Dawn's Entry:Jan. 3, 2009 - Bring the Rain

Posted by Dawn (71.74.176.71)

I'm not sure if this is what you are looking for, but through the ups and downs of our children's medical condition's, the Lord has used music to minister to me. Early on in this journey, the song "Praise You In This Storm" by Casting Crowns really spoke to me. It seemed we were facing storm after storm and it was a reminder to praise Him in the midst of them. After a while of storm after storm, I heard the song "Bring the Rain" by Mercy Me. I listened to the words and though what a powerful testimony it was. But I couldn't sing it. I justified it. I told the Lord time after time - "I have enough rain! I don't want any more, but I will praise You in this storm." Still, I kept hearing the song. I can't tell you exactly which day, but there was a point where the Lord spoke to me in that still, small voices asking me if I trusted Him. Would I surrender to His will? It was one thing to say that I would praise Him in our circumstances (storms), but still another to surrender fully to Him and tell Him that I would accept any rain he sent - if that's what it took to praise Him. I surrendered. And I have cried out that song to Him in prayer over and over and over again. Now,it is the ringtone on my phone when a doctor's office calls. It reminds me, before I even hear what the doctors have to say, to prepare my heart for whatever He may have in store. "If that's what it takes to praise you, Jesus, Bring the Rain!"