Have you ever been lonely?
Have you ever been spat on?
Have you ever been beat up?
Have you ever been hungry?
Have you ever been ridiculed?
Have you ever been betrayed?
Have you ever been laughed at?
Have you never fit in?
Have you ever been made fun of by family?
Have you ever been abandoned?
Have you ever lost a friend?
Have you ever been slandered?
Have you ever been homeless?
Have you ever been thirsty?
Have you ever been left out?
Have you ever been so tired
That you just want to give it all up?
What if I told you that there is Someone who understands your pain.
There is One who has lived through it all.
One who BLED for it all.
One who gave His life for everything that you have been through
And for everything that you will ever go through.
He lived through it all,
So that you can find your rest & peace in Him.
No matter what it is you may be facing,
Jesus knows what it is like
To be knocked down by life many times.
He lived through it
So that you do not have to on your own.
Get to know Him, because for every “Have you ever been?”
Only He can answer “Yes I have.”
“So I’ll cherish the Old Rugged Cross. Till my trophies at last I lay down. I will cling to the Old Rugged Cross. And exchange it someday for a Crown”
References:
Bennard, George. “The Old Rugged Cross.” Timeless Truths: Free Online Library, http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Old_Rugged_Cross/. Accessed 14 April, 2017.