Woke up this time of the morning...1.23am to be exact, with the well known hymn ''It is well with my soul'' trying to ponder on why exactly I woke up in the wee hours of the morning with this specific hymn, I went back on where and why the hymn was written. The short version of the story is about a successful lawyer who started loosing everything...He owned quite a bit of property which was destroyed in the Chicago Fire, the market also took a dip causing a financial strain. While attending to business at home his family was in a ship wreck where he lost all four his daughters, his wife survived and they later had 3 more kids of which one again died of an illness. Now you may want to know what's your point or what exactly I got out of this story. The focus point of all this is that he wrote this song at the most vulnerable time in his life. He also wrote this song not knowing that he would once again suffer another loss of his child. I then also realised that's how God works. He brings out the best and ones strength is shown when we hit rock bottom. He gave him peace writing this song beforehand (between loosing his daughters and then son) preparing him for what was to come without realising it. Through all his heartache he remained positive and continued to allow God to be God even though his life came crashing down at a rapid pace. We too suffered a heartbreaking loss, but one day while sitting in my lounge alone at home after our loss of the twins I decided to let go and say it will be well with my soul, God in return granted so much favor and blessing in my life. Today if you are reading this I would like to encourage you no matter your lot, God will show grace and mercy but we need to accept that amidst this ''It will be well with our soul''
