Praise You In This Storm

We are losing money, left, right and backward. We have taken a $10,000 loss on our house and been misadvised into a $3000 loss on our truck which we needed to have to move. This has not put me in a positive frame of mind this evening. It is difficult to realize that with the world I will find little if any grace. I remember years ago hearing a Christian woman speaker who shared her story about being set-up to appear on a program in which all the other guests were opposing her. God told her this....'When you're in the lion's den don't count the lions...count on Me'. She went ahead with the panel discussion and soon discovered that the entire studio audience was a group from a Christian women's college and they were all on her side. The plan of the programmers backfired on them in a big way. Good advice. I certainly feel like the prowling lion has been assigned to a stake out at my door lately. But, thankfully I have a God who goes before me into battle, walks by my side through thick and thin, watches over me from above and knows the number of hairs on my head, is the rock beneath my feet and who has my back. It may look like everything is falling apart before my eyes and that we are losing things and that the road is not finished ahead of me, but God can see far beyond my range of vision. I have to trust that, no matter what. So here's my song for tonight. It's by Casting Crowns. It is a song God gave me before I left the island and now I think I know why. He knew tough times were coming and that they would make me question and He gave me a response. Here it is.

Praise You in This Storm
words by Mark Hall/music by Mark Hall and Bernie Herms

I was sure by now,God, that You would have reached down
and wiped our tears away,
stepped in and saved the day.
But once again, I say amen
and it's still raining
as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain,
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away.

Chorus:
And I'll praise you in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are
no matter where I am
and every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

I remember when I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to You
and raised me up again
my strength is almost gone how can I carry on
if I can't find You
and as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away

Chorus

I lift my eyes onto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth
I lift my eyes onto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth

Chorus