The Lauren Daigle Song Selena Gomez Uses to 'Sing to Jesus'
Selena Gomez opened up with her Instagram followers about a worship song from Lauren Daigle that she says allows her to "sing to Jesus." The pop star shared the song just weeks before she was hospitalized for mental health issues.
Gomez told fans on her Instagram Story that "This Girl" by Lauren Daigle is her go-to song when she's feeling low.
"I want to suggest a song for you to listen to… if you like it, no worries if you don't. As some people know, I like to listen to worship music and this song, in particular, makes me feel like I'm talking about that feeling where, you know, like, I'm not going anywhere, I'm just showing up," she said.
"It's really hard to not get worked up or upset when you constantly feel like you're doing the right thing and you're showing up for people and you're wanting to be, you know, nice and you're doing all this stuff but you're like, 'Why am I not feeling good?'"
Gomez sang as the Christian song played, "I've run for miles and lost sight of where You are/But You have seen me all along/Maybe I'm the/last to know when I've gone too far/And yet I'm always by Your side."
She continued singing the chorus, which she dedicated to her fans, "This girl ain't going anywhere/This girl ain't going anywhere-ere-ere/I can promise You this, now I know for sure/This girl ain't going anywhere."
Gomez checked into a treatment facility in October for anxiety and depression following an emotional breakdown in the hospital.
TMZ reports the singer was hospitalized twice last month for low white blood cell count due to her kidney transplant last year.
During her second visit, Gomez suffered a panic attack. A source told Entertainment Tonight that she has "dealt with depression for awhile" which has escalated this last year.
Gomez has been open in the past about her health issues, first revealing in 2015 that she was diagnosed with Lupus.
Since then, she has even opened up about her faith and how she relies on God to help get her through.
Gomez's Instagram bio reads, "Light, space, zest -that's God. With him on my side I'm FEARLESS, afraid of no one and nothing."
Last month, the singer spoke to her 144 million followers about her anxiety and depression in an Instagram LIVE chat session.
"Anxiety is a very difficult thing, but what helps me through everything is my faith,'' she said.
She also shared that she often listens to worship music when she's feeling low, telling fans one of her new favorites is, "This Girl" by Lauren Daigle and playing it for them to listen.
The news of her recent hospitalization came several weeks after Gomez announced that she is taking a break from social media.
She wrote, "Update: taking a social media break. Again. As much as I am grateful for the voice that social media gives each of us, I am equally grateful to be able to step back and live my life present to the moment I have been given. Kindness and encouragement only for a bit! Just remember – negative comments can hurt anybody's feelings."
In March, Gomez began interning with a global anti-human-trafficking nonprofit, A21, after receiving an invitation by cofounder Christine Caine.
She's also a member of Hillsong Church.
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