Just wanted to post the lyrics to a song that's been incredibly encouraging to me over the last few days. God has undoubtedly shown me the reality of His love in a more tangible way during the hardest times of my life. This song, written by a man who wasn't unfamiliar with suffering, expresses that well.
About six months ago, my mentor challenged me about my thoughts on the goodness of God. At the time, I was struggling through a specific battle, and though I knew in my head that God is good regardless of circumstances, when I really confronted my heart, I realized that even though I believed in God's complete goodness, I sometimes wondered if "goodness" to us as individuals may be sacrificed for the greater good. In other words, I wondered if what was happening to me was really for my best.
To be perfectly honest, it took me several months of serious self-evaulation and meditating on Scripture to know beyond all doubt that I was to the point of confidence in God's goodness.
And so, with no doubt, I can write today that my God is completely and wholly good, in times of abundance and in times of want. We are so thankful for the outpouring of love and encouragement for our family over the last couple of weeks, and we are continually trusting God to direct our steps! Here's the song:
"The Love of God"-- Rich Mullins
There's a wideness in God's mercy
I cannot find in my own
And He keeps His fire burning
To melt this heart of stone
Keeps me aching with a yearning
Keeps me glad to have been caught
In the reckless raging fury
That they call the love of God
Now I've seen no band of angels
But I've heard the soldiers' songs
Love hangs over them like a banner
Love within them leads them on
To the battle on the journey
And it's never gonna stop
Ever widening their mercies
And the fury of His love
Oh the love of God
Lyrics www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/rich_mullins/
And oh the love of God
The love of God
Joy and sorrow are this ocean
And in their every ebb and flow
Now the Lord a door has opened
That all Hell could never close
Here I'm tested and made worthy
Tossed about but lifted up
In the reckless raging fury
That they call the love of God
