God is there...

This weekend, I heard two songs that touched me.  They spoke to me.  Songs have a way of doing that to me.  God works in such unique ways, and brings those songs out at the most opportune moments.

Even when we are going through the worst that life has to throw at us, God is there.   We are never alone, even when we feel that the whole world is against us.   God stays the same, and is for us.

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God On The Mountain by Lynda Randle  

Sung by Jason Crabb
Life is easy, when you're up on the mountain And you’ve got peace of mind Like you’ve never known But then things change and you're down in the valley Don’t lose faith for you're never alone[Chorus]For the God on the mountain is still God in the valley When things go wrong, He’ll make them right And the God of the good times is still God in the bad times The God of the day is still God in the nightV. 2We talk of faith when were up on the mountain But talk comes easy When life’s at its best But it's down in the valley of trials and temptations That’s where faith is really put to the test
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Then there was a song right after that which clinched it.  The words are so powerful.  He will take you through the fire.  God never promised that life would be easy, but He promised He would be there. 

Through The Fire by Gerald Crabb
Sung by Jason Crabb 
So many times I've questioned certain circumstances Things I could not understand Many times in trials, weakness blurs my vision Then my frustration gets so out of hand It's then I am reminded I've never been forsaken I've never had to stand the test alone As I look at all the victories the spirit rises up in me And it's through the fire my weakness is made strong
(chorus) He never promised that the cross would not get heavy And the hill would not be hard to climb He never offered our victories without fighting But he said help would always come in time Just remember when you're standing in the valley of decision And the adversary says give in Just hold on, our Lord will show up And he will take you through the fire again
(bridge) I know within myself that I would surely perish But if I trust the hand of God, He'll shield the flames again
(repeat chorus)



What an AWESOME God we serve!

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He who began a great work...

How is God deepening that relationship? By what means is he strengthening that bond?

Quiet time to read and study more of who he is?




Though a gift, a talent he has given you?

















Opportunities to pray while dealing with the day to day?



In area's we struggle to trust him with?

Just know he loves you, he is faithful, and he will finish the work he has started in you.

"Every time you cross my mind, I break out in exclamations of thanks to God. Each exclamation is a trigger to prayer. I find myself praying for you with a glad heart. I am so pleased that you have continued on in this with us, believing and proclaiming God’s Message, from the day you heard it right up to the present. There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears."
        ~Philippians 1:3-6 The Message

How to Deepening Our Relationship with God


"Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
    make known his deeds among the peoples!
Sing to him, sing praises to him;
    tell of all his wondrous works!
Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
Seek the Lord and his strength;
    seek his presence continually!"

1 Chronicles 16:8-11

March: How to Deepen our Relationship with God

Our prayer focus for March is ‘how to deepen our relationship with God’. What does this mean? Our relationship with God is an incredibly personal and awe-inspiring individual experience. Pray that God will reveal to you how to enhance your relationship with Him – not to Him or for Him – but with Him. 
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“Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will hear you.
You will seek Me and find Me, when you seek Me with all your heart … I will be found
by you …” Jeremiah 29:12-14.