I'm With You

Just a song that has meant a lot to me over the last couple of years and continues to.

Praise You In This Storm
I was sure by now
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 Your whisper through the rain
“I’m with you”
And as You mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away

I’ll praise You in this storm
And I will life my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
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
You raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can’t find You

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

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth


I also love the Psalms. Their vulnerability and honesty often speak my exact feelings and my heart's song. David and the other authors were not afraid to say it how it was, showing that they have doubts, fears, worry, anxiety just like us. But then they point us back to the One who can take it all away if we'll just let Him. He IS mighty to save. And not just saving us from hell(which is totally undeserved) but also from ourselves, our thoughts, our lack of trust. Thank you, God.

This Psalm reflects me in those days when my head knows one thing and my heart knows another...
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so my soul pants for you, O God.
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God,
When can I go and meet with God?
My tears have been my food day and night,
while men say to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"
Why are you so downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God
for I will praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Deep calls to deep
in the roar of your waterfalls;
all your waves and breakers have swept over me.
By day the Lord directs his love,
at night his song is with me-
a prayer to the God of my life.
I say to God my Rock,
"Why have you forgotten me?
Why must I go about mourning,
oppressed by the enemy?"
My bones suffer mortal agony
as my foes taunt me,
saying to me all day long,
"Where is your God?"
Why are you downcast, O my soul?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God.
Psalm 42:1-3,5,7-11

Ultimately, though, I'm reminded that ALL of me can be satisfied with Him.

O God, you are my God;
I shall seek You earnestly;
My soul thirst for You, my flesh yearns for you,
in a dry and weary land where there is no water.
Thus I have seen You in the sanctuary,
to see Your power and Your glory.
Because Your lovingkindness is better than life,
my lips will praise You.
So I will bless You as long as I live;
I will lift up my hands in Your name.
My soul is satisfied as with marrow and fatness,
and my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.
When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate on You in the night watches,
for You have been my help,
and in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy,
My soul clings to You
Your right hand upholds me.
Psalm 63:1-8