I sat there....in silence and in solitude sensing the swing of my mood
For no particular rhyme or reason, sadness now filled the air
It was coupled with fatigue and doubt and a familiar kind of fear
I sat there....adding mental pictures to the negative thoughts that were filling my head
Rehearsing and reliving every pain, wondering what I should've done instead
Then I realized what I had done
Another pity party had just begun
And reluctantly, yet helplessly, I accepted the invitation
But even in the midst of what I was feeling
I didn't know it yet, but God was planning my healing
Even as tears of sadness slowly danced down my cheek
I heard the voice of my loving Savior speak
"Look again" He said, "For what you see is not all"
I couldn't yet understand
This bewildering command
And then I heard once more...
"Look again at your life
Stop focusing on strife
Look at new mercies, new blessings, all you have, all you've been spared,
Every moment of love that you and others have shared
Look at your life and you will see
You're not the person you used to be
I've molded and shaped you, blessed you and made you
Into a vessel that will serve me
So stop studying the periphery
You want me to change your situation
But I want you to change your meditation
Stop living’ in the past, holding onto regret
Stop expecting’ it to get worse, you haven’t seen tomorrow yet
Stop doubting I can’t heal you and make you whole again
Stop thinking’ about how you messed up, don’t you know I’m still your friend?
Look again….
Over and over, the Lord kept saying…
Look again
Then I did it, a divine double-take
Hoping to correct the mistake
Of looking at the way I live
With a limited perspective
You see, that first glance only reveals the stuff on the surface
The stress, drama, strife, and what seems like lack of purpose
But that second look goes deep enough to reveal
That the only way I should feel
is blessed
See my life might not be perfect, but I’m blessed even in my pain
And if I want to be faithful, I’ve gotta praise Him in the sunshine & the rain
I might not have everything I want but I have all that I need
Cuz the fact is that the God I serve, my EVERY hunger feeds
I might have to cry sometimes, but you know, even that’s OK
Cuz when I look up to the hills, My God wipes my tears away
And when I begin to feel down, and wanna ask why or when
I remember that God’s been better than anyone else has been
Cuz even though I’ve been goin’ through
The Lord’s been holding my hand
He carried me when I felt alone
Those were His footprints in the sand
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised
Now my head, which was bowed, is sur-nuf raised
Now I lift up my head and shout, “To God be the GLORY”
Trusting that even now, He’s rewriting the end of my story
I dare you to try it for yourself, it’s one of the best decisions you’ll ever make
So stop looking at life it’s over, Go-head, do a Divine Double-take