So Hi everyone,
It's been a very long time since I have posted! After the Cancer craziness last year life has been placed in MAJOR perspective . In other words, I usually use this genre to get things off my mind & heart, however things tend to pale in comparison to all of that. Until I had a conversation with a close friend of mine last evening. Let me start by saying that I am the type of person that loves people, but I very seldom trust them completely to go out on a limb in a friendship to give advice. In the place I am in my life right now I feel I am being lead to help those I come in contact with to make the most of the gifts and talents they have. THAT IS MY MISSION FIELD right now. I am so passionate about this and my drive is bolstered by the fact that I have seen the result of not being active in the plan God has for each and every one of us. I would much rather see God be glorified in the lives of his people who are pursuing a godly Christian life then being frozen in uncertainty.
The particular conversation that sparked such an emotional reaction I had to blog, occurred between myself and one of the godliest friends I know. All I want for any of my friends is to be fulfilled and happy in life, and to know that I am always going to be available.
I don't think my concerns are inappropriate but the conversation left a sour taste in my mouth. (a comment was made which I will not divulge here) This comment made me question why I invest so much in friendships like this one, when it seems 1 of the 2 friends doesn't need the other.
If I didn't care about people and how much they mean to me and the 10 thousand times more they mean to our God...I would just stop. BUT I guess like Martina McBride sang I'll do it ANYWAY.
I must always remember no matter how much others hurt me the ULTIMATE giver of love always takes you in.
THANK YOU GOD FOR YOUR UNFAILING LOVE.
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Martina McBride- Anyway
You can spend your whole life building
Something from nothin'
One storm can come and blow it all away
Build it anyway
You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway
God is great
But sometimes life ain't good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyway
This world's gone crazy
It's hard to believe
That tomorrow will be better than today
Believe it anyway
[Anyway lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]
You can love someone with all your heart
For all the right reasons
In a moment they can choose to walk away
Love 'em anyway
God is great
But sometimes life ain't good
And when I pray
It doesn't always turn out like I think it should
But I do it anyway
I do it anyways
You can pour your soul out singing
A song you believe in
That tomorrow they'll forget you ever sang
Sing it anyway
Yea - sing it anyway
I sing
I dream
I love
OH Anyway
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When Love Takes You In-Stephen Curtis Chapman
I know you’ve heard the stories
But they all sound too good to be true
You’ve heard about a place called home
But there doesn’t seem to be one for you
So one more night you cry yourself to sleep
And drift off to a distant dream
Where love takes you in and everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in
And somewhere while you’re sleeping
Someone else is dreaming too
Counting down the days until
They hold you close and say I love you
And like the rain that falls into the sea
In a moment what has been is lost in what will be
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
And this love will never let you go
There is nothing that could ever
cause this love to lose its hold
When love takes you in everything changes
A miracle starts with the beat of a heart
When love takes you home and says you belong here
The loneliness ends and a new life begins
When love takes you in it takes you in for good
When love takes you in
