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From the album Speaking Louder Than Before
I try to hold on to this world with everything I have
But I feel the weight of what it brings,
and the hurt that tries to grab
The many trials that seem to never end,
His word declares this truth,
that we will enter in this rest with wonders anew
But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings
That there will be a place with no more suffering
Chorus
There will be a day with no more tears,
no more pain, and no more fears
There will be a day when the burdens of this place,
will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face
But until that day, we'll hold on to you always
I know the journey seems so long
You feel you’re walking on your own
But there has never been a step
Where you’ve walked out all alone
Troubled soul, don’t lose your heart
Cause joy and peace he brings
And the beauty that’s in store
Outweighs the hurt of life’s sting
But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings That there will be a place with no more suffering
(Chorus)
I can’t wait until that day
where the very One I’ve lived for
always will wipe away the sorrow that I’ve faced
To touch the scars that rescued me
from a life of shame and misery
this is why, this is why I sing
(Chorus)
I'll talk since no one else is. :-)
ReplyDeleteI was talking to a friend about being content. This friend needed to hear this. HA ... funny how God works. As I shared this thought, it was as if God was hitting me in the head with a brick!
See, I'm anything but content in my job. As you all know, it has been a tremendous source of stress and heartache over the last year. Yet God spoke to ME while I was sharing with my friend how they needed to be content ... *I* needed to be content in my job!
So how do I do this? I certainly can't change the circumstances. But I can change my attitude. Sounds good - but not always easy.
Then God brought a verse to mind ... Romans 12:2 (NLT) "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is."
If I could emphasize this - my emphasis would be on "let God transform you into a new person by CHANGING THE WAY YOU THINK."
Hmmm ... do I wait until God just snaps his finger one day and changes my thinking?
I don't believe God works that way. Not that He can't - but that He doesn't. We all have free will to do what we choose to do.
Therefore, I must make daily attempts to change my thinking. I have decided that at least once every day, I am going to write down 1 positive thing about my job. It has to be different each day. I'm keeping a notebook - and I am going to pray over that notebook that God would begin to use that to change my thinking.
Please pray with me that I will learn contentment as I do this. Pray that I can know my boundaries and not let the circumstances of this job get me down again.
Brenda