God's Grace

Isn't it amazing how God's grace abounds when you need it the most? I guess it shouldn't be amazing to me, but it is. I'm so thankful for His comfort. I'm also thankful for the prayers, love and support shown by friends and family throughout this time. Thank you for holding us up in your prayers. We truly can feel God's grace at work.

We received among several emails an email with the words to a song in it. While I do not normally listen to the group who performs this song, I have chosen to receive comfort from the words. Maybe you have a storm in your life that you have the opportunity to praise God through...

"Praise You In This Storm" (by Casting Crowns)
I was sure by now, God,
You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and saved the day
But once again, I say
"Amen", and it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear
Your 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 where I am
And every tear I've cried
You hold in Your hand
You never left my side
And though my heart is torn
I will 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

I lift my eyes unto the hills
Where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord
The Maker of Heaven and Earth

Here are some verses that have also been a blessing to me in the past few days...
II Corinthians 4:16-18
"For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal."

Psalm 27:13
"I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and He shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord."