Last weekend I got the privilege of taking my youth group students to a weekend camp at Miracle Ranch. For those who don't know my story, I grew up going to Miracle Ranch as a kid - every summer from the time I was 10 until I was 22; I went as a camper, and then as a staff member. The Ranch became a place where I found peace, where I knew I was loved, where I watched people interact in healthy ways... where I learned to resolve difficult situations through conversation not through avoidance. I was consistently challenged to grow.
Through all of that I was reminded that I was going to be OK. I was able to take correction from these people because I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that they cared for and about me, and my growth as a person. God used relationships formed there to shape who I am - to mold me to be more like Jesus.
This weekend a staff member shared her story. And I was struck by how similar her story was to mine. Non-Christian family, she gets sent to horse camp and finds Jesus. Finds people who show her how to love well. Who are willing to stick with her, even seek her out, when things are tough. She feels wanted, accepted, and challenged. She's told she's going to be OK.
I know it's all you've got to just be strong
And it's a fight just to keep it together
I know you think that you are too far gone
But hope is never lost
Hope is never lost
I've had so many days that have felt like a fight to keep it together. I've spent many hours thinking about being too far gone. I have fallen into the pit of depression, feeling like there is no hope, no way to get out. I thank God for the people in my life who have reminded me that I am not too far gone. Reminded me that with Him hope is not lost.
This weekend we talked about what we need, what God wants, and what the world needs. The speaker used an amusing story about visiting someone who was on oxygen and accidentally standing on their oxygen tube. He used that to ask us if we were standing on someone's oxygen tube in life. Are you giving the world around you oxygen (Jesus) or are you standing on their life giving tube?
Just take one step closer
Put one foot in front of the other
You'll get through this
Just follow the light in the darkness
You're gonna be ok
God can speak through people around us. Are you reminding people that they just need to take one step closer? Are you helping them find the light in the darkness? Are you telling them they're going to be ok?
And when the night is closing in
Don't give up and don't give in
This won't last, it's not the end
It's not the end
You're gonna be ok
Speak truth. Let people know that they matter. Remind them to not give up, that it won't last, that it's not the end.
You, you matter. You're going to be ok. It's not the end. You are loved, you are lovable. Follow the light in the darkness. You're gonna be okay.
I know it's all you've got to just be strong
And it's a fight just to keep it together
I know you think that you are too far gone
But hope is never lost
Hope is never lost
Hold on, don't let go
Hold on, don't let go
Just take one step closer
Put one foot in front of the other
You'll get through this
Just follow the light in the darkness
You're gonna be ok
I know your heart is heavy from those nights
But just remember that you are a fighter
You never know just what tomorrow holds
And you're stronger than you know
You're stronger than you know
Hold on, don't let go
Hold on, don't let go
Just take one step closer
Put one foot in front of the other
You'll get through this
Just follow the light in the darkness
You're gonna be ok
Just take one step closer
Put one foot in front of the other
You'll get through this
Just follow the light in the darkness
You're gonna be ok
And when the night is closing in
Don't give up and don't give in
This won't last, it's not the end
It's not the end
You're gonna be ok
When the night is closing in
Don't give up and don't give in
This won't last, it's not the end
It's not the end
You're gonna be ok
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Seth David Mosley / Jeremy Riddle / Jenn Johnson
You're Gonna Be OK lyrics © Centricsongs, These Tunes Go To 11
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