My Savior Leads Me

I have been fixed on a certain song by Chris Tomlin all week. It has been on repeat mode on my car CD player and I have found such comfort listening to it as I have driven from here to there about 100 times a day. It is called All The Ways My Savior Leads Me. The lyrics are below. I was not able to locate it on Playlist. I especially love the imagery involved in the chorus "You lead me and keep me from falling. You carry me close to your heart and surely your goodness and mercy will follow me."

All the way my Savior leads me
Who have I to ask beside
How could I doubt His tender mercy
Who through life has been my guide

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

You lead me and keep me from falling
You carry me close to Your heart
And surely Your goodness and mercy will follow me

All the way my Savior leads me
O, the fullness of His love
O, the sureness of His promise
In the triumph of His blood
And when my spirit clothed immortal
Wings its flight to realms of day
This my song through endless ages
Jesus led me all the way
Jesus led me all the way

All the way my Savior leads me
All the way my Savior leads me


Indeed My Savior Leads Me...I'll share an excerpt from my day.

School was cancelled today since there were a number of teachers that have come down with the flu. In fact, we know of several families experiencing similar symptoms. Unfortunately illness of any kind just brings to the surface a lot of anxiety for me. I won't go into any deeper thoughts than that. Just like anyone else, we are not immune from illness and disease. This time of year just brings more anxiety and uneasiness for me due to my past experiences with health conditions in general, but especially those related to Jeremy.

After completing a few activities to keep up with school assignments since there was no school today, we all decided we needed to get outside and enjoy the beautiful fall weather. So off we went for a bike/scooter ride.

I also needed some time to connect with the splendor and beauty of fall. I needed time to reflect on many of the beautiful aspects of my life and the scenery all around me was a good place to start. Recently there have been numerous situations in my life where I have felt a little frustration . I once again struggle with trying to understand God's will and his plan. I am a slow learner I suppose. His ways are not like my ways and His thoughts not like my thoughts. I need to get to a place where I implicitly just trust Him, but it is not an easy thing for me to do.

A few weeks ago I really struggled with one particular experience. I prayed really hard for God's wisdom and direction to help me make a decision. Without going into a long and really unnecessary story describing the details, the important thing to know was that in the end, the answer I received was to not take part in the experience. To be honest, I didn't understand and was frustrated. This experience seemed like it would be a good thing for me in more ways than one. Now while my Lord did not owe me any explanations, that is exactly what he offered me today. Grant it this enlightenment came several weeks later after making my decision but none the less, I was in awe and felt a sense of understanding after all. He did that for me...His decision freed me from a potentially painful experience that perhaps He knew better than I, that I wouldn't have had the strength to endure. At least not now anyway. He did that for me. My Savior leads me. I am in awe.

After that experience, I knew I really needed a change of scenery. So imagine my delight when after walking for less than 100 ft I spotted the Frisbee pictured above. I know who is responsible for that gesture since it is fall and I could have easily walked right past this location and never spotted a thing. Even stranger yet, that of all things to be on that Frisbee was a sunshine. I'm not surprised.

My Savior Leads Me. Jeremy is with me too.

So in these uncertain times and trials of life, know that the Lord and Savior will lead you and hold you close to his heart. He alone will keep us all from falling. He will meet us where we are and carry us when needed. His grace and mercy are like that. I also know that while uncertain times bring anxiety, frustration, a lack of understanding, and a whole host of other emotions, He understands them all. He wants us to bring those to Him and lay them at the foot of the cross. Most importantly I know that he is weaving the masterpiece of our lives and that while we do not understand His ways, he is busy weaving things together for our good. It just may take awhile for us to see the whole picture. We must trust in Him and be patient. One day it will all become crystal clear and we will fully understand our journey on this earth.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

Faith shouldn't die if the answers come slowly, for the delay may be God's way of working his will. When you are tired of praying, know that God is present, always listening, always answering-in ways that he knows are best.

Romans 8:28

And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

I also wanted to share some notes in my bible about this verse. God works in everything-not just isolated incidents, for our good. This does not mean that all that happens to us is good. Evil is prevalent in our fallen world, but God is able to turn every circumstance around for our long range good. Note that God is not working to make us happy but to fulfill his purpose. Our faith is God does not waiver in pain and persecution because we know God is with us.

May you feel peace in your hearts today regardless of the circumstances that may surround you. God is with us all.