Through the Storm is a song that I wrote when my world was falling apart. Have you ever been so overwhelmed with fear that you can’t see hope in your future? Have you ever been so broken that you can’t imagine drawing another breath? Do you wonder how you’ll make it through today to tomorrow? Sometimes life happens and it’s not perfect. Sometimes storms come. What do you do when your cozy, comfortable perfect world crashes in around you? Do you turn to God or do you blame Him? Do you question how He can let this happen? Is that wrong? What do you do when the nightmares of life are dragged from the depths of your mind to the forefront of your thoughts? You can no longer deny that your life isn’t perfect, that your world isn’t wonderful, that a storm is stealing over your soul…
It was late at night and I was overwhelmed with circumstances. Events of the day had my mind running in circles, my stomach tied in knots and my fingers seeking the solace of the keys of our piano. With tears streaming down my face I tried in vain to get a hold of my emotions. There was no way to reason away, rationalize or cope with this devastating news. I could do nothing but surrender everything to God (which is the best thing that any one of us can do at any moment of our lives.) I sat late into the night pouring my heart out to God while working my fingers across the piano keys and this song was born. The peace of God stole over my soul as I put words to the music I had written. I wasn’t planning to write music that night. I wasn’t planning on my perfect world falling apart either. But God can use any circumstance, any situation, any test, any trial, any storm to work good in our lives. The storms of life are never easy to weather, but with God’s help, we can survive anything. Nothing is a surprise for Him. He holds every moment of our lives in the palm of His hand. Nothing is impossible, too complicated or too devastating for God. He holds our futures and failures, ourhurts and our hopes and our dreams and disappointments. All we have to do is walk in His will, through the storms and trials, and come out with Him on the other side. Because yes, there is another side to every storm.