#justbeheld

Hold it all together Everybody needs you strong But life hits you out of nowhere And barely leaves you holding on

And when you're tired of fighting Chained by your control There's freedom in surrender Lay it down and let it go

So when you're on your knees and answers seem so far away You're not alone, stop holding on and just be held Your world's not falling apart, it's falling into place I'm on the throne, stop holding on and just be held Just be held, just be held

If your eyes are on the storm You'll wonder if I love you still But if your eyes are on the cross You'll know I always have and I always will

And not a tear is wasted In time, you'll understand I'm painting beauty with the ashes Your life is in My hands

So when you're on your knees and answers seem so far away You're not alone, stop holding on and just be held Your world's not falling apart, it's falling into place I'm on the throne, stop holding on and just be held Just be held, just be held

Lift your hands, lift your eyes In the storm is where you'll find Me And where you are, I'll hold your heart I'll hold your heart Come to Me, find your rest In the arms of the God who won't let go

So when you're on your knees and answers seem so far away You're not alone, stop holding on and just be held Your world's not falling apart, it's falling into place I'm on the throne, stop holding on and just be held (Stop holding on and just be held) Just be held, just be held Just be held, just be held

So much this song..I nearly fell to my knees when I heard it the other day.  It just summarizes my thoughts and feelings so well.  

Tragedy in life hit me out of nowhere and truly made me question almost everything I believed in.  It shook my faith to the core and caused me to hit rock bottom so to speak spiritually.  While I don’t truly understand why it had to happen, I am grateful to be alive and healthy enough to raise my baby boy.  

Since I am a person that has trouble letting go, it was so hard to lay it down and surrender it all to Jesus like I know I should.  It is so easy for us to be distracted by the chaos and size of our storms that we take our eyes off of Jesus and try and take the storm head on by ourselves.  Time and time again I have attempted to take on the storms alone.  Perhaps this is due to my need to “ control” when the simple solution is to let go, stop holding on and just be held.