It Is Well With My Soul

It Is Well

Grander earth has quaked before

Moved by the sound of His voice

Seas that are shaken and stirred

Can be calmed and broken for my regard

Through it all, through it all

My eyes are on You

Through it all, through it all

It is well

Through it all, through it all

My eyes are on You

It is well with me

Far be it from me to not believe

Even when my eyes can’t see

And this mountain that’s in front of me

Will be thrown into the midst of the sea

So let go my soul and trust in Him

The waves and wind still know His name

It is well with my soul

It is well with my soul

It is well with my soul

It is well with my soul

It is 4:00 a.m. – I should be sleeping, but the past five hours of trying to sleep have been filled with so many overwhelming emotions instead and the tears have just kept coming. Yet in the midst of the very REAL struggle that this past week and a half has brought with the latest setbacks in regards to my physical health, these lyrics from the song It Is Well continue to play through my mind on repeat in the background. It is the truth found in these lyrics that have been the only thing I’ve been able to cling to this past week in the midst of a week filled with physical ailments, pain, doctor appointments, questions, fear, doubts, unknowns, anxiety and so many overwhelming thoughts and experiences that no 27 year-old should have to walk through. This week hasn’t brought the definitive answers I was hoping for just yet, but I’m thankful for the medical team of specialists that are now working with me to wrap their minds around everything going on inside my body. However, I’m even more thankful, that through it all, my eyes remain on Christ. He is my ultimate Healer. My Provider. My Creator. He knows every intricate detail about what is misfiring and not functioning properly from within my body and I’m choosing to trust and believe that He does have a purpose in all of this – even in the midst of how difficult this journey is on a daily basis.

My current situation is SO REAL, but yet my heart breaks for so many others at the same time knowing that too, so many others are going through very difficult situations as well. Maybe you find yourself in a difficult season right now - health, relationship, financial … the list continues; may I share a few words with you that God’s place on my heart?

You see … Life is NOT without pain. However, the beauty found within the pain is NOT without a purpose even when we ourselves are unable to make sense of life’s circumstances or situations. Even if we cannot see or understand what in the world our God is doing in this world or in our own lives, it is then, that we need to sit back and remind ourselves (just as the song lyrics say) … to let go and trust in Him that even the winds and the waves know His name. God sees our brokenness. God sees our hearts. God see our hurts. God understands.

I have no idea what kind of season you are walking through right now. It could be one filled with joy! It could be filled with pain. It could be full of unknowns. Maybe it’s filled with laughter or full of tears. I don’t know, but I do know that the God of the Universe knows and one thing is for certain … Your life is still full of purpose.

Will you daily choose to keep your eyes on Christ through it all and trust Him? I’m not saying it’s going to be easy (as I can attest to the fact that it’s not!), but I can say it will be worth it!

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"I look up to the mountains—does my help come from there? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth! He will not let you stumble; the one who watches over you will not slumber. Indeed, he who watches over Israel never slumbers or sleeps. The Lord himself watches over you! The Lord stands beside you as your protective shade. The sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon at night. The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.” –Psalm 121