Beauty Will Rise

Our first reaction to pain and hurt is, "why God, how could you do this." but this shouldn't be the case. God doesn't owe us anything. We owe Him everything! The song "Beauty will rise" shows the pain and suffering in loosing a loved one but then tells of the hope we can look forward to: "Out of these ashes beauty will rise, we will dance among the ruins we will see it with our own eyes. Out of these ashes beauty will rise. For we know joy is coming in the morning, in the morning beauty will rise. So take another breath for now, let the tears come washing down. If you can't believe, I will believe with you, because I have seen the signs of spring, I can hear it in the distance and its not too far away. Its the music and the laughterof a wedding and a feast. I can almost feel the hand of God, Reaching for my face to wipe the tears away. Say its time to make everything new, Make it all new: this is our hope this is a promise."

Steven Curtis Chapman tells of his longing for Heaven and all the little things he misses with his daughter gone. But he says: "God, I know, it’s all of this and so much more But God, You know that this is what I’m aching for God, You know I just can’t see beyond the door."

Then he hopes for Heaven; the place where there will be no more suffering: "But in my mind’s eye I can see a place Where Your glory fills every empty space. All the cancer is gone. Every mouth is filled, and there’s no one left in the orphans’ bed. Every lonely heart finds the one true love, and there’s no more goodbye, and no more “not enough”, and there’s no more enemy."

Then He tells of God's faithfulness: "And see, its everything He said that it would be, and even better than we would believe, and He’s counting down the days until He says come with me. And finallyHe’ll wipe every tear from our eyes, and make everything new just like He promised. Wait and see."

But he also tells of the hurt he's experiencing: "Right now all I can taste are bitter tears. Right now all I can see are clouds of sorrow from the other side of all this grief. But right now all I can say is Lord, how long before you come and take away this aching. This night of weeping seems to have no end. But when the morning light breaks through we’ll open up our eyes, and see, its everything He said that it would be."

He talks about the stages of depression, when we feel like there is no hope, but during those times Jesus is there: "When you think you’ve hit the bottom and the bottom gives way. And you fall into a darkness no words can explain. You don’t know how you’ll make it out alive. Jesus will meet you there."

Then He tells of the comfort in knowing that our Savior cares and will carry us through our hardships: "He knows the way to wherever you are. He knows the way to the depths of your heart. He knows the way cause He’s already been where you’re going. When you realize the dreams you’ve had for your child won’t come true. And when the phone rings in the middle of the night with tragic news. Whatever valley you must walk through, Jesus will meet you there."

He tells of God's sovereignty in every aspect of our life: "This is not how it will be, when we finally will see. We’ll see with our own eyes, He was always in control. And we’ll sing Holy Holy Holy is in our God, and we will finally really understand what it means. Though this first taste is bitter, there will be sweetness forever. when we finally taste and see that Our God is in control. This is not where we planned to be, when we started this journey. This is where we are and Our God is in control."

Then he throws himself at God's feet and gives him up his questions. He tells God that even through all his hardships, He will still trust him: "I don’t even want to breathe now. All I want to do is close my eyes. I don’t want to open them again, till I’m standing on the other side. I don’t even want to be right now. I don’t want to think another thought. I don’t want to feel this pain I feel. Right now pain is all I’ve got. I will trust you God. Even when I don’t understand. Even then I will say again, You are my God and I will trust You. Even when I can’t see the end. I will trust you. With every breath I take, and for every day that breaks. I will trust you. When nothing is making sense, I will still trust you. I know your heart is good. I know your love is strong. I know your plans for me are much better than my own. God I’m longing for the day to come when this cloudy glass I’m looking through is shattered in a million pieces, and finally I can just see You. God you know I believe its true. I know I will see you, but until the day I do, I will trust you."