NEEDTOBREATHE - "Difference Maker" [Official Video]

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LYRICS:
Isn't it amazing how a man can find himself alone
Call into the darkness for an answer that's he's never known
Isn't it amazing how God can take a broken man
Let him find a fortune let him ruin it with his own two hands
And he walks on up the hill
on the rock on which he stands
he looks back at the crowd
And he looks down at his hands and he says
I am a difference maker.
I am the difference maker
I am the only one that speaks to him
I am the friendliest of friends of God.
Isn't it amazing how a man can find himself alone
Call into the darkness for an answer that's he's never known
And he walks on up the hill
on the rock on which he stands
he looks back at the ground
And he looks down at his hands and he says
I am a difference maker.
I am the difference maker
I am the only one that speaks to him
I am the friendliest of friends of God.
I am on the fence about nearly everything I've seen
And I have felt the fire be put out by too much gasoline
We're all strangers passing through, place and time, afternoon
Life is but a vision in a window that we're peeking through
It's a helpless conversation with a man who says he cares a lot
It's a hopeless confrontation about who might throw a punch or not
And we are all transgressors, we're all sinners, we're all astronauts
So if you're beating death then raise your hand but shut up if you're not.
I am the difference maker
I am the only one that speaks to him
I am the friendliest of friends of God.
I am the difference maker
I am the only one that speaks to him
I am the friendliest of friends of God.

[@shaolinman7994]

This was my brothers favorite band/song. He had this song playing all of the time. He passed away 7 years ago. Every time i hear thing song it brings tears to my eyes but joy to my heart. Thank you!

[@livistar7214]

🤍

[@JeffreyWillis800]

Aww, sorry about your loss. I like this song too, but I can't say I fully understand the lyrics.

[@Chacetosmooth]

I am so sorry

[@vocalvegan4686]

Sorry for your Loss, Family. First time I heard the tune it became 1 of my favorites. Love n Blessings Family!!!

[@juliangerardino1682]

God be with you brother. So sorry for your loss

[@IAmSam2011]

The best songs are written in such a way that each time you listen to them you discover something new or deeper meanings behind them. This way they can never be overplayed, they are new each time. This is certainly one of those songs. I have listened to this song for years and understand deeper and deeper interpretations of it every time I come back to it. Here is my take on it, which I believe is in line with the bands own comments in regard to its meaning. This song is about the dangers of pride in the heart of believers, about the deception we sometimes hold that it is us who works through God and not God who works through us. We build our lives on the gifts and graces of God only to somewhere along the way get lost in the belief that it was by our effort that we gained what we have, or by our power that we have or can make an impact. We climb on top of God, the rock which has sustained us, and we contribute all that has been gifted to us as the work of our hands instead of looking at the actual rock which we are standing on. We glorify ourselves claiming his works as our own, when in reality destruction is the only fruit our own effort has ever reaped. We pour the gasoline of our pride on the fire of his Holy Spirit thinking somehow we have any effect on his ability to accomplish his will. We end up in a futile and pointless attempt to accomplish Gods will instead of living and resting and taking refuge in it. It’s about coming back to the realization that our sovereign God will do what he wills when he wills in-spite of us, but instead, because of his love and so his glory may be revealed through us, he chooses to involve us despite our sinful and destructive nature. Every thing we know of Gods sovereign plan, nature, and glory was revealed to us by the Holy Spirit, and although sometimes we tend to believe that we can see the end from the beginning, fully knowing his purposes, in reality this side of heaven what has been revealed to us is just a blurry vision we see through the dirty window of our sinful nature (something I wish some theologians would better grasp. I am skeptical and borderline repulsed by those who are so full of pride and closed minded that they believe they have the monopoly on Gods nature and purposes like he is an equation who can be solved by the fallen mind of man.) The chorus of this song is a description of this false, prideful, works based, belief “I am the difference maker, I am the only one who speaks to him, I am the friendliest of friends of God.” My absolute favorite part of this song is that after the final verse/bridge where the singer realizes his false paradigm and the pointlessness/irony/futileness of his efforts he finally views his works and hisself rightly ” it’s a passive confrontation about who might throw a punch or not. We are all transgressors, we’re all sinners, we’re all astronauts. So if you’re beating death then raise your hand but shut up if you’re not.” That last line is very very significant because as a Christian we know the only one who beat death is Jesus Christ so essentially he silences his own pride and the pride of every man who has ever lived by acknowledging that even our salvation let alone the works that flow out of that salvation are not of any effort of our own but that of Christ’s. The chorus is then repeated but with the music being played louder, and more forceful, and with another voice joining it, as if some big revelation is coming to a head and as if the perspective is shifting, and then the listener has an indication that this and the last line of the previous verse are signaling that it’s no longer the man who is saying “I am the difference maker, I am the only one who speaks to him, I am the friendliest of friends of God” but now it’s Jesus.

[@leapoffaithleader]

Aho

[@leapoffaithleader]

I keep coming back to this song year after year, and I totally find new messages every time. I love this song! ❤️

[@eliphelps3207]

That’s really good bro

[@calebhigginbotham1401]

i feel like he could be making biblical references to the 4 gospels possibly about the world before Jesus came and how people, take for example the Pharisees made it seem that they were the closest to God and they had so much pride and they never acknowledged God for anything that in all actuality they were the ones making the differnece but when in reality they are just as dirty and sinful as the rest and no one can make a diference without God working through them And also that no one made as big a difference as jesus, and jesus was sent into the world to silence these voices because in the new testament it talks about how jesus called the pharisees out for being prideful and lacking fruit and thats what hes talking about in the last phrase before the final chorus.

[@danyy8000]

Wow 🤯 I didnt even realize much of these things...dang God speaks from all directions

[@sassybrownbeauty]

These are the musicians and songs that should be popular.

[@benjinitro6]

Sabrina Owen I agree 100%

[@tntnelson6307]

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[@thespotlightkid4138]

Sabrina Cano 4 yrs old but right-on It's the sick way of the world. & now I'll likely be done for domestic abuse if it got mentioned to teacher how i dislike hearing my 2 youngest listening to today's young-teenager's music idols like Kesha, Beyoncé & Bleeding Ariana Grandshite (grand promotion of gender-confusion ...more like)

[@elijahellis8178]

Agreed

[@edgarsanchez8934]

Wake up at 4:30 a.m and going for a jogg at 5:30 makes this song so much Alive for me. Had to stop in middle and weep and ask forgiveness and my blinds eyes to be open.

[@valeriegonzalez4316]

I cry when I hear this song. Every time. And I usually hear at the right moment. When my heart starts to get a little to big for its britches. It humbles me, reminds of where I am and who I'm not. I am not the friendliest of friends of God. I start to think that because I am active in the kingdom, read my bible, go to church, that I got it all together. When in reality its not me holding my world together. Its God. Its a dark area in many hearts we tend to cover up, though we all go through it. Pride.

[@Laura-dc3vi]

Hope you are still serving our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ sister❣️🙏🕊️

[@elliottsmitham1129]

Love

[@kristicarter3826]

How often do we think we are the only ones hearing from God and the only ones deserving of mercy? Man, this is a good song.

[@The_King_ReadiesOurWings]

When none of us deserve anything from the Lord.

[@williamcecil7427]

I've always been a Christian, but I'm finally starting to see my purpose

[@pamelagiles4258]

My son loved this song. He posted this just a few days before he passed away. He said please believe in God.

[@amyortega9853]

I don't know if I'm the only one but I'm trying to just stay focused on my walk and what I need to fix with myself thank you for this song it's beautiful

[@Akinci1923]

May the word of Christ be anointed, amen!

[@KremeDScarlett]

HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS BAND??!! It's AMAZING😳

[@charlottewillett9733]

They are amazing

[@edgarsanchez8934]

Listen to farther along by Josh Garrels. It's Amazing

[@noahsanchez5751]

U live under a rock

[@eastwood111]

Edgar Sanchez So I looked up this artist from your comment and I am absolutely in love with this music. Thank you for referring this!

[@tiahlynnrogersmcgough2080]

@@charlottewillett9733 the

[@SinksYourBoat]

Great song. Great message. From personal experience, it's a lonely and miserable place to think that you are the only one serving God with "pure intentions." Thank you, NTB, for reminding us to stay humble.

[@nathanparker6477]

When Bear puts the helmet on and yells I'm a difference maker, it hits deep. That's passion, he's feeling something. That's my favorite moment of this video!

[@kordax25]

The satire of this song is great. People sing along thinking that they are the difference maker when in reality this song is meant to point out the fact that we are anything but.

[@blakee8611]

Yeah I'm pretty sure he is singing from the perspective of Jesus

[@markdbydesign]

He says "If you're beating death, then raise your hand, but shut up if you're not." Jesus is the only one who beat death.

[@erikaargueta1753]

I have heard this song about 100 times and never gets old, I LOVE YOU GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@biblebunny]

I often come-back to this song to reflect on my own being, my foolishness, questions, arrogance and hubris in my own thoughts. It makes me think about what a broken person I am in desperate of a saviour. Thank you NeedToBreathe for creating such a beauful and convicting song.

[@jesussavedme6260]

Jesus loves you:)

[@biblebunny]

You too and God bless

[@dangerb4753]

Why I'm here once again.

[@wabi_sabi_vida]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@honeybadgerdaily4464]

We lost something that I don't know if I can ever get over, or even begin to come to grips with. Finding this band has helped me cope and for that I am grateful. Thank you for making a difference in my life.

[@PineapplesPerhaps]

I love how, in just about every song, you can hear so much pain and emotion in Bear's voice. I love Needtobreathe because their songs have meaning, unlike the traditional "difference maker" -like 'christian' bands.

[@turdbirdish]

"I feel like the beginning of the song is us asking ourselves are we really difference makers," he concluded. "How valuable are we, really? Towards the end of the song it comes around that God makes us a part of what He does, which is so crazy. It starts with us realizing that we don't get to make the rules. We don't control it, and we don't get to say what the timing is. It's not because of our talents. He doesn't need that. He needs our willing hearts." -Bear Rinehart

[@stayroxy]

This band is INCREDIBLE

[@nicholasfriedrich1851]

I agree, there all I want to listen to.

[@jlance777]

Just saw them tonight, sorry guys crowd was lame but I loved it 110%, cried during some of the solo songs by bear, God does amazing things and once again I got to see it first and foremost through your beautiful music. Thank you needtobreathe, you changed my life.

[@Chris-rt3vk]

my favorite part: 3:10 Life is but a vision in a window that we’re peaking through. Beautifully said.

[@jonathanperkins7026]

This song is about the struggle between Pride and Humility. We want to be the difference maker but we're not. God is the difference maker and it is difficult because when He uses us, we want to take the glory in it out of our pride. Instead, we need to humble ourselves to give all glory to God.

[@cosmic.blondie]

This was my 21 yr old nephews favorite song. We will be laying him to rest tomorrow. Love you forever Logan.

[@jackie812001]

I am so sorry.

[@JoshAlicea1229]

As I hear this song, it reminds me that God's Spirit lives in me. And with His Spirit we have the privilege of sharing the love of God to the broken; to reveal through the torn veil that His love is more attractive than the distraction device of sin. God is soooo real!

[@johncab23]

I’ve listened to Christian Rock since I was TRULY saved back in 2010 and I can honestly say I’ve found a NEW FAVORITE BAND!

[@allansmith6012]

What in the world is Christian rock? 🤔

[@johncab23]

Listen awhile to these guys and you will find out.

[@emmette6258]

I Love this group. They make you laugh, dance, sing, cry and testify of God goodness. Praise God

[@johncab23]

@@emmette6258 facts!

[@christipotgieter9302]

I feel like this song reminds us of the sort of isolation that self righteousness can give. He seems to think he is better than everybody else, and they sort of fade out. It's a problem that I still often find myself struggling to overcome. But life that way is suffocating. Freedom starts at surrender, humility, and repentance.

[@amarissortuno5002]

Our world needs more people like NEEDTOBREATH!!!

[@nick2131]

Truthfully, I have probably listened to this song close to one hundred times now. It has been well over a year, and I have discovered deeper meanings as time elapsed. On the surface, this song appears to be just another poetic piece of praise. The difference maker may be understood as Christ himself, in which case the lyrics would probably be appropriate. However, if one were to take a first person’s approach and assume himself in that same position, the lyrics adopt a standoffish and arrogant feel. This song is so relatable, because the protagonist is the steadfast and self-proclaimed difference maker that is me. The difference maker that is sometimes righteous in word, but seldom righteous in act. Bold but not brave, intelligent yet not wise. Attentive yet not discerning, strong in flesh yet weak in spirit. A difference maker who does not distinguish the different, let alone support it. The magic of this song lies in its dual-meanings throughout. The initial self-righteous gratification of singing this song, has turned into realization of my hypocrisy.

[@moisesmartinez4933]

wow that's true

[@ruthnunes2340]

I love this song!!! :-)

[@scottlindaman4387]

Very nice analysis. I was kind of thinking along the same line as far as the second meaning.The way he looks into the camera at the end gives off a proud or arrogant vibe.

[@stephxxstylinson7255]

wow i never thought about it that way

[@michaelramires6940]

Charles, that's a terrific analysis. The only thing that I would add is that it seems that towards the ending of the song, he begins to realize his hypocrisy (We are all transgressors, we're all sinners, we're all astronauts) and laments about the issues that the church has been facing for centuries (I have felt the fire be put out by too much gasoline). Powerful.

[@jordanmiller6326]

This is what you call SOUL music!

[@ZCZako]

Just because your interpretation of the song is different from the writer's doesn't necessarily make you wrong, but whatever way you look at it, it is art!

[@york9x199]

This is such a sad song. But it can help remind the hearer of what we can all struggle with at times, PRIDE, because of our own doubt in God. At the end of the day, there is only One that can make the difference that this world so desperately needs- God.

[@gbelloc72]

This hit home!! I'm going through some darkness right now broken but not where I can't be fixed!!!

[@JosephSmith-ej5xy]

This song makes me cry Everytime I hear it. I don't know why. Maybe I don't feel like I'm doing enough for God.

[@jodyyates681]

My stepfather gave a speech about how Christian's can be looked at as goodie goods etc. according to the world's cloudy judgement but in reality we seek divine deliverance and come to realize that we/I am the one who is in desperate need of a difference maker.

[@staceypolizotti6604]

I simply thank God for this band! Brings hope AND JOY!! THANK YOU Need To Breathe!! You are all so skilled as musicians and song writers. Never mind the most important fact is your words spread hope and truth.

[@WxViking]

Just found out about this song yesterday... it's already my favorite

[@sandman9357]

Why did I just find out about these dude's. The holy spirit is with them for sure. God be praised 🙏

[@realbarry]

"I've felt the fire put out by too much gasoline" This part touched me it means : Sometimes people feel like God is working in them but then they’re abandoned by Him (which is never true). God sometimes tests you with what started the passion you felt in the first place. I 100% feel like this all the time :( and I am trying to be better

[@user-lv2bb6ni1l]

Now that you are gone I know you were an angel. Til next time brother. Thanks for showing me these guys.

[@rowbeebeez4042]

What he is saying is that many people talk about how they are "closer" to God than others. Simply put he is stating that in his own mind, in his own heart, in his own life, and his own relationship with God he is the difference maker. He is not saying that someone else is not. No one can take that from him. To him he and God is what matters the most. His best friend is God and he is Gods. We should all feel like this. He is stating the obvious. He and God are the only ones in their bubble. That is how it should be. If you choose to believe in God then you should choose to have a relationship with him and that relationship is yours with God and no one else's. Period!! Then with that established you can be a difference maker to those who don't know God.

[@jeffogle8207]

amen

[@DwellinHope]

Amen.

[@dalemcgoogan4363]

That's great

[@dalemcgoogan4363]

This song makes me cry up how the whole song went right over my head the first time I heard it

[@alyssakelleyfit]

Tony B, you are incredibly mistaken that is not what Bear was meaning at all. Bear is a christian and i know that for a fact because he went to my church where his dad was the preacher, bo the one in the video that looks just like him is his brother, seth and joe(who is no longer in the band) all came from one church and that is where they started needtobreathe. He is not becoming enlightened and he means that in this crazy world full of sin, he is difference maker, he is the one that talks to God. if you read at the top below the video it says why he wrote this song and it is about God, not enlightenment of oneself.

[@egodumpster]

"He climbs on up the hill to the rock on which He stands, He looks back at the crowd then looks down at His hands and says "I am a difference maker."

[@polianaraisa]

Today, this song got a new meaning for me. There are a lot of good explanations of the meaning of this song in the comments, and I love the fact that it has multiple meanings. Right now, during the online exams caused by the pandemic, there are a lot of students that are cheating on the exams. This song just reminds me that even if I might get a lower grade on the exam than others, as long as I am fair, I would contribute to The Difference Making Process. Like C.S. Lewis said: “Only a real risk can test the reality of a belief.” So, how can we tell people to act right in life if WE don’t stay true to what we believe in? And this is not because of my power, but because Jesus thought us to be fair and not to lie because the father of lies is actually the devil. This way, The Difference Maker, Jesus, is working through those who are willing to serve Him. We take no credit, all that we are is Because of Him, but we are difference makers together, serving Him.

[@shrimpcactus5978]

Respect

[@egodumpster]

Amen

[@coopahtroopah1175]

A lot of people I think are misunderstanding the message or at least don't get it... so here's my two cents. The band has actually said that this song is about how we start making a difference the moment when we surrender and give our lives up to God (watch Air 1's video interview about the song). Here's what I'd like to add: The song talks about being alone and ruining the fortune that God gives us (life, specifically when we try to live without Him) with our own two hands; in essence, we are broken by ourselves. But then the song talks about climbing up the hill and standing on the Rock (surrendering to God and making Him our Refuge and Strength), and then we become Difference Makers. That's at least the message that I get from it; it's been extremely encouraging to me and I hope this explanation helps people see this song in a new light.

[@copyguy2003]

Coopahtroopah117 very well said.

[@jacquelineoboyle2189]

I so agree. YES!!!

[@joannacryer2707]

thank you

[@tjw2392]

Bel bows down, Nebo stoops low; their idols are borne by beasts of burden.[a] The images that are carried about are burdensome, a burden for the weary. They stoop and bow down together; unable to rescue the burden, they themselves go off into captivity. “Listen to me, you descendants of Jacob, all the remnant of the people of Israel, you whom I have upheld since your birth, and have carried since you were born. Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. “With whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared? Some pour out gold from their bags and weigh out silver on the scales; they hire a goldsmith to make it into a god, and they bow down and worship it. They lift it to their shoulders and carry it; they set it up in its place, and there it stands. From that spot it cannot move. Even though someone cries out to it, it cannot answer; it cannot save them from their troubles. “Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please.’ From the east I summon a bird of prey; from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about; what I have planned, that I will do. Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are now far from my righteousness. I am bringing my righteousness near, it is not far away; and my salvation will not be delayed. I will grant salvation to Zion, my splendor to Israel. Isaiah 46

[@adankippe5748]

I agree! People are not getting the lyrics At all

[@danielgniech3258]

I guess I'm weird the video matched perfectly. Thank you Jesus for being my difference maker

[@FaithInGrossman]

Finally I read a comment from someone who gets the gist of the song! Haha. I feel like the song is saying that we are NOT the difference makers, JESUS is. How we always get that mixed up.

[@danielgniech3258]

Amen he is the only difference maker in my life high or low I always mess it up without Jesus Christ we would ALL be doomed

[@themagicman2010]

+Philip Ross sometimes it seems Jesus is the one saying the lyrics

[@Zach-Burke]

NEW FAVORITE SONG!! Edit 3 months later-still love listening to this song so powerful! Edit nearly 12 months later- still listen to this song really makes me think and understand

[@Zach-Burke]

God is just amazing

[@Carrie12166]

Really? when he lets little kids suffer? explain that

[@jakemiller9214]

@Carrie Hamilton just creating those kids was a blessing.

[@Anthony-nt8vf]

The passion and thought behind the lyrics makes me love Needtobreathe more and more every day.

[@Evermorecurious]

Every so often this song will appear on my recommendations and I have to immediately listen to it right then! This is a song that will set energy in motion.

[@noahspizza4003]

Abraham,Jesus all of them who have discovered that they needed him in they're left thats what this means. We are stranger's talking to each others we are all here cause of god and we need to consider that he is the reason we are here. Those who do not believe in god did not find the real TRUTH! Along with this song we all need to realize and take in what life really is and thank him for letting us become what we are :) praise god!

[@noahspizza4003]

Jesus's point of view would have to be the first part of this song it all makes sense for everyone as he talks to him self saying he will make a difference and that the second part as he is talking to god and coming back to Jesus talking and back to god as if he is in a conversation.

[@calebhumphries9437]

GreatAsianKing Jesus is Gods son

[@brianspencer3105]

Excellent

[@heyitsemlynn]

I love this song because it can mean so many things to someone. It helps you when you're down-He'll make a difference in your life. It helps you when you're ashamed-He'll make a difference in your heart. It helps you when you aren't who you're supposed to be-He'll make a difference in your character. He is a difference maker. ❤

[@closetevangelism]

You guys will never know what this song has done for me

[@jessemoseley9525]

Those that follow the Lord are the Difference Makers. As his children, no better or worse than the rest, we are as one. So therefore "I am the only one that speaks to him"

[@johnjohnson1657]

If we claim to be a follower of Christ then we should loudly proclaim that we are in fact difference makers by allowing Christ to flow through us to those in need. Simple.

[@TreyMackey-]

Amen!

[@johnjohnson1657]

@TreyMackey- Christ is a mind-set...it's a vibration of Love. As Christ pointed out the Kingdom of God is within you its up to each person to realize he isn't joking. All of us are exactly the same in our base essence and that essence is God which is the highest vibration of all...Pure Love. Christ didn't come here to save anyone. He came here to show each of us how to look within and Love as He has Loved. That's your spiritual awakening. That's your savoirship. It's called personal responsibility that should never be placed on anyone else. Paul wrote for me to live is Christ and to die is gain. He said this because he understood the concept Christ taught and he knew this on a meditative level...like christ told us all to do...meditate. So his life was a christ mindset and death was gain because he knew death to this world is physical only. You immediately peal out of your body and the gain is apparent. Chrsit left that vibration of God to teach us to Love. Not to place each person's sins on the shoulder of him or anyone else. Most...and I mean almost all Christians today still have no idea God didn't write thru Moses etc...they really think that's how the story goes because they're have no idea this story is the same from cultures prior to the Hebrew stage. I'm talkn 500 to 2000 yrs older than any Biblical texts. Religion took the Truth of Christ and molded Him into a fear based religion and Christians blindly follow like sheep. I'm 57 and I was a Christian for 51 of those years then ome day Truth came along opened my eyes and showed me a statement that spoke about Let us make them in our image...ya know the first modern Humans...and this was found in the Enuma Elish...a Sumerien text and the Enuma Elisha is faaaaaaaaar older than any old testament writings. Christianity has Turned the Love of Christ into the greatest lie ever sold to anyone at any point in history. Guess what I have now at 57? A relationship with christ and Freedom. Never would christ who is Love command me or anyone else to bow our knee to Him. That's not Love. That's fear. There is no fear in Love. I've never been happier in my life. I've never been more loving than I am now. Life is done with Love. Being kind. Helping others when they need it. You accomplish that in life and your impact changes the world. Religion in general all started from the same base concept thousands and thousands and thousands of years ago and that Base Essense was Love. As we see today that is not the case and we live in a world of turmoil and I'm peaceful at heart every day with no fear. None. I look forward to uniting with everyone again and with Christ...I'm stoked. This is a world that we develop who we really are and until we recognize who we really are chaos will always ensue. We are Love. LOVE is the only thing that is real. Everything else is an illusion...a lie that we have all kept on believing. I don't believe the lie anymore and I now have Freedom and Christ with me daily as well as what a Christian would call a guardian angel...we all have at least one...remember that cuz they've seen everything you've done and heard everything you've said or thought. Yet they Love you unconditionally. When humans decide as a whole to Love unconditionally as Chrsit and MANY OTHERS have taught us throughout history our world would literally be Heaven on Earth. It's right there...all you have to do is decide to Love be kind and help when needed. You change the world. That's huge. I wish you Love and the best in life.

[@rogervisser9410]

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[@Bestdayyet]

Yeah, isn't it amazing how a man can find himself alone Call into the darkness for an answer that's he's never known Yeah, isn't it amazing how God can take a broken man Yeah, let him find a fortune, let him ruin it with his own two hands And he climbs on up the hill on the rock on which he stands He looks back at the crowd He looks down at his hands and he says I am a difference maker Oh, I am The difference maker Oh, I am The only one who speaks to him And I am The friendliest of friends of God Yeah, isn't it amazing how a man can find himself alone Call into the darkness for an answer that's he's never known Yeah, isn't it amazing how God can take a broken man Yeah, let him find a fortune, let him ruin it with his own two hands He walks on up the hill to the rock on which he stands He looks back at the crowd He looks down at his hands and he says I am a difference maker Oh, I am The difference maker Oh, I am The only one that speaks to him And I am the friendliest of friends of God I am on the fence about nearly everything I've seen And I have felt the fire be put out by too much gasoline And we're all strangers passing through a place and time afternoon Life is but a vision in a window that we're peeking through A helpless conversation with a man who says he cares a lot It's a passive confrontation about who might throw a punch or not We are all transgressors, we're all sinners, we're all astronauts So if you're beating death then raise your hand but shut up if you're not 'Cause I am The difference maker Oh, I am The only one that speaks to him And I am the friendliest of friends of God I am the difference maker Oh, I am The only one that speaks to him And I am The friendliest of friends of God I am the difference maker Oh, I am the only one that speaks to him And I am the friendliest of friends of God ~Isn't this a beautiful song? Blessings.....

[@carlamorales69]

It really is ❤

[@theredfrost]

It’s very deep

[@jgpthekid]

Thank you for posting the lyrics

[@Sister_Sandy]

I was a sinner, but not any more. Thank God he cleansed me from ALL unrighteousness

[@obr51]

This song has such special meaning to me...My brother took his own life 5 months ago and I listened to this song over and over as I drove from his house back to my family .... It gave me such supernatural peace that I can only describe as God telling me it will be ok. So thankful!!... I can't wait to see NEEDTOBREATHE in 3 weeks in Calgary!!

[@journeygirl09]

The lyrics in the chorus, "I'm the only one who speaks to him, I'm the friendliest of friends of God" is referencing to how the Pharisees believed. It's written to be sarcastic, because any Christian knows that God is infinitely good and infinitely holy and that in our human condition, anything we do and say that is "good" does not come close in comparison with the Holy father. And the only thing that covers our sins and makes us "friends of God" is the blood of Christ! Nothing from our own hands!

[@alinne7427]

WOW. I LOVED THIS COMMENT. IT REALLY IMPACTED ME!!! This song is so so deep and it's a lesson for us as Christians. We ALWAYS need to be careful about our pride. Nothing we have it's because of us. It's because of his Grace and Mercy. Because of Jesus's blood.

[@Izzydagrizzly77]

Kortney I dont think it’s sarcastic at all. God created us for relationship

[@Arbadee.PayZaLee]

Blah Blah Blah

[@John-nu7yz]

with all due respect, you are wrong.

[@kellyb.5306]

very good job understanding the lyrics.

[@metatron1947]

We are "lost in space" without Jesus. I get it.

[@samdisclaimer4521]

some people do get lost and there for christ

[@hopewinters2413]

I feel like the song says we are all astronauts, because we are just visiting Earth. This isn't our home.

[@Danielle33384]

Hope Winters Awesome!!

[@realbarry]

Actually the astronaut reference is from the fact that we’re inclined to believe that we aren’t special and that we can’t make a difference, but God uses the worst of us to change the world.

[@NihilSineDeo09]

Thank you, I didn't get the astronauts reference until now, makes perfect sense!

[@thecolorMo]

I love this! Beautiful portrayal of a beautiful song! NEEDTOBREATHE will forever be my favorite band!

[@dannymeyer3256]

So beautiful and those lyrics just amazing 👍❤️

[@davidh7300]

I don't know what to make of this song but it's cool. Being friends with the Lord is a wonderful thought. But it is more than that, He is my Sustainer, the One responsible for me, and I feel His tender care, maybe bringing me out of captivity-to Him! My Rock, that assures me of everlasting safety and security. I'm not going to lie, I need the Lord to intervene in my life for his righteousness' sake.

[@melissar3126]

+David H Amen....

[@brewbearbrewer9510]

+David H Trust God with everything. Sometimes you just need to throw your hands up in the air, close your eyes, and give everything to God-- even your breath and your very heartbeats to Him. He will never ever, ever, ever, ever let you fall.

[@themagicman2010]

This song is sarcastic, of those who think they are the ones who make all the differences (when it's really god)

[@markcoffman9522]

+themagicman2010 What they are trying to convey is to aspire to be "a friend of G-d" and someone who makes a difference for Him. Shalom!

[@tothemoon6128]

dude what u said was really good, and don't stop loving the lord the way u do.

[@13katalin]

This song is truly amazing. There's a lot of meaning and sense in this. I understand enough to know its not us that's making a deference in this world it's the God in us making a difference if we let him. We all have a purpose in this world because we're gods children, no matter what age.

[@locopoco4761]

I feel like I needed to say this as if God was telling me to. Anyways I thought I found my fortune but much like the lyrics I, "ruined it with my own two hands". To put this to context, my fortune was a better relationship with God and winning a war that we all fight, sin and temptation. What I learned from this though is that the second you think you are good and you are winning, so you take things into your own imperfect hands is when you begin to lose. I learned that I need to remember that my flesh is week but God is the reason I was winning. God put us here for a purpose and he gave us each our own war to build our own character and relationship, life, etc... but he also gave us free will. The will to accept him or not. So those of you reading this I ask you not to shut him out keep him in because he is more than willing to fight your battles for you, he will be your best ally and he will provide all the resources needed to win your battles/war. I shut him out, I lost a battle, which is really discouraging but I will keep fighting now along with the best ally and I will find my fortune and I hope and pray that you all do to.

[@Alanahhh22]

Amen. Thanks for sharing.💙

[@scottpe6226]

@@Alanahhh22 - The Spirit is god's grace that convicts us of our sin. The discouragement you feel is God's grace pulling you back. The unsaved do not feel that conviction.

[@heatherdiel5504]

Very Well said thank you amen 🙏🏼 ♥️

[@joycefletcher4696]

Thank you❗

[@christinesavedbygrace8680]

JESUS is the Only way, the only truth and the only life!! Hope you're still on KZbin!! I love what you wrote.🙋🌷🌈🌞

[@Copyrightbreaker22]

This type of vocal delivery is what is missing in many others genres of music. Raw and authentic not perfect but that is what makes it real.

[@sandygrunwaldt1780]

He has a God given voice. Sings with such conviction and strength. Blessings to the whole band. 🎶

[@xdtanker2082]

I LOVE this song. PRAISE GOD THE ONE AND TRUE LORD.

[@debbieurquhart7162]

God bless. So sorry for your loss! Glad it makes your heart happy

[@GollyVids]

God certainly found me alone and broken and now he's making me into a man I could never dream of being before. It's been a month and a half and I have changed so much with God by my side. That's not to say it has been easy, because it hasn't, it's been hard and painful. I'm looking forward to the next month and a half to see how I change next. I've never loved nor been so excited about God before. It's about time. Praise Yeshua (Jesus)

[@coleenmcgee5715]

Thats what he does!

[@eldaperez2634]

You truly portray Jesus' heart at the same time the reality of our humanness! Love it

[@mauveirisflowers3690]

We are all transgressors, we're all sinners, we're all astronauts So if you're beating death then raise your hand but shut up if you're not

[@behindthespotlight7983]

MauveIris Flowers ...my favorite lyrics too!

[@mauveirisflowers3690]

do u need prayer for anything Jon Robberson?

[@en5788]

best lines of the song for sure

[@2bleMcScooble]

These lyrics remind me of a dark time in my life, and all those kids who follow me. They bring tears to my eyes. Praise God.

[@williamcecil7427]

Love this

[@micaelahernandez3235]

love this song! thanks for give us this letters from God

[@thetruthwillsetyoufree80]

This song is thought provoking. One of the best written songs maybe I've ever heard.

[@aronburrell3792]

"I AM' certainly is the difference maker

[@junk3418]

Thank you. Your music has carried me a lot!

[@sandrabaker8647]

Love you, Bear, Bo & Seth! I love this song and the conviction in you face, (Bear), when you're singing it. As with most of your music, you have given us a lot to think about with this one - as well as pure entertainment. Keep up the good work. God speed, my friends.

[@coltmartin5742]

I love this song when you are with the Lord it is amazing

[@martyjoyking4905]

This song is played all the time at our house. We love it! Keep up the great work!

[@aimeyblessedmayberry3157]

To Heaven and beyond!

[@Boomstick99]

Thank you for your music! Your music has brought much joy and worship into my life. When I was a Children's Librarian I always suggested your music to teens and pre-teens who's parents would not allow them to listen to today's music. Many parents ended up listening also. I hope you realize just how much of a difference your music makes in people's lives. You have been blessed with being able to bring others to God through your words and music. Thank you!

[@lobo5786]

I submit with all humility, that yes God can and will use anyone who is will to submit to his will. Whether there is 2 or 20000 at the shows Mr Richards if one heart is pricked by the Holy Spirit because of your ministry of song then you HAVE glorified the great I AM!

[@KellysKidz]

I just love this song and the depth of it. You guys are amazing songwriters. Your recent videos have been beautiful, too.

[@angelmorton746]

I love this. I think the video captures the acrimony the band was going for in the lyics. Those who feel they have this "special relationship" are usually isolating themselves from friend and family with their ego and actually walking the world alone.

[@donaa.6996]

Most awesome tone in his voice- totally love it!

[@annaleedaughterofyhwh7767]

Another amazing song from NEEDTOBREATHE! Yall are such an inspiration

[@jasonandmontie]

Great video, very poetic, and strangely artistic...

[@angelmorton746]

Wonderfully artistic!

[@user-pj5ke1xg7n]

Jesus makes a difference. Amen

[@joaopaulocrisostovargas6732]

I really love this song! Lets change the world! God want to use us to make the difference. What is crazy to this world for us are salvation!

[@nicholasfriedrich1851]

I love this song! We should all be difference makers.

[@rachelhoutchens2835]

I felt like this before- It's a horrible. I thought I was so close to God and I was only one who could speak to or that could hear from God- I was way off! I was humbled.

[@firedmotion]

Rachel Houtchens I hear you, God defiantly humbles us because we all our selfish in our ways but he makes us wise and humble

[@kellieanderson7172]

I love this song so much!

[@nicholelodrigue9201]

I can't begin to say how awesome this album is. God is exactly what we need when we need it, and I needed a lil sign and it came in the form of 'Wasteland'.....AWESOME

[@consideringchristianity5028]

One of the most unique songs I have heard in years. Lyrically and musically.

[@stephenvega5295]

This song is so awesome.

[@wolfzillo1]

I HOPE TO BE A DIFFERENCE MAKER SOON

[@cwhitcomb7]

you already are

[@wolfzillo1]

THANK YOU CYNTHIA,,,,MAY ALL OUR DIFFERENCES VANISH AND LETS ALL FOLLOW JESUS CHRIST

[@realbarry]

Amen

[@melissafelkins9910]

Triple amen

[@patriciathompson1301]

I love the band and every single song they have made❤❤❤❤❤💕💕💕💕💕💗💗💗💗I LOVE NEEDTOBREATHE!!!!!

[@waynelake5072]

The BEST live band I have ever seen! I also live in South Carolina and see these guys every time they are anywhere close. I play their CD's all the time. I only wish radio would play more of their songs! Hope they have a concert here soon!!!

[@JulianFRosales]

played this song at my dad's funeral, :( I listen to it Alot, I think the meaning of this song is what you feel and what your going through in life. Needless to say it's a good song...

[@locopoco4761]

I feel like this song has such a vast meaning and I love it. One segment that really spoke to me was "I am on the fence about nearly everything I've seen and I have felt the fire get put out by to much gasoline" It reminds me of the spiritual warfare that I was warned of and that I have gone through constantly since I really started believing. Its a hard uphill battle and I pray for others going through it but the only advice I can give is the same advice given to me, trust the word and read the bible.

[@vickidvorak6344]

Such an inspiring group!! Love your unique voices and style and your words really reach the heart. Keep up the beautiful work!!!

[@shaneking4482]

I had fell into the darkness for several yrs or should I say "lived in it" all my life until recently and it is amazing how he gives us our fortune through Christ, no matter how broken and far we have fallen!!