Posted By Janice

Discouragement

This weekend I feel discouraged - I am a weary and worn out. The days are too full, the budget is too tight. And I feel like I am losing my daily battles. I know that my troubles could be so much worse - and I feel guilty for not conquering them all with vigor and inspiration. But sometimes the world weighs on a mom’s shoulders - and she sits in her house, surrounded by bills, clutter and demands, and she just needs to cry out to Jesus.

So, I thought maybe some of you might be feeling a little overwhelmed too. Instead of pretending that I have everything together and that I am a force to be reckoned with who doesn’t have her down days, I thought I would share with you honestly, offer you hugs of empathy, and of course post a song to lift you up - provided by Third Day and those fantastic folks at You Tube…

Cry Out To Jesus
Words by Mac Powell / Music by Third Day

To everyone who’s lost someone they love
Long before it was their time
You feel like the days you had were not enough
when you said goodbye

And to all of the people with burdens and pains
Keeping you back from your life
You believe that there’s nothing and there is no one
Who can make it right

There is hope for the helpless
Rest for the weary
Love for the broken heart
There is grace and forgiveness
Mercy and healing
He’ll meet you wherever you are
Cry out to Jesus, Cry out to Jesus

For the marriage that’s struggling just to hang on
They lost all of their faith in love
They’ve done all they can to make it right again
Still it’s not enough

For the ones who can’t break the addictions and chains
You try to give up but you come back again
Just remember that you’re not alone in your shame
And your suffering

When your lonely
And it feels like the whole world is falling on you
You just reach out, you just cry out to Jesus
Cry to Jesus

To the widow who struggles with being alone
Wiping the tears from her eyes
For the children around the world without a home
Say a prayer tonight

(c) 2005 Consuming Fire Music / ASCAP. All rights administered by EMI
CMG Publishing. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

May 26th, 2007

16 Comments to 'Cry Out To Jesus…'

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Adventures In Babywearing said,
May 26th, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Oh, thank you for being honest and not trying to pretend that you have it all figured out. I am just so TIRED of all the illnesses in my house. I am really sad tonight because we might have to miss another Sunday at church due to the boys not being well… but thank you for this post and thank you, Jesus that you are faithful and always right here when we call Your Name.

Steph
kelli said,
May 26th, 2007 at 8:29 pm
I Posted about this same thing, from our current point of view. Is there nothing else we CAN do?

Crying out
Karla~Looking Towards Heaven said,
May 26th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
oh Janice - great big hug… you know I can relate…

thank you for your transparency.

blessings,
karla

ps - this has been a song I often sing to remind myself what to do
MamaLee said,
May 27th, 2007 at 8:33 am
Thank you for your honesty and your encouragement. Know that we are all here together, and never alone, with Christ Jesus. I’m so glad you reached out to me today - I surely needed it.

Lee
XOXO
Tina said,
May 27th, 2007 at 4:17 pm
Thank you for this - feeling overwhelmed, VERY sad and discouraged.

I’m definitely crying out!

Needing Him desperately,

T
melody said,
May 27th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
I’ve been feeling so overwhelmed lately, it’s extremely hard to focus and being discouraged has become easy. Thanks for this post reminding me what I should be doing about it.
Christi said,
May 28th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
This really spoke to me today. I did some crying out of my own over the weekend.

Thanks!
Ruth :) said,
May 28th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Sigh of relief - because it was what I needed to read today. Hugs to you too.

ruth
Jennifer, Snapshot said,
May 29th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Janice–sorry that things are so tough lately. Maybe it will ease up with Susan back, but at least you know that you can Cry out To Jesus.
Gayla McCord said,
May 31st, 2007 at 12:11 pm
It’s truly amazing how things are delivered at our feet when we need them most.

Thanks for being strong enough to admit when you’re weak. It speaks volumes and reminds me of just how strong I need to be sometimes too.
Lynn said,
June 16th, 2007 at 1:43 am
There has been alot of sadness In my family, and lots of hurts, and when I play Cry Out To Jesus, and hear those words really touch my heart, and makes me want to , just cay out to Jesus thats all In my heart. I pray the Lord will use this song to touch every one that hears it, and to make them come closer To Jesus.
Michelle said,
July 11th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
I too feel really sad today, I feel like no one loves me, I mean really loves me for me. I don’t know what I have done to not be loved and I cant see how it could get any better as I have spent the past few years yes years alone.

SOme times I feel like “why did jesus put me here if I am not worthy” Then I think about the homeless and starving and those worse off than me and I slip back into medicoracy guilty of my self loathing.

I have given up.
Mariya said,
September 6th, 2007 at 12:40 am
Janice, thank you for posting this song, I love it and I also feel overwhelmed and the only thing I can do is cry out to Jesus. Hug and blessing. God is fauthful!
wilhelmina said,
January 7th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Thank you for being here i just wanted to say that yes time are hard.but what i hink is that if we just keep on trusting and believing in jesus he will always amke a way