How Great Is Our God?

How Great is Our God?!!!
Perhaps a song that has been a little overused over the past one and a half years, however, it still carries with it a great message of praise and thanksgiving to our Lord and Saviour. And what gets me every time- is how true it is.
God is great, He is more than great. I do not have enough words big enough in my vocabularly to express His greatness. His greatness is beyond compare. It's amazing.
This week He has continued to show me how great He is, and I never cease to be amazed. My Lord takes my breath away, the words of praise fade from my lips in His presence.
No wonder the song says "Be Still and Know That I am God"... can you be anything other than still in the presence of the father?
All I can do is acknowledge the power of the Lord in silence. Wonderful silence.
How amazing is our Lord? Can you measure? Beyond compare.

Trust in God: A Song

In a world full of people, I feel so alone
When I'm amongst friends, or when I'm at home
And I don't know what to do, when I am feeling blue
All I know is to trust in you

Trust in God
He will lead you through
Through your trials, triumphs and truths
Trust in God
He won't let you down
When darkness sets in, He won't let you drown

Sometimes I feel like I could die,
Nowhere to turn, I look to the sky
Father in heaven, Have pity on me
I'm just a sinner who wants to be free

When the world crumbles around me and my heart is feeling weak
Tell me, who shall I rely on? Oh who shall I seek?

Trust in God
He will lead you through
Through your trials, triumphs and truths
Trust in God
He won't let you down
When darkness sets in, He won't let you drown

When it all becomes too much for me and I can take no more
Whether I'm rich at heart or spiritually poor
There is only one who I can look to, only one that I should seek
He is my God, who wipes every tear from my cheek

And so, trust in God
He will lead you through
Through your trials, triumphs and truths
Trust in God
He won't let you drown
When He is near, He'll pick you up when you fall down.

I've been reminded lately of the importance of faith and prayer.
You see, things in my life aren't as smooth as I want them to be right now, life is getting harder to handle, but at the same time, my faith is growing (even so slowly) stronger.
This week I give thanks to the Lord for my new job, he has answered my prayers. I am overjoyed.
However, over the past week, things have also grown more difficult, particularly in relation to my family.

My grandparents are getting older and frailer and it's getting harder to handle their suffering and to watch them deteriorate and disappear into themselves. So I pray for the Lord for strength. My family needs him now, more than ever. It is also important for my faith in God to remain strong, because this is an appropriate time for Satan to attack and I need to be prepared.
I know it probably won't be long before someone close to me will pass away... and I'll admit, I'm unsure how to handle this as I've never really had someone close to me die before.

And I often wonder whether I should ask God to heal my grandparents, would it be right to ask that of Him? I guess it couldn't hurt, but is it a part of God's will that they be healed?
What I really want is just for them to be happy. They were always there for me, they were so strong and now I feel it's my time to be strong for them.

So to the people I look up to- To my grandparents, those who helped shape me into the person I am today with their love and guidance, I will be forever greatful. Now is a time to celebrate all that they have done in their life, and the people whose lives they have touched. And it's great to know that soon, they will be with God the Father, in a beautiful place of paradise.