The Lord Will Provide

OOOOooooo......look at me......posting two times in one day!!! He he he ;-) I just wanted to share the lyrics to an old him with new music by Matthew Smith, that has really touched my heart as of late. I just reminds me that no matter what happens in life, God IS in control and He WILL provide according to His great and perfect will !!!! Satan lies to us and so often we are quick to believe him. So, let us reflect on the words of this song and may it spur us on to meditate on the truth of our Great God and Savior!!!!

Though troubles assail,
And dangers affright;
Though friends should all fail,
And foes all unite,
Yet one thing secures us,
Whatever betide:
The Scripture assures us,
"The Lord will provide."

The birds, without barn
Or storehouse, are fed;
From them let us learn
To trust for our bread;
His saints what is fitting
Shall ne'er be denied,
So long as 'tis written,
"The Lord will provide."

His call we obey,
Like Abram of old,
Not knowing our way,
But faith makes us bold;
For though we are strangers,
We have a good Guide;
And trust in all dangers:
"The Lord will provide."

When Satan appears
To stop up our path,
And fills us with fears,
We triumph by faith;
He cannot take from us,
Though oft he has tried,
The heart-cheering promise,
"The Lord will provide."

He tells us we're weak,
Our hope is in vain;
The good that we seek
We ne'er shall obtain;
But when such suggestions
Our faith thus have tried,
This answers all questions,
"The Lord will provide."

No strength of our own,
Nor goodness we claim;
Our trust is all thrown
On Jesus' dear name.
In this our strong tower
For safety we hide;
The Lord is our power,
"The Lord will provide."

When life sinks apace,
And death is in view,
The word of His grace
Shall comfort us through;
Not fearing or doubting,
With Christ on our side,
We hope to die shouting,
"The Lord will provide."

2 months later....

Ok, so here I am two months after I started this blog and I am finally putting up my second post!!! I have come to the conclusion that I do not need to have extra awesome posts in order for my blog to be meaningful to myself or to my readers. I am just going to write about where I am at today and what the Lord is teaching me.

I have become increasingly aware of the fact that I seem to be bent on being bitter towards my husband. I HATE that he works midnights. That much is true. But to make him feel bad about it and to remind him of how it is affecting our family (uh.......me, to be honest) is not going to help him!!! I am supposed to be his help mate. I am supposed to come along side him in every circumstance that God gives us. I have, in fact been doing the opposite.

I met with one of my friends last week to talk about all of this because she too has had to deal with her husband working odd shifts. One of the common factors with our situations is that we both are tempted to idolize our husbands. We desire them more than we desire God. She graciously pointed out to me that Jason will never be enough. I will never get enough time with him. I will never feel loved quite enough. The list goes on and on. The point is God has made it that way on purpose!!! No, Jason will not ever be enough for me because only GOD is enough. This is true for all of us. It does not make a difference if it is a man, a job, money, talent, or whatever else that we chase after....if it is not the Lord that we seek to fulfill us then we will always be left half full.

This may sound like a sad truth but in reality it is the best truth!!!!! I should rejoice in the fact that my God wants to be and ultimately IS everything I need!!!! The things of this world will pass away but my Lord and my God will be the same forever!!!!!!!!! Ah.......*sigh* that is some sweet, comforting truth right there!!!!!

If I can actually put this truth into belief in my heart and actively apply it......WOW.....my husband will be let off the hook much more in the future!!!!! Not that he does not have certain responsibilities but he does not have to be my everything!!!!! So, now he will feel the pressure lifted off of him as well and we will be much more free to enjoy our marriage the way God intends us to!!!!!

Dear friends, if you would please pray for me, that I would run fast and hard into the arms of my Lord and Savior. Also, that God would be restoring our marriage to the state that He wants it to be in!!!!! It is my prayer that the Lord will do the same for each of you!!!! Whatever it is that you may be putting before your God at this very moment, I pray that this post has encouraged you to turn to the only One who can truly satisfy!!!!!

Much love and many prayers,
Bridgette Anne