We've all experienced loss, right? Loss of health, loss of time, loss of friends. Most of us have experience the loss of a loved one. The loss of a job, a loss of financial security, a loss of patience.
I've recently lost. And partly because I want to spare you the details and mostly because I'm just not ready to go into it on the world wide web, I'm going to leave it at that. I've lost. And it sucks.
But in the midst of the suckiness, I'm finding hope. Love. Peace. Comfort.
From some friends.
From some family.
From my sweet husband.
From my faithful God.
One of my other sources of hope, of comfort, is music. Music has an ability to cut through emotional walls and pierce our souls. And music paired with lyrics that are overflowing with truth is one of the most powerful modes of communication I can think of.
Since you've lost in the past, and will lose something sometime in the future, I wanted to share 2 songs that have meant a lot to me recently.
He's Always Been Faithful by Sara Groves is an all-time favorite of mine. I couldn't find an official music video to link to, but just please do yourself a favor and go look it up so you can listen to it. Here are the lyrics:
Morning by morning I wake up to find
The power and comfort of God's hand in mine
Season by season I watch Him amazed
The power and comfort of God's hand in mine
Season by season I watch Him amazed
In awe of the mystery of His perfect ways
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He's always been faithful to me
I can't remember a trial or a pain
He did not recycle to bring me gain
I can't remember one single regret
In serving God only and trusting His hand
This is my anthem, this is my song
The theme of the stories I've heard for so long
God has been faithful, He will be again
His loving compassion, it knows no end
God has been faithful, He will be again
His loving compassion, it knows no end
All I have need of, His hand will provide
He's always been faithful to me
The other song that has meant so much to me in the last month and a half is Give Me Faith by Elevation Worship. Here's a Give Me Faith video you can watch. Here are the simple and super powerful lyrics:
I need You to soften my heart
To break me apart
I need You to open my eyes
To see that You're shaping my life
All I am, I surrender
Give me faith to trust what You say
That You're good and Your love is great
I'm broken inside, I give You my life
I need You to soften my heart
To break me apart
I need You to pierce through the dark
And cleanse every part of me
I may be weak
But Your spirit's strong in me
My flesh may fail
My God You never will
Little by little, I'm crawling out of this pit of loss. Well, mostly I'm being pulled out; I can't take the credit. Some days I don't want to talk to anybody. I just want to sit in bed and cry and feel sorry for myself. But most days I have peace. A peace that I can't even begin to understand. But I know Who it's coming from.
God has been faithful, He will be again.
I think that will be my theme for 2012.