Because He Lives

I always love it when we sing songs in church that I used to sing in my church growing up.  This is true of the classic hymns of course, but there are other songs that I haven't heard in a while that occasionally come up.  We sang one of these earlier in our worship service today, and I smiled to myself as a soloist began another one as well.  I had sung it often in the church I was at through middle school.  I knew that words, but they hit me today like they never had before.  Then, they were just words.  Now, they mean everything.  I have posted some of the lyrics below.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.

Because He lives, All fear is gone.

Because I know He holds the future,

And life is worth the living just because He lives.

How sweet to hold a newborn baby,

And feel the pride and joy he gives.

But greater still the calm assurance,

This child can face uncertain days because He lives.

I realized that I am still holding on to a lot of fear.  I don't seem to believe that He knows and holds the future.  I almost seem to think that my situation is a surprise to Him, and that He is waiting, like me, to see what will happen next.  I don't want to really give over control (which I don't have anyway) because that might mean that I will have give up these girls as well.  I need to remember that I can rest in the calm assurance that He does know my future and the futures of my children.  He was with my triplets in their uncertain hours just as He is with me in my uncertain days, and He will be with my girls as well.