Things happen in life that you don't expect. Things happen that you were not planning on. Something happens and you suddenly find yourself looking around in shock wondering how in the world you are going to cope and deal with the circumstance. I have found myself living with and ministering to people who are in the valley at this very moment.
Hurricane Ike has thrown a HUGE monkey wrench into my life and the lives of thousands of others a couple of weeks ago and people are still coming to grips with the devastation it has caused and realizing how long the journey really is back to recovery. IKE was not planned. No one asked for it to come up Galveston Bay like it did. No one purposely steered it into our backyard - but it did. It came and did what a hurricane does - devastates!
So what now? Beyond the physical process to recover and rebuild how do we recover and bring relief to our souls? How do we continue to worship God? How do we keep a biblical view while we walk through this catastrophe?
There are MANY answers to these questions. Many of which need to be answered by people smarter than I. BUT, I want to tell you about one tool that God has brought into my life that has been an extension of His grace and helped me stay biblically focused and gospel centered through all of this. It is a CD put out by Sovereign Grace Music called "Come Weary Saints". I have never heard a worship CD like this before. Every song on the album was written for people that are going through trials and tribulations in their lives and helps them to worship God through it all. It helps them to sing and confess biblical truths that center their hearts and lives on the gospel.
It is so easy when you feel the lick of the flames to run away from God instead of to God. We all need to be reminded that He has ordained EVERYDAY! And that no matter WHAT happens He is STILL worthy to be worshipped.
I would HIGHLY recommend that you pick up this album and at into your mp3 rotation. You may not connect with it right now, but I guarantee you that you know someone who does need it, AND i guarantee that you will need it one day - and I know that God will use it to reveal His grace to You as He has used it in my life and the lives of others around me.
"thank You for the trials, for the fire, for the pain; thank You for the strength knowing You have ordained everyday!" (EVERYDAY - COME WEARY SAINTS)
Hurricane Ike has thrown a HUGE monkey wrench into my life and the lives of thousands of others a couple of weeks ago and people are still coming to grips with the devastation it has caused and realizing how long the journey really is back to recovery. IKE was not planned. No one asked for it to come up Galveston Bay like it did. No one purposely steered it into our backyard - but it did. It came and did what a hurricane does - devastates!
So what now? Beyond the physical process to recover and rebuild how do we recover and bring relief to our souls? How do we continue to worship God? How do we keep a biblical view while we walk through this catastrophe?
There are MANY answers to these questions. Many of which need to be answered by people smarter than I. BUT, I want to tell you about one tool that God has brought into my life that has been an extension of His grace and helped me stay biblically focused and gospel centered through all of this. It is a CD put out by Sovereign Grace Music called "Come Weary Saints". I have never heard a worship CD like this before. Every song on the album was written for people that are going through trials and tribulations in their lives and helps them to worship God through it all. It helps them to sing and confess biblical truths that center their hearts and lives on the gospel.
It is so easy when you feel the lick of the flames to run away from God instead of to God. We all need to be reminded that He has ordained EVERYDAY! And that no matter WHAT happens He is STILL worthy to be worshipped.
I would HIGHLY recommend that you pick up this album and at into your mp3 rotation. You may not connect with it right now, but I guarantee you that you know someone who does need it, AND i guarantee that you will need it one day - and I know that God will use it to reveal His grace to You as He has used it in my life and the lives of others around me.
"thank You for the trials, for the fire, for the pain; thank You for the strength knowing You have ordained everyday!" (EVERYDAY - COME WEARY SAINTS)
