I don’t know
if He will deliver me
from this
if He will provide
a way out
a way th r o u g h.
But I believe
He can.
Even though I don’t have
any answers
yet
or a clear direction
yet
and I have no idea
what will happen
yet –
in this neverending
desolate
defeating
demanding
yearslong “season,”
I’m praising Him
anyway.
Not that
I haven’t been
doing that all along
in some way,
but I am being
more intentional
more active
more deliberate –
practicing it
even on days
I don’t fully feel it.
I’m renewing
my mind
developing
a different way of thinking
turning it into action
and letting Him lead me
in this drought-stricken
desert place.
He’s bigger
than all of this.
He’s capable
powerful
almighty
and
worthy of praise.
He’s all-knowing of
the past
present
future
the already
and not yet.
I have no idea
what He’s doing
or if
I will know
in the near future
or ever,
but I believe
He’s doing something
and I am giving Him praise
and all the glory
during the difficulty
in the messy middle
in the impossible
and regardless of
the outcome.
This looks impossible
But you’re the God of impossible…
I need a miracle
And you’re the God of miracles…
I know my God can do it
So, I’m gonna worship through it
Before I see my breakthrough
I’m gonna choose to praise you…
In the middle of my no way out
In the middle of my don’t know how…
I’m gonna praise you
Oh God, I praise you!
– Tasha Layton
Tasha Layton feat. Chris Brown, “Worship Through It,” BEC Recordings, 2024.