"No want shall turn me back"

     "In heavenly love abounding, 

      no change my heart will fear;

      and safe is such confiding,

      for nothing changes here.

      The storm may roar within me, 

      my heart may low be laid, 

      but God is round about me, 

      and can I be dismayed?

      Wherever He may guide me, 

       no want shall turn me back;

       my Shepherd is beside me, 

       and nothing can I lack. 

       His wisdom ever waketh, 

       His sight is never dim, 

       He knows the way He taketh, 

       and I will walk with Him. 

       Green pastures are before me, 

       which yet I have not seen;

       bright skies will soon be o'er me, 

       where the dark clouds have been.

       My hope I cannot measure, 

       my path to life is free, 

       My Savior has my treasure,

       and He will walk with me."

        - Anna Laetitia Waring

     We sang this song yesterday at the Kalane prayer meeting, and I was almost brought to tears by the words...such truth, and so applicable to this stage of my life. I'm not sure that yesterday I could wholeheartedly say them, but I know that they are so true, and somewhere deep inside of me, I know that I am always going to follow Him, no matter what wants would tempt me to turn back. I do fear change a bit, but I also know that God has made it clear where He wants me, and as long as He directs the change, then I will do it. So, how can I be dismayed?

     Anyway, it was a good reminder, and somehow singing this song gave me renewed zeal and faith to continue walking with God. Isn't God good to give us what we need, when we need it, without our even asking?