Guilt
My husband says I can't get through a day without feeling guilty about something... And I have to admit that there have been times that I have felt guilty for the hurt I'm experiencing. Afterall, there are plenty of people out there who are truly suffering. People who have lost loved ones, homes, jobs, or they're fighting cancer. These are people who may, understandably, question the situation they are in. When I try to take a look at my situation from a bird's eye view, I just see a "middle school brawl". He said/she said. Gossip and lies abound. But, it still hurts. Two songs have helped me a great deal. Both are clearly about losing a loved one - thus the feelings of guilt. But they also remind me that God is with us in all our circumstances.
Held, by Natalie Grant reminds me that we were never promised an easy road, as we live the Christian life. But, if something hurts us, then He's hurt for us. And, just like we would comfort a child who's lost a helium balloon (easy come, easy go). God doesn't measure the severity of our cirumstance. He just gives us the comfort we need to get back on our feet.
Praise You in this Storm, by Casting Crowns has helped me separate the choices that people have made - from God's plan. I don't believe that it is ever God's will for the "church" to hurt people. And, once I got to the point that I could truly sing the chorus of this song, I knew that I had made a (baby) step in the right direction.
Two months is too little.
They let him go.
They had no sudden healing.
To think that providence would
Take a child from his mother while she prays Is appalling.
Who told us we'd be rescued?
What has changed and why should we be saved from nightmares?
We’re asking why this happens
To us who have died to live?
It’s unfair.
Chorus:
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
This hand is bitterness.
We want to taste it, let the hatred NUMB our sorrow.
The wise hands opens slowly to lilies of the valley and tomorrow.
(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
Bridge:
If hope is born of suffering.
If this is only the beginning.
Can we not wait for one hour watching for our Savior?
(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
PRAISE YOU IN THIS STORM by CASTING CROWNS
I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again,
I say "Amen", and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear Your whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
Chorus:
I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry
You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find You
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
(Chorus)
Bridge:
I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth
Held, by Natalie Grant reminds me that we were never promised an easy road, as we live the Christian life. But, if something hurts us, then He's hurt for us. And, just like we would comfort a child who's lost a helium balloon (easy come, easy go). God doesn't measure the severity of our cirumstance. He just gives us the comfort we need to get back on our feet.
Praise You in this Storm, by Casting Crowns has helped me separate the choices that people have made - from God's plan. I don't believe that it is ever God's will for the "church" to hurt people. And, once I got to the point that I could truly sing the chorus of this song, I knew that I had made a (baby) step in the right direction.
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HELD by NATALIE GRANT
Two months is too little.
They let him go.
They had no sudden healing.
To think that providence would
Take a child from his mother while she prays Is appalling.
Who told us we'd be rescued?
What has changed and why should we be saved from nightmares?
We’re asking why this happens
To us who have died to live?
It’s unfair.
Chorus:
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
This hand is bitterness.
We want to taste it, let the hatred NUMB our sorrow.
The wise hands opens slowly to lilies of the valley and tomorrow.
(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
Bridge:
If hope is born of suffering.
If this is only the beginning.
Can we not wait for one hour watching for our Savior?
(Chorus)
This is what it means to be held.
How it feels when the sacred is torn from your life
And you survive.
This is what it is to be loved.
And to know that the promise was
When everything fell we’d be held.
PRAISE YOU IN THIS STORM by CASTING CROWNS
I was sure by now
That You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again,
I say "Amen", and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear Your whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
Chorus:
I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
Every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry
You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find You
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away
(Chorus)
Bridge:
I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth
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