God is Good

Back up again. Having chatted through my frustrations, and prayed some stuff through, and having begun to take my eyes off myself for a moment (again), I've been finding my heart hungry to worship. These songs have been on my mind and lips. One is a hymn I haven't heard for about 15 years probably. I had to search the full lyrics online. Another is a song by DC talk. The last is a song that has come out of my Church and has been so valuable in helping me move forward.

Thank You God that you have put a song on my heart. I pray that each and every day there will be less of me and more of You.

For the Beauty of the Earth
For the beauty of the earth,
for the beauty of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies,

Christ our God, to thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.

For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flower,
sun and moon, and stars of light,

Christ our God, to thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and brain's delight,
for the mystic harmony
linking sense to sound and sight,

Christ our God, to thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.

For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild,

Christ our God, to thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.

For each perfect gift of thine
to our race so freely given,
graces human and divine,
flowers of earth and buds of heaven,

Christ our God, to thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.

For thy Bride that evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
this pure sacrifice of love,

Christ our God, to thee we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.



What if I Stumble
What if I stumble?
What if I fall?
What if I lose my step
And I make fools of us all?
Would the love continue,
When my walk becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble,
And what if I fall?

Father please forgive me,
For I can not compose
The fear that lives within me,
Or the rate at which it grows.

Struggle lies a purpose,
On the narrow road you carve.
But do I dread my trespasses
Or lead a daily star?

Do the see the fear in my eyes?
Are they so revealing?
This time I cannot disguise.
All the time I’m feeling…

What if I stumble?
What if I fall?
What if I lose my step
And I make fools of us all?
Would the love continue,
When my walk becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble,
And what if I fall?

Everyone’s got to grow when you know that
You’re up against the wall.
It’s about to fall.
Everyone’s got to grow when you know that.

I hear you whispering my name.
...
My love for you will never change.
Never change.

What if I stumble?
What if I fall?
What if I lose my step
And I make fools of us all?
Would the love continue,
When my walk becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble,
And what if I fall?

What if I stumble?
What if I fall?
You never turn in aid of it all.
What if I stumble?
What if I fall?
You are my comfort, and my call.

Faith in Christ Jesus
Surrounded by Your favour,
Protected by Your grace
Overwhelmed by Your mercy
Delivered and forgiven,
Healed and set free
By the love You have for me

My faith is in Christ Jesus, my trust is in His name.
My hope is in Christ Jesus, in the power of His name.

Creator of the heavens,
Forever You will reign.
I’m overwhelmed by Your glory.
The earth shall bow before You
Healed and set free,
By the love You have for me.

My faith is in Christ Jesus, my trust is in His name.
My hope is in Christ Jesus, in the power of His name.

For God sees not my sin,
For God sees not my sin.
For God sees not my sin,
Anymore.
Anymore.


It's tough to be thankful, to praise and adore God when things are not how we want them to be. It's easy to mess up and feel like we've blown it. The devil takes great delight in accusing us.
However when we cast our sins upon Christ, repent and seek forgiveness we must remember that God chooses to forget. We do not stand alone, and we have the power to defeat every stronghold in our lives because we have the name of Jesus.

"Therefore God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose."
Philippians 2: 9 -13