A Million Miles

My mind is running a million miles a minute, trying to figure things out.
Like why am I going through this, and what is it you want me to learn.
Was it one thing that brought me to this point, or many things together?
Is there ever going to be more than this for me; will I accomplish anything?
Or will I go on running, mile after mile after mile?

I steady my mind and bring it to rest in the unchanging truths you have spoken.
You are my hope, my strength, my redeemer, I don't have to fear the future.
You hold me in your arms, you call me your beloved and I rest in your shelter.
You cause me to hope, you walk with me and carry a banner over my head.
The banner reads: I love this child and she is mine. I will run with her.

My mind is still running a million miles a minute, trying to figure you out.
Like how you could love me, why you would choose to never leave me.
But I know in my heart it's true, it's true! I'm never alone in this.
So I will keep running this race of a million miles, straight into my future.
Mile after mile after mile, with you.

Storms Of Life

There are times in our lives when everything seems to crumble around us. We think; if only I had seen the signs, I would have known there was a storm on the horizon. I may not have been able to stop the rain; but I could have at least bought an umbrella.
Things aren't always easy. Yes, storms come our way. But they never last. I have learned not to curse the rain, but instead to dance in it. Like flowers, grass, trees; we need the rain to make us stronger. When we fall down, we have a choice. We can focus on the fall or, we can focus on getting back up. In a storm, we can focus on the rain(the problem we're facing) or we can look up and start searching for the rainbow(God's sign of His mercy and love for us and His promises to us). One thing is for sure: while God may not have brought the storm, He will definitely use it to help us grow.