What I Needed to Hear Today

Let no one caught in sin remain inside the lie of inward shame
We fix our eyes upon the cross and run to Him who showed great love
And bled for us, freely You've bled for us

Christ is risen from the dead trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead, we are one with Him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Beneath the weight of all our sin You bowed to none but Heaven's will
No scheme of Hell, no scoffer's crown, no burden great can hold You down
In strength You reign, forever let Your church proclaim

Christ is risen from the dead trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead we are one with Him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

O death, where is your sting?
O hell, where is your victory?
O church, come stand in the light, the glory of God has defeated the night

O death, where is your sting?
O hell, where is your victory?
O church, come stand in the light, our God is not dead, He's alive, He's alive

Christ is risen from the dead trampling over death by death
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

Christ is risen from the dead we are one with Him again
Come awake, come awake
Come and rise up from the grave

"Christ is Risen" --Matt Maher


Sometimes I just feel overwhelmed. It comes with the territory I am sure. When the majority of what you see on a daily basis is brokenness, it is easy to forget about the Creator, Healer, and Redeemer.


Thus far, I am mostly working with two cases. They could not be more opposite. Well, that's not totally true -- there are a lot of things that overlap, most prominently the use of substances. The biggest difference is one parent realizes the mistakes that have been made and the other has no clue. One family will probably get their children back and the other probably won't. 


I could feel the presence of God yesterday in the counseling office. This client gets it. Whatever it is. Mistakes have been made and they recognize that. And in a way that only God could orchestrate, they get what the grace of God means. I have not seen what this client was like before treatment, but I have read the file and it was not pretty. I truly cannot believe that it is the same person. This is what the redemption of God looks like. 

"If anyone belongs to Christ, there is a new creation. The old things have gone; everything is made new!"
 -- 2 Corinthians 5:17