The Other Side

When everything is broken
When it's hard to understand
When you've lost a place to put your hope
And you can barely stand

When your tears are falling faster
And your strength is almost gone
Well it's hard to imagine that you can carry on, carry on

There is a reason and all of life has meaning
There is an answer for these broken times
So keep on searching, seek and you will find them
There is an answer on the other side
~ The Other Side by Rhett Walker Band

There are so many things going on in the world and it seems as if a lot is broken. We are humans and the only thing we can understand about what it happening is that there is sin in the world and so things are going to happen. God has a plan for everything and we may ask why God is allowing these bad things to happen. Well the truth is that humans were the ones that caused sin to enter the world and God doesn't want the bad to happen, but the devil is able to tempt us and cause bad things to happen. We are sinners and we aren't perfect so there are going to be bad things happening. Sometimes we lose our hope and don't think that things are ever going to get better, but that is far from the truth. On this earth we will suffer and we will cry and sometimes lose our strength, but it doesn't mean that things can't get better.

God has His plan for each and every single one of us and there is a reason for everything that happens in all of our lives. For each of the times that we feel broken and things just seem to not be going right, there is an answer for all of them. We may not be able to figure that out at the moment or even close to the time of the hard battles we go through, but at some point we will understand why. We need to keep on seeking the Lord because He never gives us something that we cannot handle. He is also by our side and going to help us through the hard times in life. The answer to all these hard battles are on the other side. This means that heaven has the answers and we may never figure them out, but the good Lord knows every answer to everything that happens here on earth. So whenever you may have a hard battle that you are going through know that you may not find out all the answers or understand why it is happening, but God knows all of that and is there to help you through it.

Remember that God is on the other side and knows all the answers that we may not be able to figure out here on earth.
Justina Marie

Never Surrender

I don't wanna feel like this tomorrow
I don't wanna live like this today
Make me feel better!
I need to feel better!
Stay with me here now
And never surrender!

Put me back together!
Never Surrender!
~ Never Surrender by Skillet

There are so many things going on in this world that make us question different things in the world and what the motives are that people have and why on earth would they have these motives. Right now (and always) we can't just give up and surrender to the worldly things. There are also just many things in our lives that cause us to hurt and to be in pain. Sometimes we seem lost and confused and we just want to give up because we feel like that is the easiest thing for us to do. Like the song says is that we don't want to feel like we do now and we don't want to feel like it tomorrow either. We want to feel better and if we work through the situation without giving up and keep pushing through it, God is going to help us and get us to the point where we feel better. It is important for us to especially remember God in the times that we are down and count on Him to get us to where He has planned for us. We can't lift ourselves out of the deep pits that we sometimes get into, but God is going to help us get out of. Whenever you are in a time where you think about giving up remember that God is going to pick you up and put you back together and He is going to help you in the way that is according to His plan.

Remember to never surrender because God will pick you up and put you back together!
Justina Marie

Praise You in this Storm

I remember when
I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to you
And you raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on
If I can't find You

But as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise the God who gives
And takes away

And I'll praise You in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter were I am
And every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And tough my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm
~ Praise You in this Storm by Casting Crowns

Yikes! It has been awhile since I have posted on here.. Sorry about that. As this song may hint I have been super busy and being busy is like being in a storm. For most people they don't like storms for whatever reason they may have be it because they don't like the noise, it scares them or because they had something planned outside and can no longer do that at the time they planned because of the storm. As you can see that I haven't posted lately... that is because I was super busy with a lot of homework and trying to figure out the things that I have to do this summer. As you could say it did seem like a storm because I wasn't just sitting back and letting God do His will. I was trying to get through the storm on my own because I didn't think things were going to work out and of course, God reminded me that He had the whole thing under control the entire time and that I just needed to trust Him and not worry about it.

In the song we see that God is always there and telling us that He is there with us. Often times in the storms we have we continue to look for Him, but don't always see Him even though He is ALWAYS there with us. We stumble and fall at times, but God is always going to help us back up. The troubles and storms that we go to are a part of life and we need to remember to praise God in those times just like we do in the good times. There isn't any difference in the good and bad times we go through because God is working in every situation for the better for us even if we can't see it in the bad times. We need to remember to praise God in all parts of our life even if we are in a tough situation. God is always with us and for that we need to remember to praise Him. Through our tears God is there holding us and going to help us through.

Remember that even in the tough storms you go through that God is with you and you should praise Him.
Justina Strecker