I Will Endure by Robin

I WILL ENDURE

I will endure
September 11, 2001,
God focused the world's attention
on those not yet won.

I will endure
Our young family walked the streets of B-----.
The family must share by bearing His fruit.

I will endure
Upon our arrival in this new land
It was obvious on our own we could not stand.

I will endure
Large tanks, shooting and weekly car bombs.
Holy Spirit, my comforter keep me from the stinch of fear as a mom.

I will endure
Two little ones by our side.
Much like young David did look with Saul's equipment oversized.

I will endure
In a Islamic nursery our little ones stayed
while mother and father studied Arabic all of the day.

I will endure
Sick and dying our newborn laid.
In the Father hands our only son stayed.
Thank you!

I will endure
Our Redeemer and Savior,
we daily prayed
grow our faith, don't let it fade

I will endure
Apart from God our effort was in vain
Residence in country was impossible to obtain

I will endure
Twenty one moves in the last 9 years.
It wasn't easy and there were a lot of tears.

I will endure
House from house we continued to move.
This discomfort I struggled with and wanted to remove.

I will endure
Ahh, Let me pull in all my stuff
You see it was comfort I desired and not for it to be so incredibly tough.

I will endure
Bitterness arose in my tired heart
My child, my child don't carry My part.

I will endure
God, teach us to number our days
What happens next was the biggest surprise of our Middle East stay.

I will endure
In the darkness we laid in our bed
and listened to the sounds of jets and bombs that streamed overhead.

I will endure.
Our Father how would you have us to pray?
"Pray for the Muslim rebel and the Jewish pilot both
alike in their need for My grace."

I will endure
Just when I think I got it all figured out
You take evil and allow joy and grace to flow out.

I will endure
S----, L------, America, Cypress and J----- is this our home?
No my Father, It's in heaven with you before your thrown.

I will endure
Why God? I would sigh...
and His reply,
Child you have need of endurance, my grace I have supplied

I will endure
To God be the glory and to Him I gaze.
I have determined that my life will be an offering of praise.