The Arms That Hold the Universe

I've had some inspiring things happen to me in the past few weeks. God brings me up, and then let's me down easy. The valley's are hard. I don't enjoy them much. It's a lot of tears, pain, and heart brokenness. But I'm learning every day more about his grace and his promise that I CAN overcome in His name. I would say I'm in a valley right now. Kind of like not being able to see the light to break up the dark. You know, everybody needs inspiration, and a song. Something to sing when that darkness in the valley is so long. There never was a guarantee that this life is easy (as a song I'm quoting said!)

Being a woman like God talks about is not so simple! Especially for me it seems like! But I know we all have our sour points. Things where the devil can get to us easily. I just always want to fix the problem right away and be done with it. But some things (like character flaws) are not so easily solved. They take painstaking time, attention, dedication, determination, and a strong spirit of overcoming....and unfortunately it helps to be vulnerable and ask the people we honor and respect to hold us accountable and pray for us.


And sometimes it just helps to cry. :) I know, that's an overstated cliche. But it really does help! It's like that healing rain that the song talks about. And just knowing that when we cry, God cries with us, when we hurt, He hurts with us, and when we fall on our face, he fills us with grace. And nothing breaks His heart like when we cry. Because he KNOWS that the valley is hard, long, and painful. But He also knows that we need to learn how to climb. We need to learn to fall back into the arms that are ever there to carry us. Just the realization that it's impossible to conquer outside of His name makes it so much easier to let go and let God. And since I'm on a song quoting kick, always remember that there's ALWAYS going to be another mountain that we want to make move. There will ALWAYS be an uphill battle, and sometimes (sometimes) we're going to have to lose. But it's not about what's at the top, or just getting it over with. It's ALL ABOUT THE CLIMB.
Always, deep in our hearts, remembering the promise that God gave to Noah and his family when they left the ark after approximately 377 days. He will never again destroy the earth with the floods and rain. It's ALWAYS for our benefit. So stand in the rain. You're not going to drown.

You can hope, you can rise, you can stand. He's still got he whole world in His hands. And the arms that hold the universe are holding you tonight. You can rest inside. It's gonna be alright. And the voice that calmed the raging sea, is calling you His child So be still and know He's in control. He will never let you go.

Genesis 9:13-15
¹³ I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. ¹⁴ Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, ¹⁵ I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind. Never again will the waters become a flood to destroy all life.