These Words Will Bring Comfort To You, Trust Is Stronger Than Hope

For the last several days the words from two songs have brought encouragement to me and I share them with you this day because I trust they will do the same for you. As you know by now, music ministers to me a lot. The words of the two songs come from an artist named Mandisa, and her CD is titled, Freedom.

LEAVE IT IN THE VALLEY
{Psalm 23:4, John 16:33)
"I got your message on the phone so tell me what's going on? You say your day started so great and then it went so wrong No one ever plans for the bad days, do they, no but I am here if you're needing a friend.
Hey don't give up tonight I know you're going through the valley, but you're gonna make it out alright Hey, tell your troubles goodbye go on and leave it in the valley, leave it in the valley tonight.
So you think He don't know what He's doing you think He ain't by your side well, God knows when you're broken and He's loving you He's holding you so, so tight.
So let the rain fall He'll be standing there getting wet with you you might get cold but you won't be there alone.
And when you're hanging by a thread hold on you know the darkest part is right before the dawn. So when your fear has worn you out feels like the sky is on the ground He ain't gonna let you down He'll never let you down."

VICTORIOUS
(Exodus 3, Exodus 14:21-22, 1 Samuel 17, John 11:38-44, Matthew 14:13-21, Matthew 14:22-25, Romans 15:4)
"If you could send a burning bush to Moses lead Your people home through a parted sea give a boy the strength to defeat Goliath I know You will always take care of me.
With You on my side, I am victorious with You on my side, I've got nothing to fear So I can walk through this valley with confidence knowing You will deliver me.
If You could raise the dead bones of Lazarus if You could feed five-thousand with a couple fish and a loaf of bread and in the middle of a stormy night You can walk on water I know, I know, I know no thing's out of Your hands.
If You could pull me out of my sin and give me new life within and keep all Your promises and Your word is true then I don't have to be afraid I know this is the day You made so no matter what comes my way"

As I was finishing up this Holy Spirit prompted me to add the words of a third song from the same artist.
HE IS WITH YOU
(Matthew 28:20b, Psalm 34:18)
"There's a time to live and a time to die there's
a time to laugh and a time to cry there's
a time for war and a time for peace there's a hand to hold in the worst of these.
He is with you when your faith is dead and you can't even get out of bed or your husband doesn't kiss you anymore. He is with you when your baby's gone and your house is still and your heart's a stone Cryin' God, what did you do that for He is with you.
There's a time for yes and a time for no there's a time to be angry and a time to let it go there is a time to run and a time to face it there is love to see you through all of this.
He is with you in the conference room when the world is coming down on you and your wife and kids don't know you anymore He is with you in the ICU when the doctors don't know what to do and it scares you to the core He is with you. We may weep for a time but joy will come in the morning the morning light.
He is with you when your kids are grown when there's too much space and you feel alone and you're worried if you got it right or wrong Yes He is with you when you've given up on ever finding your true love someone who feels like home He is with you.
When nothing else is left and you take your final breath He is with you."

Be blessed and be encouraged today as the words of the song say, HE IS WITH YOU.