Part the Waters, Lord!

   

      I was making my second trip to the grocery store today to buy some hot dog buns (which I failed to do on my first trip), and I was praying about a particular situation and asking God to part the waters just like He did for the children of Israel when they were running from pharaoh toward the Red Sea. I was thinking about how frightening it must have been to be dragging small children and carrying babies toward seemingly certain death. I imagine that mothers and fathers had to be fearful; yet, they kept moving toward the water. The anxiety they felt must have been nearly overwhelming. God didn't part the waters of the Red Sea until it was necessary, and when the children of Israel approached, that's when the miracle occurred.
   As I was thinking through that whole scenario, I remembered the lyrics of a song that was popular when I was a teenager:

When I think I’m going under, part the waters, Lord.
When I feel the waves around me, calm the sea.
When I cry for help, O hear me, Lord, and hold out Your hand.
Touch my life, still the raging storm in me.

Knowing You love me through the burden I must bear,
Hearing Your footsteps lets me know I’m in Your care,
And in the night of my life You bring the promise of day,
Here is my hand, show me the way.

When I think I’m going under, part the waters, Lord.
When I feel the waves around me, calm the sea.
When I cry for help, O hear me, Lord, and hold out Your hand.
Touch my life, still the raging storm in me.

Knowing You love me helps me face another day.
Hearing Your footsteps drives the clouds and fear away;
And in the tears of my life I see the sorrow You bore,
Here is my pain, heal it once more.

When I think I’m going under, part the waters, Lord.
When I feel the waves around me, calm the sea.
When I cry for help, O hear me, Lord, and hold out Your hand.
Touch my life, still the raging storm in me.

           by Charles F. Brown

God will part the waters in His own time and when He sees fit. I love the part of the song that is highlighted--I know  I just have to have the faith that takes His hand and let's Him lead the way. He loves me, and I know He will part the waters.