tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263324218666900034.post2285226846691386848..comments2023-06-23T06:33:32.161-07:00Comments on Melanie's Journey: Hanging OnMelaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11258565437738929561noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263324218666900034.post-25752656615619721762007-05-11T08:33:00.000-07:002007-05-11T08:33:00.000-07:00Katey - you are a very very dear friend to me. I t...Katey - you are a very very dear friend to me. I thank God for you so often!<BR/><BR/>~MelanieMelaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258565437738929561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8263324218666900034.post-86288484492243550192007-05-11T04:54:00.000-07:002007-05-11T04:54:00.000-07:00Hebrews 12:1-3"Therefore, since we are surrounded ...Hebrews 12:1-3<BR/><B><I>"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."</B></I><BR/><BR/>Even when you think you are falling behind in this race - you are not ... He carries you.<BR/>Even when you feel so weary and the reality is that you are unable to do what you have planned for the day - He is completely and fully in control of every step (or pause) in your life. <I>The mind of a man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps...</I> even when the steps are so small it seems we aren't even moving!<BR/><BR/>"<B>He Covers Me</B><BR/>Oh Lord I feel so barren and ashamed of who I am<BR/>How I often I fail, I hid it well<BR/>It is a lie I cannot defend<BR/>So I lean upon your mercy<BR/>As I confess my sin to you<BR/>There’s no easy way<BR/>No saving face<BR/>When I finally see the truth<BR/>So let my life be filled with only you<BR/>I know someday I will be free<BR/>The weight of sin shall be released<BR/>But for now He covers me<BR/>And though the trials never end<BR/>I’ve learned to take them as my friend<BR/>For each day He covers me<BR/>Sometimes the pressure builds around me<BR/>And I feel about to break<BR/>I suffer painfully from wrongs done to me<BR/>But vengence isn’t mine to take<BR/>So let me glory in my weakness<BR/>Until your strength’s revealed in me<BR/>It is your grace alone<BR/>That helps me carry on<BR/>To be the man I long to be<BR/>So let your life be perfected Lord in me<BR/>Until it’s You they see<BR/>I know someday I will be free<BR/>The weight of sin shall be released<BR/>But for now He covers me<BR/>And though the trials never end<BR/>I’ve learned to take them as my friend<BR/>For each day He covers me<BR/>Though heartache surrounds me<BR/>I know your love is around me<BR/>Nothing can separate me from you<BR/>And I know it’s true"<BR/><BR/>(Steve Camp "He Covers me)<BR/><BR/> joy in the journey,<BR/>katey-D<BR/>Blueyeduck Studios<BR/><BR/>~xo~BLUEYEDUCKstudioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346885070636176539noreply@blogger.com