Personally, I think the famous song “My Way” sung by Frank Sinatra is the worst song ever written. I like Frank Sinatra music. I love the off-beat tempo he sings, the pauses and breaths he takes in the not-so-usual places. He’s one of a kind. But, I still hate the song “My Way.”
I can’t think of a worse way to go through life, doing everything “My Way.” I don’t think David, the song writer, would have thought much of that song either. David wrote a totally different song: “Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday.” [Ps 37:5-6 NKJV]
“Commit your way to the LORD” he begins. In other words, David’s song would be titled “God’s Way!” Commit your way to the LORD, trust in the LORD, He shall bring it pass … then your righteousness will shine like a light and your justice will be as bright as the sun. Now that’s a song.
I can look back on my seven-plus decades and see that whenever I did things “My Way” they almost always turned out wrong. Oh, sure, I had some successes and made some wise decisions, but none of that matters much when you are walking away from God – which is what “My Way” is. When I turned around, faced my LORD and Savior and began walking toward Him, in step with His Spirit’s leading, then things began to turn out eternally right. I began to love righteousness and justice. I began to pursue His Holiness in me. I began to trust that God knows way better than I how to make my life worthwhile.
So, let me revise Frank’s Song just a little. “And now the end is near And so I face the final curtain. My friend, I’ll say it clear, I’ll state my case of which I’m certain. I’ve lived a life that’s full, I’ve travelled each and every highway, and more, much more than this, I did it God’s Way”
