as we see in these lyrics, knowing Jesus and living for Him gives us more joy, purpose, and fulfillment than anything else ever could. And when we are living life with Jesus, no matter what struggle we experience or what circumstances are happening in the world, we can cast our cares to Him, trusting Him to carry the burdens of our hearts, to take care of us, and help us. And when we find our fulfillment in Jesus and fully depend on Him, that’s when we start living wild and free.
Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. (Philippians 4:11-13)
Lyrics
I don’t really care, take it all away
A hundred thousand times, You’ve been more than faithful
Yeah, if money’s all I got, then it’s all in vain
Any given day, I just wanna praise You
Don’t misunderstand why I raise my hands (hands)
Every circumstance ’cause wit’ You I never lose
Go-got me castin’ all my cares
Hangin’ out the window like yeah, yeah, yeah
‘Cause Your love so deep, runnin’ over
(All of the time, time, all of the time, time, time)
Make it hard for me to keep my composure
Feelin’ so wild and free, yeah
I’ma be loud and proud no matter who’s around
‘Cause You’re so alive in me, yeah
Oh, Your blessings keep me runnin’ over
All of the time, my God is good all of the time, yeah, yeah
Overflow in my life, Lord reign
I can’t believe all the times
You made a way for me, I can’t lie, nah, nah, nah
Yeah, but I was made for that
Didn’t believe, I had to pray for that
Open my phone and scroll
I’m seein’ the world, the struggles I know
I counted on God to carry the load
Said, “Rain on my spirit, I’m ready to grow”
And now I’m here (shee), showin’ the world and my peers (yeah)
What happens when God appears (hey)
I promise the Lord is near