Take It To Jesus
Anna Golden Take It To Jesus
What do you say to someone in your life who is deeply hurting?
You may be surprised, but you don’t have to say anything.
Besides prayer, what your grieving loved one really needs is for you to just be there.
Be a good listener and let them talk about their grief and struggles.
Actually, comforting hugs and your presence will mean a lot more than well-meaning pronouncements that might come off wrong.
Talented Christian artist, Anna Golden, has been there.
She was recently inspired to co-write the song, “Take It To Jesus,” after a close friend of hers lost her fiancé.
I hope this song touches you as much as it does me.
Will someone please pass the Kleenex?
All of the lyrics are good, but these particular words really struck a chord with me:
He hears you before you can speak
Come with me, let’s take it to Jesus. – Song lyrics, “Take It To Jesus.” 1
Let’s take it to Him, because Jesus knows.
He knows our pain and what it means to suffer greatly.
Who better to turn to when our lives are turned upside down?
As Golden said in an JFH interview earlier this year,
“Oftentimes when you’re in a place of leadership, especially within the ministry, people expect you to have the answers, to know what to say during such unimaginable grief,” Golden explains.
“I literally said to my friend, ‘I have nothing to say.’ The last thing you want to say is ‘God has a plan’ or give a specific scripture. We’re all so busy trying to figure out what to say and have the right answers, but nothing I can say can take away the pain you are feeling. All I can give you is Jesus.” – Anna Golden.2
Jesus.
One glorious, life-changing Name – God in the flesh, and the blessed assurance of our salvation and eternal joy through Him.
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1 Song lyric, courtesy of Anna Golden. (2022, April 28). Anna Golden – Take It To Jesus [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEkYc1aibBI
2 Anna Golden interview. “ Emerging Worship Artist and Songwriter Anna Golden Releases a Live Video Of Her Newest Song, Take It To Jesus.” [Jesus Freak Hideout]. May 13, 2022, Web. Accessed May 16, 2022. Retrieved from: https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2022/05/13.AnnaGoldenReleasesLiveVideoofTakeItToJesus.asp
