Ministry through Music::Lord I Give You My Heart

I love Anthony Evans' music and each opportunity that I get to hear one of his songs I'm encouraged.  I enjoy listening to "Lord I Give You My Heart" because it reminds me that we all are on a daily journey to trust and allow God to be first in all we do.  To do so, we must invite him into our hearts and worship him with everything!  I pray that you will allow this song to open your heart and express your love and thankfulness to our glorious King. {Lyrics} Lord I Give You My Heart

This is my desire: to honor You.

Lord with all my heart I worship You.

All I have within me, I give You praise.

All that I adore is in You.

Lord I give You my heart,

I give You my soul, I live for You alone.

Every breath that I take,

Every moment I’m awake, Lord have Your way in me.

How Great Is Our God ñ by Chris Tomlin

The splendor of a King,

Clothed in majesty

Let all the earth rejoice,

All the earth rejoice

He wraps himself in light,

And darkness tries to hide

And trembles at his voice,

And trembles at his voice

How great is our God,

sing with me

How great is our God,

and all will see

How great, How great

Is our God

Age to age he stands

And time is in His Hands

Beginning and the End,

Beginning and the End

The Godhead, Three in one

Father, Spirit, Son

The Lion and the Lamb,

The Lion and the Lamb

How great is our God,

sing with me

How great is our God,

All will see

How great, How great Is our God

Name above all names

You are Worthy of all praise

and My heart will sing how great

Is our God (x2)

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2 Blessed 2 Be Stressed - Wednesday #6!

Happy Wednesday everyone and today is week#6 of the "2 Blessed 2 Be Stressed" {2B2BS} blog hop.  A weekly hop created to grow a community that is all about connecting and sharing some encouragement.  So why Wednesday?  Wednesday is considered hump day, the middle of the week where you may be overwhelmed and striving to press through the week.  Let's reflect on the Word of God, all of our many blessings, and come to the realization that there is no need to stress! Matthew 6:34 states:
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
What an awesome hop to share a little encouragement and be a blessing to someone! [Interested in co-hosting? Please contact me at cc_sales@chamelscreations.com or via sponsorship program]
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Misplaced Hope

For the last several weeks, I had allowed myself to slip into what I call a "funk".  A period where my circumstances or people had put me in a negative state of mind.  This state lead to being frustrated, confused, angry, doubtful, afraid, stubborn, and self-pitied.  Just writing all of that reminded me of just how NEGATIVE I had gotten.  As you can see, these periods of "funks" that I struggle with are totally opposite of what God has promised: love, peace, joy, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control....His Fruit of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22-23) You may ask...if you know these promises of God, why do you allow yourself to be in these funks?  Awesome question! :)' After reading a devotion, God revealed MISPLACED HOPE.  The words appeared to me so simple and clear. Hope is defined as a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.  I realized that time after time, I never completly surrendered all my expectations to God.  When things are going good, I'm completely comfortable with giving everything to God. However, soon as "a storm of life" hits, here I go trying to fix the situation and expecting and hoping for my solution to work and failing to realize that I had gotten back in control.  I'm just so thankful for this #faithJourney...God's daily grace and mercy.
Clearly, I realized that my hopes were misplaced in other things beside God: Hoping for a big business break, eating my favorite sweets to soothe my sweet tooth, finding a job to help my family financially, reading the best book about parenting, or seeking just a few more hours in a day to complete xy and z.  Sounds crazy?  Well, the enemy will hit you from all sides and he starts with your mind!  My hopes were coming from the wrong things and each and every time they would fail....just temporary fixes.  TRUE HOPE IS IN GOD!

DOWNLOAD HERE  |  More Free Faith Printables/Terms & Conditions Psalm 130:5 revealed that all my expectations and desires have to begin with God.  Only God knows what is best for me!  What stuck out the most is that I have to "wait" on God and put my hope in his "word".  So my goal moving forward is to slow down, wait patiently, and reflect on God: His Love, His Word, and His promises.  God already has everything worked out.  Each time I stumble, he waits for me and picks me up and allows me to put my trust and hope in him.  He simply asks for us to give to him 100%.  Will you embark on this journey with me to continue to move forward....one step..one day at a time?  God forgive us of our misplaced hopes and I pray that we turn to your Word for daily replenishment and to trust you with EVERYTHING! Allow Psalm 130:5 to minister to the heart's of those who seek you.  AMEN

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Ministry through Music::Break Every Chain

Today I wanted to share Tasha Cobbs' song "Break Every Chain" with you.  To be completely honest, the last few weeks have been pretty tough and I allowed myself to slip into a "funk". (Please come back tomorrow to read more about "Misplaced Hope"...) I had to realize that it was time to put my hope back into Jesus and through Him I have power to break every chain!  I have declared that I'm tired of these "funks" and that I will strive daily to break these chains and surrender it all to Jesus!
{Lyrics} "Break Every Chain"

There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus

To break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus

To break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

To break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

All sufficient sacrifice
So freely given
Such a price
Bought our redemption
Heaven's gates swing wide

There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

There's an army rising up
There's an army rising up
There's an army rising up

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

There's an army rising up
There's an army rising up
There's an army rising up

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus
There is power in the name of Jesus

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

To Break every chain
Break every chain
Break every chain

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2 Blessed 2 Be Stressed - Wednesday #5!

Happy Wednesday everyone and today is week#5 of the "2 Blessed 2 Be Stressed" {2B2BS} blog hop.  A weekly hop created to grow a community that is all about connecting and sharing some encouragement.  So why Wednesday?  Wednesday is considered hump day, the middle of the week where you may be overwhelmed and striving to press through the week.  Let's reflect on the Word of God, all of our many blessings, and come to the realization that there is no need to stress! Matthew 6:34 states:
"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
What an awesome hop to share a little encouragement and be a blessing to someone! [Interested in co-hosting? Please contact me at cc_sales@chamelscreations.com or via sponsorship program]


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