The first song I want to share was born out of a dark season in my life. I felt like everywhere I looked I saw pain. Friends experiencing deep sorrow. Unexpected deaths. And you didn't have to look far into the world to see that brokenness was everywhere.
I was in the midst of grieving the loss of our son, Silas. He was born with Trisomy 13 and only lived for nine short hours. The time we had with him was precious and God was so present. But the years that followed were extremely painful. I had been told all my life that God would work all things together for my good, and I believed it. Yet, I was filled with a lot of anger and questions.
One day it all kind of came to a boiling point for me and I faced a moment of decision. I either trusted Him with my pain or I didn't. I realized God was big enough for my pain. He was big enough because He experienced the deepest pain in the death of His Son, Jesus. He understands and is waiting for us to cry to Him.
The words of this song came and covered my heart like a balm. Not one tear is wasted. There is no pain we face that He can't redeem. Is this life messy? Yes. Is it hard? Big yes. But is He able to give us joy when there should be none? YES. Will He hold us when we feel like all is falling apart? YES.
God has done such a work in my life. I could write on and on about the lessons I am learning, yet one thing stands out... He works to take the broken and make it something beautiful. The days of losing Silas were so hard. He might not have given my boy earthly healing, but He gave me him abundant life free from pain and sadness. And do you know what He is given me? Peace when there should be none. Joy even in the midst of sadness. A new perspective that sees way beyond the here and now. Hope for heaven and the beautiful restoration that we will see one day. Maybe you are experiencing some brokenness today. I pray this song will be encouraging to you and God will fill your heart with peace.
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