You Aren't Alone

So I haven't blogged in a while guys, but I am going to go ahead and warn you about this one.  Take a minute and roll your pants up because I'm about to get deep.  [For those of you who did not get that...major fail on my part...ignore my corny-ness]


These past few days for me have been pretty rough, to be honest.  I won't go into details because the details aren't important to my main thought.  I have been thinking for hours about what I'm going to write about in today's blog because I have been determined to blog today due to the fact that I really haven't blogged in at least a week!  So I'm sitting in my room, class, etc...and I have absolutely nothing.  Then after class today I went home, sat in my bed, and turned on the radio..KLove to be exact.  Now normally I do not listen to the radio.  I find it to be repetitive.  Today was different.


Because of some stress and things currently going on in my life I have been searching for answers.  What do I do? How do I react?  Who do I put in my company?  Just normal life stresses that always seem to come upon as all at once! Funny how that happens, right?!  Well for some reason I felt the need to listen to the radio.  As soon as I turn it on, I had my answer...my peace. (Don't worry, I will post a link to the song!)

I'm going to take the song verse by verse so to keep myself from rambling and going completely off track.


Cry To Jesus - Chris Rice


"Weak and wounded sinner
Lost and left to die
O, raise your head, for love is passing by
Come to Jesus, Come to Jesus
Come to Jesus and live!"


First off...wow!  What an awesome God! Sometimes in life,  things, for lack of a better phrase, they just suck.  Things do not happen the way we want them to and we are left in pain.  We feel alone.  We feel lost.  But in these times, so often we miss the beauty of God's love for us!  We forget that we are never alone and God will always be there to pick us up and clean away our dirt and wash our wounds.  We can't avoid wounds, but we can take off with reckless abandon towards the God who loves us unconditionally and LIVE in peace and absolute happiness regardless of the situation.  God is so good.


"Now you're burden's lifted
and carried far away
and precious blood has washed away the stain, so
Sing to Jesus, Sing to Jesus
Sing to Jesus and live!"


I know that I have a massive load of burdens.  But my God, OUR God gladly takes those burdens and places them on His shoulders.  He takes the deepest hurts and the hardest worries and carries them away.  Take the offer!  Lay them down!  Let Hims wash you clean!  Its such a beautiful and wonderful thing...something to sing about!  How beautiful is His compassion!


"And like a newborn baby
Don't be afraid to crawl
And remember when we walk 
Sometimes we fall...so
Fall on Jesus, Fall on Jesus
Fall on Jesus and live!"


Speechless.  How many times do we miss out on some of life greatest gifts because we are scared of pain and hurt and even rejection?  Put yourself out there and life your life fully in God's will and purpose.  He has such beautiful things planned for you!  "For the Lord will be your confidence and will keep your foot from being caught." Proverbs 3:26.  He will NEVER drop you and let you fall.  Fall into His arms and live in Him!


"Sometimes the way is lonely
And steep and filled with pain
So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then
Cry to Jesus, Cry to Jesus
Cry to Jesus and live!"


It isn't always going to be sunshine and roses, guys!  Life is not easy, but I can promise you that my God, OUR God makes it so much more bearable.  He listens to our cries, He sees every single tear that we cry, He hears our calls.  There will be times when we are lonely and it seems like everything just hurts.  Cry to YOUR Jesus!  He will be the best comfort you will ever have.  He will calm your soul and hold you with loving arms.  How great is His love!


"O, and when the love spills over
And music fills the night
And when you can't contain your joy inside, then
Dance for Jesus, Dance for Jesus
Dance for Jesus and live!"


It's so easy to run to God when things go wrong, when we feel helpless and alone.  But how often when things are going wonderfully do we turn around and praise Him? After all, is He not creator of all things bad AND good?  Praise God for the wonderful things in my life!  He has truly blessed me with them!  May we all give him the praise, honor, and glory even when things are great!


"And with your final heartbeat
Kiss the world goodbye
Then go in peace and laugh on Glory's side, and
Fly to Jesus, Fly to Jesus
Fly to Jesus and live!"


IT DOESN'T END HERE!  My God is ALIVE!  Death is such a scary thing, but when that time comes, I hope to welcome it with open arms because I finally get to be in the presence of my FATHER, my God.  This world has nothing for us...but OUR God has everything. Just trust in Him... "If any man should come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily, and follow me."  Luke 9:23.  Follow Him.  He loves you more than you could ever imagine. 


How great is OUR God!