Martin’s 6 paths to God- Playlist

The Path of Belief

“Famous For (I Believe)”- Tauren Wells Martin’s Path of Belief is based on someone who always had God as a part of their life and may have been born into a religious family. Their faith has been strong and guides them through their life. In “Famous For (I Believe)” by Tauren Wells he sings about how he has “no doubt” in God and asking God to guide him through the fires of hell and all the negative things in the world. I can tell the artist had a strong religious background with strong faith.

The Path of Independence

“I’ll Give Thanks”- Housefires Martin’s Path of Independence is based on a person who separated themselves from the church because maybe they find church meaningless or for other personal reasons. But at the same time they still believe in God and find solace in what they learned as children. “I’ll Give Thanks” by Housefires is a song about needing nothing else but God. Housefires knows that they are not perfect, and asks God for his mercy.

The Path of Disbelief

“Mama, I Don’t Believe” – The Avett Brothers The Path of Disbelief is based on someone who does not belief in the existence of God. They constantly are trying to challenge believers and rejecting the possibility of God’s activity. The way I interpret it, in “Mama, I Don’t Believe” the Avett Brothers are singing about being tired of believing in something that we are told to be patient for, possibly heaven. The Avett Brothers also are done believing because of lives being stripped away from people in a instant.

The Path of Return

“Rescue Story” – Zach Williams Martin’s Path of Return is based on someone who began his or her life in a religious family but eventually drifted away from the church. This person’s faith remained distant but found religion intriguing. Questions arise and they return to their religious background being committed to learn. In “Rescue Story”, Zach Williams had nothing and constantly ran away from God, but God was always there for him and welcomed him back with open arms. Williams realized God was the one who was rescuing and fighting his battles for him when Williams didn’t notice.

The Path of Exploration

“I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” – U2 This particular path described by Martin is a common path taken by curious people. This path is based off of people that are searching for a religion that fits them by different conversations and experiences. In “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, U2 is searching through mountains, cities, and fields for someone or something. You can interpret this as religion as U2 haven’t found the correct religion that fits them personally.

The Path of Confusion

“Doing It Wrong” – Drake This path is one that many may experience and crosses all the other points at some point. People who are on this path are generally confused in what to believe and how to believe. Sometimes they find it easy to believe and pray to God and sometimes they find it very hard. They haven’t fallen away completely but they aren’t connected. For people of this path finding God is a mystery, a worry, or a problem. In Drake’s song “Doing It Wrong”, he is in a very confused relationship with a women and he thinks something is missing that cannot be replaced. He believes he needs something different and sometimes finds it easy and sometimes hard to love her. What he doesn’t know is that she loves him back and is indeed right for him.