“Its about the journey!” I saw this on a rental car poster (mistake included, it should be “It’s”) in their office. And immediately I knew that The Journey, title track from Building 429’s latest album, The Journey (2018) would be this week’s song.

I’m away for a week to visit family members doing it tough. This song is very timely for me, and for them (the album only came out a month ago, and I only got it two weeks ago). And I was hooked from the first bar of the piano intro.

Wish I could talk to the younger me,
Caught up in all his insecurities,
Afraid to walk on the raging seas,
Step on out, step on in,
Say the words that I’ve never heard,
That could steady a heart that hurts,
Young men worry things will never turn,
Wish I could say to the younger me…

It’s okay not to be okay,
We all long for an easier way,
Beauty grows in the strangest places,
Don’t be afraid to stand and face it,
It’s not how we get where we’re going that counts…
It’s how we live the journey.

My hope on this journey to visit my family is that I will encourage them greatly. I want my words and attitude to point them to Christ, I know he’ll continue to encourage them after I leave.

Cause you’ll never be alone,
He’ll be with you all along,
He wants you to live with your heart that’s wide open,
So you can dance like there’s nobody watching,
Cause you’ll never live at all,
If you never risk the fall.

Go out and live the journey.

The Journey – Building 429