[INTRO — spoken] Nobody enjoys suffering… but we’re not abandoned in it. [VERSE 1] I’ve walked through seasons I didn’t choose, Tried to smile when my chest felt tight— It’s easy to sink into sadness, Hard to call the dark “light.” But You didn’t ask me to fake it, You gave me a truer ground: Peace with God through Jesus— A grace-door open now. [PRE-CHORUS] So I’m standing in what You’ve spoken, Even when I’m weak and tired— If You’re working in the waiting, Then I’m not being left behind. [CHORUS] We can rejoice when we run into trials, Not ‘cause it feels good— But ‘cause You stay. Trouble makes endurance, endurance shapes my character, And character grows a hope that won’t fade. You’re writing glory in the middle of it— This isn’t the end of our story. Hold me steady, Holy Spirit— Teach my heart to trust You more. [VERSE 2] You’re not wasting any suffering, You’re not distant from my tears— You’re building something solid In the hidden years. And when my strength runs empty, You remind me what is true: You poured Your love inside me, And You’ll give me what I need to honor You. [PRE-CHORUS 2] So I’ll wait on You with open hands, Let perseverance do its work— Make me look a little more like Jesus Through the pressure and the dirt. [CHORUS] We can rejoice when we run into trials, Not ‘cause it feels good— But ‘cause You stay. Trouble makes endurance, endurance shapes my character, And character grows a hope that won’t fade. You’re writing glory in the middle of it— This isn’t the end of our story. Hold me steady, Holy Spirit— Teach my heart to trust You more. [BRIDGE — slow lift] When it’s hard to have hope, When my mind says, “You’re alone,” Let Your Spirit keep whispering, “Child, come home.” You gave everything for me— You will not leave my side. So I will keep on walking With Your love poured deep inside. [CHORUS — bigger] We can rejoice when we run into trials, Not ‘cause it feels good— But ‘cause You stay. Trouble makes endurance, endurance shapes my character, And character grows a hope that won’t fade. You’re writing glory in the middle of it— This isn’t the end of our story. Hold me steady, Holy Spirit— Teach my heart to trust You more. [SPOKEN WORD — Scripture] “We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.” —Romans 5:3–4 [FINAL CHORUS — steady, intimate] We can rejoice when we run into trials, Not ‘cause it feels good— But ‘cause You stay. Trouble makes endurance, endurance shapes my character, And character grows a hope that won’t fade. You’re writing glory in the middle of it— This isn’t the end of our story. Hold me steady, Holy Spirit— Teach my heart to trust You more. [OUTRO — quiet] Not the end of our story… Not the end… Your love won’t let go.
