Day by Day.....Moment by Moment

Today was not a normal day.....not by any stretch of the imagination.  I won't go into a lot of details, but I can honestly say looking back, God had a reason for EVERY single trial in my life today.  And the great thing was, I could see the fruit of it right away. (Wonder if that means I passed. :-)  It's by God's grace that I was able to overcome some of these trials and temptations. I really do wonder how people do without Him! How they survive. As I was driving the long drive home from school this evening I couldn't help but sing to my constant Companion of the day. This song was on my heart and I don't know of a better song to apply to today than this!

Day by Day

by Carolina S. Berg

Day by day and with each passing moment,

Strength I find to meet my trials here;

Trusting in my Father's wise bestowment,

I've no cause for worry or for fear.

He whose heart is kind beyond all measure

Gives unto each day what He deems best--

Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,

Mingling toil with peace and rest.

Ev'ry day the Lord Himself is near me

With a special mercy for each hour;

All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,

He whose name is Counselor and Pow'r.

The protection of His child and treasure

Is a charge that on Himself He laid;

One by one, the days, the moments fleeting, 

Till I reach the promised land.

Help me then in ev'ry tribulation

So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,

That I lose not faith's sweet consolation

Offered me within Thy holy Word.

Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,

E'er to take, as from a father's hand,

One by one, the days the moments fleeting, 

Till I reach the promised land.

Verses

Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth: and with my song will I praise him.

Psalm 61:1-4
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer.  From the end of the earth wil I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I.  For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.  I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah.

Psalm 63:1
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

Psalm 118:14
The Lord is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

Psalm 119:50
This is my comfort in my affliction: for thy word hath quickened me.

Psalm 138:3
In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul.