I am making a music playlist of my year..so this post will keep growing. So check back in often to see the updates to songs in my life. **More songs to come**
For the past two months or so, I have been in a spiritual funk. I haven't had the desire to read my bible, pray, go to church or anything. I would occasionally do all of them but I wasn't into any of it. I was just going through the motions because I profess to be a Christian and its the Christian thing to do.
To be honest, I am not sure what precipitated my mood changes or this funk. But whatever it was it has a lasting effect. Because I am not "connected" to Jesus like I normally am, my personality, attitude, and moods have changed. And if I am to be honest and quite frank, at times it was very unlike my normal self. In the past two months, I have used profane langauge and have treated others unkindly. I am ashamed at how I have been acting. I have apologized to those around me that I have hurt in the process. I still have a few people I need to reach out and apologize to.
Lately I started listening to KLOVE again and it is slowing changing my life back around. This morning they played a song that spoke to my heart and has become my new spiritual motto..The song is called Soul on Fire by Third Day. I am posting two different videos of the same song because I like both versions.
Thank God that He knows......I can't wait for this album to come out. I pre-ordered. It. I have heard 4 songs off of it and am in love with each of them.
Lately, I have been told that I am really strong, courageous, brave, etc. They rattle off a list of reasons, but the two common reasons as to why the have declared me a strong person are:
You live on Guam without your family and are so far away from everything
Your husband is deployed and yet you still function
And my reply is always no I am not strong--not in the slightest. But everyone tends to disagree with me. Let me explain. I am very weak. I do have days where I miss my family and friends that are elsewhere in the world but I am not alone out here on the island of Guam. God has blessed me with family and friends. In my weakness God is strong for me. He is always carrying me or walking beside me as I continue on this adventure in my life. Yes my husband is deployed and has been for the past 8 months with no end date in sight but that doesn't mean I must stop living my life. It just means that I get to lean on God for encouragement and comfort on those really low days where all I want is for him to come through the door and say "honey I am home". So yes, I am human, I do have emotions, I am extremely weak and vulnerable. But because of my shortcomings. I get to experience God and His blessing in a different way.
So, if you are going through something in your life right now and feel like you can't go on. Remember God is with you always. Joshua 1:5 (ESV) "...So I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you." Matthew 28:20 (NIV) "...And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
(This is a repost of the previous blog because some of you said you were unable to see the other video's. I hope this works for you guys :) I am keeping the other post because they are my favorite versions of the songs.)
My dear readers,
Lets press pause and take a few moments and just sit back and lets praise the Lord together....I can promise you if you are having a bad day and you listen to a few of these songs you will feel better. Just give it all to Jesus, He will help you through it all.
Lets press pause and take a few moments and just sit back and lets praise the Lord together....I can promise you if you are having a bad day and you listen to a few of these songs you will feel better. Just give it all to Jesus, He will help you through it all.
These two videos aren't the greatest quality or the best performance in the world but I am proud of the person in the video. She overcame her fear and played two selections on her flute at church. I hope she continues to play and give her talent to the Lord.
