Through the valley...

If You Want Me To by Ginny Owens

The pathway is broken
And the signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley
If You want me to

Cause I'm not who I was
When I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
So if all of these trials bring me closer to You
Then I will go through the fire
If You want me to

It may not be the way I would have chosen
When You lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'll never go alone (yeah oh oh)

So when the whole world turns against me
And I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the sufferin' Your love put You through
And I will go through the valley
If You want me to

When I cross over Jordan, I'm gonna sing, gonna shout
Gonna look into your eyes and see you never let me down
So take me on the pathway that leads me home to you
And I will walk through the valley if you want me to

Yes, I will walk through the valley if you want me to

So we went to Schroeder's last night to worship and sing and play all about Jesus. Brittany sang this song and I just needed it. Such a blessing to know that, even though we are so blind to what Christ wants us to see and what He wants us to do, He's standing there, waiting, weeping, wanting us to put our FULL faith in Him. I know that its hard for me. Like the loneliness of the world makes me feel like there's not much more sometimes. But I do know that, in Him, there's hope. I have to trust him to bring me through the valley...through the fire.