Your faithfulness

I stopped. Ears plugged to iPod. Tears fell.

Your Faithfulness
by Brian Doerksen

I don't know what this day will bring
Will it be disappointing, filled with longed for things?
I don't know what tomorrow holds
Still I know I can trust Your faithfulness

I don't know if these clouds mean rain
If they do, will they pour down blessing or pain?
I don't know what the future holds
Still I know I can trust Your faithfulness

Certain as the rivers reach the sea
Certain as the sunrise in the east
I can rest in your faithfulness
Surer than a mother's tender love
Surer than the stars still shine above
I can rest in your faithfulness

I don't know how or when I'll die
Will it be a thief, or will I have a chance to say goodbye?
No, I don't know how much time is left
But in the end, I will know your faithfulness

When darkness overwhelms my soul
When thoughts and storms of doubt
Still I trust You are always faithful, always faithful

Certain as the rivers reach the sea
Certain as the sunrise in the east
I can rest in your faithfulness
Surer than a mother's tender love
Surer than the stars still shine above
I can rest in your faithfulness

I don't know what this day will bring
Will it be disappointing, filled with longed for things?
I don't know what tomorrow holds
Still I know I can trust Your faithfulness

2006 marks the year where I changed my line of job officially. 2006, a year filled with tears. Either out of anger or out of desperation or out of inadequacy. 2006, a year that I have learned so much about myself. Admitting my weaknesses and recognizing my strengths. 2006, a year filled with challenges which I have never thought of facing. 2006, a year that speaks of pitfalls and successes. 2006, a year I found myself wanting to lean closer to God.

Today, I woke up asking God - What will today be like? What will tomorrow bring for me? What is my future like? Will 2007 still be as stormy as 2006? Will 2007 be better? Will I still have the strength and wisdom to face life's challenges? Will I still be groping in the dark?

I went to do some Christmas shopping after work today and to stop salesperson coming up to me, I stuck my ear with earphones. I stopped short in my footsteps as the song Your Faithfulness came on. It answered my questions that I asked in the morning.

I don't know (and I wouldn't) know what holds tomorrow. I know WHO holds tomorrow. I know in the midst of the raging sea, in the midst of a dark tunnel, I can still trust in the ONE who holds my hand.