Jesusluvsall's Blog

There are songs that grab my attention not only because of the message in the song and how beautifully it is sung, but also because when I listen to the song I get the feeling the person singing has experienced hardship in their lives. Their song is an expression of God carrying them through a difficult time.

Natalie Grant has shared about her struggles with bulimia during an emotionally abusive relationship, her struggle with depression, and her cancer scare when she was treated for thyroid cancer.

Natalie sings from a heart that Jesus has carried through struggles, but the writer of Held, Christa Wells, wrote it because of three women who influenced her life. The three women had lost someone dear to them and two of them had lost a child.

As Natalie sings the song, one lyric stands out to me:

“If hope is born of suffering
If this is only the beginning
Can we not wait, for one hour
Watching for our Savior”

When we suffer in this life, we can let it overwhelm and consume us or we can look to the person who suffered-Jesus. The line in the song, “Can we not wait, for one hour, watching for our Savior.” refers to Jesus praying the night before he was crucified. His disciples fell asleep while they were supposed be watching for him.

Jesus suffered in this life. It is comforting for me to know that the same Jesus I look to in prayer as I live with chronic illness and pain, suffered pain and understands pain.

Thank you for reading. God Bless.

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