Three Years Later...

Can't believe it's only/already been three years...

Still, I cannot really share what is in my heart, but this song sums it up pretty well.

I am so, so blessed and thankful that Christ can give a life

of rejoicing and trusting Him, no matter what!

I Sing of Thee

1. I sing of thee, oh blessed Christ,

For thou hast saved me by thy grace.

Redeemed by thee at dreadful price,

With angels I would sing thy praise.

CHORUS:

I sing of thee, oh blessed Savior,

Thy praise shall now my tongue employ.

I’ll sing of thee, oh Lord, forever,

For thou hast filled my soul with joy.

2. I’ll sing of thee and smile through tears,

When sorrows come to make me sad.

For I remember through the years

Thy grace, and sing because I’m glad.

3. I’ll sing of thee while life shall last,

At home, abroad, on land or sea.

And when through death to life I’ve past,

Forevermore, I’ll sing of thee.

(One of my best pictures ever!)

No Giant So Great...

For an amazing perspective of God’s power, read again this account of the Bible classic, “David and Goliath,” from I Samuel 17. Only this time, when you read, insert your name for “David.” Whenever you read “Philistine,” insert the name of the sin, or problem, that you are struggling to overcome. This will remind you of Who gives the victory, and that He can and will do it.

⁴⁰And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he had, even in a scrip; and his sling was in his hand: and he drew near to the Philistine.

⁴¹And the Philistine came on and drew near unto David; and the man that bare the shield went before him.

⁴²And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.

⁴³And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.

⁴⁴And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.

⁴⁵Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

⁴⁶This day will the LORD deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

⁴⁷And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the LORD's, and he will give you into our hands.

⁴⁸And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and came, and drew nigh to meet David, that David hastened, and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine.

⁴⁹And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth.

⁵⁰So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew him; but there was no sword in the hand of David.

⁵¹Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, they fled.

There is no giant so great, that God is not greater still!