"There Will Be A Day......"
Listening to the song "There Will Be A Day" by Jeremy Camp, I can't help but think of all the things that God has brought me through. Sometimes when I think about the trials that I've gone through, I get emotional-naturally, as they were difficult times. But, when I think of all that I have gone through, I think about how much God saved me from. I listen to the lyrics to this song by Jeremy Camp and the lines that stick out to me are:

"There will be day with no more tears, no more pain, and no more fears........
But until that day, we'll hold onto You always "

I am amazed that artists can put things so well into place, and make you think about what they're really trying to say. Because when I first heard this song I thought of things that have happened to me, so I thought this was an encouragement when Kyria, an old 17 year friend passed away, when my grandmother passed away, when my best friend left for college, when my brother and his wife moved away...the list could go on. But the lyrics don't say that Cassie's tears and Cassie's pain and Cassie's fears will be taken away. It says no more. That is so general, I love it. When you think about things that bring tears, pain and fears into the world you think of the worst things. Things that come to my mind are
-Child soldiers and the war in Congo right now
-How many people in America (The land of dreams) are without homes and jobs
-People who are sick and dying in the hospital, or at home
-Terrorism and war in general
-Child trafficking
-Poverty
-People who have no family
..again, the list could go on.

I guess what I'm trying to convey here is the fact that there WILL be a day when God takes away all of the pain from the world, and all of the crying, and all of the fears.

Isaiah 25:7-8 
   "On this mountain He will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations: he will swallow death forever. The sovreign Lord will wipe away the teas from all faces. He will remove the disgrace of his people from all the Earth." 

I am challenged to think of all of the pain God will take away, if only I would lean on Him for guidance and stop trying to take it up myself.

"There Will Be A Day.."

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In Him Always,
   Cassie