Til’ the Storm Passes by 🎵
Last updated: October 30, 2023
I struggle with anxiety. When the pressures of life get to be too much, I turn to the book of Matthew. This passage has been a source of comfort many times as I navigate through worry, especially when things are out of my control.
25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Matthew 6:25-34 KJV
I specifically recall talking to my dad on the phone one evening and him telling me he had so much going on he felt like the world was falling in on him. After we got off the call, I sent him a text. Out of all of our text messages, this is the only one he has ever reacted to, and with a heart, no less.
I love singing this song because it was so impactful to me the first time I heard it. As someone who is prone to anxiety, the chorus hit me hard: Why should I worry?! This song, coupled with Matthews words, provide extreme comfort to my soul during times of anxiety.
Out on the waters storms raging high, the waters around them were troubled that night. Fear filled their hearts; they felt they would die. They failed to remember that the Master was nigh. Then He spoke the words, and winds all stood still; even the waters obeyed His will. He calmed their storms just like He will mine if I just remember He lives deep inside.
So why should I worry? Why should I fear when the very same Jesus He always so near? He lives in my heart and He hears when I cry. I’ll call on His name till the storm passes by.
We read in the Bible when He walked with them, brought light to the darkness when the way grew dim. How great it would be to have His footsteps in mine and walk with the Master all of the time. And when trials come and death seems so nigh, I’ll call on the Master; I know He’ll get there on time. And when sickness comes and my body’s in pain all I have to do is call on His name.
So why should I worry? Why should I fear when the very same Jesus He always so near? He lives in my heart and He hears when I cry. I’ll call on His name till the storm passes by.
So why should I worry? Why should I fear when the very same Jesus He always so near? He lives in my heart and He hears when I cry. I’ll call on His name till the storm passes by.
I’ll call on His name till the storm passes by.
