This is exactly what happened with my ex - my first love. "The last 3 years were just pretend.". I loved him and he left me. He made it a whole lot more painful than it had to be. And when he finally dumped me, all I could do was let him go. . The whole thing's been getting shoved in my face all week. I found this song last night, and I haven't been able to get it off of my mind. Remembering hurts, but I can't run from this. . At least I'm not in it alone. The one part of this song that doesn't apply to me is " You were ... the one thing I tried to hold on to"; I clung to my faith. God's the only one who never lets let me down, even though He doesn't always make things go my way. Now that it's over with, I'm glad I didn't end up married to that guy.

I love this song; it's so sweet and personal. And I love how it makes the point that God cares about the details of our lives. He does care; He loves us. Not in an over-indulgent grandparent kind of way, but in a sacrificial way. He's absolutely perfect and we're not, and he loves us anyway. He let Himself be killed, then rose again conquering death, all for us; He took punishment (Christ's crucifixion) for our imperfection that separates us from Him. And He offers eternal life and a relationship with Him for everybody, if they'll only reject their sin and put all of their faith in Him. He is the only way to Heaven. God, the Creator, the Giver of every good thing, who is all-powerful and all-knowing truly passionatley loves us. . That's awesome love. Jesus Christ is my Redeemer; I've experienced His love and there's nothing better. You can think I'm crazy you want to. That's okay. :)