"Trading My Sorrows"

Last Sunday we had a household meeting with our melbourne unit here.This particular song was sang in our household and as i sang, it almost had brought me back to the days when i was still in SFC in Bacolod...the friends i have found and the foundation in which my own parents, me and my two sisters had been inculcated in...Faith,Hope and Love.And just a few days ago...caroline had just lost a baby...an angel.We, as a family had been devastated and my heart goes out to Meow.This song is specially dedicated to her.

Trading My Sorrows

I'm trading my sorrows
I'm trading my shame
I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord.
I'm trading my sickness.
I'm trading my pains.
I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord.

Chorus:
(we say) Yes Lord,Yes Lord
Yes,Yes Lord
Yes Lord,Yes Lord
Yes,Yes Lord
Yes Lord, Yes Lord
Yes,Yes Lord Amen!(2x)

I'm pressed but not crushed.
Persecuted not abandoned.
Strucked down but not destroyed.
I'm blessed beyond curse for His
promise will endure...
that His joy's gonna be my strength
though the sorrow may last for the night,
His joy comes with morning!

my prayer

Dear God,
i am stricken with worries and anxiety...help me not to despair.
Take away my fears and helplessness.Strengthen me and guide me.
Let your guiding light show me the way.
I am worried for the fact that my brother,Caro,is in really bad circumstance.Just recently his doctor diagnosed him with Hepa C.I am worried for the fact that he has been putting aside his health and prioritizing his role as a provider and fathering his 3 kids.Its hard when i cant do nothing because i'm a million miles away.All i can do is sit and wait.My heart bleeds because i'm supposed to take care of my siblings now that mommy and daddy had passed away...and yet here i am so helpless and can't do much but lift up my hands to God and PRAY!
Let me cry and sob like a lost child and let me hug you like a child who just need the warmth and comfort of her DAD.And then i'll be alright.
Remind me dear Lord that evrything happens for a reason and i dont have to question it rather be courageous and yet joyful.Let me be guided with you greater wisdom so i can be patient to understand your holy will.
Amen.