Thursday, January 18, 2018

Thankful Thursday

 
 
A lot has happened since my last post
 
Life has taken an adventurous turn for me
 
I found out on January 2nd that my job with Vision Property Renovations had come to an end
 
I'm thankful for the time I had working for them
 
thankful for the learning and growing that job provided
 
I'm also thankful for the assurance that God is sovereign
 
this has not caught Him by surprise
 
thankful for the confidence that He will continue to guide and provide
 
this has been an unusually cold and snowy winter
 
so the timing of the unemployment meant I didn't have to be out working in that weather
 
one more thing for which to be thankful
 
While my daughter Allison and her husband Carl were here we recorded some of the songs I've written over the years
 
Allison has a special microphone for recording, and we had a lot of fun doing that together
 
I'm thankful for the gift of music
 
One of the songs we recorded is titled, "More Like You"
 
I still remember God giving me that song back in 1991
 
I was sitting in my vehicle eating lunch the day after I was informed that I was being laid off from my job
 
Lord I believe that You are in control
And I believe You are pushing me toward the goal
To be more like You, to be more like You
 
You are the potter and I am the clay
Help me to trust You to show me the way
To be more like You, to be more like You
 
I may not understand the way You're leading me
But I know that's not my responsibility
Help me not to question why
Help me to say "Lord, here am I!"
 
Lord I believe that You are in control
And I believe You are pushing me toward the goal
To be more like You, to be more like You
 
Those words still ring true
 
there have been many times throughout my life when I haven't understood the twists and turns of the path
 
but I've always had that assurance that my God is in control and that He uses all things for the good of conforming me more and more into the image of His Son
 
so I am thankful for this path I'm on right now.  I can't see very far ahead; I don't know exactly where it is leading.  But I want to be listening to the voice of the Shepherd and following Him.
 
I'm thankful for His promises
 
Thankful that He is faithful and true
 
Thankful He never changes
 
Thankful that even now, Christ is sitting at the right hand of the Father making intercession for me.
 


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