Just Be Held

These are the lyrics to the song "Just be Held" by Casting Crowns

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

I'm struggling the last few days. They have been hard. But, I also have the biggest sense of peace and reassurance. I have received personal revelation that soothes my worried little heart. I have a Heavenly Father who hears my cries and wipes away my tears. When I turn to Him, there is peace, there is rest; He sees what I cannot, and knows what I do not. I also know, because He has already proven to me over and over and over that all things are used for the good of His precious children who love Him and seek Him (Rom 8:28). He is a good Father, a PERFECT father who wants to see each of us reach our potential and is willing to allow that to happen which leads to growth. Growth and healing are active processes and require effort, and often come with a price tag of discomfort. He knows this. He knows each of us. He knows all the things no one else knows, and He still loves us.

Some days are harder than others. But if we affix our eyes on the glory of God and trust in His eternal plan for us, the pain and the difficulty subside, as we take the wider perspective.

He brings us peace, he feeds us, clothes us, cares for us. The plants and animals don't worry about what is coming to them, and yet, He always cares for them. Are we not more precious to Him than the birds, the beasts, the grass, the trees, and the flowers? And who, by worrying, has ever added even a second to their life??? He loves us and watches over us.

All we need do is ask, and it shall be given. I asked for peace. I was given peace. Nothing else has changed to make any of my current struggles any better, but I do have peace in my heart, and for that, I am grateful.