All Sons & Daughters "Reason To Sing"

All Sons & Daughters "Reason To Sing"

We sang this song in praise and worship on Sunday.  Actually, we even did this version which includes the extended verses.

It hit me pretty hard.

We all have those moments when we wonder where God is.  Those moments we scream to the top of our lungs, "God,Why?!".

Our suffering is our world, and it's all we can see.

The truth is, this thing was never about us.  The life we live and its daily experiences were never ours to begin with.  It's always been all about Him. 

Our purpose, to worship and glorify Him.

The times in our life when we face trials, they offer an opportunity to exercise faith.  Can you believe, without seeing, that all things work for the good of those who love Him?  Even those things we believe might kill us inside?  The faith to believe a gracious and loving God would let them happen? 

One of my favorite lines...
"I need to know that you're still holding the whole world in your hands, and that is a reason to sing."

God, I not only need you to show me that You're still in control, but I need you to show me You're good, because right now I'm having a hard time seeing it.

Now I have no idea if that's the way the author intended it to be interpreted, but I think it's a real interpretation every christian faces.  And I think God's OK with that.  I also think He'll answer.  He answers with a grace and mercy so powerful we hit our knees.  Unmerited favor, at the perfect moment, which can only be from Him.  Right in the middle of our struggle and doubt we're overwhelmed by love.