It Really Is Well…Really
I am not afraid to admit that I regularly talk out loud. I’m sure that people driving past me on the street wonder if I am OK – but that’s OK with me. Talking a loud has always served as a healthy method for me in making sure that the things that are internally floating around in my heart and soul are able to come out into the light and get some fresh oxygen. It lets my fears breathe – and it allows my concerns to somehow become right sized. I have come to realize that if I keep them inside they often feel bigger and much scarier than they really are.
So today I let them out to play and as I listed them off to God I had the hymn “It is well” playing in the background and my list actually came out an entirely different way today. They started as a list of fears that I traded in for a list of peace. I am sure that I will need to keep speaking this truth out loud – one blog post of declaring that my soul is OK with all of these fears most likely won’t accomplish perfect peace.
So if I pass you in the car and you see me talking out loud – yes I’m a little bit crazy – but most likely what you are seeing is me declaring that God has won – Christ prevailed – and it continues to be well with my soul!
- It is well with my soul that our house has not sold and we have not
- secured a renter yet.
- .
- It is well with my soul that we still have a long way to go in our
- fundraising efforts.
- .
- It is well with my soul that we are still trying to figure out our living
- situation in Chicago.
- .
- It is well with my soul that we have more unanswered questions than we do
- defined answers.
- .
- It is well with my soul that I regularly feel unqualified for the task
- that God has clearly called us to accomplish.
So what is on your list today that needs to come out from the darkness and breathe so that you can also say – “It is well with your soul?”
And if you get a chance go to ITunes to get my friend Todd Fields CD – I have had this song on repeat all day. Thanks Todd for being a part of my story of trusting God today!
