Posted 6-27-19
I love the old hymn “It is Well With My Soul”. Its story is amazing too. The old hymns often are deep in theology and application. Read it and soak it in a little. 🙂
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot Thou hast taught me to say:
“It is well, it is well with my soul!”
It is well with my soul!
It is well, it is well with my soul!
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood for my soul.
My sin—oh, the bliss of this glorious thought—
My sin, not in part, but the whole,
Is nailed to His Cross, and I bear it no more;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!https://www.hymnal.net/en/hymn/h/341
For me, be it Christ, be it Christ hence to live;
If dark hours about me shall roll,
No pang shall be mine, for in death as in life
Thou wilt whisper Thy peace to my soul.
by Horatio Gates Spafford
(1828-1888)
Everything is well today again. I am off to see mom in a few short hours and to visit with the Sweet 17 as well. I have my Peanut Butter & Jelly joke of the day ready for Ms. PB-J, as always. It is pretty darn peaceful these days, but, not unlike when your toddler is really quiet in the other room and you know that means something is up, helping mom and these ladies has taught me to be prepared…then rejoice for the peaceful times. Part of having “Peace Like a River Attendeth My Way” is being thankful for every good moment and being grateful that our Lord is with us when all is not great on the outside. Believers are not exempt from hard times. If your preacher promises healthy, wealthy, happy-skippy days every day, please change churches. That is not the expectation of the Christian life. In fact, it is the opposite. Expect trials, tests, persecution, teasing, etc… especially in 2019. There are so many good things that come our way as we grow through these hardships. Here are a few. Stand fast, fellow believer. Good times will be here before you know it, either here or in eternity.
#EndALZ