I Know That You Are For Me....

So faithful. So constant.
So loving and so true.
So powerful in all You do.

You fill me. You see me.
You know my every move
and You love for me to sing to You.

I know that You are for me.
I know that You are for me.
I know that You will never,
forsake me in my weaknesses

I know that You have come now,
even if to write upon my heart.
To remind me who You are.

So patient, So gracious,
So merciful and true…
So wonderful in all You do.
You know me. You see me.
You know my every move.
You love for me to sing to You

Lord, I know that You are for me.
I know that You are for me.
I know that You will never,
forsake me in my weaknesses.
I know that You have come now,
even if to write upon my heart.

To remind me that
I know that You are for me.
I know that You are for me.
I know that You will never,
forsake me in my weaknesses.
I know that You have come now,
even if to write upon my heart.
To remind me who You are. 

The words to Kari Jobe's song, I Know That You Are for Me, really touched me.  You know those times where you are trying so hard to convince yourself that God is on your side.  Sometimes when things hurt, or when they aren't going the way you feel is a good way the Devil jumps right in knowing that there's a possibility he can convince us that God wasn't watching, or is hurting us for no reason.  I have those times a lot.  Usually I don't blame it on God, but there ARE times when I say "God, I prayed that you would help me in this area, and look at what happened!  Why aren't you helping me?  I can't overcome this one on my own."  When I heard the words to this song I literally cried because they are the voice of my heart in those times that I don't understand.  Saying to myself over and over, "I KNOW that you are for me.  I KNOW that you will never forsake me where i'm weak."  and the words to Josh Bates's song "though I'm weak you are strong. You tell me I still belong.  You never give up on me." 

It takes a lot of courage sometimes to keep on keeping on.  But because i'm in love with Jesus, and because when we love someone we desire so strongly to bless them and make them our primary focus, I have the motivation to take up my cross once again and follow after him.  He's good to me.  So patient and gentle with my shortcomings, and the amazing thing is that he loves me more than I could ever love him.  I'm quite simply blessed.  Overwhelmingly blessed.

“Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice
at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'"Mary Anne Radmacher