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This is another song by Laura Story that reminds us of His promise to keep us in peace in the midst of the storms. No copyright infringement meant by linking this video. Words and song belong to Laura Story.
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The song 'Blessings', by Laura Story, has ministered to me and reminded me that He is my blessing; that it is Him whom I seek through sunshine and through storms. I pray it encourages you too! The song and lyrics are by Laura Story - no copyright infringement is meant by posting this slide show. The video was posted on youtube by someone else. "So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten..." Joel 2:25 This song by Selah, titled Unredeemed, is a beautiful reminder that the Lord redeems - He brings beauty from ashes. I found this youtube video with the song put to a slide show. I pray this blesses you. The song and lyrics belong to Selah, so I assume they are copyrighted by Selah. No copyright infringement is intended with sharing this video. Incidentally, I highly recommend buying the album of which this song is a part - really powerful. Amazing testimony of the transforming power that is found in Christ. Past abuse does not need to dictate your future - find freedom in Christ.
Allow some time for video to load (~ 15 seconds). On my way to discipleship, and while in discipling, I was listening to truths being spoken and I noticed that I was understanding them.
I understood how those truths defined our walk, provided the framework for our lives, and were the goals for which we are to reach. Truths: I must decrease that Christ may increase. Without Him, I can do nothing. Abide in Him, He will abide in me. The last command we received was to make disciples. There are hurting people, individuals in pain, who need the love of Christ. We are to be compassionate toward others. We must die to self. What concerned me was not the depth and implication of the truths. What concerned me - alarmed me, really - was that my heart was not being moved by the same magnitude as my mind was. It was dry. Christ was often moved with compassion upon seeing the multitudes seeking Him. They came to Him to be healed or to hear Him speak. In either case, He once describes the people as sheep without a shepherd - that moved Him as well. If the heart of Christ is compassion, love, investing one's life in another, then why does my heart not follow? I am not saying I did not believe these truths, but there was something missing - my sensitivity to the Spirit. The ears and eyes of my heart were shut; my heart was arid, dry and cracked. There is nothing, though, that the Lord cannot moisten and overflow with living water; there is nothing the Lord cannot resurrect; there is nothing the Lord cannot change. My God is the one who formed an army out of dry and dispersed bones; He parted the Red Sea; He gave life to Lazarus. While my sisters and I prayed, we each took turn to speak to our Father on behalf of each other. During that prayer, I saw how the Lord sprinkled water on my heart and it slowly started to moisten and become soil again. To say that one can die to self by doing some sort of exercise is not accurate - it is prideful. What happens when our hearts are dry and arid? We cannot produce anything while in that state. What's more, the Lord is the one who sprinkles water over our hearts for it to be moisten - we cannot do it ourselves. This is not to say that we don't have any doing because that isn't true; we must chose Christ and believe that God can and does change us. With out faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who seeks Him must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. What shall I say but that to God be the glory for moistening my dry, arid and cracked heart. He is the fountain of living waters, springing up into everlasting life. |
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