My trust in a higher power that wants me to survive and have

Hear the voice of Kenny Loggins, who sings not only through music but through wisdom of the soul: “My trust in a higher power that wants me to survive and have love in my life, is what keeps me moving forward.” In this saying is the cry of one who has wrestled with uncertainty, yet found strength in surrender. For in the ancient way, men and women always looked beyond themselves—to the stars, to the gods, to the Great Spirit—to endure the storms of life. When reason failed and the heart faltered, it was trust in something greater that gave them the courage to take another step.

The ancients taught that life without trust in the eternal is like a ship without a rudder, tossed endlessly upon the waves. Loggins speaks of a higher power, not as a distant tyrant, but as a benevolent force that wills life, that desires not our destruction but our endurance, not our loneliness but our fullness of love. To believe this is to walk with hope. To doubt it is to sink into despair. Thus his words remind us: the strength to survive does not come only from muscle or wit, but from faith in a universe that longs for our flourishing.

Consider the story of Viktor Frankl, who endured the horrors of the concentration camps. Stripped of possessions, family, and freedom, he clung to a single conviction—that life still held meaning, that suffering itself could be endured if one trusted in something greater beyond it. He wrote later that those who believed in love, in a purpose, in a force beyond the cruelty of men, were the ones most likely to survive. Like Loggins, Frankl found that faith in a higher purpose gave strength when the body alone could not.

The call to love in this saying is no small matter. For to survive without love is to endure like a barren tree, standing but fruitless. Loggins teaches that the higher power does not merely wish for our survival, but for our wholeness, our joy, our communion with others. The ancients knew this truth as well, for in every tradition the divine is linked not only to life but to love—the gods who bless unions, the spirits who protect families, the Creator who pours compassion into the world. To trust in love is to trust in the deepest intention of existence itself.

And yet, these words are not soft with passivity. They are strong with action: “It is what keeps me moving forward.” Faith is not a bed where we lie idle, waiting for miracles. It is a fire in the chest that drives us onward, even when the path is steep. The Israelites wandering the desert, the pilgrims crossing unknown seas, the freedom fighters standing against tyranny—all drew their strength not from certainty of outcome, but from trust that the higher power would see them through. Without such trust, their legs would have failed; with it, they endured.

The lesson here is radiant: do not imagine that you walk alone. Do not let despair convince you that the universe is indifferent to your fate. Instead, cultivate trust in the higher power, however you name it—God, Spirit, destiny, or simply the rhythm of life itself. Know that this power desires your survival, and even more, that you taste the fullness of love. Let this conviction be the wind that drives you forward through your trials.

So, children of tomorrow, live by this wisdom. In your darkest nights, whisper to yourself: I am meant to survive, I am meant to love, and I am not alone. Surround yourself with practices that deepen this trust—prayer, meditation, song, or service. When fear rises, return to this truth. For the one who believes in a higher power that wills their survival and love will never be broken, but will rise again and again, moving forward into the dawn. This is the strength of Kenny Loggins’ teaching, and it is a torch to carry through every shadow.