You Raise Me Up

Today the lyrics from the song "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban are heavy on my heart. For the past few days, I have felt like the verse is where I am. I am weary. I am not going to blog about whats going on to make me feel so, just that its how I am feeling. My heart feels heavy today. Here are the lyrics:

You Raise Me Up (Josh Groban)
"When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be."

The chorus reminds me that even when I feel exactly like that verse, God is with me and raising me up on His shoulders to accomplish more than I can on my own. Even when I am feeling down, He is still God. He is still strong. He is still my provider. He is still my hope. He is still my joy and my peace. He is still worthy of my praise. So today, on a day where I feel like just being in bed and sleeping all day, I will get up and go out to do what He has asked me to do. I can only do this because it is HE who has given me the strength to do so.

Thanks Lord, for raising me up so that this heaviness falls away and is replaced with your quiet, powerful peace.