Mike's Spot On The Wall

• A New Song:
  I wrote a song last weekend and I wanted to share it
  My wife and I both struggle with depression and my Wednesday morning prayer group encouraged me to write a song.
  This is what came out:
  He Collects Your Tears

  I see you struggling with your burden.
  Where will you find comfort? When will it end?

  You wonder how you can continue, how can you go on?
  There is this crushing weight and it's pressing down.

  Remember…

  <chorus>
  He collects your tears in a bottle
  A man of sorrows well acquainted with grief
  He's never far from the broken hearted.
  Someday He'll wipe away every tear.
  Someday He'll wipe away every tear.

  They tell you to get up again, but your strength is gone
  Then He gently reminds you that you're not alone,

  Because…

  <chorus>
  He collects your tears in a bottle
  A man of sorrows well acquainted with grief
  He's never far from the broken hearted.
  Someday He'll wipe away every tear.
  Someday He'll wipe away every tear.

  <chorus>
  He collects your tears in a bottle
  A man of sorrows well acquainted with grief
  He's never far from the broken hearted.
  Someday He'll wipe away every tear.
  Someday He'll wipe away every tear.

Mike's Walk

• God's Pen:
  God must have been writing His word on my heart (Hebrews 8:10) because I didn't go out of my way to quote scripture on that song and yet there's quite a bit in it. So let's have a look:
  • He collects your tears in a bottle - Psalms 56:8
    You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.
  • A man of sorrows well acquainted with grief - Isaiah 53:3
    He was despised and rejected--a man of sorrows, acquainted with bitterest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way when he went by. He was despised, and we did not care.
  • He's never far from the broken hearted - Psalms 34:18
    The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those who are crushed in spirit.
  • Someday He'll wipe away every tear - Revelation 7:17
    For the Lamb who stands in front of the throne will be their Shepherd. He will lead them to the springs of life-giving water. And God will wipe away all their tears."