Great is Thy Faithfulness

One thing I forget so easily and am reminded of again and again is God's faithfulness. He is always faithful. Why do I forget that? He is faithful to provide, faithful to correct, faithful to love, faithful to reveal... When I first started reading the Old Testament, I didn't understand why the Israelites were so dumb. Now, I relate with them. Actually, I'm just like them. The minute manna isn't falling out the sky, I complain. As soon as any danger approaches, I fear. I'm so quick to leave and forsake the God who promises never to do the same to me. Three weeks ago, I sent an anxious email to my internship coordinator with all my woes about how I had not found a job for the summer yet. Now, as I write, I have a job, the internship, and an extra job if I need more hours. How did that happen? Certainly not because of me. I've been trying to plan and coordinate everything about my life for this summer and I simply couldn't do it. Then, literally, everything just fell into place, not by luck, but by God's grace. 

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 wilt be.

Thankful that I don't have to live in the shadow of an apathetic God Whose face is turned away, but I get to glory in the presence of a loving Father Whose face shines upon me. 

                                                                                                                                              Joy & Peace,

The Anticipation

My junior year ended about a week ago and now summer has begun. This summer I will be interning at Refuge for Women, a non-profit organization that provides a safe place for trafficked and sexually-exploited women. I'm incredibly excited for this opportunity, but also a little nervous. As I write, I am waiting until it is time to go to my orientation at Refuge. I accepted this internship not knowing a whole lot about it. I'm not sure what my weekly schedule will be. I'm not sure what I will be doing each day. All I know is that I will have the opportunity to grow relationships with some amazing women. For a planner like me, this is slightly terrifying. However, I'm learning to trust God in uncertainty. I read Psalm 16 this morning which says,

                                                           "In Your presence is fullness of joy."

                                                                            Psalm 16:11

                                                  Fullness of joy...just by being in His presence.

God promises to be with us and He gives freely according to what we need for each day. I'm expecting this summer to be very challenging, but very rewarding. My task is to live each day wholly unto the Lord and rely on His daily bread to sustain me.

                                                                                                                                    Joy & Peace,