As I walk through life, I realize that life is simply just a climb. There are people, events, situations, that may cause us to stumble. There are times where we may think, what am I doing here? How am I going to see past whatever it is that you are trying to do. Today for example as I headed into physical therapy, I prayed for God’s wisdom and discernment for my PT and our session. We worked on some crazy hard things for me today. She had me in positions that made my body spasm even more. Times in which I literally didn’t think I could do it. My brain would say one thing and it would do another thing. (dystonia). In one area, I put my left foot up on a stool and then she would have me turn my body to the left. My body naturally wants to go to the right. It was so interesting as I was thinking one thing and my body did another. I kept trying and trying eventually doing better and better. It reminded me though of the song “The Climb” by Miley Cyrus. That my faith is shaking, but I gotta keep trying, gotta keep my head held high. This song really resonated with me today as I fought my body to do what I was trying to get it to do. As I continue to work on overcoming, I am overwhelmed with God’s grace, His love, and how He helps me to continue to keep on keeping on.
“I can almost see it, that dream I am dreaming, but there’s a voice inside my head saying“You’ll never reach it. Every step I’m takingEvery move I make feels, Lost with no direction, My faith is shaking. But I gotta keep trying, Gotta keep my head held high. There’s always gonna be another mountain. I’m always gonna wanna make it move. Always gonna be a uphill battle, Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose. Ain’t about how fast I get there. Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side. It’s the climb.
The struggles I’m facing. The chances I’m taking. Sometimes might knock me down, But no, I’m not breaking I may not know it. But these are the moments that I’m gonna remember most, yeah, Just gotta keep going And I, I got to be strongJust keep pushing on
Keep on moving, keep climbing, Keep the faith, It’s all about, it’s all about the climb, Keep the faith, keep your faith!”
Sometimes when the whole world crumbles, we are forced to find who we really are and what we truly believe. This is an amazing song by a worship leader named Laura Story. Laura’s husband was going through some major health issues in which she was found with sleepless nights and not knowing what to do. I found out about this song through my amazing physical therapist Jill. She had passed this on to me and a good friend in March of 2011 at a time in which I needed to hear it. She said “This is a powerful song. Please take a minute and listen to the words. I pray that your steps are firm with the Lord.” I was taken aback that she thought of me to write this email and share it and also how powerful the lyrics are. For a while, I had played this song on repeat on my ipod for days, and sometimes still do. I would lay in bed full of various emotions trying so hard to see the “Blessings” that were in my life at that time. I had gone through most of what Laura’s cry of lament in this song. As I write today, it was on my heart to share as it is a song about all the amazing blessings in our lives and how we are overcoming defeat. We are overcomers. The lyrics in this song are powerful. Please take a listen for yourself.
Do you truly seek the blessings in your life? Can you relate to the lyrics of this song? I know I can. Let the lyrics soak into your life.
Here are the lyrics to this amazing song. 🙂
“Blessings”
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
And all the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things’Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguiseWe pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love
As if every promise from Your word is not enough
And all the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we’d have faith to believe
‘Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know that pain reminds this heart
That this is not,
This is not our home
It’s not our home
‘Cause what if your blessings come through rain drops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments or the aching of this life
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy
What if trials of this life
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights
Are your mercies in disguise
Overcoming 