Saturday, January 14, 2012

Keep Breathing by Kerrie Roberts

Holding my World by Kristian Stanfill

You Have Been Good by Scott Krippayne

In Your Arms by Meredith Andrews

I Will Trust You by Steven Curtis Chapman

Every Single Tear by Scott Krippayne

Blessings by Laura Story

Kristian Stanfill: Always - Official Lyric Video

I Need You by Josh Bales



This song is by Josh Bales but I can only find a youtube with The Swift singing it.
I posted the lyrics to this song in my Dec. 21, 2011 blog entitled I Need You!

King of Glory by Third Day




This is the song that I wrote about in the blog below from earlier today...His Name Is Jesus!

His Name Is Jesus!

A few months ago I decided I needed a change of pace so instead of exercising in my neighborhood or at the MAC I took the extra time to drive to the SE side of Cedar Rapids to walk on the Sac and Fox trail.  It was a beautiful fall day. It was quite cold but the sun was shining and the sky was blue, blue, blue! It was already late in October but the leaves hadn't started to fall much yet. I'd been discouraged for weeks. In fact, I am just now rising out of one of the deepest depressions that I have had in years.  Anyway...I was down and not even hoping that today would be a day that God would give me even a tiny glimpse of Himself.  As I was walking and dialing through songs on my ipod nothing was speaking to me.  Song after song...prayer after prayer...nothing but silence.  "WHERE ARE YOU GOD?" ..I whispered numbly. Keep walking I told myself. Gotta keep walking....just keep breathing. Step after step....sigh upon sigh. Hopefully one day soon this depression will lift! Hopefully......one day soon. Usually walking and exercise make me feel a little better--if not emotionally at least physically. But today was bad. I wondered, as I was feeling weaker and still not warming up, "Should I just turn around early?  No...I'll just stay with the plan.....walk thirty minutes out and then turn around and go back. I only have five minutes to go and I will be on my way back anyway." My fingers were still frozen. More sighing!  Thinking...."Can I just die now? How about I just evaporate into that beautiful blue sky?" Long breaths in and long sighs out.  I forgot about my ipod. Songs continue to sound in my ears but my thoughts are elsewhere. I must be comatose today...I almost always hear the music. Once again, I looked to the blue sky, "WHO ARE YOU GOD?" Wow...who said that? Oh, it was me...outloud...at the sky. I had said it. I hadn't expected to say anything. I hadn't even thought it.  And above all, I wasn't expecting an answer. "WHO ARE YOU GOD?"  I had actually said it pretty loud. It was very calm this day. There was no wind..not even a slight breeze.  Suddenly, leaves began to pour down from the trees directly above me. Seriously, thousands of leaves...raining stratight down!! There were no leaves falling from the trees behind me. There were no leaves falling from the trees in front of me. Only leaves falling from straight above me. A leaf shower pouring down....and upon......me. And that's not all.  The song on my ipod that had been playing on deaf ears came alive. It's like the volume suddenly came on even though it had been playing all along. "His Name Is Jesus" were the first words I heard. "Precious Jesus, Lord Almighty, King of my heart, King of Glory!" All in a matter of about fifteen seconds the question was asked, leaves streamed down in Glory and the questioon was answered. Then it was still. Wow! My hands and fingers were suddenly warm. My sadness...it was still there. But God was there too!  He was with me and I saw His presence.  He had answered both questions knowing that I wasn't even expecting an answer. 
WHO ARE YOU?......I AM JESUS!
WHERE ARE YOU?....I AM RIGHT HERE!

God, once again, thank you! You didn't have to show yourself to me. You didn't have to answer my cry. I know who You are and that You are there. Why are You so faithful? Thank You. Why are you a friend who sticks closer than a brother? Thank You. Why are you mindful of me? Thank you! You are God and You are good. All I can say is thank You......thank You! I love You. I love you far less then you deserve. Help me to love You more.