Recently, I was drawn back to an old song. It is a simple song and one that God brought to my mind a decade ago when I was seeking a name for our church, which became “The Way.”
The song was written by Don Moen. It is called, “God Will Make a Way.” It was written during a very difficult time following an auto accident in which his sister-in-law’s entire family was seriously injured and his 9-year-old nephew killed. Don gave this song to his sister-in-law because, as he says in his own words, “I knew that when all of the people had gone, and everything was said and done, there would be days when she needed to hear that God was working in ways that she couldn’t see.”
The song was based on the Scripture found in Isaiah 43:19. “Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.” [HCSB]
There are times in life when we are immobilized because our grief is so deep, and it seems God is so far away. He is not, but during those seasons of life we are often unable to perceive His nearness. We feel as in a wilderness, a desert where there are no refreshing green pastures or still waters. We feel abandoned, lost, alone.
At those times we must rest in the faith that even though we cannot see what God is doing, He is carrying us through that wilderness. He will make a way for us. His way always leads to green pastures and still waters.
You can hear the song and read the story behind it in Moen’s own words at https://www.songfacts.com/facts/don-moen/god-will-make-a-way