Great Is Thy Faithfulness

"Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father; There is no shadow of turning with Thee; Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou hast been, Thou forever will be. 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. 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."
Lamentations 3:22-23 tells us,"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Time after time, I have proven God's faithfulness and always found Him to be true! Always faithful ... Always present ... Always on time ... He changes not! "Jesus Christ, the same yesterday and today and forever."(Heb 13:8).
I may not always agree with His answers--or with His timing, but I know of a surety that His ways and timings are always perfect so I continue to trust Him. Mostly because I know He has a perfect plan for me and only wants what is best for me as noted in Jeremiah 29:11,"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
So as I am learning to be more submissive to His will and spend more time in His Word getting to know Him, I am finding this to be 'a good thing'-- a really good thing, because it's bringing me into a closer relationship with Him and the ability to hear Him more clearly. John 10:27-28 tells us,"My sheep hear my voice and I know them, and they follow me; and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." Now that's what I want in my life.
I want to hear my Shepherd's voice clearly, and be able to follow Him through every phase of this life right into eternal life; and just as the Word tells us that His sheep hear the voice of their shepherd, I want to be so close to Him and so in touch with Him, that I can even hear Him whisper my name! How about you, dear friend? Think about it ... God loves you and so do I~~~