Guide me o thou Great Jehovah.

1. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,

Pilgrim through this barren land.

I am weak, but Thou art mighty;

Hold me with Thy powerful hand.

Bread of heaven,

Feed me now and evermore;

Bread of heaven,

Feed me now and evermore.

2. Open now the crystal fountain,

Whence the healing stream doth flow;

Let the fire and cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through.

Strong Deliverer,

Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.

Strong Deliverer,

Be Thou still my Strength and Shield.

3. When I tread the verge of Jordan,

Bid my anxious fears subside;

Death of deaths, and hell's destruction,

Land me safe on Canaan's side.

Songs of praises, I will ever give to Thee;

Songs of praises, I will ever give to Thee.

Ending

Land me safe on Canaan's side

Bid my anxious fears, bid my anxious fear

Land me safe on Canaan's side

Bid my anxious fears, bid my anxious fears, goodbye

So, I am finally writing. The last week wasn't quite my easiest week... but as Mr. Charles said just tonight, nothing ever is. There is a Christian artist who has an entire album called "Nobody's Got it All Together" and that is so true. I definitely do not have it all together and I want to loudly proclaim that. Though, I'm sure you are already quite aware of that. I have, by the sovereign hand of God, been given the opportunity to study the book of Judges through the guide of a study by Tim Keller. The whole study is focused on the idolism of the Israelites. Throughout their whole journey through the wilderness, then, through the journey across the Jordan River and destruction of the wall of Jericho, and finally in Canaan, the Israelites are rescued, turn to idols, feel despair, are challenged by God then delivered once more... and the cycle continues. How could the Israelites forget all that God did for them and think that the idols of Canaan would save them? How could they be so absent minded? Well, huh... how is that so parallel to my life? I love to see the obviousness of how ridiculous the Israelites are being and then see how similar that is to my own turning aside from a God that has so graciously provided for and rescued me again and again. But I think I tend to forget how hard it truly was for the Israelites to continue in the life they did... faith is not easy. God did not promise this life would be easy. As, I began this blog entry saying. But, He is provides everything we need to make it through this life. Not only to make it through, but to have a joyful, complete, very satisfactory life. One filled with love. Tonight was RUF and was exactly what I needed! I was discouraged by the fact that I continue to fall into the idols and traps that I have fought for so long... but the message tonight really encouraged me. Richard Vise spoke from Genesis 13 of when Abraham and Lot chose their land... and how much faith it required for Abraham to choose the land of Canaan. Richard compared the garden of Jordan that Lot chose to all the things that we think will satisfy us in this world, when God's plan and His love is all that will essentially satisfy. How can we live by faith when we are constantly looking for the Garden of Jordan to satisfy us? Often I complain of feeling alone, but that is what I am when I am trying to live my life on my own... but praise God, I am not. I am living with the Holy Spirit residing in me and He will constantly rescue me. And, like I said before... I so don't have it all together, therefore God is constantly having to rescue me. Now, I know that this has been quite a ramble of thoughts... but it's where I am at right now. And, hopefully it can be of some kind of encouragement to someone. Refer back to the sweet lyrics that I posted at the beginning. I wept as the lyrics ran on the screen... what sweet comfort... Guide me thou oh great Jehovah, pilgrim through this barren land, I AM WEAK BUT THOU ART MIGHTY; hold me with thy powerful hand.