When trials come my way,
I don't know what to do.
I try to carry the burden alone.
I find myself overwhelmed, worried...
My problems loom before me like an ominous cloud.
I turn to run... and I fall
at the feet of my Savior.
I cry to the Lord and share my cares with Him.
A tear slips down His face.
He knows how I feel,
for He has carried the biggest burden of all—
the sins of the entire world.
That is when His hands,
scarred by the load of the sin He bore,
pick me up, and carry me.
His grace washes over me like a wave of the ocean,
and I feel secure knowing that my God
is holding my hand throughout these trying times.
We wade together through waters of suffering, pain, and hopelessness.
His grace continues to sustain me
as I face each new ordeal.
Finally, the darkness ceases
and the light of hope and joy floods my soul.
I look at my Savior, eyes brimming with tears,
in profound gratitude for the comfort
I have found in His presence.
He then turns to me with sad eyes and says,
"My child, there will be other times of testing,
but I will not forsake you.
No trial you face is unknown to Me,
and each burden you bear is not beyond My control.
Always remember that nothing can happen to you
without passing through My hands."
— Andrea Crompton
Age 15
Written for a family friend diagnosed with cancer.
©2003 By Andrea Crompton
Used By Permission
"Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? And one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows." (Matthew 10:29-31).
"Therefore, I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor yet for your body, what you shall put on. Is not the life more than food and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are you not much better than they?"(Matthew 6:26).
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