Music Monday - Hope Returns

Happy Monday Friends! I know for a lot of us we woke up feeling all sorts of things and most likely it wasn’t happy. Maybe it was fear, worry, or dread. Maybe you woke up with anxiety or on the verge of a panic attack. It’s a weird time in the world. We have not seen something like COVID-19 and to be honest we have no idea how to respond to it at all.

Most of us have never had to face this kind of uncertainty. Any time there is a change in the status quo it’s unsettling and can be totally overwhelming. I am no different than many of you - there are moments of overwhelming fear and moments of being calm in the middle of this storm.

For this week’s Music Monday song I felt, “Hope Returns” by Matthew West was something I needed to hear, maybe something we all needed to hear. Give it a listen.

That chorus…

When your world is crashing, when your knees hit the ground
When your heart is asking, "What do I do now?"
Just when you think it can't get worse
Hold on, that's when hope returns
Like a new sun breaking through the darkest night
Like a whisper saying, "It'll be alright"
I know you're tired, I know it hurts
But hold on, that's when hope returns
And that's when hope returns

~ Matthew West

We don’t know when this all will pass. We don’t know how serious this will impact the USA. And maybe COVID-19 isn’t something that worries you, maybe you’re facing other battles; chronic illnesses, finances, failing marriages, hurt children, or a long list of other things. It doesn’t matter what is causing your world to crash, the truth is still the same.

God is with us. We know that our hope found in Him cannot be taken away. No matter how scary all of this is, no matter how much we fear - He is always there. Right by our side, walking with us as we face whatever lies ahead.

So friends may you walk forward with your eyes fixed on Jesus, filled with His peace, and with the knowledge that hope returns. I’ll be praying for you all.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 15:13

To Everything There Is A Season…

Kiley Ann