Five Minute Friday 2.26.16: Morning

Happy Friday! I am so glad it's the weekend! You, too?! Today, I have a Five Minute Friday post. The topic this week is morning.

So many people feel left in the dark. They feel that God took them and walked with them right into the dark, and then just left them there. They feel abandoned. And because of the darkness, they can't see anything. 

What they don't know is that God is using their time in the darkness to teach them how to trust Him. He uses everything. Even when it feels like He's not there. 

The good news for those that feel abandoned and in the dark: God is light. And, "For His anger lasts only a moment, but His favor lasts a lifetime! Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes in the morning."-Psalm 30:5 NLT

The night doesn't last forever. At some point, the morning will come. You just have to hold out through the night. 

I want to leave you with lyrics to a song. I took a few of the extra choruses out so that it isn't just repeating itself. This song sort of inspired this post:

Before the Morning by Josh Wilson

Do you wonder why you have to,
Feel the things that hurt you,
If there's a God who loves you,
Where is He now?

Maybe, there are things you can't see
And all those things are happening
To bring a better ending
Some day, some how, you'll see, you'll see

Would dare you, would you dare, to believe,
That you still have a reason to sing,
'cause the pain you've been feeling,
Can't compare to the joy that's coming

So hold on, you got to wait for the light
Press on, just fight the good fight
Because the pain you've been feeling, 
It's just the dark before the morning

My friend, you know how this all ends
And you know where you're going,
You just don't know how you get there
So just say a prayer.
And hold on, cause there's good who love God,
Life is not a snapshot, it might take a little time,
But you'll see the bigger picture

Once you feel the way of glory,
All your pain will fade to memory
Once you feel the way of glory,
All your pain will fade to memory
Memory, memory, yeah

Com'n, you got to wait for the light
Press on, just fight the good fight
Because the pain you've been feeling,
It's just the hurt before the healing
The pain you've been feeling,
Just the dark before the morning
Before the morning, yeah, yeah
Before the morning

Just in case you missed them, here are this week's posts:

Shamrock Green + Rose Quartz

7 Awesome Pins about Bullet Journaling

Another Liebster Award

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