With A Thankful Heart

"But know this, woman of God,
know this,
Many sisters in the faith
have walked this path before you..."

Ruth Bell Graham

1920-2007

I bring those whom I love to You,

commit each to Your loving care;

then carry them away again

nor leave them there;

forgetting You

who lived to die

(and rose again!)

care more than I.

So back I come

with my heart's load,

confessing my lack of faith

in You alone,

addressing

all I cannot understand

to You

Who do.

You know each heart,

each hidden wound,

each scar,

each one who played a part

in making those

we bring to You

the ones they are

(and dearest each to You

than us, by far),

So-

now I give them

to Your loving care,

with a thankful heart,

-and leave them there.

"Commit your way to the Lord, roll and repose

each care of your load on Him; trust, lean on, rely on,

and be confident also in Him and He will bring it to pass.

And He will make your uprightness and right standing

with God go forth as the light, and your justice and right

as the shining sun of the noonday.

Be still and rest in the Lord; wait for Him and patiently

lean yourself upon Him."

Psalm 37:5-7

"Commit To God"

The Amplified Bible pictures us committing our load

to God by rolling it onto Him. It is helpful to note that we

can roll something that is too heavy to carry or to cast.

What are we to commit-to-trust-to God?

Ourselves. Psalm 22:8:

"He trust in the Lord; let the Lord rescue him.

Let him deliver him, since He delights in him."

Our Burden. Psalm 55:22

Cast your cares on the Lord

and He will sustain you;

He will never let the righteous fall.

Our Souls. 1 Peter 4:19

"So then, those who suffer according to God's will should

commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue 

to do good."

Our Way. Psalm 37:5:

"Commit your way to the Lord;

trust in Him."

Our Cause.  1 Peter 2:23

"When they hurled their insults at Him, He did not retaliate;

when He suffered, He made no threats. Instead, He entrusted

Himself to Him who judges justly."

Our Works. Proverbs 16:3

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do,

and your plans will succeed."

Reverend Billy and Ruth Graham and their children

from left to right: Virginia, Anne, Ruth (Bunny) Franklin, and Ned.

"Woman of God"
2005
CTA Inc.

"Commit To God"

A devotion by 

Ruth Bell Graham, from

the "Women's Devotional Bible"

Copyright Ruth Bell Graham

(1990)

"With A Thankful Heart"

from "Prodigals And Those Who Love Them"

By Ruth Bell Graham

(1991, 1999)

The Ruth Bell Graham Literary Trust