--TRUST ME

-Psalm 121
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When you pass
through the waters,
I will be with you;
and through the
rivers, they shall not
overflow you.
--Isaiah 43:2
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When I was a little girl, my aunt and uncle took me to Lake Michigan. While some of my cousins ventured far out into the waves, I played close to shore. Then my Uncle Norm asked me, "Can you swim?" No," I admitted. "Don't worry," he said. "I'll take you out there." "But It's too deep," I protested. "Just hang on to me," he assured me. "Do you trust me?" Then I took his hand and we bagan to walk farther out into the lake.

When my feet couldn't touch the bottom anymore, Uncle Norm held me up and reassured me, "I've got you. I've got you." Then finally he said, "Okay, let your feet down. You can stand here." I was afraid because I thought we were still in deep water, but I trusted him and happily discovered that I was standing on a sandbar.

Have you ever been in so much despair that you felt as if you were sinking in deep water? The difficulties of life can be oppressive. God doesn't promise that we will escape the turbulent seas of life, but He does promise, "I will never leave you nor forsake you" (Heb. 13:5).

We can trust our faithful God to be there in all of our struggles. "When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you" (Isa.43:2).
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-Before your burden overcomes you,
trust God to put His arms underneath you."
--Remember Father Knows Best!
--ODB/CHK
--FATHER KNOWS BEST~~

Daddy told me not to ride my bike across that rocky creek

You know it's swift in places and son it's pretty deep

But hardheaded full of pride I went on anyway

And if daddy hadn't been watchin' me I wouldn't be here today.

Father knows best, father knows best

If he hadn't been lookin' out for me I'd be in such a mess

I swore from then on I would do just what he said

'Cause father knows best, father knows best.
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I remember back in high school; about sixteen years old

My friend said let's go drinkin', but daddy told me not to go

Now I'm so glad that I stayed home 'cause it turned out he was right

When the papers came the next mornin' it was there in black and white.

Father knows best, father knows best

If he hadn't been lookin' out for me I'd be in such a mess

I swore from then on I would do just what he said

'Cause father knows best, father knows best.
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Today a man knocked on my door; and said your daddy died

I tried holdin' back the tears but I just stood there and cried

Lord, you know I loved him, why did he have to go away

Then lookin' up to Heaven I heard somebody say.

Father knows best, Father knows best

I'm always lookin' out for you so your heart can be at rest

I'll see you through the bad times, just remember what I said

-Father knows best, Father knows best. ---------