Brokenness

I woke up this morning to a beautiful song on KFLR.  The name of the song is Rise and it was written and performed by Shawn McDonald.  A bit of research revealed that Mr. McDonald wrote the words and music at a time of personal brokenness.  As he depended on his Lord he was able to write:

"Sometimes my heart is on the ground
And hope is nowhere to be found.
Love is a figment I once knew
And yet I hold on to what I know is true.

Well, I keep coming to this place
That I don't quite know how to face
So I lay down my life in hopes to die
That somehow I might rise."

The chorus:

"Yes, I will rise
Out of these ashes I will rise.
From this trouble I have found
And this rubble on the ground
I will rise!

I will rise!
I will rise!
From this trouble I have found
And this rubble on the ground
I will rise!"

Many times the simplest of lyrics in a song have taught me valuable lessons and this morning was no exception.  The first lesson I re-learned was that nothing is insurmountable with God at my side.  With the confidence that comes only from God, I can trust that I, too, will rise.
And a second lesson alerts me to the fact that there are lessons just waiting to be learned all around me at all times, presenting themselves in many different forms, so I'd better be on my toes!

I believe we're all broken in some way.  My brokenness is most obvious in my body at present but I believe that brokenness has served me well.  It has led to the brokenness of my self-reliance and has focused my whole being on my Creator and Lord.  Many blessings have come from this realization that I am powerless to arm myself for battle with this ugly invasion of my body without my hand being firmly covered by His.

"Now to Him Who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine according to His power that is within us."-Ephesians 3:20 (NIV).

On the health front:
I've been saying this for two days now, but I'll say again that I should be hearing the decision regarding my oral chemo today.  Part of me knows that I need to get back on it but the other part of me is thoroughly enjoying my chemo vacation!