Lynyrd Skynyrd
Futility → Intercession
Dream 3032 — December 25, 2023
During a night vision on December 25, 2023, I observed a very old man whom I have known my entire life speaking in familiar patterns—boasting about money, name-dropping wealthy acquaintances, and describing business ideas disconnected from reality.
As I listened, a lyric surfaced with clarity and emotional weight. There was no surrounding narrative—only the fragment itself, received as a lament rather than commentary. Interpretation followed waking discernment.
"Lord, I can't change."
— Free Bird
(Lyrics © Lynyrd Skynyrd — brief excerpt used under fair use for commentary)
The Spirit framed the lyric as a confession of human limitation rather than despair.
The old man was not presented for critique, but for clarity. His patterns reflected a broader condition—longing for freedom without surrender, movement without repentance, ambition without transformation.
"Lord, I can't change" was not received as rebellion, but as helplessness. The encounter revealed that some forms of bondage persist not because truth is absent, but because humility is resisted.
This was not a call to correct or confront. It was a transfer—from frustration into compassion, and from judgment into intercession.
When God speaks through a lyric, the lyric is never the doctrine. It is a doorway to a specific message—brief, clear, and anchored in Scripture. The song itself is not sanctified, nor should it be elevated. Only the fragment emphasized by the Spirit is interpreted. The rest remains cultural artifact, stewarded with discernment.
"Can the Ethiopian change his skin or the leopard his spots? Neither can you do good who are accustomed to doing evil."
Scripture anchors the encounter: apart from God's intervention, change remains beyond human effort.
Release responsibility for changing what only God can transform. Allow clarity to deepen compassion. Let prayer replace argument, and intercession replace frustration, trusting God with outcomes beyond control.
The brief lyric excerpt from "Free Bird" is used under fair use (17 U.S.C. § 107) for purposes of commentary, criticism, and teaching. This usage is transformative in nature, limited in scope, and does not substitute for or diminish the value of the original work. No commercial use is intended. All rights to the original work remain with the copyright holder.