Great is thy faithfulness

Who? Who, I ask, goes through OLD FILING CABINETS and finds a BLESSING? 

Well... This girl! 

Let me explain, it had been a rough week- like the 'I feel so sorry for myself, because I can't go to Sonic happy hour to get a $1.09 coke because I don't have the money" kind of week. Yes, payday was coming on Friday, and we had just enough food in the fridge to get there, but nothing more to spare. Well, I needed to find a copy of a receipt to be submitted, which meant I had to sort through the files cabinet. Seeing how my filing system is obsolete, I knew it would be a treasure hunt. What I didn't know was that I was about to be reminded of a blessing... Great is GOD's Faithfulness. 

Look, see that bill? That was what we owed the hospital after our second son. 

Now look here, see this note? Our second child was already 3 at this time, so I had kept this bill just to be remembered of God's faithfulness. At the time of this bill, we didn't have insurance and were living paycheck to paycheck (no extra sonic drinks then either). But after praying (and worrying a bit) there was a phone call from the hospital to let us know that the bill had been PAID IN FULL. I wrote this note on the bill, truly praising the Lord for His provision.  

Then, after stumbling upon it years later, I couldn't and can't help but Thank the Lord again for HIS Provision, Love, and Faithfulness. I needed to be reminded of what God has done to know that He is never changing and will continue to take care of our family. 
Why? 
Because...

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God to me.
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou has been Thou forever wilt be.

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness,
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Pardon for sin and a peace endureth,
Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided;
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!