Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see.
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness,
Lord, unto me!
Many mornings, during the week, I head out to a school somewhere in South Jersey to supervise one of my clinical practice student teachers who are certifying in both general education and special education. I especially love my travels on the Atlantic City Expressway as I head toward the rising sun and away from Philly and the morning rush of traffic. It is such a wonderful opportunity to focus on His faithfulness, the new mercies I see, and all the needs He has provided for me! Doing this while listening to praise music is the "perfect storm" for a gratitude attitude!
When I take this route, I pass the exit that Deb and some of my other sisters in Christ take to go home from church. It gives me a nudge to pray for them and their spiritual journeys... to thank the LORD that He has put these amazing women in my LIFE!
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On Sunday morning I had many interruptions that kept me from arriving at Bible class on time. Oh, you know the kind! I got to thinking, "Is satan trying to keep me from going to this class because it is so powerful?" I knew it was Deb's turn to present about JESUS, MY LORD.
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As I walked into the room, I heard her say, "In 2008, I was down on my knees saying, LORD, I can't!" I would soon learn that she had been speaking about different things that she has made "Lord of her life" over the years. I heard her talk about battling depression and "sleep was all I could think of." Yet, through it all, God kept showing up and displaying His faithfulness to Deb and her family.
In the last year, several LIFE changing things have happened as Deb and her family have been on a journey of putting Jesus back in His rightful place as LORD of their lives.
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She shared about being in a store several months ago and literally walking right into her father who she had not seen in many years and had definitely not had a relationship with. He had not been faithful. Now, here he stood and he did not even recognize her! As she stood there with her near teen daughter and tried to connect with him, she said, "it felt like someone opened the door of her heart and threw in a rattlesnake."
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God gave her that "peace that passes understanding" as she was kind, yet firm. She walked away and out of the store knowing that, "It was okay! My Daddy is in heaven and He knows me!"
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Deb closed her lesson telling us that Jesus is now THE ONE WHO HAS FIRST PLACE IN MY LIFE! She has learned to claim the following verse because she knows HE IS FAITHFUL to keep His promises:
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Psalms 37:4
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"Delight yourself
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in the LORD
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and He will give you
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the desires of your heart."
.As I look at this scripture right now, I am excited about the verses that follow verse 4:
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- 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him and He will do this:
- 6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.
- 7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways,when they carry out their wicked schemes.
- 8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret — it leads only to evil.
- 9 For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
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