Praising Through the Pain

There are few things that move her to tears on a regular basis; however, worship is one of them. Coming together with other believers and singing of God’s faithful love causes grateful tears to spring up inside her. 

But there have also been times in her life when the tears have come from a place of pain. After her loved one passed away she would sob uncontrollably as the other voices sang “It Is Well with My Soul”. She wondered if she would ever feel like praising again. 

But as a faithful Savior so sweetly does, He wrapped His arms around her and began to heal her broken heart. Week by week she returned to worship and eventually she was able to sing again, yet still with hot tears flowing down her cheeks. As the weeks turned into months, the desire to praise her Creator began to return even though she was still grieving. She knew that her hope was in Him. 

In Psalm 42:5 (HCSB) the psalmist asks the raw and real questions: 

Why am I so depressed? Why this turmoil within me? 

But then he answers, 

Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him, my Savior and my God. 

Life can create a great state of turmoil, leaving us utterly depressed and believing that we’ll never be able to sing praise again. But if we allow ourselves to grieve properly and hold fast to our Savior, before long we’ll find that we are able to praise Him even through the pain. 

It has been several years since she lost her loved one. The tears still fall from time to time during worship, but they’re mostly due to gratitude for all that He’s done for her. She will forever put her hope in the One who saved her He is a faithful God. 

God, only You can heal a broken heart. Thank You for holding us through the pain and turmoil. We put our hope in You and praise You for who You are. 

April Rodgers 
Made to Shine  

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