In the 22nd edition of Music Lifts (2023), weโre uplifted by pastor/gospel musician Smokie Norful performing, โI Still Have You.โ
Welcome to Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐, a column that seeks to highlight songs that encourage, inspire, and uplift the spirit; songs that exude fortitude, positivity, and resolve, even in the face of adversity.ย Featured songs arenโt genre-specific; songs may or may not be faith-based. The goal is for these songs to make you feel better โ be LIFTED to new heights!ย So, for the 22nd edition of Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐ (2023), we highlight ๐ต โI Still Have Youโ as performed by ๐ Smokie Norful.
โIโm at my BEST when Iโm at my worst.โ Huh? Please expound, ๐ Smokie Norful. โI passed the test even when I donโt come in first.โ Okay, that is quite possible โ not everyone scores the top score!ย Please, give us MORE, Pastor Norful! โAnd sometimes I win when the score says I loseโฆโ Um, Mr. Norful โ Pastor โ ย what exactly are you getting at? I mean, I remember Kansas State beat my Kentucky Wildcats 75 โ 69 in the 2023 NCA Tournament, and it didnโt feel like #WINNING ๐ค ๐ก ๐คฌ! โโCause even in my weakness, I still have You.โ Oh, Y-O-U, as in God, as in the all-knowing, merciful, omniscientโฆ ๐ ๐ ย ๐ ย Basically, no matter what the situation is for the pastor/gospel singer on his 2022 single, ๐ต โI Still Have Youโ, he still has God guiding him through thick and thin.
โIโm Still Youโ is a beautiful contemporary gospel ballad.ย Basically, this uplifting record says all of the right things.ย It paints a picture that even though things donโt always go perfectly โ tremendous adversity and even, defeat โ God is still there.ย This is a testament of faith, something that can be difficult to have, obviously. Still, it is clear that Smokie Norful has it, even when the situation is not optimal.ย He encourages others by reminding them of Godโs goodness.ย โYou are the one who puts the light in the sun / And Youโre the one who drapes the stars in the sky when the sun is done,โ he asserts in the chorus.ย He goes on to name God by his many titles, praising him for his awesomeness.ย Supported by a gorgeous backdrop of keys and dramatic strings, Smokie Norful definitely provides the listener with music to lift the spirit on ๐ต โI Still Have Youโ.
๐ Smokie Norful โข ๐ต โI Still Have Youโ โข ๐ท TreโMyles Music, Inc. / MNRK Records LP โข ๐ 2022
Smokie Norful, โI Still Have Youโ: Music Lifts ๐ถ ๐ No. 22 (2023) [๐ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; TreโMyles Music, Inc. / MNRK Records LP; cottonbro studio, Itzel Sandoval, Neeraj Nagdeve via Pexels]