This is the last week of my Thankful series, I
hope you guys have enjoyed the frequent updates; I know a couple of them I
barely published on time but, I enjoyed doing a series and taking time at the
end of the week to really focus on what giving thanks was and what I was truly thankful for.
I'm thankful.
Have you heard the hymn "It Is Well"
by: Horatio G. Spafford? It is
one of my favorites.
Digging a little deeper into
the hymns history I found that Horatio was a successful Christian
lawyer, happily married with four daughters and a son. Around the time
Horatio was 43 he lost his only son, the same year a fire swept through Chicago; he had invested hugely in real estate a few months earlier and the disaster wiped out his holdings. Two
years later Horatio planned a trip to Europe with his wife and 4 daughters. On
the day they were supposed to leave he had some urgent business and stayed
behind as his wife and daughter sailed to Europe. But their ship was struck by
another ship and sank. Only his wife survived. As Horatio sailed to meet his
wife and was passing the place where his daughters ship had sunk, he penned the
first lines of It is Well.
When peace like a river attendeth my
way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to
say
It is well, it is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious
thought
My sin, not in part but the whole
Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no
more
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, oh my
soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
And Lord, haste the day
when my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back
as a scroll
The trump shall resound and
the Lord shall descend
Even so, it is well with my
soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
It is well with my soul
Wow...
the founder of my church here in Haiti spoke today and his main point was that
the cross is everything. And it is so true! Because He endured the cross, we
can endure this seemingly long road called life. Because He died so that others
could have life, we can die to ourselves to serve and reach others so that they
may know His name. Because He loves us and will never stop loving us, we can
see people through His eye and we can love with boundless love. Because of ALL
of this it is well with our souls. And though "When sorrows like sea billows roll", though things spin out of control, though you mess up you are still His
child and it is well with your soul.
And it's the same with being thankful. Though
you're frustrated and good things come and go you will always have something to
be thankful for; that is Jesus Christ.
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