out of the wreck I arise
Jul 26th, 2007 by Nathanael
“…we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.” (Romans 5:3-5 TNIV)
Up out of the wreck I arise,
A weary soul with tear-reddened eyes,
Yet somehow to my own surprise,
I’m much stronger than I’ve been before.
These trials that I prayed against,
That robbed me of all reason and sense,
Have broken through my final defense,
Allowing you to redeem and restore.
Up out of the depths of despair,
My question still echoes, “Do you care?”
Pressed down by the burdens I bear.
I forget you endured suffering and shame.
Rising above my muffled groan,
I hear you whisper, “You’re not alone.”
And now my soul utters a new intone,
Of sweet notes birthed by sorrow and pain.
Up out of the wreck I stand,
An altered and awakened man,
Trusting when I don’t understand,
I abandon my need to be in control.
And now I find I can comfort those
Whose souls can find no rest or repose,
I whisper softly, “Jesus knows,”
This wreck has shaped and molded my soul.
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“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” (II Corinthians 1:3-4 TNIV)
Thank you this post. I found Borrowed Breath yesterday and wanted to thank you for your encouraging words. Do you think that Paul put perseverance, character and hope in the order that we receive them? When we suffer, first perseverance is produced which then produces character and finally hope?
God Bless
Now that I’m reading you I go and look up your references in the Young’s Literal Translation. I like it because it feels like now.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)
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3Blessed [is] God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of the mercies, and God of all comfort,
4who is comforting us in all our tribulation, for our being able to comfort those in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God;
Lodebar,
Praise be to God that you are encouraged by this post.
Thanks for stopping by.
I know in my own life, suffering produces perseverance before I see character developed. And as character is formed, hope is the next step. But the interesting thing is the circular motion this all takes because the hope that came from the character that came from my last suffering enables me to persevere in the next suffering, which produces deeper character and then fuller hope.
Thanks again for checking out the site.
Hope you come back.
shalom
noMMMad,
Thanks again for your verbal gratitude.
Hey, if that line “View commentary related to this passage” was supposed to be a link, it’s not linking.
Maybe it’s not supposed to be a link. Maybe you’re telling me not to be lazy and go look it up myself.
Any-hoo, thanks again.
shalom