Not Lucky, I'm Loved

Jonathan McReynolds' “Not Lucky, I'm Loved” is a gospel song of gratitude that rejects luck as the source of success. The first verse admits that he has succeeded a little, jumped from the floor to the middle, and says he does not want the credit, because glory is not made for him. He knows who sits on the throne, who builds the stage and writes the songs.

The chorus is the main statement. He could thank his lucky stars, but that is not where his blessings are. They come from the Father's heart, not from the sky or chance, and the truth is that he is not lucky but loved. Another verse says that today he is in a happy place and knows it did not happen by mistake, and he loves how God wrote his life and sees his heart. He falls to his knees, grateful as every morning starts, and says that from the very beginning his life was part of God's plan. The end turns to a children's refrain, “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so,” sung with the audience. The light, jazzy groove and the conversational lines give it an easygoing mood, and it fits a Thanksgiving service, a graduation or any day when a listener wants to give credit where it belongs.

Every good gift from above is James 1:17. Days written in God's book are Psalm 139:16, and all things working together is Romans 8:28.