Thankful Thursday: His Unfailing Presence

His Unfailing Presence

Another year I enter

Its history unknown;

Oh, how my feet would tremble

To tread its paths alone!

But I have heard a whisper,

I know I shall be blest;

"My presence shall go with thee,

And I will give thee rest."

What will the New Year bring me?

I may not, must not know;

Will it be love and rapture,

Or loneliness and woe?

Hush! Hush! I hear His whisper;

I surely shall be blest;

"My presence shall go with thee,

And I will give thee rest."

--Unknown Author 

I'm grateful for many things today:
A quieter time to spend at home with family between Christmas and New Years.  Health: another year cancer-free. My two grown children walking with the Lord. One year closer to heaven.  That God is in control, no matter what happens. That He promises to never leave me nor forsake me. That He is at work in me and my circumstances even when I cannot see His Hand. For a very blessed life.

No matter how you look at it, the world is not going well.  We are definitely in the last times.  Though I have many blessings, and am not suffering, I do not look at this world as a place I would want to stay in forever.  I am exceedingly grateful for heaven.  I think that the Lord made the human spirit to long more fervently for "home"--heaven--the nearer we approach to it.  And as loved ones who were saved precede me in death, it seems closer than ever.  But as long as I'm here I have work to do.  I'll be setting goals for the new year soon.  I'm grateful that God has given me time here to share with others the Good News, but I know I fail miserably, and pass up opportunities.  I'm grateful for His mercy. And I pray I'll do better in the coming year.
What are you grateful for this Thankful Thursday? Leave me a comment and let your thankfulness flow.  (You can participate and read other grateful posts at Grace Alone.  Thanks, Iris, for hosting.)