Hear God speak

O Rejoice In The Lord

God never moves without purpose or plan.
When trying His servant and molding a man.
Give thanks to the Lord
though your testing seems long;
In darkness He giveth a song.

Refrain:

O rejoice in the Lord, He makes no mistake,
He knoweth the end of each path that I take,
For when I am tried and purified,
I shall come forth as gold.

I could not see through the shadows ahead;
So I looked at the cross of my Saviour instead,
I bowed to the will of the Master that day;
Then peace came and tears fled away.

Now I can see testing comes from above,
God strengthens His children and purges in love.
My Father knows best, and I trust in His care;
Through purging more fruit I will bear.

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Job 23:1 ¶ Then Job answered and said,


Job 23:2 Even to day [is] my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.


Job 23:3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! [that] I might come [even] to his seat!


Job 23:4 I would order [my] cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.


Job 23:5 I would know the words [which] he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.


Job 23:6 Will he plead against me with [his] great power? No; but he would put [strength] in me.


Job 23:7 There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.


Job 23:8 Behold, I go forward, but he [is] not [there]; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:


Job 23:9 On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold [him]: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see [him]:


Job 23:10 But he knoweth the way that I take: [when] he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.


Job 23:11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.


Job 23:12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary [food].


Job 23:13 But he [is] in one [mind], and who can turn him? and [what] his soul desireth, even [that] he doeth.


Job 23:14 For he performeth [the thing that is] appointed for me: and many such [things are] with him.


Job 23:15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.


Job 23:16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:


Job 23:17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, [neither] hath he covered the darkness from my face.

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Even when times are uncertain, I know that GOD knows everything and is in charge. Great things will God do to polish me - He doesn't promise a smooth journey but His protection is always over me. It's very challenging to follow such a God but with such a faithful and loving Father, all that remains is to do His will.