My Hope and Healer

Thank You Max Lucado for this story. Thank You God for Max Lucado. Hehe i zhng abit though..

Typical ship-lost-at sea setting. It's pitch dark, and a crazy storm is threatening to smash the ship to pieces. It feels like it can't hold on anymore. It has suffered damages from the waves before; waves that caused many deep wounds; damages that seemed impossible to be repaired. Waves that have hurt the ship so badly. Yet it looks like there are many more ahead. And it seems like there's no way out.

Yet in the midst of it there's hope. The sailors see a shining light ahead. A faint light which is their only hope. It is the one and only way left. There's no other way for them out of it except this light. There are ships passing by once in a while, but they too, are struggling in the storm.

The sailors are determined to reach the coast. And they fix their sights on that small flicker of light. Their only hope. They don't focus on other ships. They certainly don't fix their eyes on the waves. They focus on that small light and move in that direction. They ride through the waves. Waves that have already hurt the ship: it simply has to move on. The sailors call for help, and fortunately, a helicopter comes along. It guides the ship to shore. And the sailors, though now with the help of the helicopter, still has to persevere and continue to focus on the LIGHT.

Finally it reaches. And there, the ship is repaired. It finds healing. The wounds are filled and fuel is replenished. There is restoration. And the ship is now better equipped to face these storms in future. It becomes stronger. And not only that; the ship is now better equipped to help other ships in future. It knows what its like. It understands what it's like. And it can help them to focus back on the LIGHT. It can turn them back to the one and only hope. It can teach the rest to call for help if they don't know how to.

Lord send Your Holy Spirit to bring comfort and help to those who are hurting. Bring them back to You. Turn their eyes unto You. Help them not to dwell on the hurts and wounds of the past and even those that are ahead, but help them to look upon Your face, our LIGHT and SALVATION. Bring healing and restoration Lord; You are our Healer. Help us to look ahead and move on into the wonderful hope and future in store. You are our Hiding Place. You are our Strong Tower.

Strong Tower by Newsboys

strong and mighty
strong to save us
like a fortress never failing
strong in battle
strong in kindness
when we stray, Lord
You're strong to find us

when the winds come hard against us
You are steadfast, You are true
when the ground beneath us trembles
Your foundation never moves

CHORUS
strong tower
high and glorious
strong tower mighty in love
our refuge our defender
strong tower Lord above

strong to lead us
through the shadows
strong to carry all our sorrows

when the enemy surrounds us
closing in as darkness falls
though his armies rage against us they can never scale these walls

- CHORUS -

BRIDGE
You are my shelter, my shield
You are the home I could never deserve
here I will serve, ever under Your gaze
here I will serve, ever singing Your praise

I need back my cd from Don. Its been more than year..HAHA.

God bless. May you find hope and healing in Him.