heavy hearted

This is my prayer in the desert
And all that's within me feels dry
This is my prayer in the hunger and need
My God is a God who provides

^{Jer 31:25} "I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.”

And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain
There is a faith proved
Of more worth than gold
So refine me Lord through the flames

^{1 Peter 1:6-7} In all this you greatly rejoice,
though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.
These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—
of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—
may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.

And I will bring praise
I will bring praise
No weapon forged against me shall remain
I will rejoice
I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

^{Ps 34:1} I will extol the LORD at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.

And this is my prayer in the battle
And triumph is still on it's way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on His promise I'll stand

^{1 Cor 15:57-58} Thanks be to God!
He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm.
Let nothing move you.
Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,
because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

this has been a hard time.
a time of grief and sorrow.
a time of learning how to trust on the Lord.
a time of rejoicing in the grace of the cross.
a time of learning about the Victory of Christ.
a time of refining faith.