Looking Back to Move Ahead Achariyth

[Verse 1] I was just a boy on a wooden bridge Summer light on a laughing creek Tossed a schoolbag in the water down below Never knew the ripples I would wake Minister's son, brought the family shame Little did I know that childish game Planted roots that grew into a quiet fear Whispering, "Don't you fail. Don't disappear." [Verse 2] Years went by, I stood in a quiet town Held my daughter's hand, then let her down Left her at the curb to save my pride Drove around the block with nowhere left to hide Came back broken, asked the Lord for grace Saw the fear I'd passed from face to face Not a spirit of love, but a heavy chain Trading truth for rules inside my brain. [Chorus] But the future isn't something we can see It's a looking back at who You've always been to me Achariyth means I'm rowing toward tomorrow While watching every grace that carried me through sorrow You've been faithful in the past, You'll be faithful in the end My tomorrow's anchored in the God who never ends. [Verse 3] The whole world sells us anchors made of dread Buy this, insure that, chase what's up ahead Fear of what's unseen keeps the engine spinning fast But grace is already waiting, already cast I'm stepping off that frantic, rushing wheel Learning how to rest, learning how to feel The weight of mercy pulling me along Not by what I see, but by the song. [Bridge] Now I see the boat, I see the oars Eight seats waiting, a new beginning on the shore Looking backward through the good, the bad, the broken years Seeing one unbroken thread through all the tears Don't turn around to chase what's out of sight Just keep your eyes on how He brought you through the night. [Chorus] But the future isn't something we can see It's a looking back at who You've always been to me Achariyth means I'm rowing toward tomorrow While watching every grace that carried me through sorrow You've been faithful in the past, You'll be faithful in the end My tomorrow's anchored in the God who never ends. [Outro] So I'm taking up the oar… Leaving fear behind the door… Will you step into the boat with me? Watch the waters of His faithfulness run free. Good or bad, or beautiful and new… One thing stays the same: He's faithful, and He's true. Achariyth… Looking back… to move ahead. Resting in the words the prophet said.