It is Well

As I sat listening to some worship music while I work, one of my favorite songs came on, “It is Well.” As I listened to the words of the song, it began to really sink in what this song meant and what it was telling us.

“And far be it from me to not believe

Even when my eyes can’t see

And this mountain that’s in front of me

Will be thrown into the midst of the sea

And through it all, through it all

My eyes are on you

And through it all, though it all

It is well.”

As I think about all the things we live through in this life on a daily basis, some harder than others, I realize that no matter what God is there. He is going to take that mountain and throw it into the sea. It may not be today, but He is working each and every day on your behalf.

″I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up and have not let my foes rejoice over me.
O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.
O LORD, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;

you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.
Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
Psalm 30:1-5 ESV

Hang in there my friend. Joy comes in the morning. Hold tight to these words of Psalms. We were not promised life would be easy, but we were promised that God would never leave us or forsake us.

But God does not do anything without giving us a way out. God made our brains so amazing. We can change our habits and our circumstances when we understand a few rules about our brains.

Each one of us have ruts in our brains that are formed by habits we do everyday. We begin to smoke and then create a habit to do it everyday. We make our bed – out of habit. We put on our shoes, brush our teeth, comb our hair the same way – out of habit. Some habits are great while others, not so much.

But we have complete control over these habits. But what about how we think about life in general? How about our circumstances when they are so bad and we can’t see a way of the debt or despair we are in at the present?

These are all habits as well. We have trained our brains to look at the negatives of life. We are have taught our minds that life is how it is and we can not do anything about it. We have been told our whole life that some people are born rich so they are automatically rich, so we live in a place of “poverty of mind” because we do not think that it is possible for a poor person to get out of that poverty place.

We have allowed ourselves to believe that we are not good enough to do anything different or live any differently or that we are not worthy to be what we want to be. I am here to tell you that you have control over every aspect of your life. You can change how you think, how you feel, how you live everyday of your life. It all comes down to habits.

The Bible says in Proverbs 18:21 “Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” We speak either life or death over ourselves everyday. When we allow ourselves to live in negative places and attitudes we continue to live “groundhog day” over and over again. It is an endless cycle. By putting our trust in the Lord in all things and then speaking good words over ourselves, we can begin changing how we live our life each and everyday. It sounds so simple, but it can be a challenge when you have lived in negativity your whole life.

Today, I challenge you to live in the positive. SPEAK LIFE! If something happens at work, grab your ear buds and listen to worship music. Begin a grateful journal and write all you are thankful for down in the journal. When something happens, praise God for the circumstance.

Listen to “It Is Well”. This song brings me peace on so many days when I don’t really know how to pray over something or when I am having trouble feeling thankful for anything.