Faithfully

I heard this song about a year ago and I loved the lyrics. After listening to it I thought it sounded like it was written from someone who had suffered deep grief and pain. I don’t know the real story behind it, but I believe it was written about a year or so after the death of TobyMac’s oldest son. The whole song is so good, but I have just put down the chorus.

 But when my world broke into pieces
You were there faithfully
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You made a way for me
I may never be the same man
But I'm a man who still believes
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You were there faithfully

In my darkest hour, You met me
So quietly, so gently
You said You'd never leave
And You stood by Your word
So quietly, so gently
In all my pain, You met me
You said You'd never leave
And You stood by Your word

'Cause when my world broke into pieces
You were there faithfully
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You made a way for me
I may never be the same man
But I'm a man who still believes
When I cried out to You, Jesus
You were there faithfully  

I find it so comforting to know that I have someone who is there faithfully for me. In my deepest, darkest hour I can cry out to Him and He hears me. He meets me so gently and quietly. In all my pain He never left. When my world felt like it was crashing around me, I knew Jesus was wrapping His arms around me and loving me.

 I know that He never leaves me when I don’t spend time daily with Him. When I don’t act like I should or do the things I should. When I am not putting Him first. When I don’t trust like I should. When I try to control the narrative and not let Him be in control. Yes, I do those things. I am a work in progress! No matter what I do He is there faithfully, and I am so thankful that I am His daughter. In Deuteronomy 31 it talks about the fact that He goes before us. He will never leave us or forsake us. Do not fear or be dismayed. WOW!

 No, we will never be the same after the loss we have gone through. We will never be the same because the future we thought we were going to have has drastically changed. We will miss what we don’t have any more and there will be moments of deep grief and pain. I know this because I still have moments and will always. Whether you are facing deep grief and pain, sorrow, hurt, anger, bitterness just know that if you are a child of God, He is there faithfully. Just cry out to Him. He has made a way for you!

Confident in His love,

Isaiah 54:10