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Monday, April 30, 2007

Peace that passes understanding

Philippians 4:6-7 (NASB)
6 "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."

I've Got Joy

Trad / Ingemar Olsson

I've got a joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart

Down in my heart,

down in my heart

I've got a joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart

Down in my heart to stay

I've got a peace that passes understanding down in my heart

Down in my heart,

down in my heart

I've got a peace that passes understanding down in my heart

Down in my heart to stay

Rylan was singing this song the other day. I quickly joined in and then thought about how powerful those words really are. I often struggle with understanding, so I will be praying for peace that passes understanding. So, PEACE to you!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...: Monica
There used to be another verse, too.

I've got the wonderful love of my blessed redeemer way down in the depths of my heart.

Love this song!!!! love the post
Peace
neva; 6:01 AM
Neva said...: PS
I don't know why sometimes on your blog it makes me post as anonymous.
sorry
n; 6:01 AM
Anonymous said...: I almost always sing this song when I'm leading Children's Worship. I especially love the really long verse that Neva mentioned. :); 7:49 AM
Maxine said...: And the same to you, Sister!; 8:55 AM

What I believe

God is perfect, man is not. There is no perfection in churches, religions, preachers, elders, grandparents, scholars, authors, friends, leaders, missionaries, Christian schools, church founders, parents, disciples of Jesus, or anyone else that is not Jesus Christ. So in all of my recent obsessive searching for answers I have only come to this conclusion. I believe in God, I believe that he sent his son Jesus to live on this earth, die and be resurrected. I believe that I am saved by grace through faith and expected to live a life that honors God, while remembering that I am not perfect and I will let down myself, others, and my savior. I believe that since the death of Jesus there have been many great people that have lived their lives in the best way that they knew how in order to honor and worship him. I do not believe that their lives are to be a pattern for mine. The only life that is worthy of duplicating is that of Jesus. With that conviction, I do not believe that there is a perfect place to worship in past or present. I do not believe that there is a perfect eldership to worship under. I do not believe that there is a perfect minister in which to hear the word. I do not believe that there is a perfect music service in any church anywhere. I DO believe that God is honored with my conviction to seek him, worship him, and take him to others every chance that I get.

Grace is not license to sin but the power to overcome it. - Kay Arthur

As a believer, understand that whatever season of life you’re in is not by chance; God has EQUIPPED and ANOINTED you for it. - Priscilla Shirer

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
~Marianne Williamson, A

....It is so easy to not experience connection. Our busy lives pull us away from ourselves, so much so that we even forget how to breathe. We rarely hold still. Our bodies might be sitting with our children, but our minds are racing off in many other directions. When our little ones look us in the eyes, they know we are not there. And while it is not easy, it is vital that we resist this way of life that pulls us away from ourselves. For we teach our children not so much by preaching lessons or dogma to them as by the way we walk and sit and see the world. They will learn to breathe and smile and be compassionate and connected to themselves and to their world through our example.....Denise Roy