"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away (totally stressed, feeling fat, completely exhausted....fill in whatever else is ailing us today), yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. (He promises His mercies are new every morning) For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal."
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
"But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, (my inability to deal with my crazy life, my seemingly vast incompetency, my overall lack of awesomeness...), so that Christ's power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong."
2 Corinthians 12:9-10
"But you, woman of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. "
1 Timothy 6:11-12
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you."
1 Peter 5:6-7
"For this reason, I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you, through the laying on of my hands. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline!"
2 Timothy 1:6-7
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ReplyDeleteLAURA STORY – “BLESSINGS” LYRICS
We pray for blessings, We pray for peace,
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep,
We pray for healing, for prosperity,
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering.
All the while, You hear each spoken need,
Yet love us way too much to give us lesser things.
‘Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise
We pray for wisdom, Your voice to hear,
And we cry in anger when we cannot feel You near,
We doubt Your goodness, we doubt Your love,
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough .
All the while, You hear each desperate plea ,
But long that we’d have the faith to believe.
When friends betray us,
When darkness seems to win,
We know the pain reminds this heart
THAT THIS IS NOT, THIS IS NOT OUR HOME!
‘Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
And what if a thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You’re near
What if my greatest disappointments
Or the aching of this life,
Is the revealing of a greater thirst this world can’t satisfy.
And what if trials of this life ,
The rain, the storms, the hardest nights,
Are your mercies in disguise.