Some seasons are hard. There … that’s it. The understatement of the century. It’s easy to say God is good even when your circumstances aren’t, but turning to worship in the middle of grief, heartache, and pain is so much easier said than done. If you’re in the middle of a storm, it’s hard to see the light. Like Brandon Lake (“That’s Who I Praise,” “Gratitude”) says in this growly, bluesy new song:
There’s times when my hands go up freely
And times that it costs, oh-oh
There’s days when a praise comes out easy
Days when it takes all the strength I got
But when we cling to Jesus, even with faith as small as a mustard seed, He will bring us to a place where we can worship Him through the darkness. He will bring us to a “Hard Fought Hallelujah”!
Here’s Brandon talking about the song: