"All I hath needed, thy hand hath provided, Great is thy Faithfulness"

This is one of my favorite parts of one of my favorite Hymns, " Great is Thy Faithfulness". I have been going back to this truth a lot recently.

This past week has been a hard week.

My work schedule is finally getting to me and having a 48 hour work week is not helping at all. Though my job seems easy and nice, it has very wacky hours and I feel like I do not see my roommates that much, because my schedule is opposite of theirs. It has taken a lot for me to remain positive about this and to be thankful for a summer job. God has been faithful in providing me with a summer job in which I will be making a good amount of money.

This week, I also found out that I will most likely not be getting a scholarship that I applied for, for next year. I had been praying and trusting God for this Scholarship and was really hoping that I would get this. It was really disappointing to hear that I did not get this scholarship. Thoughts of, " there is someone better than you out there" and " you are not good enough" kept coming into my head and it was hard to see the good in this situation. I talked to my parents shortly after I found out about this and my Dad was very quick to remind me that God is in control and that God has taken care of us in the past and he will continue to take care of me now. My mom also pointed me towards Jeremiah 29:11, reminding me that God has a plan for me. It is so important to remember that God is in control and that " all I hath needed, his hand hath provided". So this is yet another time where I can trust our faithful God and see what he has in store for me.

This week has been a great reminder that I can not live life on my own. I need to continually rely on God and know that he is there to help me every second of every day. As I sat singing this song in my apartment last night, tears streaming down my face, I was reminded of what a great God we serve!

"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 will be.

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!"