Bring the Rain

"I can count a million times people asking me how I can praise You with all that I've gone through. The question just amazes me, can circumstances possibly change who I forever am in You?" -MercyMe



I've always been amazed at how easy my family seems to embrace the rain in our lives. And let me tell you, when it rains, in freakin' POURS.

No, we aren't perfect. Yes, we have arguments. Yes, we say things we know we shouldn't. Perhaps the most important thing is this: we forgive. We move on. We accept that life isn't perfect and good can't be great without a few bad times thrown in here and there.

I never really thought we were brave, and most of the time we are not strong. What options do we have? We could either wallow in the heartache or we can praise Him through the storms.

"Bring me joy, bring me peace. Bring the chance to be free. Bring me anything that brings You glory. And I know there'll be days when this life brings me pain but if that's what it takes to praise You, Jesus, bring the rain."


Christ took on so much more than we could ever imagine. He never promised us that this life would be easy. He never promised that we would never experience pain or heartache. He has told us that it will be worth it.

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." John 16:33

I often lay in bed at night and feel the weight of my life on my shoulders and the tears well up. I think about my family, how much they have gone through and how much more they are going to go through. It is easy to sink when you think those thoughts. Yet in those moments, I feel Him gently nudge me and quietly say "I am still here." If I let Him, He will guide my footsteps and guard my heart.

The choice is mine.

"I am Yours regardless of the clouds that may loom above because you are much greater than my pain. You who made a way for me, suffering your destiny. So tell me what's a little rain?" - MercyMe

So I choose to face my days with hope. I know that in every circumstance in my life, He is already there.

Nothing can take Him off of His throne...