Say it again, Say it loud and strong.
In the face of crushing
disaster you can declare:
"I am not abandoned, Not alone.
I will not adjust my stance
Or change my tone."
It looks to be a fully loaded bummer
Of an increasing number
Of topics domestically and abroad.
It changes daily....
Can't keep track of the heartache
Wrapped in thunder
In every season....Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Sunshine through the clouds.
Smiles through the tears.
Warmth through the cutting wind.
It is a message I must send
To my heart....repeatedly, to my head.
To counteract the pull towards discouragement;
Good news sifted out from a sea of bad.
Never ending reasons to feel blue.
Overwhelming reasons
to become choked with despair;
A culprit in the disappearance and graying
of my hair.
The rushing, crushing chaos created from bad choices....
selfish decisions, impatient hearts....
the constant whizzing by of these poison tipped darts.
We long for it to cease, to have a merciful kind of break,
But the truth is that there are people in each corner making
plans now and for always...coming to the worst kinds of conclusions.
Minds cold, thoughtless and numb....
Hearts made of granite.
They occupy space in every part of our planet.
We can't carry that burden or shoulder the weight.
We were not designed to sustain that load.... it's far too great.
A painful experience can nearly rob us of our next breath.
Solutions can hide. Evil can seem to run amuck.
You think they hold all the cards; they carry all the luck.
They can have it.... every bit.
It's not luck that turns the tide or evil with the upper hand.
It may appear so....all across our great land
and over the seas on foreign sand.
But the truth is....light will always pierce through the darkness.
God....all strength, all love.
He is near us in our pain, catching all our tears....
Drawing nearer still
Understanding the challenge we face....
Simply holding on, trying to maintain.
God is above every ugly intention, each secretive plot....
And these are a lot.
We are not abandoned, not alone.
He has armed us for battle; equipped us with truth.
He has provided us with this armor, if we choose to wear it.
It is not my imagination, it is the absolute truth, I swear it.
You can find it in the Word of God.
In Ephesians, it is to be found....laid out, plain to see
For you and for me.
The whole armor of God.
We put it on like this:
To begin, we put on the belt of truth
with the body armor of God's righteousness.
The shoes of peace.
They came from the Good News so you will be fully prepared.
In addition to those....
Hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil.
Put on salvation as your helmet
and take the sword of the Spirit
which is the Word of God.
Bad News....Good News
Lies or Truth
Take it in or arm yourself against.
It's up to each individual person. Each personal heart.
God loves us unconditionally....
ready to assure us to be at peace
in the face of the storm.
Even though it goes against logic; the flow of the norm.
Dear Friends, we are not abandoned, we are not alone.
