Marvelous Grace

I have always loved the song The Longer I Serve Him by Bill and Gloria Gaither.  It's one of my top 5 songs of all time.
I watched the new Gaither Homecoming video today premiered on You Tube called The Longer I Serve Him.  On the video the title song sung by Jeannie Johnson, touched my heart like no other time I've heard it.
"Every need He is supplying
Plenteous grace He bestows
Every day my way gets brighter
The longer I serve Him, the sweeter He grows"
As some of you know, I've had a lifetime of sinus/respiratory issues. The sinus issues have been progressively worse in the past few years but they got really bad in July. I was about to give up with trying to get help for them, but in December, God provided a doctor who took the time to scope my sinuses and throat and found 3 major issues.  Now, I have to admit that septum surgery does scare me as I heard it's one of the most painful surgeries. I bet all my abdominal surgeries pales in comparison. However, I'm thankful that God answered my prayers that Dr. Matta would pay attention to my problems (he spent 20 minutes just reading my history so that tells you how long the road to that day had been.) I see the dr again in March.
God has provided me a wonderful family who has put up with me during my irritable days in pain the past few months.
The second phrase though is what hit me....God's grace.   I thought of an emotional struggle I've been dealing with the past few months that has got me flustered and constantly asking God for His forgiveness.  With God's help and a lot of encouragement from a great bunch of friends, I am starting to see victory in this particular issue.  I'm thanking God for his patience and mercy because I know the struggle will continue, but God will be with me to fight my battles.
Another song is coming to mind.  I don't know the author's name.
"God is so Good!
God is so Good!
God is so Good!
He's so Good to me!

He answers prayer!
He answers prayer!
He answers prayer!
He's so good to me!!!

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