GOD KNOWS MY EVERY STEP
(As I walked out of the school building this morning, January 31, 1989, onto an icy step, I thought, “God knows my every step.”)


God knows my every step, each thought, each word, each deed.
He knows the way that I will go; He knows my every need.
God knows what I have been; He knows what way I’ll take.
He knows the choices I have made; He’s aware of each mistake.

God knows what I don’t know; He knows what I can’t do.
He knows all my capabilities; He knows me through and through.
God knows the state of all my cells; He knows my every breath.
He knows my life in every part; He knows my birth and death.

God knows each illness that I have; He knows each pain and ache.
He knows my thresholds and my limits; He knows what I can take.
God knows when I am tired; He knows when I’m wearing thin.
He knows where I am going; He knows where I have been.

God knows all there is to know about this life of mine.
He knows where I’ll spend eternity, beyond this span of time.
God knows when I repent of sin; He knows where I abide.
He knows what I can never know; I need Him at my side.

God knows when I am weary; He knows when I do wrong.
He knows the weakness in MY strength, for He alone is strong.
He knows when I am happy; He knows when I am sad.
He knows that only when I’m part of Him can I be truly glad.

He knows when I am moody; He knows when I’m alert.
He knows when I am tempted; He knows when I’ve been hurt.
God knows, for He has been there; He knows what all have done.
He knows, for He’s been human, too, in the Person of His Son.

God knows and loves me as I am; He knows Christ has my heart.
He knows that I’m not perfect; He knows I’ve made a start.
God knows for He’s eternal; with Him there IS NO TIME.
He knows, and sees, and answers prayer through His power divine.

God knows, with perfect knowledge that’s beyond my feeble mind.
He knows all things PERFECTLY; He is HOLY, PURE, SUBLIME!
God knows! That’s sure and certain. He is in full control.
He knows, and I must trust Him to make me fully whole.

a. franklin staples

Copyright © 1989 by Allison F. Staples