Before the Morning

I listen to KSBJ, our local Christian radio station every day on the way to work and on the way home. It's amazing how I will turn it on and hear a message through the different songs that are played or from the radio show hosts. This morning, this song came on the radio and I was completely blown away, as I am by many of their songs.

This song is by Josh Wilson and is called Before the Morning. I'm going to attach the video from youtube as well and the lyrics so you can read them and feel the message that is being sent.

We all bare so many of our own personal crosses in this life. While some people may appear to have it all going for them and it seems that life just always works out for them, we can't see the pain and suffering they have been or are going through, and we certainly can't predict their pain to come. But we all go through something tough at one time or another. I think what separates the victims from the victors are those who have God in their lives. Those who know that the Lord, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit have their arms wrapped around us and help us through those trials and tribulations. We don't know why we have to go through them, but perhaps it IS indeed to find the light on the other side of that darkness.

The Lord has really worked through some of my close friends and touched me so much recently. I hope that I can continue to grow in my spiritual journey with Him and touch others as well. In His love I fell rejuvinated and whole and I know that no matter what darkness may befall me, my friends or my family. He will continue to see me through it as He has always done. Blessings to all my friends!!

Do you wonder why you have to
Feel the things that hurt you
If there’s a God who loves you where is He now

Maybe there are things you can’t see
And all those things are happening
To bring a better ending

Someday somehow you’ll see you’ll see

Would you dare would you dare to believe
That you still have a reason to sing
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
It can’t compare to the joy that’s coming
So hold on you gotta wait for the light
Press on and just fight the good fight
Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling
It’s just the dark before the morning

My friend you know how this all ends
You know where you’re going
You just don’t know how you’ll get there
So say a prayer

And hold on cause there’s good for those who love God
But life is not a snapshot
It might take a little time but you’ll see the bigger picture

Once you feel the weight of glory
All your pain will fade to memory

It’s just the hurt before the healing
Oh the pain that you’ve been feeling
It’s just the dark before the morning



And here is the story behind the song.......BELIEVE!!!!

Josh Wilson’s new single is called “Before The Morning”. It’s a really special song! Here’s what it’s all about…
“Before the Morning” is a song about hope. It’s inspired by my dear friends, Tim and Paula Beal. 5 months into their pregnancy, Tim and Paula went to the doctor to find out if their baby was a boy or a girl. The doctor told them he was a boy, and then he went on to tell them that there were only 2 valves in his heart (instead of 4), and his kidneys and lungs were not functioning. He said that their only option was abortion. Because of the depth of his complications, no doctor would touch Jayken because he could never survive the dialysis machine during heart surgery. The Beals were also told that due to the extent of the problems, they would soon be digging their way into a financial pit that would ruin their marriage.



Tim and Paula went home and prayed. They fasted. They asked everyone they knew to pray and fast with them. They knew they needed to trust in the Lord, because he was the One that “knit me together in my mother’s womb” (Psalm 139:13).



On January 11th, 2002, Jayken was born. The doctors said he had a 2% chance of living longer than four days. By the grace of God, Jayken is now seven years old. After three heart surgeries, many sleepless nights, and countless financial struggles, the Beals are still believing a day at a time in a Savior who won’t let them go. They are learning what it means to “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding” (Proverbs 3:5).



Tim told me that “the odds have never been in Jayken’s favor, but God is so faithful.” The Beals are living proof that no matter what our circumstances are, God can work anything out for our good and His glory.



This album is entitled “Life Is Not A Snapshot.” If you took a snapshot of a particular moment in the Beal’s life, it might look like there isn’t a lot of hope for them. But sickness and struggles are not the end of the story for those who know Jesus. We believe in a God who saves. We believe in a God who heals. At the end of every email I receive from Tim, he writes “fighting the fight until I see His face.”



We believe in the Bigger Picture.



No matter what you may be struggling with, know that “the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us” (Romans 8:18). Our pain and struggles are very real, but they are only the dark before the morning.



This song is for Jayken David. His name means “Victory through grace for God’s beloved.”