Musical Monday

 

Music has always had an impact on our lives. It enhances our moods. It sometimes shapes our moods. It causes us to pour out our thoughts and feelings in singing along with a song that means something to us. Sometimes it causes our feet to move, our hands to clap, our bodies to sway in time with the rhythm that really does cut through our walls and touches our emotions. 

 

Romans 8 v 28-39 says:

^"28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. ²⁹ For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. ³⁰ And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

³¹ What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? ³² He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? ³³ Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. ³⁴ Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. ³⁵ Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? ³⁶ As it is written:

“For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

³⁷ No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. ³⁸ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, ³⁹ neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

 

More than anything, this passage is a reminder to Christians the He truly loves us.  No matter what challenges we face on this planet, everything He walks through with us will work out for the best.  As Christian women, we KNOW this passage, this promise to be true.  There is nothing we can do that will pull us from His grasp.

 

As Christian women in the military, no matter where our Command sends us, no matter where our spouses deploy, no matter how far away from family the military causes us to live, so long as He is the King of our Hearts, these seasons of challenges will pass, and will benefit us. 

 

Nothing in the military way of life is so permanent or so strong that He cannot triumph.  Not even death, for those of us who have suffered through the loss of a friend, familiy member, or spouse killed in combat or on duty.

 

This passage is a reminder of hope in Him, of His promise of love, of His declaration of protection, of His enduring promise to carry us.   As Christian women in the military, there is nothing we have to fear.

 

The following song is a beautiful praise and worship song that I encourage you all to sing today.  Lift up your beautiful voices in praise of the One who loves us more than we can comprehend!

 

 

Musical Monday

Music has always had an impact on our lives. It enhances our moods. It sometimes shapes our moods. It causes us to pour out our thoughts and feelings in singing along with a song that means something to us. Sometimes it causes our feet to move, our hands to clap, our bodies to sway in time with the rhythm that really does cut through our walls and touches our emotions. 

Matthew 25 v 34-40 says:

³⁴ “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. ³⁵ For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, ³⁶ I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

³⁷ “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? ³⁸ When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? ³⁹ When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’

⁴⁰ “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’"

 

With Thanksgiving over and Christmas in our near future, we get caught up in making sure we show our families and friends how much we love and appreciate them with the little things we do for them and the special thought we put into choosing the perfect gift for them. 

Yet, how much thought do we put into those men, women, and children in our communities and around the world, that we do not know?  We have no tangible ties to them.  Still, He calls us to LOVE them!  He calls us to CREATE tangible ties!  Who would ever give to a stranger and then forget about that person?  When we love "the least of these," we are opening our hearts to them, we are showing them His love through us, and we are changing OUR own life! 

 

The following song was with a specific purpose in mind- to support a particular ministry.  If you are interested in supporting that ministry, follow the links through the youtube account the video is attached to.  However, do not be afraid to look at your base, at your chapel, at your community, at your church, or anywhere---if you become WILLING to create a tangible tie with a complete stranger to share His love, He will show you where He wants you to help. 

Remember, giving to the 'least of these' is not always in the form of money.  You creative gals can give a creation; you baking beauties can give a cake or cookies; you chef extraordinaires can make a casserole or your favorite dish; you book worms can read to children or seniors at the library!  The opportunities to give are endless!

 

I pray each of you has an amazing Monday and a blessed week gathered in His Arms!
 

 

 



Musical Monday

Music has always had an impact on our lives.  It enhances our moods.  It sometimes shapes our moods.  It causes us to pour out our thoughts and feelings in singing along with a song that means something to us. Sometimes it causes our feet to move, our hands to clap, our bodies to sway in time with the rhythm that really does cut through our walls and touches our emotions. 

This week, Psalms 42 v 11 says

"Why, my soul, are you downcast?
Why so disturbed within me?
Put your hope in God,
for I will yet praise him,
my Savior and my God."

 

The following song, by Third Day, speaks of the hope we can find "no matter who you are,
And no matter what you've done, There will come a time, When you can't make it on your own, And in your hour of desperation, Know you're not the only one, Prayin' "Lord above, I need a miracle." I need a miracle"

 
There are periods in our lives, Ladies, where we are faced with struggles due to the Military, and it feels like we are all alone.  There are periods where we feel like we are at our wits end, at the end of the rope.  In those times, reading the Bible, calling out to God in ernest prayer, seeking fellowship with other Christian women, and, yes, listening to positive music helps us to grasp tighter to the hopes of a fresh day, a coming out of the struggle stronger than when we started, and a closer relationship with Him who loves us more than we can imagine.

Take a few minutes to listen to the following song.  Maybe you can relate to this song.  Maybe you know someone else who can.  After listening to the song, please close your eyes in prayer speaking the words that come from your heart.

God bless you!!