Even in Heartbreak, There is Hope

Have you ever felt like there was a song written specifically for you? Specifically for that moment? One in which every line and every single word seems to have been pulled directly from your heart? You know, it's one of those songs that we can play on repeat over and over again because somehow it is healing. 

Well, that's where I am right now- the song of my heart is stuck on repeat, almost too afraid to stop playing and face the sorrow beyond the music. 

At the same time, however, the music is food for my soul as it is filled with truth and hope from the Lord. In a time of great sorrow, joy, pain, excitement, anxiety, hope, loss, gain, and growth, nothing soothes my soul and heals my heart more than the truth of God's character.

I suppose that's why I want to share this specific song with you- for hope. Heartbreak isn't rare, and when it happens it can feel as if your world is falling apart. I know it, and I'm sure you've felt it too. If not, consider yourself specifically protected in that area by the Lord. If so, maybe these words can bring peace to your soul as they do to mine, despite harboring a broken heart. 

Sometimes all we have to hold onto is what we know is true of who You are
So when the heartache hits like a hurricane, that could never change who You are
And we trust in who You are

Even if the healing doesn't come and life falls apart and dreams are still undone
You are God, You are good, forever faithful One
Even if the healing doesn't come, yes even if the healing doesn't come

Lord we know Your ways are not our ways, so we set our faith in who You are
Even though You reign high above us, You tenderly love us and we know Your heart
And we rest in who You are

Even if the healing doesn't come and life falls apart and dreams are still undone
You are God, You are good, forever faithful One
Even if the healing doesn't come, yes even if the healing doesn't come

You're still the Great and Mighty One
We trust You always
You're working all things for our good
We'll sing your praise

The first line, to me, really says it all. I'm there myself- in a place where my only hope is found in the Lord. I feel that I have nothing more to hold on to, and I must fully trust in Him. 

It may seem like a scary place to be, which it can be, but I believe it is remarkably beautiful.

Yes, it is a wonderful place to be, and I consider myself blessed despite the heartache. Why? Because I have an amazing Lord in which I can trust. If the only thing I can hold on to is the truth about His character, then I'd say I'm holding on to something magnificent and grand. Just a small taste of the Lord looks like this:

God sustains- "Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and rescue you." Isaiah 46:4

God rescues- "He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me." Psalm 18:17-19

God is wise- "For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength." 1 Corinthians 1:25

God is faithful- "Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments." Deuteronomy 7:9

God is compassionate- "The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made." Psalm 145:8-9

God is a refuge- "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." Psalm 18:2

God is kind- "Let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the Lord." Jeremiah 9:24

God is a giver of peace- "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid." John 14:27

God is our shepherd- "The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me." Psalm 24:1-4

God is all we need- "Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me shall by no means hunger, and he who believes into Me shall by no means ever thirst." John 6:35

Not only this, but every day I am confident that the Lord has a great plan for my life and He works all things together for my good:

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11 

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28

God is a faithful, wise, compassionate and kind shepherd who will rescue us and sustain us. He brings us peace and is near to us always. He plans our future with wisdom and works all things to our good, all the while being everything we need. Amen! In times of heartache, the best thing we can do is hold strongly to the truth of God's glorious, beautiful character. Sometimes, after all, it's all we have to hold onto.