The following are the lyrics to the song by MercyMe entitled Even If:

They say sometimes you win some
Sometimes you lose some
And right now, right now I’m losing bad
I’ve stood on this stage night after night
Reminding the broken it’ll be alright
But right now, oh right now I just can’t
It’s easy to sing
When there’s nothing to bring me down
But what will I say
When I’m held to the flame
Like I am right now
I know You’re able and I know You can
Save through the fire with Your mighty hand
But even if You don’t
My hope is You alone
They say it only takes a little faith
To move a mountain
Well good thing
A little faith is all I have, right now
But God, when You choose
To leave mountains unmovable
Oh give me the strength to be able to sing
It is well with my soul
I know You’re able and I know You can
Save through the fire with Your mighty hand
But even if You don’t
My hope is You alone
I know the sorrow, and I know the hurt
Would all go away if You’d just say the word
But even if You don’t
My hope is You alone
You’ve been faithful, You’ve been good
All of my days
Jesus, I will cling to You
Come what may
‘Cause I know You’re able
I know You can
I know You’re able and I know You can
Save through the fire with Your mighty hand
But even if You don’t
My hope is You alone
I know the sorrow, I know the hurt
Would all go away if You’d just say the word
But even if You don’t
My hope is You alone
It is well with my soul
It is well, it is well with my soul.

Today I was doing a painting job for someone and I had my cellphone in my sweatpants pocket playing praise and worship music and Even If came on and I really listened to the words.

Earlier in the day I had started off by reading a Christian blog that my friend had shared. The blog had spoken of the word Calamity and how it is a Biblical word and how in the Hebrew it means aid…. and her words spoke of how calamity will aid in your spiritual growth. I thought on those words all morning.

I have had enough calamity in my life to last a lifetime but then I got to thinking of it in a different way. Would I be as close to God as I am if those calamities hadn’t happened to me? I think not! The deepest spiritual growth times of my life have come as a direct result of some calamity.

I talk a lot about JOY and wanting a continual JOY…. well I just realized that I can count it all JOY in my life because of all the upsets and unanswered prayers. Did I want to lose my first grandchild and my oldest son to death? No! Did I pray for that end result? No!

I could go on and on but you get my drift. What if you lose that loved one you prayed so hard for,what if you get outsourced at your job and have to begin again,what if your house burns down, or you wreck your vehicle,or the electric bill is more than you can pay?

Like the words to the song above,can you end each day and say it is well with my soul because God is able and I rejoice in Him alone. He is enough no matter what else comes our way!

The What If’s fade away and each day we live we can rejoice and that is why I was singing in that bathroom yesterday while painting it!

I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free, His Eye is on the sparrow and I know He’s watching me!