Stand still and let God move
Your severe trial will undoubtably lead
To the creation of something new
It is in this quiet crucible
Of your personal and private sufferings
That your noblest dreams are born
And God’s greatest gifts are given
In compensation of what you’ve been through

And just like Martha and Mary
Sometimes Jesus will wait three days
Or three years even thirty years
If it means at the end
Of that time God will be glorified

And to be used by God
Our own  effectiveness needs to DIE
We must FAIL in our strength
We have to LOSE complete control
And to be totally CONSUMED by Him

We cannot see in a tempest
God won’t be sensual in it
He won’t appeal to our senses
(They add to to our comfort)
He’ll make us uncomfortable in our storm

We’ll never understand what suffering is
Unless we can understand God’s love
Serenity is not the absence of pain
But His awesome presence in it
And what wonderful peace ensues from it

It is staying with the breaking
That will bring that final breakthrough
Untold agony will lead to victory
It is not what we do
But what we become that is vital

God will show up on schedule
Your severe trial will undoubtably lead
To the creation of something new
It is in this quiet crucible
Of your personal and private sufferings
That your noblest dreams are born
And God’s greatest gifts are given
In compensation of what you’ve been through