Through it all...

Someone asked on my blog 'does the hurt ever go away?' It reminded me of this wonderful song:

Through it All

I've had many tears and sorrows,
I've had questions for tomorrow,
There've been times I didn't know right from wrong:
But in every situation, God gave blessed consolation
That my trials come to only make me strong.

Chorus:
Through it all, through it all,
I've learned to trust in Jesus,
I've learned to trust in God;
Through it all, through it all,
I've learned to depend upon His Word.

I've been to lots of places,
And I've seen a lot of faces,
There've been times I felt so all alone;
But in my lonely hours,
Yes, those precious lonely hours,
Jesus let me know that I was His own.

I thank God for the mountains,
And I thank Him for the valleys,
I thank Him for the storms
He brought me through;
For if I'd never had a problem
I wouldn't know that He could solve them,
I'd never know what faith in God could do.

Take your hurts to Jesus. The worst thing you can do is give in to bitterness and say 'It's too late. Too late to change. I've been injured and wronged, and it's too great for me to ever forget.' The person with this mind set thinks they are an exception to the forgiveness rule. There are no exceptions. We are commanded to forgive.

God holds out hope. When God makes a promise, there are no exceptions either.

Romans 8:31 "If God is for us, who can be against us?"