Hope by Sheila Walsh
It was one of the most painful times of my life. May of 2000, four weeks from graduating with my BRE degree, and there I was, headed from NY to NC, to "have it out with God" by the ocean. My spiritual mentor, the dean at the Bible College I was at, gave me the release to go with the promise that I would come back, take my exams, and graduate as planned.
Earlier that Fall, my mom had left for a "new life" in which she clearly stated her family no longer would be a part. At the same time, my boyfriend of two years, who I had seriously talked marriage with, decided that another girl on campus was greener pastures and dumped me to very publicly pursue her. Rejection was already an open wound on my heart anyways, and these two incidents left me feeling like I was in a nightmare that I could not wake up from.
As I drove the ten hour trip that day, on auto-pilot and numb beyond words, I had a tape playing that a friend had made me for the trip. All of the sudden, over my car speakers came the intro to a song that grabbed at my heart within seconds. When the words began, the numbness in my heart gave way to utter brokeness and weeping.
In that pain-filled moment God used the soothing music and words of the song to begin His gentle healing work. I pulled over on 90S and as I sat on the side of the highway in my car, I played and re-played the song, letting it wash over me in cleansing waves. I think I sat there for over an hour sobbing my heart out. I have no idea how many times I listened to the song.
Are you weary?
Are you frightened?
When you go to bed,
Do you leave the light on?
When the cold wind blows,
To disturb your peace,
Do you lock the door,
so no one else can see?
Broken promises,
have left their mark on you.In your unbelief,
One thing you must hold on to...
When the road becomes too rough,
When you're ready to give up,
When you're crying out for love,
God is Faithful.
When your peace cannot be found,
He will never let you down.
You have chosen solid ground.
God is faithful.
No one said,
it would be easy.
To let go of,
All your worries.
But it can be done.
He has paid the price.
And His mercy runs,
To every broken life.
We will never be
Worthy of His healing,
but all He asks of you,
Is that you will be willing.
When the road becomes too rough.
When you're ready to give up.
When you're crying out for love,
God is faithful.
When your peace cannot be found,
He will never let you down.
You have chosen solid ground.
God is faithful.
Broken promises
Have left their mark on you.
In your unbelief,
One thing you must hold on to.
When the road becomes too rough.
When you're ready to give up.
When you're crying out for love,
God is faithful.
When your peace cannot be found,
He will never let you down.
You have chosen solid ground.
God is faithful.
To this day, when I hear this song, I remember clearly the emotions that washed over me that day and the healing work this song began in my heart.
Sung by Sheila Walsh who has experienced her own deep, intense times of pain and brokeness, this song carries a gentle soothing for the hurting heart and soul. The rest of the CD, Hope