He won’t let go

First, listen to this song and read the lyrics as it’s playing. My best friend/ex-girlfriend/girlfriends sister (I promise it’s not weird) Molly and I were listening to this song today in the car and I decided to write about it. I’m in a writing mood. Weird. Anyway… listen to the song as if God was singing it to you.

I know we’ve all been in those places where we feel like the world is against us and nothing is going our way. Sometimes we don’t even want to get out of bed in the morning. Sometimes even the smallest things can bring us to tears. Of course, since I am a man I haven’t felt that way but my female friends have told me about it. Whether it be the loss of a loved one, not getting the job you wanted, ending a relationship with someone, not knowing what lies ahead, or even just feeling like you’re not good enough. We feel afraid and don’t know who to talk to or what to do. We all need somebody to lean on and be there for us. Sometimes it can be a best friend or a loved one, but what if they’re not around. I want you to know that God is there for you and He’ll never let go. No matter what is in your past or how you feel about God, he is always waiting for you with open arms. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve turned your back on him or said, “No thanks, I think I’ll do it myself,” He’ll still be there for you. Through every trial and tribulation. As the song says, “When you’ve done all you can do and you can’t cope” He’ll be there for you. God doesn’t want to see us in pain, what kind of Father wants to see His children cry? He won’t let you fall. He won’t let you collapse if you run to Him. But don’t listen to me, listen to God speaking in the Bible.

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” – John 16:33

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;  Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.” – Psalm 46:1-3  (By the way, selah means to be still and listen, but don’t get that tattooed on your wrist because Molly already called dibs on that idea)

“O LORD my God, I called to you for help and you healed me.” – Psalm 30:2

God wants us to know that when it feels like you’re all alone in the world and everything and everybody is against you, He is there. And He is enough. God is enough for all of us if we let Him be. If you lost your home today, would God be enough? If you lost the one person who you love in this world more than anything, would God be enough? If you lost everything you owned, would God be enough? If you’ve never read through the book of Job, I would encourage you to do that. He loses everything he owns and all of his 10 children in a matter of moments, and he praises the Lord. God is enough for those who love Him. Know that. Feel comfort in that.

I’m going to finish with a story that is a favorite of mine. You may have read it, it’s called Footprints in the Sand.

One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.

In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there was one only.

This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints.

So I said to the Lord,“You promised me Lord, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there has only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, have you not been there for me?”

The Lord replied, “The years when you have seen only one set of footprints, my child, is when I carried you.”

 

I think, scratch that- I know God wants us to know that He will carry us through the hardest times in life. He doesn’t shield us from them for reasons we will never understand. All we need to know is that His plan is perfect and whatever happens to us is supposed to happen. No matter how trying it is or how much it kills us inside, God puts things in our lives so that we learn that He is enough and He will be there for us. He won’t let go. Ever.

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