There Will Be a Day

I find the song "There Will Be a Day" by Jeremy Camp quite comforting.  Here are the lyrics:

I try to hold on to this world

With everything I have

But I feel the weight of what it brings,

And the hurt that tries to grab

The many trials that seem to never end,

His word declares this truth,

That we will enter in this rest

With wonders anew

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings

That there will be a place with no more suffering

[Chorus:]

There will be a day with no more tears,

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

But until that day,

We'll hold on to you always

I know the journey seems so long

You feel you're walking on your own

But there has never been a step

Where you've walked out all alone

Troubled soul don't lose your heart

Cause joy and peace he brings

And the beauty that's in store

Outweighs the hurt of life's sting

But I hold on to this hope and the promise that He brings

That there will be a place with no more suffering

[Chorus]

I can't wait until that day

Where the very one I've lived for always

Will wipe away the sorrow that I've faced

To touch the scars that rescued me

From a life of shame and misery

Oh, this is why, this is why I sing...

[Chorus:]

There will be a day with no more tears,

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

There will be a day with no more tears,

No more pain, and no more fears

There will be a day when the burdens of this place

Will be no more, we'll see Jesus face to face

There will be a day

He will wipe away the tears [3x]

There will be a day

I'm not really one to cry very much, but I've certainly shed quite a few tears with what's been going on lately.  I've been trying to hold on to people for most of my life, and they always end up leaving me eventually.  Perhaps I'm just trying to hold onto the wrong people, but still, it seems like they slip right through my fingers and want nothing to do with me anymore.  This is very hurtful and defeating for me.  I find myself not worthy of people who care about me when so many people leave me.  But through these trials God has promised to always be with me and that some day, there will be peace, even if it's not in this life.

This journey seems to go on forever, and I often feel alone in it.  Even when people are supporting me, I still feel alone because I fear everyone will leave me (I struggle with abandonment issues).  I feel like no one can relate to me.  But some day I'll feel much better and I'll know for a fact I haven't been going through this alone.  The pain I feel now will be nothing compared to the peace and joy I'll have some day.

Some day Christ will wipe away my tears.  I'll have no more sorrow.  Nothing will hurt me anymore.  I won't be so fragile anymore.

"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death' or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." - Revelation 21:4

We'll be with Jesus face-to-face some day.  He will either welcome you with open arms or He will say, "I never knew you."  I hope for me, he'll welcome me with open arms.  None of the stuff that hurts me or makes me worried now will happen that day.  There will be no more pain!  Can you imagine a life without pain?  It's hard for me to imagine such a place when I've felt pain most of my life.  But I know it's there, and I hope I'll make it there.