Reminders

I keep a playlist on my Spotify account called "Reminders", songs full of the Biblical truth that I need to hear to drive out the lies I'm prone to believe.  I've been listening to that playlist a lot lately as life has felt a little overwhelming.  I think it's amusing, though, how often I'm surprised by just how plainly these songs speak into my circumstances.  I catch myself thinking, "Man, I really needed to hear that today," and then I laugh.  Well, duh! That's why it's called "Reminders."

Today, as I sat at my desk, weariness and stress bearing down on me, I heard these lyrics:

So many times I question certain circumstances
and things I could not understand.
Many times in trials my weakness blurs my vision
and that’s when my frustration gets so out of hand.
It's then I am reminded, I've never been forsaken.
I've never had to stand one test alone.
As I look at all the victories, the Spirit rises up in me.
And It's through the fire my weakness is made strong.
He never promised that the cross would not get heavy
and the hill would not be hard to climb.
He never offered a victory without fighting.
He said help would always come in time.
Just remember when you're standing in the valley of decision
and the adversary says give in, Just hold on.

Our Lord will show up
and He will take you through the fire again

Through the Fire -- Jason Crabb

When you go through deep waters,

I will be with you.

When you go through rivers of difficulty,

you will not drown.

When you walk through the fire of oppression,

you will not be burned up;

the flames will not consume you.

Isaiah 43:2