Laced With Grace – Christian Devotions

Oh God

By Guest Blogger May 6, 2007 Devotion

Oh God…
Where are you now?
And what you gonna do
About the mess I’ve made
If there was ever a soul to save
It must be me
It must be me

Dear god…
Oh how can I survive?
Will I make this drop this dive?
When it all comes to this
I’m looking down at the abyss
Where you don’t exist
You don’t exist

but if you hear me
If you can see me…
I know I can’t be that strong
‘Cause everything I ever did went wrong
Everything I ever did went wrong

Oh god
Now where do I come in?
Gone and broken everything
So I hope you’ll understand
if someone needed a helping hand
It must be now
It must be now

These lyrics were sung by a woman who has a biography that does not contain the words “Christian”, “Jesus”, “Christ”, “God”.  For her, perhaps they are just words.

But we have all felt this brokenness – that we have “gone and broken everything”.  Have any of us wonder if God even exists?  Or perhaps that He exists, He just doesn’t want “me“?

But (as Christians) we do have assurance that God IS love. He cares for us with everlasting kindness.  But we also know that we can’t be that strong – without God, nothing is good.  It is Christ that strengthens us.  And we can do all things through Him.

He is our everlasting help in time of trouble.

He is our salvation and our refuge.

He is the bridegroom to us, the bride.

“I am my beloved’s and He is mine.”

6 thoughts on “Oh God”

  1. LynnLynn

    Ellen,

    I loved reading this today before heading to worship. The words are sweet upon my spirit this morning. …. I am my beloved’s and He is mine.

    Thank you.

  3. willie

    I like your post very much.
    We can say” thank the Lord, we have the Lord in our lives, whatever circumstance we are in, He is with us all the time, share with us ,and
    most important, helping us out of that circumstance.”
    We are not alone in our lives, besides our family members, friends, sisters&brothers in Church, WE HAVE THE LORD………