Accompaniment Track MP3: You Are Here

You Are Here - Song History
WORDS & MUSIC
Dennis Jernigan

This song came to me as I thought about all God has done to get me to where I am now. My life has been awesome. A beautiful, strong, amazing wife. Nine incredible, loving children. Twelve incomparable grandchildren - so far. Music that is sung literally around the world. Yet, I still have moments of pain and sorrow and fear and discouragement just like any other person would. As I thought about how to overcome the pain, sorrow, fear, and discouragement, I quite naturally thought about my current health crisis. Living with Parkinson’s. Fear and discouragement come when I allow myself to believe the enemy’s lies about what may or may not await me in the future. Pain is simply a part of life - and quite often comes as a result of my own sin. Sorrow comes from thinking about what I have lost - or what I might lose. To allow such thoughts to control my mind leaves me feeling hopeless - like a ship caught in a whirlpool that is slowly but surely circling the drain into the downed spiral into some great abyss. That is what we call ‘stinkin’ thinkin’!
How do we stop wrong thinking? We put on right thinking. In other words, we put off the lies from our minds and we replace them with the simple truth of God’s Word. His Word to me on the day this song was born? “You are not alone, son. I Am here.” This simple truth is [art of the bedrock of my faith. This simple truth alleviates pain, comforts me in sorrow, replaces fear with the won’t-let-go love of God, and brings great encouragement to my soul that reminds me that my God wastes nothing. Not even my illness. I am not alone. Ever. He is here…
Dennis Jernigan