Thanks to God...



If on a quiet sea

t'ward heav'n we

calmly sail,

With grateful hearts,

o God,

to Thee,

we'll own the

fav'ring gale...

 

But should the surges rise,

and rest delay

to come,

Blest be the

tempest,

kind the storm

which drives us

nearer home...

 

Soon shall our doubts and fears

all yield to Thy control,

Thy tender mercies shall illume

The midnight of the soul...

 

Teach us in every state

to make Thy will our own,

And when the joys of sense depart

To live by faith alone...

 

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I recently crested a mountain of discouragement like none I have ever passed in my walk with God heretofore. I do not remember ever facing such fierce battles as the ones I faced in those months of wilderness journeyings. I know what that song is talking about, including 'the joys of sense' departing.

 

But one thing I shout from the rooftop today:

JESUS meant every word He said, including:

"I will never leave you or forsake you".

 

I have had some very special moments with God in the wilderness,

moments that I know God sent me just to reassure and comfort His

daughter in distress.

I feel a special kinship to Abraham, Joseph, David and the prophets

who communed with God and knew the reality of His still, small voice.

 

So today, I thank God for wilderness wanderings.

I thank Him for streams in the desert.

I thank Him for His ever faithful love and

that He never goes back on His word.

 

Praise Him with me:

 

 

He is good. We are His own.

Our names are written in the palms of His hands.