Yesterday, I had the privilege of hearing excerpts from the new Alicia Keys' album entitled As I Am. (Note: for anybody who loves good, quality music and is tired of the mind-numbing trash that's played on popular radio nowadays, I suggest you pick up a copy or two of her album when it debuts on November 6, 2007). One of the new songs I heard was entitled "Everything's Gonna Be Alright," where she talks about love within romantic relationships. However, I felt the lyrics of the song were also an allegory for the world we live in today.
In the song, she talks about how, no matter what happens in our relationships, in the end, everything will be okay if the love remains strong. Similarly, in our lives, we can be assured that everything will be okay as long as our faith remains strong and we endure to the end. The Bible says that weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
Few things are certain in life, but the one thing that we can be certain of is God's promise that everything will work out in the end. But we can't give up before the fight is over. We have to endure the night to experience the morning joy. So no matter what the circumstances you may find yourself in right now, know that it has already been promised to you that everything will be okay. Hang in there and keep the faith until your change comes.
God bless,
J.W.
