In May’s issue of ELLE there was an article called The Lyric That Moves Me and its sub-heading read: A melody can move you but a song lyric has the power to touch your soul. I couldn’t agree more! So I thought I’d share some of my favourite song lyrics with you all…
MISTY EDWARDS - I Knew What I Was Getting Into
I knew what I was getting into when I called you…I am not shocked even by your sin, only I can see the end from the beginning…
Ever feel like you keep failing God, yeah…well I certainly do. This song, and this lyric in particular, reminds me that before I fall God is aware, and despite knowing He still loves me. When He formed me He was fully aware of every mistake I would make, every presumptuous sin, yet He still called me.
WILLIAM MURPHY - Your Thoughts of Me
Sometimes I fall but through it all You extend Your love and grace…Your thoughts of me are beautiful…
This song yeah, I can’t even begin to explain. God’s grace, His undeserved favour…grace that helps us get up after we fall…boy! And even when our thoughts of ourselves are low and unkind, His thoughts of us are beautiful. You are in God’s mind, and He thinks beautiful things about you.
FRED HAMMOND- Simply Put
I could memorize and quote a million pages, but I’ll rather just express the way I feel…
Some times I feel a lot of us over complicate Christianity, and I am definitely guilty of this at times. We get so wrapped up in routine and a to-do list - I must pray now, I must read my Bible now - that we forget that being a Christian is a relationship. Sometimes we just need to get back to the most important thing, and that’s loving God.
YOUTHFUL PRAISE- Awesome Wonder
I don’t even have a favourite lyric in this song, I just love it! It’s adoration of God and who He is…exalting Him. Like my God is awesome, He is a ruler, He’s faithful, patient and He is love.
There’s so much missing from this list: Kirk Franklin, Kari Jobe, Jaunita Bynum, Kiki Sheard, Donnie Mcclurkin and HILLSONG! …only God knows what this list would have been filled with a few years ago!
With Love,
Dupe xx
Extract From Redeeming Love- ‘The Great Exchange.’
“She could hardly stand under the weight of the filth clinging to her. She staggered onto the beach and sank down, exhausted. Her skin was blotched with ugly sores…It (the light) was a man, glorious and magnificent, light streaming from him in all directions. “Who are you?” she whispered, terrified. Yahweh, El Shaddai, Jehovah-mekoddishkem…She trembled in fear and could not move. He reached out and touched her, and she felt warmth encompassing her and fear dissolving away. She looked down at herself and found that she was clean and clothed in white. Blinking, she looked up again and saw the man of light covered with her filth.” Extract From Redeeming Love
When I think of Jesus taking my sin upon Him, so that I could be clean…I’m kind of speechless you know. I am clean in God’s sight because of Jesus; He has taken the stain of all our sins, past, present and future, and placed them upon Himself. All the guilt, all the condemnation, He has taken it! He has cleansed us so that we can stand in the Father’s presence. Think about that for a moment…
Stop feeling dirty, you have been made clean. Believe it.
Such love…Oh Jesus, what a wonder You are!!
Remember, we have been cleansed for a reason - so that we can walk with God, and live for Him.
God is Present with You, Right Now
Right next to you, right now, He is there. And as that’s the case, live your life accordingly.
Psalms 46:1 says: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Emphasis on ‘a very present help,’ because that is what He is - present. This Bible verse has been on my mind for a while now, and remembering it has helped me in numerous ways…1. Imagine a friend is in your presence all day long, of course you’re going to speak with them and spend time together (prayer) 2. Imagine a parent watching you all day long, of course you’re going to behave lol (sinning) 3. Imagine sitting in your bedroom crying, and your friend sits with you, of course they are going to comfort you (if you allow them to- a comforter).
Remembering that God is by your side will help you to speak with Him; help you to stop sinning; and remind you that you have a comforter. These are only three things, but there are many more. He is here with you, right now; your Lord and saviour, your creator, your shepherd is with you…so live your life with Him.
Don’t live your life as if God isn’t present with you, right now.
Prayer: Father, You are with me…where ever I am, You are there. I pray I live my life accordingly. And I pray me knowing this brings me closer to You.
