Snatches of music play through my mind. Lyrics of half composed songs I would love to see completed. If I only had a complete inspiration, instead of snatches here and there. Partial emotions. Brief moments of clarity.

“Hold me, God, when the storm is closing in. When confusion swirls around. When I stand on unsure ground, Oh, be Thou my security! My firm foundation, God. And may my heart be still… and always say, “Amen” to Thy will.”

There are a lot of incomplete things in life, too. I expect it will be that way until my life story reaches completion – the picture will contain unknowns until the last piece clicks into place.

Until then…

“I know that God’s gonna take me through every battle He leads me to…”

“Someone’s praying on the shoreline as you’re fighting in the storm. Someone’s asking God to hold you in the haven of His arms…”

“It is the Hand of Everlasting Love that leads me, gently onward each day in His perfect way. He is leading the way through life to morning, someday, where I’ll be welcomed above by God’s own Hand of Love.”

I may not understand everything God’s hand performs in my life… or why He sometimes shows His abiding Presence as a comfort… yet without providing clarity to the questions I have.

I don’t know why His answer is sometimes “Wait.”

But I know this with deep assurance… God’s not letting go.

“God is working in my life, moving mountains I can’t see, laying out a perfect plan He’s designed just for me…”

“God drew my life map, and saw where I’d fear. He marked each place where He knew I’d shed tears. He knew I’d need Him, close by my side… so He planned to be my Protector and Guide.”

When we go through hard things, God is growing us to handle the revelation of His power when He performs His will.

The value of experiencing God in an ever deepening way makes every battle worth it. Anything that brings me to an increased understanding of His greatness is a gift. No matter how painful it may be to recieve.

“There’s nowhere like a valley for faith in God to grow.”

Without challenges, I wouldn’t make progress or grow…

“I wouldn’t know the tender way He stills a troubled soul. I’d never feel His mighty arms sustain me through the night… I wouldn’t understand the joy when storm clouds break to light!

I wouldn’t know how surrender brings a peace that fills the soul… I wouldn’t learn that Christ alone with strength my heart can fill. I’d never know the mystery of living in God’s plan, in trusting faith to take each moment from my Father’s hand.“

Truly, it is the struggles that become sacred and our hard that becomes holy… because when we reach the end of ourselves, God begins.

He meets us there, and we are never the same.

“I’ll praise my Lord in the valley today, I got to know Jesus better this way. I could have travelled an easier road… but walking this way, God carries my load.”

Truly, God’s not letting go.

So I will hold to faith all through my life… I will hold on to Him.

No matter what comes, may my heartsong of faith continue to sing …

“Even now, I’ll hold on, waiting for the promised Dawn… I’ll hold on and lean on You, even more than ever now.”

Because when I rest in Him, there is unshakeable peace to be attained.

Until the songs in my heart are complete, I’ll keep singing the snatches He sends me…

Lines of truth that remind me, He’s not letting go.