Longtime Hollywood actor Dennis Quaid has turned in a deeply emotional and moving cover of “Why Me Lord.” This live performance is one not to be missed. It’s an outstanding rendition of a song previously sung and recorded by the late Kris Kristofferson.
Life can and does throw troubling and disheartening situations our way. Of course, those unexpected circumstances do hurt, often causing much sorrow and heartache. That pain is very real and can linger for quite some time. But despite those painful situations, we are all incredibly blessed.
The Lord has touched our lives in many ways with His kindness and love. He continually bestows blessings upon us, even during times of pain and sorrow. All those blessings, His kindness, love, mercy and grace are nothing that we deserve or have earned. We could never do anything remarkable enough to earn them.
In a clip posted on YouTube, the multitalented Dennis Quaid sings a classic tune about the Lord’s unearned and underserved blessings in our lives. In the tune, the singer asks the Lord what they did to deserve such kindness and love.
Not only does the musician ask God about the blessings in their life, but the singer also makes a heartbreaking confession. They have been careless with the Lord’s kindness, love and blessings, essentially wasting them. As a result, the singer asks for the Lord’s forgiveness for letting what He has done in their life go to waste.
“Lord, help me, Jesus, I’ve wasted it
So, help me, Jesus, I know what I am
But now that I know that I’ve needed You
So, help me, Jesus, my soul’s in Your hand.”
It’s a beautiful but also heartbreaking song. It likely describes many people, if not everybody. We have all been greatly blessed by the Lord, but there are likely blessings from Him that we’ve wasted.
James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no fickleness, neither shadow of turning.”