The song, Your Love Never Fails by Jesus Culture has been playing over and over again in my mind and spirit. Perhaps that is because I've been going through a storm…A long storm at that.
As a child I was always terribly afraid of storms. The pounding rain, howling winds, booming thunder that rattled the windows and cracking lightening that flashed across the sky terrified me. It was very hard to feel safe amid the onslaught of nature. Not even putting my head under the covers and praying for it to go away helped. "What if the home I was in failed to protect me? What if I didn't survive the storm?" These were questions I worried silently over as the storm raged on.
As an adult, I've asked the same questions during the storm. Though the storm wasn't a physical one as such, but it has been terrifying nonetheless. (I'll share more about this in future blogs.)
One thing I've learned in my Christian walk is that we all face storms - Some small ones, some large ones and some that blow in and blow away everything in their path. Still, into every life a storm will blow. And the storm can come from seemingly out of nowhere, when life is going good and you're doing your absolute best to serve God. Or the storm can comes as a result of bad decisions, choices or mistakes we've made. Either way, it can be frightening and painful.
The other thing I've learned – am still learning - God is with me in the storm. I can't see Him, I don't always hear Him or feel Him but He IS there and His love never fails.
Chorus from Your Love Never Fails
You stay the same through the ages
Your love never changes
There maybe pain in the night but joy comes in the morning
And when the oceans rage
I don't have to be afraid
Because I know that You love me
Your love never fails
So take heart…no matter the storm you're going through, God is with you. He won't let you down. His love will not fail you. No matter how the oceans rage, the winds blow and the house is shaken. He will be with you.
In Hebrews 13:5 The Lord promises, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." I like the way it's worded in the Amplified version. It states, "I will not, will not, will not leave you."
How's that for reassurance?
Trust me, I know that sometimes that's difficult to remember when you're going through the battle or you're in the very eye of the storm and the wind is deafening. I know what it is to have doubts assail you, you're faith practically crumble around you and the enemy accuse God to you. But hang on my friend.
God will not, will not, will not leave you. His Love NEVER fails.
