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Story Behind the Song: "For Those Who Wait"

03.05.10

"When we're writing songs, we always pray that God will guide us and that He will bring power to the song. This is one of those times when He truly did. This song turned out to be the theme for the whole album. There are so many hard things going on in so many people's lives that life sometimes can be seen as a giant waiting game. We're just waiting for those hard things to teach us something. Those hard things that happened to you can become the best things that ever happened to you because God can use that pain. He'll turn it into power for your life, to help yourself and to help others. And those will be the cornerstones of your entire life and the basis and the formation of your character." - Dawn

Comments

		Michelle M. - August 16, 2010 08:52 PM Music is everything to me, and I think this is the way God speaks to me the most - through the songs I hear at just the right times. I don't even remember what prompted me to buy this album, but the first two tracks were written as though you had looked inside my soul to my darkest, saddest, loneliest feelings that I try to bury so deeply. Four years ago I was on top of the world - my husband and I became completely transformed, renewed, committed Christians, and after a lifetime of fighting obesity I had gastric bypass surgery and was finally at a healthy, active weight. But for 3 years now, I've had such back pain that I'm on disability. I take a lot of pain medication just to have limited mobility for a couple hours each day. I'm only 37, and yet this physical and emotional pain have taken a toll on every aspect of my life - as a wife, mother, Christian, friend... everything. When I first started having back problems, I also lost the job I loved through a set of extremely painful circumstances. I also gained back all the weight I had worked so hard to lose. There have been SO many days when I've felt useless - like I'm no good to anybody. What could I possibly have to offer? There are so many days where depression just consumes me. I never turned my back on God, but I have prayed and cried so hard to try to understand what He wants from me. All I want is to be used by God and to do what He wants me to. But I have struggled so hard to try to HEAR him. "Desperate" is even more personal to me - those words are MY words, my pleadings, my pain. I still don't have answers other than two things this album have taught me: 1) that "there is a purpose for those who wait", even though I may not know what it is..yet; and 2) I am not alone. Thank you Fireflight for saying YES to God's call, and allowing His perfect will and His perfect words to flow from you through your music and to touch so many, even me. Your songs give me hope.

		Celia - June 30, 2010 05:52 PM Amen Thank you for writing it.

		Jerry Powers - June 29, 2010 03:24 AM It is amazing to see how God has blessed all or lives. Your band has become so incredible. Since "Unbreakable" we hear your music everywhere in the DFW area. I thought you were awesome when we heard you in Sherman and you just get better. Thank you for what your music has inspired the young man that was shot in Bells, TX that you signed his shirt and gave him a CD. He has since graduated from high school this spring. He has a job at the Sonic and plans to go to college. He is a inspiration to all of us. When we last spoke it was hit and miss if he would be able to live a full life and now he is Unbreakable. Thanks for you music and the way it inspires us with it's words. Keep rocking you are awesome.

		Holly Adkisson - June 16, 2010 10:16 PM The first time I heard this song I cried. I've listened to it many times since and I wanted to let you know it has given me such encouragement. It makes me think of Joseph. He suffered through so many things: sold into slavery from his brothers and thrown into a dungeon in Egypt for 10 years. Surely he wondered when he would finally be allowed to go free. But he had faith in God and after ten years, not only was he set free but given a high position in the land. He was then able to help his family out in a time of crisis. God is so amazing. It also make me think of James 1:2-4 "Count it all joy my brethren when you face various trials for you know the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect that you may be perfect, complete, and lacking in nothing." Anyways, this song and "Unbreakable" have gotten me through the toughest times I have ever faced. (I actually have unbreakable tattooed on my wrist now!) Thank you so much for doing what you do! Stay strong! In Him, Holly

		Phil - May 30, 2010 11:38 PM The song "for those who wait" has resonated well with my life thus far. It has revolved around waiting. Looking for high school to end and anxious to start college, and similarly with college where I have needed to wait before my dreams would come true. I finally got my first job after graduation from college this week the waiting game is finally over. Your songs drive me to do better in my daily life. Thank You--and keep up the good work!

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