You Will Never Walk Alone...

Along life's road
There will be sunshine and rain
Roses and thorns, laughter and pain
And 'cross the miles
You will face mountains so steep
Deserts so long and valleys so deep
Sometimes the Journey's gentle
Sometimes the cold winds blow
But I want you to remember
I want you to know

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You will never walk alone
As long as you have faith
Jesus will be right beside you all the way
And you may feel you're far from home
But home is where He is
And He'll be there down every road
You will never walk alone

The path will wind
And you will find wonders and fears
Labors of love and a few falling tears
Across the years
There will be some twists and turns
Mistakes to make and lessons to learn
Sometimes the journey's gentle
Sometimes the cold winds blow
But I want you to remember wherever you may go

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Jesus knows your joy, Jesus knows your need
He will go the distance with you faithfully

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What a promise we have in Jesus, that we will never walk alone! This song has been on my heart this morning and I've been singing it to Him to the point the kids all think I am crazy-LOL. But, at this time in my life, when I feel so lonely and so scared, it is comfort for my weary soul. You see, this song doesn't make me rosy promises like I often hear. It doesn't tell me that it is all going to be okay, it doesn't tell me that it will all work out, it simply tells me that Jesus is beside me all the way. Sure, it tells me that there is going to be sunshine and sometimes the journey will be gentle, but it also tells me that I am going to face mountains and deserts that are steep and long. And, you know what? I think it is better to have Jesus walking beside me through these deserts and mountains than to walk through the most beautiful peaceful places without Him.

So how come I don't always get that in my heart? I always say that I want something tangible, someone tangible. I am often guilty of looking for a Savior in a human being, and that I just won't find. And, what a terrible place I put people in when I do that! No one can be Jesus, He is the Only One able to save me from myself. And, just what if He is tangible, only in other ways. Sure, I can't see Him or touch Him with my hands, but it is just like air, I can not see air or touch air, but I just know and trust that it is there. Why can't I do that with Jesus? Perhaps it is because my focus is not on Him, but on the world around me. The more I try to make sense of the world around me, the more it seems like chaos. I wonder in my human mind why God allows this to happen or that to happen, why the good always seem to die young and the bad live forever. I wonder why some people have to suffer illnesses that rob them of a normal life, and why some don't. I wonder why some people have all the wealth and luck, and some don't. Why do some people seem to have one run of bad luck after another, and for no apparent reason at all? Then I am reminded that we are to store up treasures in Heaven, and that one day, none of this will matter.

Father God, I thank You that I am never going to walk alone. I thank You for the Precious Gift of Jesus Christ dying on a tree for me over 2000 years ago. I thank You that You don't promise all wonderful things in life, because I think if You did, I might forget exactly Who gave it all to me. I thank you for the valleys, because in the valleys, You wash the nutrients from the hilltops down to feed me. I Love You, Lord. Help me to be a servant to You, and help me to love You and trust You more. In Your Sweet Name I pray...