We have had quite the round of sickness at our house this week. Jackson has been down and out since Sunday - and Jason joined the ranks Monday morning. It has also been a flurry of activities this week that were impossible to get out of. Needless to say, the household duties and motherhood duties were severely lacking this week!
To say I have been overwhelmed would be putting it mildly. I have looked around the house several times this week and just resorted to tears. The laundry is out of control, the bathrooms are in a league all of their own, the kitchen floors are nasty, not to mention my other two children who need to be schooled this week!!! And through it all I feel HORRIBLE!
At times its easy for me to get sidetracked and succumb to the feeling of inadequacy. To sit down and give up and give in to the pity party lurking just around the bend. But I have had this song running a theme in my mind...keeping me just above water...eyes focused on the prize and not what is around me...helping my sanity stay in check. This song has reminded me over and over again this week...this month...that so much of my life is designed for me to NEED HIM...to force me to RELY ON HIM.
The funny thing is - this hymn was actually written by a housewife. Annie Hawks was overwhelmed at one point with her household duties...that she stopped one day and jotted down these words. They became her theme...her lifesong. Later in life, they became her
lifeline as tragic events tested the validity of her reliance on her Savior.
So it is in these everyday issues that I am learning to voice my need for Him. To put aside my prideful flesh and pour out my heart to Him. Who knows what events lie in my future...I only pray that I will look back on this time and say that it was ONLY because of my sweet Savior!!!
I need Thee every hour most gracious Lord
No tender voice like Thine can peace afford
I need Thee, O I need Thee
Every hour I need Thee
O bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee.
I need Thee every hour, stay Thou nearby
Temptations lose their power when Thou art nigh
I need Thee every hour, in joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide, or life is in vain
I need Thee every hour, teach me Thy will
And Thy rich promises in me fulfill
I need Thee every hour, most Holy One
O make me Thine indeed, Thou blessed Son
I need Thee, O I need Thee
Every hour I need Thee
O bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee
