When Nothing Else Will Ever Do- A Song When Waiting

Waiting-When Nothing Else will ever do

During this lifetime, trials come that oppress our hearts and souls.  Desperately, we pray; hoping and believing the answer will arrive quickly. Sometimes years go by with no evidence that our prayers were heard and our faith begins to fade.  Why didn’t God answer me?  Often, we wonder if the lack of answer proved our own failure of faith or even worse proved God did not really love us.   Because we base our acceptance in Him; upon His response; often, we become dejected or plagued by feelings of rejection while waiting, hoping for a response.  Our failure to understand the truth of His love, leaves us doubting with hearts of fear.

During those moments, we must look back over the many times He has held His promises true.  During those years of waiting, He is working in our hearts until we discover the depth of His love; letting go of every counterfeit joy until Nothing Else Will Ever Do apart from Him. Truth must overtake our minds to push out all the doubts and fears; because they are only the lies whispered by Satan into our ears.  God’s word is very clear that “all things work together for our Good” (Romans 828)  His love will never leave us (Romans 8:35-39)

2 CORINTHIANS 1:18-20

God is true, ….For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, was not yea and nay, but in him was yea. For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

Every promise of God is true in Jesus Christ.  Because all promises are true in and by Jesus Christ; then, we have no fear.  Often, the problem arises because we think the answer we seek in prayer is such that nothing else will ever do.  As God guides us through our life; we come to realize that everything else is nothing compared to Him.  Furthermore, we recognize His Will provides us with His best for us; then, we realize that finding our life embedded in His Love, Hope and joy means nothing else will ever do except His Will, nothing more, nothing less and nothing else.

Nothing Else Will Ever Do

By Effie Darlene Barba

 

When storms arise, the darkest of night

I cry to You, to bring me light

Your answers hid I cannot see

I see no hope of victory

My mind is filled with fear and doubt

I cannot see my own way out

 

When all my prayers I fear unheard

My future dreams, lost and blurred

Open my eyes to see Your truth

Remembering all my days since youth

Promises sealed by your dear Grace

How every tear, revealed Your Face

 

Then calm my heart that I might see

Your plans for good; You have for me

Your answers come just as You’ve planned

Delivered by Your loving hand

In perfect timing You bestow

To me your best Your heart to know

 

Fill full my heart and lift my soul

That I might seek Your precious goal

And cast away all doubt and fear

To follow You, Your will adhere

You, my King and greatest treasure

Rise high above all worldly pleasure

 

Because I keep Your love in view

My joy, my hope abides in You

Your answer then so bright and clear

This trial Lord brought You so near

That I might find my life in You

And nothing else will ever do.

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©Effie Darlene Barba, 2017

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