Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Encouraging songs

I listen to a lot of Christian music lately. I find it really encouraging in time of uncertainty.

My latest favorite is Love & the Outcome's "He Is With Us." This is how it goes.

"Remember when your hope is lost and your faith is shaking
 Remember when you wonder if you're gonna make it
 There is a hand stretched out now to your deepest doubt
 We can't pretend to see the end or what's coming up ahead
 To know the story of tomorrow
 But we can stay close to the One who knows

"We can trust out God
 He knows what He's doing
 But it might hurt now, but we won't be ruined
 It might seem there's an ocean in between
 But He's holding on to you and me
 And He's never gonna leave, no
 He is with us He is with us, always, always
 He is with us He is with us always."


Another one is MercyMe's "The Hurt and the Healer"

"Why?
 The question that is never far away
 Healing doesn't come from the explained
 Jesus, please don't let this go in vein
 You're all I have, all that remains

"So here I am
 What's left of me
 Where glory meets my suffering

"I'm alive!
 Even though part of me has died
 You take my heart and breath it back to life
 I'm falling to your arms open wide
 Where the hurt and the healer collide"




When I was in school, there was always a way for me to take. You take classes, take notes, and do some assignments... until graduation. Yes, I loved to listen to Christian music while in school, but I also liked secular music too. Probably majority of my play list were Bruno Mars, Ne-yo, Charly Rae Jepsen (and yes, I listened to "Call Me Maybe"...), Lady Antebellum.

Now I'm on job market and have no idea where I'm going. It really scares me. It is often discouraging. When I struggle and worry, these Christian music reminds me that God is in control and He is alway close to me. He has a great plan for me.

My prayer is that I be able to trust in God completely, cast my anxiety on him, and let him do the work.