No storm can shake my inmost calm while to that rock I’m clinging. Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing?
Honestly folks,
I woke up with a troubled heart. The temptation to fret about fundraising is real. The more I think about what I will be doing on the World Race, the more emotions I feel. The more emotions I feel, the more tempted I feel to worry about the future.
I have felt like I am trying to do everything by myself, but God has sent several little angels my way in the last couple of weeks. I must take it day by day. As I was sitting in Singing Quakers the other day, I had a revelation while singing the beautiful hymn of “How Can I Keep From Singing.”
I find myself constantly skipping over hymn words, just singing and never taking them in. But that day was different. I had so many thoughts:
No storm can shake my inmost calm:
Though we travel through storms, there can still be a calmness inside. I do not have to give into stress. It is not necessary for everybody to know or understand my stress.
To that rock I’m clinging:
What an interesting picture in my mind. A strong solid rock in the middle of a body of water, with a small person clinging for dear life, finding safety and comfort in this rock.
While Love is Lord of Heaven and Earth, how can I keep from singing?
That pretty much sums it up. Love is Lord of heaven and earth. LOVE. Love comforts in the midst of stress. It is truthful, never boastful, never proud, and keeps no records of wrong. Love PROTECTS. How can I keep from singing when I remember these beautiful promises of great joy and protection? Maybe I do not feel it, but the Lord has me in his right hand. My future lies with Him and though I fight that, I know it is the safest place it will ever lay. He knows I fight to trust Him and He understands why I struggle to do so, better the anybody else. How can I keep from singing?
