Playlist Prompt #15: "My Lighthouse"

Hello, friends! Today's prompt, courtesy of myself, is the song "My Lighthouse" by Rend Collective.

I write about my anxiety a log in this blog. Here are some of the things this song talks about that make me anxious:

• Failure
• Silence
• Questions/doubts
• The future

Often, I rely on my friends to lead me through those anxieties. I'll call them when I feel like a failure, when I'm nervous in the silence, when I'm questioning who I am and doubting myself, when I'm looking ahead at the future and not liking what I see.

The fact is that my friends will not always be able to reassure me. Sometimes, my friends - as exceedingly wonderful as they are - will even be the cause of those anxieties. They're just human, after all. They aren't perfect. They won't always know what to say or do.

This song is a reminder of the one person I can always rely upon. God's great love will bring me through. He is my peace. He promises to always be with me. He's never at a loss, never wondering what I need the most, because he knows. He created me, after all.

Lighthouses are navigational tools. They show sailors the way to go. God's Word does that for us. When we're stuck in our failures, when we're scared in the silence, when we have questions or doubts, when we're uncertain of the future, God's Word shows us the way to go.

About our failures:

"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever." (Psalm 73:26)

"My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." (2nd Corinthians 12:9)

"And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." (Romans 8:28)

About silence:

"And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore the mountains and broke in pieces the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. And after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire the sound of a low whisper. And when Elijah heard it, he wrapped his face in his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave. And behold, there came a voice to him." (1st Kings 11-13) 

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: ...a time to keep silence, and a time to speak..." (Ecclesiastes 3:1, 7)

"For God alone my soul waits in silence; from him comes my salvation." (Psalm 62:1)

About questions or doubts:

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding." (Proverbs 3:5)

"The father of the child cried out and said, 'I believe; help my unbelief!'" (Mark 9:24) 

"For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." (Romans 8:38-39)

About the future:

"Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off."  (Proverbs 23:18)

"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope." (Jeremiah 29:11)

"For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth." (Job 19:25) 

What verses do you go to in times of failure, silence, questions, doubts, or worries about the future? Share them in the Facebook comments!