Promises

Promises
He didn't promise that I would never stumble,
 But He did say He'd be there if I fall
 He didn't tell me He'd hear complaints I whispered,
 But He did say He'd hear me if I call.

Cho: Promises, promises, and all of them true.
 He's done exactly what He said He would do.
 He didn't promise my heart would not be broken,
 But He did say He'd mend it again.

He didn't promise my cross would not be heavy,
 But He did say that He my load would bear,
 He didn't tell me He'd grant my hopes and wishes,
But He did say He'd hear my earnest prayer

When I was growing up, I sang this song with my brother and sisters. Up until recently I never really thought about the lyrics or His promises. I just took them for granted. This morning I thought "God, it only hurts when I breathe and my heart only breaks when it beats!" I saw the sun begin to rise above the mountain and thought God, you have promised us another day and so beautiful it is going to be, with the fog and the sun trying to beat each other up! Then as I thought of the promised day laying before me this song popped in my head. And I thought if God has promised to mend my broken heart- Why not let him? If he has promised to catch me when I stumble- Let Him! He wants to help carry my burden- and I want to let Him! And I know he hears my prayer for He has answered many- too many to count!
As we go through our daily routine- we stumble, he picks us up- we get so used to him being there that we start to take him for granted. We don't say thank you enough....never enough! At the end of the month when those bills are paid one more time, do we thank Him? When we go to the doctor and those tests are negative- one more time- Do we thank Him? When our children are tucked safe in bed at night- Do we thank Him? We are an ungrateful people but Thank God he loves us anyway- Forgives us anyway- and is there for us anyway! Picking us up when we stumble, mending our broken hearts, helping us carry those burdens and fulfilling all those promises!

Romans 8:28 - And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.