You will be safe in His arms, you will be safe in His arms,
The hands that hold the world are holding your heart.
This is the promise He's made, He will be with you always,
When everything is falling apart, you will be safe in His arms.
~Phil Wickham
The hands that hold the world are holding your heart.
This is the promise He's made, He will be with you always,
When everything is falling apart, you will be safe in His arms.
~Phil Wickham
I can't get this song out of my head. Last week as I left for a brief trip to Maine for a funeral of a very dear uncle, this song came on the radio and I turned it up, sang along and cried. It was so appropriate for the time. And as Mom and Colleen and I were driving to Bangor on Monday morning, it was on again and we turned it up and sang. And I thought about my aunt. The next few weeks and months are going to be the hardest and as people leave and go back to their lives and responsibilities, but her world will never be the same. Oh, it will get better and over time it will hurt a little less. But she will always need to feel the safety of her Heavenly Father's arms.
On my way home, I read pretty much an entire book. The story was of a woman in a supposedly Christian marriage with a husband who others looked at and thought what a good and godly example he was to his family and those around him. But behind closed doors he was a completely different person and she worked so hard for so long to please him in order to avoid the beatings and bruises. She wasn't safe in her own home with the people that she should be able to trust the most. And even though the book was fictional, it could be about the person that lives next door or sits beside you in church.
It's been a couple of months since Haiti was rocked by the biggest earthquake that country has ever experienced. And many people around the world have gone back to their daily living and "moved on". But those that are still there, still picking up the pieces and trying to out their lives back together haven't forgotten. They never will. And they need to know that Christ's arms are there for them. Maybe we are supposed to be those arms to show them Christ.
For a lot of people, life hasn't turned out like they planned. It may be due to choices that they have made. It may be because of the choices others have made. Or it may be neither and God just doesn't really make sense right now. And at times the clouds are so dark and the storm seems so big that it's hard to remember that He's still in control. But that's the great thing about the power of an embrace. Sometimes it comes when you least expect it but need it most. And when you feel yourself weary and falling, those arms are there. They have been all along. And out of the darkness and confusion, you feel God's hug. And you know, deep down, you are safe.
On my way home, I read pretty much an entire book. The story was of a woman in a supposedly Christian marriage with a husband who others looked at and thought what a good and godly example he was to his family and those around him. But behind closed doors he was a completely different person and she worked so hard for so long to please him in order to avoid the beatings and bruises. She wasn't safe in her own home with the people that she should be able to trust the most. And even though the book was fictional, it could be about the person that lives next door or sits beside you in church.
It's been a couple of months since Haiti was rocked by the biggest earthquake that country has ever experienced. And many people around the world have gone back to their daily living and "moved on". But those that are still there, still picking up the pieces and trying to out their lives back together haven't forgotten. They never will. And they need to know that Christ's arms are there for them. Maybe we are supposed to be those arms to show them Christ.
For a lot of people, life hasn't turned out like they planned. It may be due to choices that they have made. It may be because of the choices others have made. Or it may be neither and God just doesn't really make sense right now. And at times the clouds are so dark and the storm seems so big that it's hard to remember that He's still in control. But that's the great thing about the power of an embrace. Sometimes it comes when you least expect it but need it most. And when you feel yourself weary and falling, those arms are there. They have been all along. And out of the darkness and confusion, you feel God's hug. And you know, deep down, you are safe.
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