by Ricky Doc Sauceda
FAITH TRULY IS LIKE A MUSTARD SEED
FOR YEARS MY FAITH HAD BLOOMED AND GIVEN ME JOY
BUT I PUT MY FAITH ASIDE AS LIFE GREW HARD
I BEGAN TO SHOULDER ALL OF MY CHALLENGES
LITTLE BY LITTLE, YEAR BY YEAR, I LOST CONTROL
I SPIRALED DOWNWARD AND ENTERED INTO A CRUCIBLE OF PAIN
ALL OF MY DREAMS AND HOPES HAD BEEN VANQUISHED
MY LIFE WAS COMPLETELY IN TATTERS AND RUINS
HOW COULD THIS BE?
WHERE WAS MY GREAT FAITH THAT HAD ALWAYS SUSTAINED ME?
I HAD TO GET IT BACK
I KNEW WHAT I HAD TO DO
WITH ANGUISH IN MY MIND
I BENT DOWN ON MY KNEES
I CALLED OUT TO MY MIGHTY FATHER IN HEAVEN
AND HE HEARD MY CRY
HE GAVE ME A GREAT SIGN TO COMFORT ME
I KNEW THAT MY FAITH WAS REVIVED
AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO HANDLE LIFE'S TURBULENCE
MY PERSONAL STORM HAD BEEN CALMED
THE WORD FILLS ME WITH ENLIGHTENING COMFORT
PRAISING MUSIC GIVES MY SOUL VIBRANCY
PRAYER CONNECTS ME TO HIS HOLY PLANE
FELLOWSHIP PROVIDES JOY AND ENCOURAGEMENT
THANK YOU GOD FOR LOVING ME
I LOVE YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE
PRAISE BE TO YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR GREATNESS
WITHOUT YOU I AM COMPLETELY EXPOSED AND ALONE