In Christ Alone

In Christ alone my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand

In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
'Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ

No guilt of life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
'til He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

Words and Music by Keith Getty & Stuart Townend Copyright © 2001 Kingsway Thankyou Music


And that is all I have to say today!! I am resting in Him alone! Thank you Jesus!

The Heart of the Matter

On March 17th, I went into the hospital to have a cardiac ablation. This procedure is supposed to keep my heart from racing out of control. It will take a whole year to see if the process was successful. It has left me tired. I am ready to move but my body is not. I try to argue with myself but it does no good. I am always defeated by my lack of energy.

So what's a woman to do? The problem is I want what I want when I want it. Sound familiar? God is so gracious and patient with me. He is teaching me to wait on Him. My heart has to learn this as I progress through this time. The procedure had nothing to do with my heart attitude. I am afraid that I am the only one who can control that!

The surgeon worked on my heart for six hours. Wouldn't it be great if I could correct my attitude in six hours? This next year will come and go and I will still be working on my attitude. My desire is that I will be more in line with Jesus at the end of this year than I am now. And the year after that...and the year after that...and the year after that...conforming more to His Image.

The heart of the matter is whether my heart beats too fast or too slow, I have to have a heart attitude that's becoming more and more like Jesus. I thank God for giving me the new heart in Him, a pliable heart not a heart of stone. I thank God for His Spirit who lives within me to guide me and give me discernment. I thank God for His Word which gives me direction as I live out my life. When I think on these things, I can lay back in my chair in peace just resting in Him.