Remember the Broadway play or the now hit movie "Dreamgirls".
There is a scene where Effie White (played by Jennifer Hudson) is coming back. She is trying to get back into the music scene after being out of the scene for a few years. We see a somewhat beaten down Effie, traveling on the bus and she sees the Cadillac dealership where she sang and made her start with the Dreamgirls. She hopes again. Hoping that someone will give her a chance to sing again, she goes back to the manager (played by Danny Glover) of Jimmy Early (played by Eddie Murphy). He talks an old friend and club owner into auditioning Effie for a spot at his club. He is reluctant but let's her audition.
Effie comes in and because conditions are not great, she refuses to sing. Danny Glover's character (Jimmy Early's Mananger) gives her some real life wisdom to think about and the club owner say that he didn't have time for this and that he didn't want to do it anyway. Realizing it was now or never, Effie says, "But you are Mister" turning to the man on the piano, she asked if he knows the song and begins to sing:
Look at me, Look at me
I am changing
Trying every way I can
I am changing
I'll be better than I am
I'm trying to find a way to understand
But I need you, I need you
I need a hand
I am changing
Seeing everything so clear
I am changing
I'm gonna start right now, right here
I'm hoping to work it out
And I know that I can
But I need you, I need a hand
All of my life I've been a fool
Who said I can do it on my own
How many good friends have I already lost?
How many dog nights have I known?
Walking down that wrong road
There was nothing I could find
All those years of darkness
Looking for some light
But now I can see
I am changing
Trying every way I can
I am changing
I'll be better than I am
But I need a friend
To help me start all over again
That would be just fine
I know it's gonna work out this time
'Cause this time I am
This time I am
I am changing
I'll get my life together now
I am changing
Yes I know how
I'm gonna start again
I'm gonna leave my past behind
I'll change my life
I'll make a vow and nothings gonna stop me now
When I hear this song, it always refocuses me. It helps me understand that ny circumstances and my feelings have nothing to do with my change. It has nothing to do with who I am and where I am going. Change comes because I want it and understand that it is needed. My Obedience to God is a lifestyle. God is like the manager, He sees my potential if I can just get outside of my own thoughts and limitations. I realized that this journey not only exposes the real me but it calibrates me to where God needs and wants me to be.
The journey continues...
You are Bound No More.
Pastor Linda Hillman
(c) 2015 LAH Ministries International
Booklindahillman@gmail.com
Get Your Copy Now
Will You Be Made Whole
In The Meantime
There is a scene where Effie White (played by Jennifer Hudson) is coming back. She is trying to get back into the music scene after being out of the scene for a few years. We see a somewhat beaten down Effie, traveling on the bus and she sees the Cadillac dealership where she sang and made her start with the Dreamgirls. She hopes again. Hoping that someone will give her a chance to sing again, she goes back to the manager (played by Danny Glover) of Jimmy Early (played by Eddie Murphy). He talks an old friend and club owner into auditioning Effie for a spot at his club. He is reluctant but let's her audition.
Effie comes in and because conditions are not great, she refuses to sing. Danny Glover's character (Jimmy Early's Mananger) gives her some real life wisdom to think about and the club owner say that he didn't have time for this and that he didn't want to do it anyway. Realizing it was now or never, Effie says, "But you are Mister" turning to the man on the piano, she asked if he knows the song and begins to sing:
Look at me, Look at me
I am changing
Trying every way I can
I am changing
I'll be better than I am
I'm trying to find a way to understand
But I need you, I need you
I need a hand
I am changing
Seeing everything so clear
I am changing
I'm gonna start right now, right here
I'm hoping to work it out
And I know that I can
But I need you, I need a hand
All of my life I've been a fool
Who said I can do it on my own
How many good friends have I already lost?
How many dog nights have I known?
Walking down that wrong road
There was nothing I could find
All those years of darkness
Looking for some light
But now I can see
I am changing
Trying every way I can
I am changing
I'll be better than I am
But I need a friend
To help me start all over again
That would be just fine
I know it's gonna work out this time
'Cause this time I am
This time I am
I am changing
I'll get my life together now
I am changing
Yes I know how
I'm gonna start again
I'm gonna leave my past behind
I'll change my life
I'll make a vow and nothings gonna stop me now
When I hear this song, it always refocuses me. It helps me understand that ny circumstances and my feelings have nothing to do with my change. It has nothing to do with who I am and where I am going. Change comes because I want it and understand that it is needed. My Obedience to God is a lifestyle. God is like the manager, He sees my potential if I can just get outside of my own thoughts and limitations. I realized that this journey not only exposes the real me but it calibrates me to where God needs and wants me to be.
The journey continues...
You are Bound No More.
Pastor Linda Hillman
(c) 2015 LAH Ministries International
Booklindahillman@gmail.com
Get Your Copy Now
Will You Be Made Whole
In The Meantime
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