Friday, February 22, 2013
Whom Shall I Fear
This song has been in my head since Wednesday. Praise God that I have nothing to fear with God by my side. I will let the lyrics speak for themselves.
You hear me when I call
You are my morning song
Though darkness fills the night
It cannot hide the light
Whom shall I fear
You crush the enemy
Underneath my feet
You are my sword and shield
Though troubles linger still
Whom shall I fear
I know who goes before me
I know who stands behind me
The God of angel armies
Is always by my side
The one who reigns forever
He is a friend of mine
The God of angel armies
Is always by my side
My strength is in Your name
For You alone can save
You will deliver me
Yours is the victory
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
I know who goes before me
I know who stands behind me
The God of angel armies
Is always by my side
The one who reigns forever
He is a friend of mine
The God of angel armies
Is always by my side
And nothing formed against me shall stand
You hold the whole world in Your hands
I'm holding on to Your promises
You are faithful
You are faithful
You are faithful
I know who goes before me
I know who stands behind me
The God of angel armies
Is always by my side
The one who reigns forever
He is a friend of mine
The God of angel armies
Is always by my side
The God of angel armies
is always by my side
Monday, February 18, 2013
Don't Jump Ship!
I read a post at Intentionally Yours today that inspired me to share it with you all. You can read that post by clicking here:
http://www.intentionallyyours.org/2013/02/18/cruise-ship-or-battleship/
One thing that post gave me was a mental picture of how so many people are so quick to jump ship. Things get rough and off they go, right over the side. With some false illusion that somehow the rough seas are better. Or they jump on to these life boats believing that somehow these miniature replicas of a big boat will somehow be better & will save them. Oh how it breaks my heart when we actually encourage other people to do this! How so easily Satan deceives us!
The best course of action is to stay on the big ship! That battleship is designed to withstand the rough seas.
And so many people tend to believe that well, my spouse has jumped ship, so I guess I have to also. NO I DON'T! I'm honored to say that with God as my source of strength, I will never jump off this ship. The best thing that I can do is to be obedient to God's Word and stay on board. It may be harder to steer the boat, it may get rougher, I can't see where it is going, I don't know the course but I do know that this is where God grows my dependence on Him. My need for my Savior is on full display, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
I can see myself like Titanic, out on the front of the ship, standing at the edge, only I'm not yelling "I'm king of the world". I can stand there, arms wide out, fully confident that while in these rough seas, I can rest knowing I can "Be still, and know the I am God" Psalm 46:10. (As a side note, I find it so like God in that when I grabbed my Bible to look up & make sure I had the correct reference for that verse that I saw that the "title" of Psalm 47 is "God is King over all the Earth" - while using my Titanic king of the world reference.) For the moment, I may appear to be out there alone...but I'm not. I'm on the ship with God, and that is exactly where He wants me to be. And I fully believe that it is within God's almighty power to one day, have my beloved husband join me out there. Jon & Kari, standing there together, our battleship forging ahead, declaring to the world that no matter what HOW GREAT, HOW AWESOME IS HE!
http://www.intentionallyyours.org/2013/02/18/cruise-ship-or-battleship/
One thing that post gave me was a mental picture of how so many people are so quick to jump ship. Things get rough and off they go, right over the side. With some false illusion that somehow the rough seas are better. Or they jump on to these life boats believing that somehow these miniature replicas of a big boat will somehow be better & will save them. Oh how it breaks my heart when we actually encourage other people to do this! How so easily Satan deceives us!
The best course of action is to stay on the big ship! That battleship is designed to withstand the rough seas.
And so many people tend to believe that well, my spouse has jumped ship, so I guess I have to also. NO I DON'T! I'm honored to say that with God as my source of strength, I will never jump off this ship. The best thing that I can do is to be obedient to God's Word and stay on board. It may be harder to steer the boat, it may get rougher, I can't see where it is going, I don't know the course but I do know that this is where God grows my dependence on Him. My need for my Savior is on full display, and I wouldn't want it any other way.
I can see myself like Titanic, out on the front of the ship, standing at the edge, only I'm not yelling "I'm king of the world". I can stand there, arms wide out, fully confident that while in these rough seas, I can rest knowing I can "Be still, and know the I am God" Psalm 46:10. (As a side note, I find it so like God in that when I grabbed my Bible to look up & make sure I had the correct reference for that verse that I saw that the "title" of Psalm 47 is "God is King over all the Earth" - while using my Titanic king of the world reference.) For the moment, I may appear to be out there alone...but I'm not. I'm on the ship with God, and that is exactly where He wants me to be. And I fully believe that it is within God's almighty power to one day, have my beloved husband join me out there. Jon & Kari, standing there together, our battleship forging ahead, declaring to the world that no matter what HOW GREAT, HOW AWESOME IS HE!
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