At one point, many years ago, I faced very difficult life circumstances. These were not passing problems but
ongoing hardship and emotional distress until I almost despaired. It was a very dark time, too. I found it hard to pray; it seemed that I was not being heard. I did not find comfort in reading the Bible, and I could not sing. My journey of faith was more like slogging through a swamp than walking on "the King's highway." I had no intention of giving up, but everything was just so difficult.
One day, with no reason for it except God's merciful intervention, the words of I Peter 5:7 came to mind. "He careth for you." (God most often talks to me in King James English, because that is the version of the Bible I had been reading for much of my life.) "He cares for me!" I began to pray again, with renewed confidence that He was concerned about my sorrows. I began to read the Word again with renewed faith that He would strengthen me to carry the load.
If you are in a hard place, sing!
MaryMartha
You may also want to read "Worrying" here.
Words of the song located at
http://www.namethathymn.com/hymn-lyrics-detective-forum/index.php?a=vtopic&t=105
ongoing hardship and emotional distress until I almost despaired. It was a very dark time, too. I found it hard to pray; it seemed that I was not being heard. I did not find comfort in reading the Bible, and I could not sing. My journey of faith was more like slogging through a swamp than walking on "the King's highway." I had no intention of giving up, but everything was just so difficult.One day, with no reason for it except God's merciful intervention, the words of I Peter 5:7 came to mind. "He careth for you." (God most often talks to me in King James English, because that is the version of the Bible I had been reading for much of my life.) "He cares for me!" I began to pray again, with renewed confidence that He was concerned about my sorrows. I began to read the Word again with renewed faith that He would strengthen me to carry the load.
If you are in a hard place, sing!
I trust in God wherever I may be,
Upon the land or on the rolling sea,
For, come what may, from day to day,
My heav'nly Father watches over me.
He makes the rose an object of His care,
He guides the eagle thru the pathless air,
And surely He remembers me,
My heav'nly Father watches over me.
The valley may be dark, the shadows deep
But O, The Shepherd guards His lonely sheep;
And thru the gloom, He'll lead me home,
My heav'nly Father watches over me.
Chorus
I trust in God, I know He cares for me,
On mountain bleak or on the stormy sea;
Tho' billows roll, He keeps my soul,
My heav'nly Father watches over me.
--Rev. W. C. Martin, 1910
MaryMartha
You may also want to read "Worrying" here.
Words of the song located at
http://www.namethathymn.com/hymn-lyrics-detective-forum/index.php?a=vtopic&t=105
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