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  https://youtu.be/srE-5zum0bo?si=SI3r6smDhUeszMi9 I hope you find this encouraging. 

"There are moments on our journey following the Lord Where God illumines ev’ry step we take. There are times when circumstances make perfect sense to us, As we try to understand each move He makes. When the path grows dim and our questions have no answers, turn to Him. Bow the knee; Trust the heart of your Father when the answer goes beyond what you can see. Bow the knee; Lift your eyes toward heaven and believe the One who holds eternity. And when you don’t understand the purpose of His plan, In the presence of the King, bow the knee. There are days when clouds surround us, and the rain begins to fall, The cold and lonely winds won’t cease to blow. And there seems to be no reason for the suffering we feel; We are tempted to believe God does not know. When the storms arise, don’t forget we live by faith and not by sight. Bow the knee; Trust the heart of your Father when the answer goes beyond what you can see. Bow the knee; Lift your eyes toward heaven and believe the One who hold...

A dear Sister friend of mine sent me some words she'd been inspired to write and encouraged me to try setting it to music. With a few small adjustments / additions, here's my attempt.  https://youtu.be/x38OLYGfG70

 https://youtu.be/bkjhP9hfFCU?si=BjaniSAxJNwfJHhk I found this piece by James Smith encouraging. I hope you would also be blessed by pondering on these truths.  "This is God's representation of the gospel. It brings tidings from Heaven, tidings for sinners, tidings of good things for them; yes, tidings of the very best things — for the very worst of men! Not for them exclusively, but for men as sinners, including the very worst of them. It is the glorious glad tidings of the blessed God, giving correct views of his nature, revealing his loving heart, publishing his gracious thoughts, and making known his mercy to sinful men. These tidings calculated to gladden the saddest heart, cheer the desponding mind, and fill the despairing soul with joy and peace. Never were there such Glad Tidings! No one but an infinite God could have devised them. No one, but the All-merciful God would have sent them to rebellious sinners! O that Heaven and earth would unite to praise, bless, magnify,...

  https://youtu.be/krA83x6jGng Here's the latest song I wrote and recorded, stemming from a few conversations and sermon snippets... As the days are getting darker, we need to be reminded to look up for our Redeemer is coming quickly!  Thank You Heavenly Father for the blessed hope!! I hope you are blessed and encouraged.  

 https://youtu.be/fHg0kQDBPPg This is the latest one I uploaded, although I wrote most of it in 2020. I hope you will be blessed by the truth of it. 

 Here's the link to the playlist of the 8 songs I've made into videos.  https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDL6G-8GjHDIBgCAR5-Q6g_Tb9NqCCtip

 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CHJUtUewPMo

 Abundant mercy, praise His Name, For His gift we don't deserve. Glorious salvation, through His blood. God has been so good to us! Obey His statutes, keep His Word, In your life, He'll be glorified. Choose to walk His way, He will give you strength,  Rejoice in Him all your days.  Beloved, accepted, child of God, By His Grace, He has set you free So be diligent to be found in peace By the Lord Who reigns over all. Reserved in Heaven, kept for us; An inheritance undefiled. He has granted us this living hope. Blessed be our Heavenly King!

  https://youtu.be/6exvEk4rSQY If you'd like to listen to me singing a song, feel free to click on the link. 

https://youtu.be/tdDDmDFpgK8 Here is a beautiful rendition of a song/hymn I heard as a poem several years ago.

 Sorry, I can't work out how to embed this video so you'll have to click the link if you want to listen. It's the Collingsworth family singing "Ever Faithful". I really like it.  https://youtu.be/u2-cVpltVwA Resharing this poem found in Great Grandma's remembrance book as I find it so encouraging.  Today I'm feeling thankful for many reminders of God's faithfulness.  Years ago we used to sing an old chorus that seems particularly apt for this time: "How good is the God we adore!  Our Faithful, Unchangeable Friend!  Whose love is as great as His power,  And neither knows measure nor end.  Tis Jesus, the First and the Last Whose Spirit will lead us safe home.  We'll praise Him for all that is past,  And trust Him for all that's to come. " None of us know what lies ahead in 2021, but we do know that even when circumstances seem very bad, God is still very good.  We also know that His return is nearer now than it has ever been before. A...

"Would you live for Jesus, and be always pure and good? Would you walk with Him within the narrow road? Would you have Him bear your burden, carry all your load? Let Him have His way with thee. Refrain: His pow’r can make you what you ought to be; His blood can cleanse your heart and make you free; His love can fill your soul, and you will see ’Twas best for Him to have His way with thee. Would you have Him make you free, and follow at His call?   Would you know the peace that comes by giving all?   Would you have Him save you, so that you need never fall?   Let Him have His way with thee. Would you in His kingdom find a place of constant rest?   Would you prove Him true in providential test?   Would you in His service labour always at your best?   Let Him have His way with...

From Fetters Free "The LORD looseth the prisoner" (Psalm 146:7). He has done it. Remember Joseph, Israel in Egypt, Manasseh, Jeremiah, Peter, and many others. He can do it still. He breaks the bars of brass with a word and snaps the fetters of iron with a look. He is doing it. In a thousand places troubled ones are coming forth to light and enlargement. Jesus still proclaims the opening of the prison to them that are bound. At this moment doors are flying back and fetters are dropping to the ground. He will delight to set you free, dear friend, if at this time you are mourning because of sorrow, doubt, and fear. It will be joy to Jesus to give you liberty. It will give Him as great a pleasure to loose you as it will be a pleasure to you to be loosed. No, you have not to snap the iron hand: the LORD Himself will do it. Only trust Him, and He will be your Emancipator. Believe in Him in spite of the stone walls or the manacles of iron. Satan cannot hold you, sin cannot en...

This is by no means an exhaustive list of Scriptures mentioning Strength, but I found them very encouraging. I hope you do too. "The LORD is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation.  He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him." Exodus 15:2 "The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." Psalm 18:2 "The LORD is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The LORD is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1 "The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him." Psalm 28:7 "For You are my strength. Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth." Psalm 31:4-5 "For You are the God of my strength; Why d...

If you click this link   https://youtu.be/936BapRFHaQ   you will be able to listen to the song, "He will hold me fast." I think it's so wonderful to remember He holds us fast and we're safe in His keeping.

I really love this song I heard years ago.  I don't know who wrote it. "What a morning it will be, When I see You face to face. Every trial and tribulation Will be worth it in that moment of: (Chorus) Wonderful grace, wonderful grace, Jesus Wonderful grace, wonderful grace What a morning it will be! What a morning it will be, When I gaze into Your eyes. Every tear and every sorrow Will be wiped away in that moment of:   (Chorus) What a morning it will be, When I hear You say my name. All my fear and all my doubting Will be washed away in that moment of: (Chorus)

 I'm guessing this is a fairly well known hymn, but I didn't know, before today, that there were originally 10 stanzas. Most versions I've seen have only 4 verses.  I thought that all 10 were pretty good and worth sharing. "Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne. The sorrows of the mind be banished from the place: Religion never was designed to make our pleasures less. Let those refuse to sing That never knew our God; But favourites of the Heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. The God that rules on high, And thunders when he please, That rides upon the stormy sky, And manages the seas, This awful* God is ours, Our Father and our love, He shall send down His heavenly powers to carry us above.   (N.B. *I think the author meant this awful as in the sense of power and majesty, i.e. we should be full of awe!) Then we shall see His face, And never, neve...

This evening I just came across this lovely song. Another new favourite. :)

My Dad sent me the link for this song and I really love it.