If You Lost it All Would Your Hands Stay Lifted?

The other day I heard the song I’m Still Yours by Kutlass. What a powerful and thought provoking song. Here are the words:


If You washed away my vanity
If You took away my words
If all my world was swept away
Would You be enough for me?
Would my beating heart still sing?

If I lost it all
Would my hands stay lifted
To the God who gives and takes away

If You take it all
This life You've given
Still my heart will sing to You

When my life is not what I expected
The plans I made have failed
When there's nothing left to steal me away
Will You be enough for me?
Will my broken heart still sing?


If I lost it all
Would my hands stay lifted
To the God who gives
And takes away
If You take it all
This life You've given
Still my heart
Will sing to You


Even if You take it all away
You’ll never let me go
Take it all away
But I still know

That I'm Yours

I'm still Yours
Oh, I'm Yours
I'm still Yours
I'm still Yours

Have you ever asked yourself if God is enough for you? I know we all say He is, but is He really?
When life doesn’t go as you expected, do you cling to Him or turn away?
What would you do if you lost it all? Would your hands stay lifted?

Those are the things we don’t really want to think about. It’s easy to say that’s what we believe and hope we never have to prove it. I never in a million years thought my world would come crumbling down around me and I would have to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. During the past couple years I have endured tremendous loss, had my heart completely broken, and walked through pain that was almost unbearable. But it was in that loss and that brokenness that God met me and walked with me. In my own strength I could never have gotten this far and would not be able to continue to endure these trials. I have no idea what the outcome will be of my current circumstances, but God does and He is faithful. He has taken these tragedies and used them for good by teaching me valuable lessons, strengthening my faith, growing me in ways I never imagined, and allowing me to encourage others who are facing similar situations. He has brought some amazing people in my life to walk along side me in this journey and reconnected me to people from my past that have provided me encouragement when I needed it the most. Has it been easy? NO WAY. Has it been worth it? Absolutely! Yes, I have lost a lot, but I have gained even more.

My husband used to have a t-shirt that said “You never know that Jesus is all that you need until He is all that you have.” I have to be honest; a couple years ago I  had no idea what that really meant. I do now and I am thankful.