Last year I’d see memes that said things like “2023 was your dark hole but 2024 will be brighter than ever” and I believed it with everything I had.
I needed to believe it; hope was all I had left.
As faith led to victory, I began to experience joy in a way I never had before. It was no longer dependent on circumstances. Things could go horribly wrong and my soul would still sing. The peace that ruled my heart and mind hadn’t been untouched by adversity but had, in fact, grown in the midst of it.
My soul was continually lifted up and up again.
A couple of months ago, American Idol alum Colton Dixon released his new single, Up + Up. In it, he sings of how God lifts him up when he’s down and in the in-between. His praise knows no bounds and is on full display because He knows where his blessings come from.
I related to every word.
“If I get down, You pick me up
From the ground, You give me love
That don’t give out, give in no condition
You lift me up and up again
Now, no matter who surrounds
I’ll let my hallelujah get loud
Like a freight train, sunshine or rain
I’ll lift you up and up again”
You just can’t lose when you’re all in with the Lord.
Check out the song here: https://youtu.be/oPZWxzS4AnM?si=EesOPzPokqALlkPn
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