Posts Tagged ‘Jeremy Camp’

Wait!

Posted: January 3, 2013 in blogging, friendship, language, life, love, music, religion
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In my blog post on the last day of 2012, where I reviewed how I got on with the aims I’d made at the start of 2012 (in My Aims 2012 – Review of the Year), I spoke about how I have tried (and failed often) to be more patient with others. So although I haven’t made patience a specific aim for this new year, I do intend to try to be more patient.

As patience is something I know many of us find difficult to attain and retain, I thought I’d share a few thoughts on patience with you today.

Before we go any further, can I ask you to close your eyes for 30 seconds…
Closed-eyes

Did that feel like ages?

I don’t know about you, but I’m not really a very patient person. If someone is doing something for me, I expect it to be done now. If I get something new, I want to use it now. If someone does something wrong I get frustrated.

Maybe that’s why I find it so hard to wait for God‘s answers to my questions and my prayers!

…and yet I know God will always answer my prayers, maybe not today or tomorrow, maybe not in the way I wanted on expected, but He will answer them.

So why not join me today in pledging to be more patient, not just with others but also with God.

Working

Posted: August 29, 2012 in friendship, life, love, music, religion
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Sometimes when life sucks, and I feel like I’m drowning in all that’s going on around me, I take a few minutes to remind myself that:

God is working things out for you even if you don’t feel it, have faith and be thankful

Yes, it can be tough to remember that God is still working in your life, when it seems nothing is going right for you. But by having faith in God and all He can and will do for you, you will find that you will see how God is working in your life.

God is always there for you, and is always working in your life, so have faith in God and give thanks to Him for all He does for you each day.

Wait For It

Posted: August 2, 2012 in blogging, friendship, life, love, music, religion
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God makes a promise; faith believes it; hope anticipates it; patience waits for it.

In yesterday’s blog post At The Right Time, I spoke about how God always gives us all we need, but in His time, so sometimes we have to wait hours, days, weeks, months or even years for the answer.

When we have to wait for anything, we can become impatient. But when we wait for God we must have faith, and by having faith in God to answer our prayers we can find patience knowing that God will answer our prayers, maybe not today or tomorrow, but He will answer our prayers in His time…we just have to wait!

Overcoming It

Posted: July 1, 2012 in Health, homeless, life, love, music, religion
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Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming of it. -Helen Keller

Yes, there are thousands, millions of people suffering in this world every day, but isn’t it wonderful how many of them manage to do more than just survive…they thrive and they overcome adversity!

Doesn’t that make you feel ashamed of how we, as people who have so many privileges in life, complain and struggle when small problems come our away? It certainly makes me feel ashamed!

We all struggle with adversity sometimes, but it’s how we deal with that adversity that shows our true character. So in those times of adversity, let make sure we keep things in perspective and most importantly, we take all our problems to God, and leave them with Him…He will help us overcome all adversity!

We will overcome by the blood of the Lamb
And the word of our testimony, everyone overcome

Talker or Listener?

Posted: June 24, 2012 in friendship, language, life, music, religion
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When it comes to talking, we all do a lot of it don’t we! Having said that, some of us do far more talking than others. In fact some people who talk a lot don’t actually have very much to say, or is that just my imagination?

Have you noticed how when you’re in a group of people, some people talk all the time, while others stay quiet and just listen to what everyone else has to say, maybe just contributing to the overall conversation on the odd occasion.

So where am I going with this…well I think we all fall into the category of being either a talker or listener. Yes we all talk sometimes and yes, we all listen sometimes, but we are all more likely to do one rather than the other in more circumstances. So which are you, a talker or a listener?

Me, I’m definitely a listener…not that I don’t like talking, because like everyone else I like a good chat sometimes, however those of you who know me well will know I am generally a fairly quiet person, but person who is always willing to listen to and help others whenever I can.

God needs talkers and listeners as He needs people who can spread His message, but He also needs those who are good at listening to others and comforting or helping them. So don’t think just because you’re no good at talking to others about God that He doesn’t need you, because He does. Likewise, don’t think because you’re not great at listening to others, that you’re no good to God, because He needs you too.

Letting Go

Posted: June 5, 2012 in cross, friendship, life, love, music, prayer, religion
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I’m sure many of you are like me and hang onto possessions, memories and emotions which you really should have thrown out long ago.

Sometimes we hold onto people and/or emotions which are negative or detrimental to our Christian growth, but that doesn’t seem to bother us. Why?

Is it because we think we know better than God about what’s good for us?

Today please take a few minutes to review the belongs, emotions and people that are in your life, and identify those which you really shouldn’t hang onto any more. After all I’m sure we can all think of people in our lives who, for want of a better way of putting it, bring out the worst in us! I’m sure we all let our mind wander to events/memories which maybe caused us pain or anger at the time, and when we think about them even now, they still cause us pain or anger.

These are all things we need to let go of by giving them to God, and leaving them there.

I know that can be very tough, but take it from someone who has let past hurts and angers continue to affect me years after they occurred, keeping hold of them is poisonous both to our life and our faith. I finally realised this after many years of pain and anger over one situation, that I really had to “let it go” and give it all to God. I can honestly say, that having done that it made a huge difference to me, as although I still think about the situation sometimes, I now look at the positives that came from that situation, rather than focusing on the pain and anger I felt in the immediate aftermath.

So in conclusion, let go and let God!

Who’s Will?

Posted: May 17, 2012 in blogging, friendship, life, love, music, pray, prayer, religion
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Following on from yesterday’s blog post entitled Ready For A Change where I challenged you to consider whether you were ready to change for God, I now want you to consider what you ask for when you pray…

Are you praying for your will today or for God’s will in your life? ~ Joyce Meyer

It’s all well and good saying you are ready and willing to change for God, but when it comes down to your relationship with God, are you actually still praying for your desires and your wishes when you talk to God, or are you leaving it all to Him to plan your life?

So today’s challenge is this…

Are you praying that God’s will be done in your life, or are you still holding onto your own desires?

Healing Hand

Posted: February 13, 2012 in friendship, life, love, music, religion
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I have seen the many faces of fear and of pain
I have watched the tears fall plenty from heartache and strain
So if life’s journey has you weary and afraid
There’s rest in the shadow of His wings
 

Are you struggling to stop your tears?

Does your life seem full of nothing but heartache and pain?

February is always a tough month for us, as my husband’s younger sister and his Mum both died in February (several years apart), and both their birthday’s were in February. In fact today is the twentieth anniversary of his sister’s death. I’ve been finding life a bit tough particularly in this last week or two due to what’s happening in my life just now, as well as thinking about the various sad anniversaries coming up this month for my husband.

So if like me, life’s getting the better of you and your feeling weary and alone, turn to God, as He will shelter you from harm and guide you through your darkest hours.

Cast all your cares on Him for He cares for you
He’s near to the broken and confused
By His stripes our spirit is renewed
So enter in the joy prepared for you

Everything

Posted: November 10, 2011 in friendship, life, love, music, pray, religion
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Everything by Jeremy Camp

I tried to find anything I could
To fill the void that I had felt inside,
I tried to hide because I never could
Release the very guilt that was in my mind,
But every time that I’d trace these lines,
I’d feel like I had been so blind cause

[CHORUS]
You are everything that I hope for,
Everything that I breathe for,
Everything that this heart will need,
Everything that I hope for,
Everything that I crave

Sometimes I feel a fight to release the grip
And trust that everything will be alright
It’s been so real to feel the peace that you give
Start unfolding when I let things go,
Every weight that I build inside,
When I lay it down I realize that

All these pointless ties to endless lies
That this temporal life will satisfy,
I hide my life in you

Is God all you hoped He would be? If your answer is no, why do you feel God has failed you?

God never fails us. If we think He has failed us, it’s simply that we have failed to listen to Him and accept His will for our lives. When we don’t give God our all, that’s when we’re more likely to feel God has failed us. Therefore give your whole life, every part of your life, to God, and you will find is a true and faithful friend to you in all situations you find yourself in.

Ashamed

Posted: August 23, 2011 in cross, Easter, life, love, music, religion, Shopping
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Do you or anyone you know, wear a necklace with a cross on it?

Do you wear it because of what it signifies or just because you like it?

If someone asked you why you were wearing a cross, what would your response be?

I’m not ashamed of my religion, I’m proud of it, while at the same time being humbled by the full significance of the cross.

How easy it is to wear a symbol of your religion, but how simple it is to wear on a daily basis without even thinking about its significance.

I realised today that I often put on my cross without even thinking about what it stands for, and that shocked me. How can I ever forget what Jesus did for me at the cross!

I pray that every time I pick out my necklace with a cross from my jewellery box, I will not just quickly put it round my neck, but will take a few moments to thank God for sending Jesus to die on the cross, just so I could be forgiven of all my sins.

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