THANK YOU LORD! 4/7/13

I LOVE the song that the Gaither’s wrote some years ago! I don’t hear it much now days but it is still a great song. “Happiness is to know the Savior; Living a life within His favor; Having a change in my behavior, Happiness is the Lord!” I don’t think I ever really was able to grasp what that verse was saying until my family began to grow. When I think about my children following along behind me, it causes me in my hindsight, to shudder. Thank you Lord I learned to walk early with you, so the problems that have come, we were able to handle them together!


“HAPPINESS IS a new creation, Jesus and me, in close relation, Having a part in His salvation, Happiness is the Lord!” Oh the joy of knowing that I belong to Jesus and that He belongs to me! If I was able to impart this thought to my children, then I have done a good work in Christ.  Knowing that through troublesome times and happy times my children can continue to grow in the Lord. Thank you Lord for causing me to be aware of the little lambs who followed behind me!

“HAPPINESS IS to be forgiven; Living a life that’s worth the living; Taking a trip that leads to heaven, Happiness is the Lord!” On the day that I came up out of the water of baptism, I did not fully understand the promise that had been given to me. But through the years of repentance and God’s forgiveness I learned to face each day with one thought in mind; God loves me! Because God is that way with me, I can be that way with my children and they can be that way, with their children. Thank you Lord for taking care of all us! Thank you Lord for your undying love!

“REAL JOY IS MINE, no matter if tear-drops start; I’ve found the secret, it’s Jesus in my heart!” This song was probably, published about 45 years ago and the message still rings true today. God has done a great work in Bill and Gloria Gaither. Their songs have not only touched my heart, but hearts of millions, who needed to be lifted up and encouraged. Thank you Lord for music!

SEEKING the truth in God’s Word gives us a place to begin, and a place to continue our walk. We cannot imagine our eternity, we just know we have it! We cannot imagine a life without an end, we just know we have it!. We cannot even think beyond what man has seen from outer space, but when man sent pictures for us to see the earth sitting upon nothing, then it finally dawns on us that God’s Word is true! “He stretches out the north over the void, and hangs the earth upon nothing!” Job 26:7    Praise God we can read about the earth sitting upon nothing in His Word, and we can look at pictures of the earth sitting upon nothing! Thank you God for the visual evidence of your truth!

“REJOICE with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep; live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; never be conceited.” Romans 12:15-16 Those words alone are a tall order, aren’t they? But if we want real happiness in our everyday life, that is what we are to strive for. To be a man or woman after God’s own heart, we must seek His face daily, with clean hands and a pure heart. Thank you Lord for your promise, that when we seek you, we will find you!

“THIS IS THE DAY that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!” Psalms 118:24    Do you remember that every day is the day that the Lord has made? Do you remember that His blessings come every morning? Do you look for the blessings at the time of calamity? Sometimes it is hard to look for a blessing when your heart is aching or is filled with remorse or sadness. But the blessings are there! Thank you Lord that even on the days our minds and hearts are filled with grief and worry, you have promised to never leave us or forsake us!

BLESSED assurance, Jesus is mine! “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9     Our God is so faithful to us, even when we are unfaithful to Him. As Christians we are still capable of sin despite the radical change, which took place in our lives. When we repent and confess our sins, He is faithful to cleanse us from all unrighteousness once again! Thank you Lord for saving our souls! By Jane Ann Crenshaw 4/4/13