When trouble comes

Today, my daughter and I were studying the life of a wonderful woman named Fanny Crosby. She is described this way: "Fanny Cros­by was prob­ab­ly the most pro­lif­ic hymn­ist in his­to­ry. Though blind­ed by an in­com­pe­tent doc­tor at six weeks of age, she wrote over 8,000 hymns. About her blind­ness, she said:

'It seemed in­tend­ed by the bless­ed prov­i­dence of God that I should be blind all my life, and I thank him for the dis­pen­sa­tion. If per­fect earth­ly sight were of­fered me to­mor­row I would not ac­cept it. I might not have sung hymns to the praise of God if I had been dis­tract­ed by the beau­ti­ful and in­ter­est­ing things about me.'"

I was so moved by her words because of the reality that when life does offer struggles and hardships, how often does my un-trusting and fearful heart respond first with faithlessness. How often am I distracted by the interesting things around me that I fail to see only Christ! My weak heart becomes entangled by what I see and feel and I have to continually remind myself of the cross- I almost envied Fanny her blindness (almost!!!).

All the way my Savior leads me:

All the way my Savior leads me;What have I to ask beside?

Can I doubt His tender mercy,Who through life has been my Guide?

Heav’nly peace, divinest comfort,Here by faith in Him to dwell!

For I know, whate’er befall me,Jesus doeth all things well;

For I know, whate’er befall me,Jesus doeth all things well.

All the way my Savior leads me,Cheers each winding path I tread;

Gives me grace for every trial,Feeds me with the living Bread.

Though my weary steps may falter,And my soul athirst may be,

Gushing from the Rock before me, Lo! A spring of joy I see;

Gushing from the Rock before me, Lo! A spring of joy I see.

All the way my Savior leads meO the fullness of His love!

Perfect rest to me is promised In my Father’s house above.

When my spirit, clothed immortal,Wings its flight to realms of day

This my song through endless ages—Jesus led me all the way;

This my song through endless ages—Jesus led me all the way.