the Shadow Proves the Sunshine

Lately this song by Switchfoot has been playing in my head.

The lyrics state:
We are crooked souls trying to stay up straight,
Dry eyes in the pouring rain, well
The shadow proves the sunshine
The shadow proves the sunshine

Two scared little runaways
Hold fast till the break of daylight where
The shadow proves the sunshine

Oh Lord, why did you forsake me?
Oh Lord, don't be far away
Storm clouds gathering beside me
Please Lord, don't look the other way

I'm a crooked soul trying to stay up straight
Dry eyes in the pouring rain, where
The shadow proves the sunshine
The shadow proves the sunshine

Yeah Yeah, shine on me
Yeah Yeah, shine on me
Yeah Yeah, shine on me
Shine on me,
Let my shadows prove the sunshine

Sometimes life gets tough and the light at the end of tunnel gets hard to see. We have trouble seeing God at work - we might even question if He is there at all. But even in the midst of the toughest times, we can be sure that He is at work. Maybe the only proof we have is to look for the "shadow" - the evidence that there really is a big God - that we are not alone.

I love the last line of this song - "let my shadows prove the sunshine." That's my prayer, that the shadows in my life would prove the "sunshine" for someone else out there. Perhaps that makes everything worth it.