Things Don't Just Happen...They're Planned

Things don't just happen to us who love God;
They're planned by His own dear hand.
Then molded and shaped, and timed by His clock.
Things don't just happen; they're planned.

We don't just guess on the issues of life,
We Christians just rest in our Lord.
We are directed by His sovereign will
In the light of His holy word.
We who love Jesus are walking by faith,
Not seeing one step that's ahead
Not doubting one moment what our lot might be,
But looking to Jesus instead

We praise our dear Saviour for loving us so,
For planning each care of our life,
The giving us faith to trust Him for all,
The blessings as well as the strife.

Things don't just happen to us who love God,
To us who have taken our stand.
No matter the lot, the course or the price,
Things don't just happen; they're planned.

by Esther L. Fields