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LESSONS FOR A LEARNER

Monday, March 23, 2020

Steadfast Under Trial

LORD, help me know what's going on with my emotions and hormones.

LORD, help me know how to deal with them and how to honor You in them.

I wrote these sentences in my journal this morning after three pages of processing and tears.

And then my blog came to mind.  Last week, my aunt suggested I start a blog about home schooling for all these parents who are finding themselves unexpectedly home schooling since schools have closed for COVID-19.

I don't think she knows I have this little blog.  The idea did intrigue me a bit and I started a post in my head a couple of times.  But last week I was really "off."  I had real low energy and low motivation, feeling quite inadequate to write such a blog post and sure that someone else had already written one much better than I could.

As I cried out to the LORD in my journal this morning though, I felt a cloud lift and the motivation to go upstairs to get the laptop and start writing. 

After all, "I am a tooth."  God has wired me to be an external processor, who delights in sharing God's truth.

So, how can I make sense of my emotions and hormones and know which is which?  How can I honor God in the midst of the mire?  Write it out, baby.

As my cloudy mind wrestles to know what to think about COVID-19 and how much to stock up on groceries and whether one extra package of toilet paper is reasonable or am I missing something and should make sure I have four...or more!?!...and how to be a good steward of our dwindling finances as our income has already been affected significantly...I am reminded that "verbally" processing is good for me.  When God's truth isn't coming easily to my heart or mind, I need to preach the Gospel to myself as if I'm seeking to help someone else out of their muck and mire.  (Psalm 40:1-3)

So, here I will try to briefly articulate some of what the LORD has been teaching this learner...

I am going through a Bible study on James called "Steadfast" By: Courtney Doctor.  I just finished chapter three about being steadfast in good works as fruit of our faith.

Our Pastor announced yesterday that the women's Bible study would be suspended due to COVID-19, but that the ladies were encouraged to continue studying and that he couldn't imagine a better book to be studying right now than one called "Steadfast."

His comment reminded me of the introduction of James, where the theme "steadfast" is introduced and the word itself is used 3 times in the first 12 verses.

James 1:3,4 - "for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

James 1:12 - "Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him."

Well, I certainly have felt like I've been blown and tossed by the wind (James 1:6) this past week and have not clung to a steadfast faith that will have its full effect and produce the crown of life.

LORD, teach me to have joy when I meet the trials of this coming week. 

Remind me that trials trigger the knowledge of the completion to maturity (James 1:3,4) and the blessed crown of life that are promised to us (James 1:12) through faith in the faithfulness of Christ, which has already been accomplished in His death and resurrection.  My steadfastness is rooted in His faithfulness. 

LORD, thank you that this truth, and my articulating this truth, has helped draw me out of the miry bog ("...and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure." Psalm 40:2).  May the truth of Your Word here help others to have a new song of praise in their mouth to you as well. (Psalm 40:3)



Sunday, November 10, 2019

Joy in Hard Times

Recently, I found myself kind of "down."  Circumstances didn't necessarily help the situation and neither did hormones...  

Although I appreciate the premise of thankfulness and an attitude of gratitude feeding joy, when I started thinking about what I had to be thankful for, I also found myself thinking about some aspects of those same things that were frustrating me.  I also remembered that if any of my blessings (husband, kids, home, health, etc.) were lost, Scripture still calls us to have "joy."  

So, I started writing out the reasons for joy in spite of my circumstances and that transcend my temporal blessings.  I felt my heart softening and load lifting as I continued to write them down.  I stopped at 10, but you could surely record more!

May the LORD use His living and active Word to penetrate and lighten your heart as well, if you feel downtrodden by the weight of this broken world!

In spite of my circumstances or even my blessings, I have substantial reason to be JOYFUL:

1) "I can have JOY because Christ has taken care of my greatest need."  (This is a quote by my former pastor, Erik Raymond.  When he shared this at our church's "Unspeakable Joy" Christmas Program a few years ago, it really stuck with me.  It is often the first thing I remind myself when I get "down."  My greatest need is that the penalty of my sin is paid for and the power of my sin is conquered, both which has already been accomplished by the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ and my faith in Him!  

      ~ Colossians 2:13-15 - "And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him.
      ~1 Peter 1:8,9 -  "Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your soul."


2) I am forgiven; I don't need to bear the weight of my sin!

        ~ Ephesians 1:7,8 - "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace, which he lavished upon us, in all wisdom and insight."
     ~Romans 8:1,2 - "There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.  For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death."

3) I am not currently under persecution; I have federal freedom, but even if I didn't, I have personal freedom in Christ! 

    ~ John 8:32 - "and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."
    ~ Galatians 5:1 - "For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery."

4) I have the hope of eternity with Christ -- this life is a light and momentary affliction!

     ~1 John 5:11-13 -  "And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life."
     ~ 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 - "So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but to the things that are unseen. For the things that are seen are transient, but the things that are unseen are eternal."

5) God is for me, not against me!

      ~ Romans 8:31 -  "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?"
     ~ Zephaniah 3:17 - "The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love;he will exult over you with loud singing."

6) I have the power of the Holy Spirit!

     ~ Romans 15:13 - "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope."
     ~ Ephesians 3:16 - "that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being,"

7) My acceptance is through Christ and not based on my accomplishments in this world. 

     ~ Ephesians 2:4-10 - "But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."
     ~ 2 Corinthians 3:4,5 - "Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God,"

8) I have a calling and purpose of eternal significance!

     ~ Ephesians 4:1 - "I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called"
    ~ John 15:8 - "By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples."

9) I have the presence of the LORD!

     ~ Psalm 16:11 - "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore."
     ~ Psalm 21:6 - "For you make him most blessed forever;
    you make him glad with the joy of your presence."
     ~ John 15:11 - "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full."

10) My trials are a testing of my faith that refine me to look more like Jesus, which is a witness to the watching world!

     ~ 1 Peter 1:6,7 - "In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ."
     ~ James 1:2-4 -  "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

        In brief: 
1) "I can have JOY because Christ has taken care of my greatest need!" (Col. 2:13-15; 1 Pet. 1:8,9)
2) I am forgiven; I don't need to bear the weight of my sin! (Eph. 1:7,8; Rom. 8:1)
3) I am not currently under persecution; I have federal freedom, but even if I didn't, I would have personal freedom in Christ! (John 8:32; Gal. 5:1)
4) I have the hope of eternity with Christ -- this life is a light and momentary affliction!
5) God is for me, not against me! (1 John 5:11-13; 2 Cor. 4:16-18)
6) I have the power of the Holy Spirit! (Rom. 8:31; Zeph. 3:17)
7) My acceptance is through Christ and not based on my accomplishments in this world.                                                                                                                                      (Eph. 2:4-10; 2 Cor. 3:4,5) 
8) I have a calling and purpose of eternal significance! (Eph. 4:1; John 15:8)
9) I have the presence of the LORD! (Ps. 16:11, 21:6; John 15:11)
10) My trials are a testing of my faith that refine me to look more like Jesus, which is a witness to the watching world! (James 1:2-4; 1 Pet. 1:6,7)


"Joy in Hard Times" was first seen on Lordletmelearn.blogspot.com (c) 2019.



Sunday, July 28, 2019

Doubt, Grumbling, Weakness, and Quarreling

Yesterday, I taught at a Women of The Word Workshop on Exodus.

One theme was the idea of the Israelites being in the Wilderness to be tested (Exodus 15:25, 16:4) and the parallel of how we can sometimes feel like we are in the wilderness being tested.

As God's timing would have it, I was in the midst of my wilderness trial with my husband's job loss while studying Exodus.  I remember asking my Bible Study ladies to pray for me and truly sensing that I was being sustained by their prayers as the Israelites prevailed when Moses' hands were lifted by Aaron and...what was that other guy's name?

I went to look up the story and found it in Exodus 17, when Israel was fighting the Amalekites, the only battle scene in the book.  Oh, that's right, the other guy's name was Hur.  I want to remember that Hur, Hur, Hur.

When I get to chapter 31, as I'm studying Exodus, the LORD explains to Moses that he has called two men to be the main craftsmen of the tabernacle.  Verses 1 and 2 say, "See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah."  Hur!

Hur is mentioned again and this time we find out that he is from Judah, the royal, kingly line that the Messiah is going to be born through (Genesis 49:10.)

So, those verses in chapter 31 cross reference me back to Hur mentioned in Exodus 17 and as I read chapter 17, I'm struck...

To back up, I had a similar insight when I studied Deuteronomy, which could be why it stood out to me.

To jump ahead, Exodus 18 is about Jethro's advice to Moses regarding the delegation of judges over groups of people so Moses is not responsible for judging all the quarrels.

Backing up again to the theme of the Wilderness testing in Exodus...and in our lives.  We know that Jesus was lead into the Wilderness to be tested (Matthew 4:1-11) and that He had victory in each test.

The people of Israel enter the Wilderness in  Exodus chapter 16.  In chapter 19, they are called to the wilderness at Sinai.  As the people of Israel are lead into the wilderness, before the laws given at Mount Sinai, they are tested through hunger (ch.16), thirst (17:1-7), a battle (17:8-16), and disputes (ch.18).  The people of Israel responded in doubt, grumbling, weakness, and quarreling.  Jesus is the perfect picture of everything we need to respond to life's trials and tests.

In Exodus 17:8-16, the weak Moses is held up by Aaron and Hur.  Moses represents the prophet of God (Dt. 18:15), Aaron represents the priestly line (Ex. 28:1), and Hur represents the kingly line (Ex. 31:2).  Exodus 17:13-16 declares that Israel conquered the Amalekites.

The people of Israel failed in their response to their testing, but the picture of Exodus points to the needs met in the One who demonstrates perfection in each test...Bread from Heaven (ch. 16), Water from a Rock (17:1-7), Prophet, Priest, King, Conqueror (17:8-16) and Eternal Judge (Ch.18)Everything they need for their testing, before they enter Sinai to receive the good guidance of their laws.

Everything we need for our testing as we seek to follow the guidance of Christ, our Bread from Heaven, Living Water from a Rock, Prophet, Priest, King, Conqueror, and Eternal Judge!


  
(An interesting, and related, side note is that the other main craftsman for the tabernacle mentioned in Exodus 31, Oholiab, is from the tribe of Dan, who shall judge his people (Genesis 49:16).  So, there is one man from the line of Kings and one man from the line of Judges who will oversee the building of God's dwelling place!)

Sunday, June 30, 2019

LORD, Let me Learn to: Embrace Change

As I mentioned in my last post, my husband was facing a job change...which meant a church change for all of us.  Being uprooted from our church family, who I particularly had grown deep roots with, has been a challenging change to think about.  In fact, I think I had attempted to protect myself by not thinking about it too much.

Well, last Sunday, he was officially voted in as the new Worship Leader!😊😢😊😢

This morning was our first official Sunday in this new role.

I find myself with sadness of leaving friends and joyful anticipation of how God will work in this new setting.

Here I am in a place of building new relationships, starting over, and the awkwardness that comes with all this change.

In my time with the LORD this morning before leaving for church, I was asking God to remind me of my identity in Him.  As usual, I went to Ephesians 1 for the Truth of who I am in Christ.

     ~Redeemed
     ~Forgiven
     ~Lavished with the Riches of His Grace
     ~Having obtained an inheritance
     ~So that I might be for the praise of His glory
     ~Sealed with the promised Holy Spirit

Who I am and my identity are secure in Christ no matter what the people at the new church think of me.

I kept reading and was reminded of a passage that has spurred me on time and again.

Ephesians 4:11-16

Through this passage, along with other passages that talk about the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12, Romans 12), I am convinced that each believer in Christ has an important role to play in the Church, the Body of Christ, so that, as verse 16 says, "when each part is working properly, makes the body grow so that it builds itself up in love."

I have a part in this new church body, so that it will continue to "build itself up in love" and "all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ." (v. 13)

And so, I walked in with that heart and mindset.  I freely exercised the relational gifts God has given me and chose to be unhindered by my insecurities.  And God blessed.

It was a worshipful morning and one of encouragement and joy, free from the current burdens the enemy wants to weigh me down by.

Praise to You, O Christ!

And I don't think it was coincidence that today's sermon was on Romans 8:14-17, which declares us children of God who are fellows heirs with Christ!  (Sounds familiar from Ephesians 1:))

My identity and joy are in Christ no matter the circumstances...I can embrace this change that God has brought about because my identity in Christ is constant and secure.

Praise to You, O Christ!

Sunday, June 16, 2019

Roller Coaster Slows

Roller Coasters are notoriously fast, right?

Well, this roller coaster has been going up and down for about 9 months now (an no, I'm not about to have a baby! :))

I'll share more details about the roller coaster in another post, but for now I'll explain that the roller coaster I'm riding is unique in that the train is slowing for about a week, but most likely will pick up speed again with an unknown ending point...

Today is the day my husband presented his official candidacy as Worship Leader at a church different from our "home church."  He will be voted on next Sunday, June 23rd and then LORD-willing the roller coaster train will pick up again pulling a whole lotta change in its wake.

What is particularly surprising about this change is that my husband is a structural engineer by trade and I have been pioneering a women's ministry at our young church for the last three and a half years.  Are you really bringing about these changes, LORD?

And yet, it seems as though the LORD is indeed moving in ways that lead us to believe He is up-heaving my husband's career path and uprooting us from the church home we and our four kids have grown to love over the last five years of living in our city.

When this transition came onto the table 9 months ago, we started walking by faith through the doors the LORD seemed to keep opening.  It was very bittersweet -- sweet to think of the exciting things the LORD had in store for us and yet also spurred bitter sadness at the thought of leaving our beloved church family.

The next nine months proved to be such an emotional roller coaster that my emotions admittedly have become dull (more specifics to come).  Now the sweet isn't as sweet and the bitter isn't as bitter.  I am just taking the next step and trusting in the Spirit for the appropriate emotional response to follow.

While having my time with the LORD this morning (shortly before leaving for the new church where I was to sing praise and worship under my husband's leadership), I was reading in Exodus.  (I am preparing to lead a workshop through Exodus and so I have been seeking to "live in the text.")  I was reading Exodus 20 and the second half of verse 24 struck me, "In every place where I cause my name to be remembered I will come to you and bless you."

Wow, such a good reminder.  Now, the context of this verse is God speaking to the Israelites in the wilderness through Moses and yet, the truth of God's character evident in this verse continues today...God still causes His name to be remembered.  And in fact, the church my husband is candidating at is a Gospel-preaching, Christ-exalting church in which God is surely causing His name and true character to be remembered.  ("In every place"...including the "new church," Jill.)

In this verse God also promises to come.  And He has!  God has come down to us (Ephesians 4:9,10) in order to dwell with us (John 1:14) by means of His Son, Jesus Christ through the power of His Holy Spirit.  The dwelling with His people which He has desired since the Garden of Eden and has been seeking to restore through the Exodus and throughout time has been manifested in Jesus Christ Himself!  God has come to His people as a whole, has come to me personally, and will be with me through this potential job change and the journey of transition to follow.

God also promises to bless.  Echos of Genesis 12:2  (and the 18 other references in Genesis) ring through this promise of God's to bless, found here in Exodus 20:24.

The Israelites followed a blessing kind of God.  Even though their disloyalty lead them to 40 years of wandering in the wilderness (Deut. 1:2,3), God's character of being a God of blessing remained the same. I serve that same blessing kind of God.

I am still sad at the thought of being uprooted from my home church.  And I am still unsure of how the future will unfold and the unknowns of adjusting to new people and a new church and balancing our family with my husband's new role.  BUT GOD.

But God has fulfilled His promise and He has come.
But God dwells with me.
But God is faithful.
But God is trustworthy.
But God is comforting.
But God is sovereign.
But God has a purposeful plan.
But God's name and character is worthy to be remembered.

BUT. GOD. IS. A. BLESSING. KIND. OF. GOD.

Thank you, God, for the reminder this morning, amidst your Law in Exodus 20, that You are a God who causes Your name to be remembered in whatever place we are and You have come and You bless.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Fan the Flame

I started writing this post on October 24, 2017 at the encouragement of a friend, who was at the retreat mentioned below.  I got interrupted (probably by a child:)) and never finished the post nor posted it.  I think, in my heart, I determined that I would write again when the kids were more independent.  This same friend texted me tonight (April 23, 2019), encouraging me again to pick up my blog.  So, I am posting this in honor of her...we'll see what God does with it...

It's been just about 3 years to the day that I posted last.  In those last three years we have completed Foster Care training and received our first placement (a six week old boy), who lived with us for 18 months, until we adopted him about a year ago.  And the last year has been spent "recovering" and getting my feet under me while homeschooling and rearing these four precious ones the LORD has entrusted to us.  They are now almost 10, 7 and a half, almost 5, and 2 and a half.

I love coming alongside them, helping them learn, and getting to witness their development.

I also had another love kindled two weeks ago.  I spoke at our church's Women's Retreat.  The topic was "How to Guide Our Emotions by the Gospel of Jesus Christ."  The theme of our retreat was "Intimacy with Christ."  Friday night's speaker spoke on "Intimacy from Above: Our relationship with Christ," then mine was "Intimacy Within" and the Saturday afternoon speaker was "Intimacy Reaching Out: How to Love Others through the Gospel of Jesus Christ."

It was so refreshing to fellowship with these 40 ladies through the Gospel-centered messages.

And it was humbling to be one of those speaking God's message, especially since the other two speaker were ladies who were decades older than me, had children my age, and clearly had life experience and wisdom I did not.  God kept reminding me of 1 Timothy 4:12 - "Do not let others look down on you because you are young, but be an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith, and in purity."

It has been 15 years since I was regularly giving messages on what God was teaching me during my time on staff with The Navigators collegiate ministry.

And the opportunity to teach from the journey the LORD has had me on regarding emotions, re-sparked and fanned that flame.  I love when God teaches me something, I percolate on it, form the thoughts into something transferable and then have the opportunity to come alongside ladies in their faithful journeys by sharing that God-given message with them (whether to one person, a small group, or a large group).  I didn't really let anyone know that I liked public speaking because:

1) I feared it would feed my pride
2) I thought others (more seasoned women) had better things to share
3) I didn't want it to seem I was hungry for the limelight
4) I didn't want to take the opportunity away from others who might want to speak

My recent experience has taught me:
1) This is an opportunity to count "any gain I had as loss" (Phil. 3:7), remember that I am God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus for good works (Eph. 2:10), and have God refine my heart to one that remembers I am the clay.
2) When you know God and know His Word, You can share His wisdom no matter your age (1 Timothy 4:12)
3) He is the Potter, I am the clay, He fashions me as the instrument He wants to use and then uses me whether that be in the home, in the office, in the hospital, or in the limelight.
4) Most people don't WANT to speak to a group of people!  (It is a uniqueness God has granted me).
5) I was able to look back and see how God has been preparing me for this talk in particular and these lessons since 7th grade.
6) Preparing for the message, giving the message, and processing the feedback from the message has continued to refine me in ways I wouldn't be able to without it!
7) I am excited to see what God may do with this flame He has fanned in the near or more distant future.




Sunday, October 26, 2014

"Let It Go" - Modified for Christ - With Verse References

"Let It Go" Modified for Christ
Italicized Lyrics Mine With Verse References

Original Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
  Modified for Christ Lyrics by: “LordLetMeLearn”

The grace glows white in my heart tonight (Is.1:18)
Not a demon to be seen (Col 2:15)
A kingdom of peace, (Is. 9:7, Rom. 14:17)
And my King is The King. (Rev. 17:14, 19:16)

The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside (Gal. 5:17, Rom 7:21-25)
Couldn't fight the fears, heaven knows I tried! (1 John 4:18)

Don't let them in, don't let them see (Message of our society)
Be the perfect person you think have to be (Message of our society)
Conceal, don't feel, don't let them know (Message of our society)
Well, now I know! (John 8:32)

Let it go, let it go (Luke 4:18, Heb. 12:1-2)
Can't have bondage anymore (Romans 6:1-2, Gal. 5:1-2)
Let it go, let it go
Turn from sin and live for more! (Acts 2:38, John 10:10)

I don't care
What they're going to say (Rom 1:16)
Let the storm rage on, (Job 30:22, James 1:2-6)
My God is big enough anyway! (Psalm 107:29, Jonah 1:15; Luke 8:23-25)

It's funny how some distance
Makes everything seem small (Is. 55:8-11, 2 Peter 3:8)
And the fears that once controlled me
Can't get to me at all! (Ps. 34:4, 1 Pet. 5:6,7)

It's time to see what I can do
To test my faith and hold true (1 Pet.1:6,7)
His Love, His Strength, He rules in me…I'm free!
(1 John 4:19; 1 Cor. 1:25, 2 Cor. 12:9,10; Col. 3:15;…Rev. 1:5,6!)

Let it go, let it go
I am one with the Spirit and Christ
(2 Cor. 3:17-18, Rom. 8:9-11; Gal. 3:28)
Let it go, let it go
No need to live a lie! (John 8:32)

Here I stand (Eph. 6:13,14)
And here I'll stay (Rom. 5:1-5)
Let the storm rage on!

His
power flurries through the air into the ground (Gen. 1:6-13)
My soul is spiraling in faith-filled fractals all around (1 Pet. 1:9, Heb. 10:22,23)
And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast (Col. 3:2,3)
Take captive to Christ because (2 Cor. 10:4,5)
The past is in the past! (Rom. 8:1-4; 2 Cor. 5:17)

Let it go, let it go
He’ll rise with the break of dawn (Is. 58:8)
Let it go, let it go
The need to be perfect is gone! (Eph. 2:1-10, Heb. 7:11)

Here I stand
In the Light of day (John 1:4, 2 Pet. 1:19)
Let the storm rage on,
My God is big enough anyway!