ABIDE WITH ME

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This post is not for one who got it under control. This post is not for you who thinks you have to do a number of things to get God's attention. This post is not for one who already has a list of this years resolution and is willing to make everything work. This one today is for you who only knows that God is with you and that is all that matters. One who is aware of the new year but still has a junk of the previous years trying to weigh them down.




Abide with me, fast falls the evening tide
The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide
When other helpers fail and comforts flee
Help of the helpless, Oh abide with me
This hymn speaks a prayer of one totally in need of God. One who knows fully well that their flesh has failed them and their perfect self is a story of the past. I know they will tell you it is vulnerable to be in such a state, but the history of the men of faith tell me quite the opposite. Like when Moses told God that they will not move unless God goes with them.
The third verse of the same hymn goes
I need thy presence every passing hour
What but thy grace can foil the tempter's power
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, Abide with me
We need God every step of the way. We need His Holy Spirit as our best friend. We need the reminder of the finished work of Christ and the symbol of Love on the cross. I do not know about you but it is a high time we put aside the norm and just let God guide us. Wherever you may be or whatever your plan may have been.
Sonnie Badu's Hymn review has a sweet touch to this song that I love. Maybe you can listen to it and trust God to Abide with you all the days of your life. Have a blessed day.

Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWbsgW6vrKw

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