“Trust Me now.” I hear a still small voice speak. “Trust.” When the waves are huge, and blinded eyes can’t see.
“Trust Me.
Put on faith’s glasses, take off fear’s clouded goggles, and . . .
B-R-E-A-T-H.
Don’t panic.
Remember, I walk on the turbulent seas.”
Don’t caress thoughts that are sharp and dark. Don’t linger in pits of past regrets—STOP.
Speak instead, faith thoughts.
Let—suffer, allow, the Holy Spirit to sing in your heart.
So I open the Hymn book at the Spirit’s prompt. It opens, Doxology, page 1:
Praise God from whom all blessings flow.
And I think right away,
“Oh God, how can You patiently watch my faith so quickly, fly away?
With an envelope from the mail. With a headache in the morning. With the world’s events spinning. Each and everyday, dear Lord, You watch my faith take flight. As if it’s always night, and never day.
Oh God, . . .
lead me to P-R-A-I-S-E.”
So I turn in the hymnal to Page 2. If only I could always remember this hymn proves time and again to be a “faint heart’s” rescue.
Fanny Crosby, though blind, could see. Spiritually, her words help my weary heart sing:
All the way my Sav-ior leads me; What have I to ask be-side? Can I doubt His ten-der mer-cy. Who thro’ life has been my guide?
Heav’n-ly peace,
di-vin-est com-fort,
Here by faith in Him to dwell For I know what-e’er be-fall me,
Je-sus do-eth all things well;
All the way my Savior leads me;
Cheers each winding path I tread.
Gives me grace for every trial,
Feeds me with the living bread:
Tho’ my weary steps may falter, And my soul a thirst may be,
Gushing from the Rock before me, Lo! a spring of joy I see;
Thank you Fanny for your pen and song. My eyes are lifted from the earth to the Son.
All the way my Savior leads me; Oh, the fullness of His love! Perfect rest to me is promised In my Father’s house above . . .
Will you join me in entering God’s rest? Can we seek accountability to trust.
We can rise above earthly trials. Trusting that our Savior leads the way.
And while we wait, we praise our Savior. And He fills our hearts and minds with His peace.