Because He Lives

Sometimes I write, then wait to post it.
Other times I can't get it posted fast enough..
This post is one I've sat on for a while.
It was so personal that I waited to see if I really
wanted to share. 
And I wanted to make sure I've said it all the best way I can.

New aches and pains

have brought

uncertainty

and questions

and fear.

WHAT?

Not FEAR!

Yep.
Getting old, I guess.

Getting older

and things are changing.

I have questions.
I ask them in the night
when I hurt.

Why am I all of a sudden hurting?

Do I have something seriously wrong?

Will I live another 30 years like my parents?
Will I hurt for the next 30 years?

Will my life be shorter?

Will I be brave?

Do I have enough faith to believe God for healing?
Do I have enough faith for anything?

DO I HAVE ENOUGH FAITH?

An Easter season message
was all about resurrection
and hope.

We sang a hymn

that I haven't heard in a while.

Because He Lives

Because HE lives

I can face tomorrow

Because HE lives

All fear is gone

Because I know

He holds the future

And life is worth the living

Just because HE lives.

I remember standing in church

as a new believer

 singing passionately...with tears of joy.

God sent His Son

They called Him Jesus

He came to love

Heal and forgive

He lived and died

to buy my pardon

An empty grave

is there to prove

My Savior lives

With the blessing of children
and grandchildren
and a niece that asked God for,
I sang with tears of joy

How sweet to hold

a newborn baby

and feel the pride

and joy He gives

Then having a child with health challenges
I sang with tears of hope

But greater still

The calm assurance

This child can face

Uncertain days

Because He lives

I know that fear
is the opposite of faith

And I have found

that my God is who He says He is,

that HE does what He says He will do,

that He can be trusted.
I know that.

So that Sunday with all things aching, throbbing, twittering

and my brain wondering and wandering.

I glanced over at the 96 year old nursing home resident,

who never misses a Sunday at church.

She says that angels sing to her every night.

And she was singing
Because He Lives.

And again I sing.

And I trust fearlessly.

And then one day

I'll cross the river

I'll fight life's final

war with pain

And then as death

Gives way to victory

I'll see the lights

of glory

and I'll know
my Savior Lives

 

 

 

And my fear has turned again to faith

and my pains are gone

Because He Lives 

Whatever challenges you have in your life,

know that you are loved and you have the victory

Just Because He Lives