There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be.
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!
Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
I know I have posted these lyrics on my blog before. I think this may be one of my favorite hymns. I have found myself turning to the Lord more than ever during the past couple of weeks than ever, and Kennedy is back, which has been so good and everything has gone so well as we expected it to...but I've had an unsettling about what my purpose is in gifts God has given me and how best He sees for me to use them- whether it be working or ministering to others through a Bible study. I just have that unsettling feeling of the unknown road ahead of me. I had a sense that this would come about, because my personality is to always be doing SOMETHING- to be on the go. I have either been working and doing school, training for something, or just trying to fill my time with "doing". It hasn't failed that someone everyone I have talked to has asked when I am going to start working out here. And right now, I am finishing up my masters degree, and have this urge to rest. And that is ok. I feel like the Lord is constantly reminding me to come into His presence and lean on His direction for what is next instead of relying on what everyone else expects or even what I put on myself as far as expectations. Kennedy and I are adjusting back into married life and living together, since before when we were here in Manhattan we only lived together about 3 weeks or so...but the adjustment has not been "hard"...nothing about it has been difficult. I think we are more thankful than ever for God's faithfulness in bringing us together and bringing Kennedy through the deployment and home safely and now we can actually live in the same city, married. This hymn, though, in regards to our past, present, and future calms my heart. It brings my mind and heart back to the fact and focus that God is faithful...each morning, new mercies I see. ALL I have needed, HIS hand has provided...Great is His faithfulness unto me. I want my prayer to be one of honesty in declaring to the Lord that He truly changest not, His compassions fail not. I want my prayer to declare this even when everything around me is changing and the world we live in is broken where it may even cross our minds- How can His compassions really be?
As seasons change, I pray we remember to join with all nature in manifold witness to HIS great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
Great is THY faithfulness, Lord unto me.
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