This weekend, God knew that I needed to hear from Him. Softly though, I needed Him. As I left my house, I was surrounded by piles of raked leaves....evidence that I did yard work last fall...and did not complete it before winter. The thought that I needed someone to tell me DO THIS was in my mind....if only someone could come along & help me to actually DO something, I might actually complete this work at last. I arrived at church and I sat still & silent, waiting to see how God would speak. For some reason too, I wanted to see a particular friend. I didn't know why, but the desire was there to see her.
This is how He softly came. As I turned to leave the sanctuary, I stopped to say hello to a friend. Over her shoulder, I looked & saw tightly wound curls....my friend, who I wanted to see so badly, was at my church (not her church) and was walking towards me. How could she know that that particular Sunday she would be such a blessing to sore, aching eyes. As we spoke and laughed, another lady approached me saying "I know how hard it can be to do housework if you don't have someone there to motivate you to just do it." I was totally blown away & amazed. She told me to call her and that she would help. I loved that Sunday.
Last night, as I drove across the city, my radio loud, a song came across that meant so much to me in that place. There is such simplistic truth here, so as much as I would try to describe it, I will allow the words to speak for themselves. Below are the lyrics, and a YouTube link so you can hear it as well.
I have unanswered prayers, I have trouble I wish wasn't there, And I have asked a thousand ways, That You would take my pain away, That You would take my pain away
I am trying to understand, How to walk this weary land, Make straight the paths that crookedly lie, Oh Lord, before these feet of mine, Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
When my world is shaking, Heaven stands, When my heart is breaking, I never leave Your hands
When You walked upon the Earth, You healed the broken, lost, and hurt, I know You hate to see me cry
One day You will set all things right, Yea, one day You will set all things right
When my world is shaking, Heaven stands, When my heart is breaking, I never leave Your hands
Your hands, Your hands that shape the world, Are holding me, they hold me still, Your hands that shape the world, Are holding me, they hold me still
When my world is shaking, Heaven stands, When my heart is breaking, I never leave You when...
When my world is shaking, Heaven stands, When my heart is breaking, I never leave...I never leave Your hands.
"One day He will make all things right"... thank you, Alissa. In sharing your heart and this song, you've blown comfort through some foggy, sad places in my soul. May the Song continue to sing for you in your own foggy, sad places right now.
ReplyDeleteIn my journey of grief over the loss of Jan, I simply asked God to hold me, I had no strength of my own. As He held me He assured me that He was still there, that He still watched over and cared for every detail of my life. In that time His gentle voice whispered that there was a new chapter of my life already written and that when I was ready to walk into it He would be with me in it as well.
ReplyDeleteLove the song...Sometimes it's easy to be so distracted and busy you forget how you feel. Thanks for taking me to a good place.
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