Our household has been on a roller coaster ride for the past few weeks. Things have been crazy and stressful and uplifting and joyous and upset. We've cried, prayed, rejoiced, danced and worried.
I have my online radio station on and the song that's playing right now goes like this:
God can see both sides of this valley you're in
He was there when it started
He'll be there at the end
He'll never leave you nor forsake you, my friend
God can see both sides of this valley you're in
We are in a valley right now. It's very intimidating but I know in my heart that it won't last forever. When I turn around, I can see mountains in my past that are seperated by huge, cavernous valleys. I know I've been through valleys before and I know that there will be mountaintops in my future.
But, facing forward, I cannot see the mountains. The valley I am standing in, is also filled with storm. My view of the sunshine and mountaintop is clouded. I have been keeping my eyes closed... my arms across my eyes... to shield me from the storm. I'm sure if I could just find strength to open my eyes and if I looked hard enough, I'm sure I could see the other side of this valley.
But... but God!!! God said! As I am typing this and reading to check for spelling mistakes, I am already feeling the comfort of our loving Savior. Another song has started on the radio which says:
The Word of the Lord will come
God will speak... with a voice of love
A neverending peace
The Word of the Lord will come
God will bring... strengh and hope
Healing in his wings
We truly do serve an awesome God! He has been giving us so much hope. I have faith, I just have to learn to 'trust'.
He will bring us through this... in His time... in His way. We will have learned once again, to cast our cares upon Him... because he cares for us!
Please keep us in your prayers. This too shall pass. I am hereby claiming this victory in the sweet, wonderful name of Jesus!
God Bless... and thank you.
4 comments:
Lisa,
Been there done that. One thought that always comforts me when in that place is to think about flying. Once you fly through the cloud cover the sun is shininhg brightly. Even while you were on the ground the sun was shining, you just couldn't see it because of the clouds.
It is the same with the storms of life. . The sun is still shining, you just can't see or feel it right now, but be assured, the clouds will blow away and you will enjoy the sun again.
When you are in those dark stormy valleys, it's true you can't see ahead of you. YOu may be closer than you think to the mountian top and sunshine, but you just can't see it. Whe a storm is lifting you may just get glimses of the sun peeking through the clouds and even feel it's warmth for little spaces of time and then the clouds cover it again but then all of a sudden it comes out brilliantly and the clouds ar e no where to be found.
Hope this helps. You are special and we love you!!!!
Thank you Sis. Tina,
That does truly help and is greatly appreciated. My keyboard made it through the tears... :)
We covet your prayers and are trusting that God will again see us through this storm.
I know the mountain top awaits and we just have to keep our focus on the upward scale.
Love you lots!
Hey Sis, Praying for you... Just some thoughts that God gave to us at Ladies Retreat!!!
Finding Jesus in everything around us. We would never know a mountain top if we never go through the valleys. We can never be "thankful" to Jesus for bringing us through the valleys and the storms of life if He doesn't allow us to go through them. We could never "really" rejoice if we never experienced a storm. We could never hold a sister's hand and say, God will bring you through, He brought me through ____... We would never dance in VICTORY if we never feel the pain... But, as we are passing through, FOCUS...(really cute story behind this one) He turned my mourning into dancing!!!... "My child, that is when I carried you." Just lay your head upon his chest, and know the LORD will do the rest. "I'll never leave you or forsake you." Take these words of the LORD and know they are for you. "Trust in me and lean not into your own understanding." We don't ask God "why" or "when" just know that He is your closest friend.
Know that I am praying for God's will to be done in your life... P.S. It's been a long time since I went on this site, but tonight I felt compelled... Kelowna Church thanks you, the Calgary Church for your prayers... We serve an AWSOME GOD!!!!
Our GOD is an AWSOME GOD, HE reigns from Heaven above, with wisdom, POWER and LOVE, our GOD is an AWSOME GOD!!!! This one gets me through many lows...
Thank you my sister...
I have faith... I know God can do anything. It's my trust that needs work.
I love you... wish you were here!
Soon... In Jesus' name!
Give the kids bear hugs for me!
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