It is Well with my Soul - by Linda Bracken

"When peace like a river attendeth my ways, 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....

We sing the song and yet do we understand the true meaning? For our kids, the singing of this song meant that the long and boring concert was over and they would be free to run and play!

The words were birthed from the deep pain of loss and grief and the renewed hope in the One who is the Comforter of all comforters, the Healer of all wounds, and the Giver of peace in the middle of the storm. Loss and need bring us to our knees before the Throne of Grace. In spite of the circumstances that surround us we have the assurance that it can indeed be well with our soul.

If you are not going through trying times and difficult situations, then....check for a pulse.

If you are alive and living on Planet Earth then the big guarantee is that you will have trouble. Jesus said "In the world you will have tribulation, but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world."

That's cause for a big "Hip, Hip, Hooray!"

It's also cause for a deep, deep "Thank You" to our Heavenly Father for giving us peace that passes understanding, even if you are in the middle of the lake in a raging storm and the boat is being swamped by huge waves...be of good cheer...it is well with my soul.

Even if the master manipulator of disease and despair rears its ugly head and buffets us with doubt and fear, we can know "let this blessed assurance control, that Christ has regarded my helpless estate and has shed His own Blood for my soul!"

No matter what, dear ones, whether in the storm or in the valley of the shadow of death or in the quiet times we can say and sing with complete truth in the knowledge that...."It is well, it is well, with my soul!"

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