There is this song by Mandisa called "He Is With You." I have listened to the song who knows how many times but as I drove into work today they played it on the radio and the DJ urged you to listen to the words of this song. There are parts of this song that really hit me...
He is with you when your faith is dead
And you can’t even get out of bed
Or your husband doesn’t kiss you anymore
He is with you when your baby’s gone
And your house is still,
And your heart’s a stone
Cryin’ God, what’d You do that for
He is with you
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He is with you in the conference room
When the world is coming down on you
And your wife and kids don’t know you anymore
He is with you in the ICU
When the doctors don’t know what to do
And it scares you to the core
He is with you
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We may weep for a time
But joy will come in the morning
The morning light
He is with you when your kids are grown
When there’s too much space
And you feel alone
And you’re worried if you got it right or wrong
Yes He is with you when you’ve given up
on ever finding your true love
Someone who feels like home
He is with you
When nothing else is left
And you take your final breath
He is with you
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How many times throughout our day (notice I didn't say our life...I said our day) do we feel alone? Maybe you retreat to the restroom and lock the stall door because although you are in a crowded office with tons of people you feel alone. Maybe you sit by yourself at lunch in a crowded deli because even though there is noise echoing off the blank walls you feel alone? Maybe as you drive you turn the radio on to fill the empty silence in your car.
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Lonliness is everywhere you turn but as I listened to this song this morning I began to run through my mind all the events when I feel alone. Times I'm scared, worried, upset, angry, frustrated...lonely. We are never alone for He is with us! From our first breath to our last He is with us! When we fight with our spouses, when the doctor's don't know what to do, when our teenagers act up, when your boss yells at you, when the bank forecloses, when the car breaks down, when our family pet dies, when our parents turn old, when our children die before us...He is with us!
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"Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right hand." Isaiah 41:10
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