Trust His Heart

I was not planning to write an official Valentine post because it just seemed like such a cliché. I did briefly consider it, though, when a couple of weeks ago the lyrics of a song came to mind, but I never made it beyond the thought.

But today is Valentine's, at least for a couple more hours, and God has reminded me in a most tangible way about the song. The granddaughter of my friend, Nancy, posted an item on Facebook about a conversation she and Nancy had a few days ago. They were talking about the frustrations and the unknowns of fighting cancer, when Nancy said, "There is a song, you know, when you can't see his hand, trust his heart..."

As you may have guessed, that's the same song I considered posting for today. I first heard it sung by Cynthia Clawson, and it has brought me a lot of encouragemenet over the years, as it's doing for Nancy and her family and friends now. I'm not sure who actually wrote the lyrics, because I'm finding conflicting information online but it looks like it's probably Babbie Mason.

You can find it on YouTube, but here are the words. I hope they encourage you, especially if  "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" is stuck in your head this Valentine's. Remember you're never alone.

Trust His Heart

All things work for our good
Though sometimes we don't see how they could
Struggles that break our hearts in two
Sometimes blind us to the truth
Our Father knows what best for us
His ways are not our own
So when your pathway grows dim
And you just don't see Him
Remember you're never alone

God is too wise to be mistaken
God is too good to be unkind
So when you don't understand
When you don't see His plan
When you can't trace His hand
Trust His heart
Trust His heart

He sees the master plan
And He holds our future in His hand
So don't live as those who have no hope
All our hope is found in Him
We see the present clearly
But He sees the first and the last
And like a tapestry
He's weaving you and me
To someday be just like Him

God is too wise to be mistaken
God is too good to be unkind
So when you don't understand
When you don't see His plan
When you can't trace His hand
Trust His heart
Trust His heart

He alone is faithful and true
He alone knows what is best for you

God is too wise to be mistaken
God is too good to be unkind
So when you don't understand
When you don't see His plan
When you can't trace His hand
Trust His heart
Trust His heart