Everybody Tries. He Does.

In 2005, British rock band Coldplay released the hit song, Fix You…

When you try your best but you don’t succeed,
When you get what you want but not what you need,
When you feel so tired but you can’t sleep,
Stuck in reverse

And the tears come streaming down your face,
When you lose something you can’t replace,
When you love someone but it goes to waste,
Could it be worse?

Lights will guide you home,
And ignite your bones,
And I will try to fix you.

The song speaks of the loss, frustration, stain, scars, and pain that we struggle with in life…

And how there are things in our lives that need to be fixed.

We try to fix ourselves.

We try to fix our families.

Doctors try to fix our medical issues.

Counselors try to fix our heads.

Everybody tries.

Except God.

He isn’t trying.

He does (fix us).

“I waited patiently for the Lord. He turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the pit of destruction, out of the sticky mud. He stood me on a rock and made my feet steady. He put a new song in my mouth…” (Psalm 40)

“When we were utterly helpless, Christ came at just the right time…” (Romans 5.6)