The Dark Night
At any moment it can come
It takes away all pleasure
Covers and darkens the Sun
Then comes the sudden pressure
The dark night closes in
Sometimes stays for years
All temptation of sin
As though your soul was pierced
Night lingers so, you fear
You writhe full of pain
Wondering if God can hear
Any prayers that you say
Feels as if heaven was closed
Faith has withered away
The bottomless pit opened
Where you dwell night and day
“Why has Thou forsaken me?”
You scream into the night
Darkness makes it hard to see
Battle after battle you fight
On your knees pounding your fists
Knowing this is God’s will
Inside you start to slowly wish
That this life was full of frills
Out of the dark comes a Whisper
It almost passes by unnoticed
It was the voice of the Father
“Your soul shall be strengthened.”
The dark night of the soul
Meant to test your faith
In which direction will you go
When the darkness takes its place
Without a doubt those who stand
Are those who glorify the Son
When the light shines in the end
As bright as the hottest Sun
Stand! Muster up the strength
The fire must be passed
Raise up the limbs that are weak!
All the limbs should be aroused
The darkness doesn’t last forever
Light will soon shine through
Decisions you make will be eternal
They decide who you will run to
Hold on through the dark night!
Stretch your neck to look up
Soon you’ll see the light
That can only shine from the Son
**There are those who will tell you that Christians will not go through rough times, they’ll never get tempted, and that the Christians life will always look put together. What would those same Christians tell Christ, the disciples, Paul the Apostle, and all of the Old Testament prophets?
It is those times that seem dark that truly test our faith. When you have suffered an injury, when a loved one has passed away, or maybe when you’ve lost a job; it is these times that truly test your faith. When we accept Christ as Lord and Savior, He can’t instantly send us to Heaven nor can He put us in glass jars to protect us from the world or tribulations. On the contrary, He explicitly says that we will go through tribulation.
So the question truly is, who do you say He is? Is He your master, savior when the dark night comes and your faith is tested? Our dark nights define who we are and who we follow even in the secret recesses of our hearts and soul!
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