Hold Fast

Have you ever fought a battle that you thought would never end or are you fighting a battle right now? I know that we have to endure the rain to see the rainbow but sometimes battles seem to go on and on and the rainbow is not in sight. That is how it has been for me the last two years anyway. I pray for guidance and peace but my prayers never seem to be answered. I try to keep the faith that God is going to and will take care of us, but with trial after trial I seem to lose that faith somewhat. I am human...I am not perfect. It's not that I want to, but sometimes I get tired of fighting and even though I am trusting in the Lord, I just don't know what else to do or which way to turn.

I had a conversation with a friend today and she told me of a story that reminded me that God does answer our prayers and he hears our cries. There is a woman who has a child with juvenile arthritis. She has had financial difficulties along with dealing with this child who is always in pain. Recently, she was out of Ibprofen for her child and her gas tank was on E. She had $13 in her checking account. Obviously, that is not enough money to provide for their needs. She began to cry and pray. When she got to work her words were "God, do you hear me?". A second later a volunteer walked in her room with a card. She told her she had heard about her story (of her son) and just wanted to help her. When she opened the card, the first words read..."God Hears You" and $100 fell out of the card. The story of this lady has been on my mind since. I feel so selfish. Even though we are going through hard times, there is always someone who is going through tougher times than you. So, you never know what the person next to you is going through.

While I was sitting in the car rider line at the school I was working a suduko puzzle. The radio was turned down, but was on 106.9. I wasn't paying attention to it, I could barely hear it. Instead, I had lots of things going through my mind when I heard very loudly and clearly "Hold fast, Help is on the way, Hold fast, He's come to save the day, What I've learned in my life, One thing greater than my strife, Is His grasp, So hold fast. I have never heard this song before. Is this God telling me to "hold fast"? So, I turned up the volume and listened to the rest of the song. It spoke to me personally and told me exactly what I had been needing to hear. God has promised me that help is on the way!! I am holding on to that promise and I know He will not let me down!!

Hold Fast by Mercy Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hny-xp4k9c

To everyone who's hurting
To those who've had enough
To all the undeserving
that should cover all of us
Please do not let go
I promise there is hope

Chorus:
Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What i've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is His grasp
So hold fast

Will this season ever pass?
Can we stop this ride?
Will we see the sun at last?
Or could this be our lot in life?
Please do not let go
I promise you there's hope

Chorus

You may think you're all alone
And there's no way that anyone could know
What you're going through
But if you only hear one thing
Just understand that we are all the same
Searching for the truth
The truth of what we're soon to face
Unless someone comes to take our place
Is there anyone?
All we want is to be free
Free from our captivity, Lord
Here He comes

Chorus