The
hymn “Jesus Lover of my soul” was written by Charles Wesley when he and his
brother were hiding in a place because their angry pursuers were looking for
them from the place where they had been preaching. While hiding, Charles wrote
the hymn as a prayer of trust in God as his refuge. The lyrics are mostly
leaning on God for trust and care that He guides us when problems come in our
lives. There is no one who can help us in times of troubles but only Jesus can
do that. Casting all our cares to Him and letting God do the rest for us for He
knows what’s best. The hymn moreover has brought comfort to countless lives
especially to those who are dying.
AS I
read this hymn, it made me reflect on myself thinking, did I really put my 100%
trust on God? Looking back at the past, I can say that I failed on trusting
God. I was very selfish, as I recall especially the decision part of what I
want to do with my life. Never did I put
God in the decisions I made. I remember that I asked God to help me if only I
have problems in life on what to do.
Starting
today I should put my trust in Him always. Meaning that I should let Him
accomplish His plans in my life, always asking Him first in the decisions I
will make, helping me do the right things that would make Him and me happy and
for things that would glorify Him. I should submit myself to the authorities or
people that God placed in my life to guide me to be a better person as I live
day by day doing His ministry. Living under God’s grace also made me think that
what I’m experiencing right now as a student is because of His wonderful grace.
Even though I failed Him many times, still God is always faithful to me and I
should be very grateful for that.
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