Faithful

Following are the lyrics to a song off of SCC's newest album that he wrote after losing his daughter. I really can't imagine what must have been going through his mind when all this happened. Their family had adopted this little girl from China and she was run over by her older brother as she was excitedly running out to greet him entering their driveway. What pain but what healing and grace given by the Father.

Today I am wrestling with a different kind of pain- a more temporal one- in wondering what God has in mind for us at PG. Our Father is not cruel toward His children and it does seem like it would be a somewhat cruel prank to have our family adopt John and then in turn have Him not allow PG to continue- but His ways are not my ways and His thoughts are much higher than mine and so He must help my unbelief.

If Romans 8:32 is true then what have we to be concerned with except keeping out heart and affections close to Him? "He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?"

I am so thankful that He is in control, that He is good and kind and loves to give good gifts to His children- what more can I ask? Read the words slowly and try to imagine what he was going through as he wrote these and then remember where God has you today. For our good and His glory He has us in the exact place we are to be. I don't have the answers for today any more than I can make sense of yesterday- but He does. What a comfort to know He is working.

FAITHFUL
Steven Curtis Chapman

I am broken, I am bleeding,
I'm scared and I'm confused,
but You are faithful.
Yes You are faithful.
I am weary, unbelieving.
God please help my unbelief!
Cuz You are faithful.
Yes You are faithful.

I will proclaim it to the world.
I will declare it to my heart
And sing it when the sun is shining.
I will scream it in the dark.

You are faithful!
You are faithful!
When you give and when You take away,
even then still Your name
is faithful!
You are faithful!
And with everything inside of me,
I am choosing to believe
You are faithful.

I am waiting for the rescue
that I know is sure to come,
cuz You are faithful.
Yes You are faithful.
I've dropped anchor in Your promises,
and I am holding on,
cuz You are faithful.
God You are faithful.


I will proclaim it to the world.
I will declare it to my heart
And sing it when the sun is shining.
I will scream it in the dark.

You are faithful!
You are faithful!
When you give and when You take away,
even then still Your name
is faithful!
You are faithful!
And with everything inside of me,
I am choosing to believe You're faithful.

So faithful...

Though I cannot have the answer
that I'm wanting to demand,
I'll remember You are God
and everything is in Your hand.
In Your hands you hold the sun, the moon,
the stars up in the sky,
for the sake of Love, You hung Your own Son
on the cross...to die...

You are faithful...
Yes, You are faithful...
When you give and when You take away,
even then, great is Your faithfulness!
Great is Your faithfulness!

And with everything inside of me,
I am choosing to believe You're faithful!
When you give and when You take away,
even then still Your name
is faithful!
You are faithful!
And with everything inside of me,
I am choosing to believe...

...You're faithful...

Thank You Father for Your faithfulness to me even though I deserved death- You gave life. There is nothing I can give to repay this debt of love and You knew that when You gave Your only Son up for us- You just want my love and devotion and even those I can't give unless you work in my heart to put that desire there. This proves that I am just a pot that can choose to be used by You or choose to go my own way and all the rest is up to You. Great is Your faithfulness to me- an unfaithful, unthankful, selfish, yet redeemed- child of the King of all kings and the Lord of lords. Please keep me close to Yourself and keep my affections hot in whatever circumstance You allow.

You are Faithful.