Trading My Sorrows

I love the simple joy of singing worship songs with my children.

I love their excitement when on of their favorites comes on in the car.

I LOVE it when my son yells from the back seat "turn it up Mom!" and it is one of my favorite worship songs.

That happened in the car today and I have to tell you it made this mommy's heart melt!

So I thought I would share the song with you.

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 pain

I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord

We say yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord

yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord

yes Lord, yes Lord, yes, yes Lord, Amen

I am pressed but not crushed

Persecuted, but not abandoned

Struck down, but not destroyed

I am blessed beyond the curse,

for His promise will endure

and His joy will be my strength

Though the sorrow may last for the night

His joy comes with the morning.

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 pain

I'm laying them down for the joy of the Lord

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)

Isn't the imagery in this song beautiful. That we can take all of the sorrows, and the pain, and the sickness, and really just the GUNK of life, and lay them down at the foot of the cross. And then, (this is the best part!), in their place we can take up the joy of the Lord!! That is so awesome to me.

And this part REALLY speaks to my heart:

I am pressed but not crushed

(because YES, I am pressed at times in my life...
 many times it feels like!)

Persecuted, but not abandoned

(NEVER abandoned with the Lord!)

Struck down, but not destroyed

(The enemy does NOT have the power to destroy when the Lord is in control of you life!)

I am blessed beyond the curse,

(I feel the curse in my life.... do you have one in yours?
But the blessings go beyond it!)

for His promise will endure

and His joy will be my strength
(thank goodness I don't have to do it in my own strength!)

Though the sorrow may last for the night

(yea... that night feels REALLY LONG in my life....)

His joy comes with the morning.

(But man am I looking forward to THAT morning!!)

And now that you have endured my commentary on the song....

Here!

Simply listen and enjoy!

 

What are some of your family favorites?

Which songs speak to your heart?