Heart Gifts

In Hours of Discouragement

God Is Our Encouragement

 

Sometimes we feel uncertain

And unsure of everything,

Afraid to make decisions,

Dreading what the day will bring-

We keep wishing it were possible

To dispel all fear and doubt

And to understand more readily

Just what life is all about -

God has given us the answers

Which too often go unheeded,

But if we search His promises

We'll find everything that's needed

To life our faltering spirits

And renew our courage, too,

For there's absolutely nothing

Too much for God to do-

For the Lord is our salvation

And our strength in every fight,

Our redeemer and protector,

Our eternal guiding light-

He has promised to sustain us,

He's our refuge from all harms,

And underneath this refuge

Are the everlasting arms-

So cast your burden on Him,

Seek His counsel when distressed,

And go to Him for comfort

When you're lonely and oppressed-

For God is our encouragement

In trouble and in trials,

And in suffering and in sorrow

He will turn our tears to smiles.

~ Helen Steiner Rice