Trusting our children, especially our estranged children, to a Sovereign God often feels like a full-time career. We ping-pong between crippling worry of the unknown and steel-jawed trust that God is at work.
This song settles us into a gentle groove dug by the memorable riff of the acoustic guitar and the resonance of a Wurlitzer electric piano. And then the thoughtful lyrics move us to rest in the arms of the Creator of Time. Listen for the plays on words about how much our concerns weigh, what we do with time versus what God does with it, and the character qualities of God as they relate to time.
Key lyric: The weight of worry is never worth the price
Most songs about time pulse with the ticking of a clock or drive forward like the sun sprinting across the sky. Instead, “Takin’ My Time” is a paradox: the sometimes crushing anxiety we carry nestled in the gentle back and forth motion of a rocking chair on a wide porch at sunset, accented by a gentle breeze. The song doesn’t discount how we feel; it just models how we should act and move when we feel. The song recalibrates our worries about tomorrow and allows us to let tomorrow worry about itself (Matthew 6).
Musically, “Takin’ My Time” is a feast featuring some of our greatest contemporary musicians—Shane Keister on keyboards, Scott Denté on acoustic guitar, Gordon Kennedy and Jerry McPherson on electric, and Tommy Sims on bass. For this track, Christine Denté provides the lead vocal.
The song fades, leaving us with the impression that the core idea—God takes care of time—will continue on and on.
“Takin’ My Time,” written by Christine Denté and Charlie Peacock. © 1994 Sparrow Song / Andi Beat Goes On Music (BMI). All rights reserved.