Days they force you
Back under those covers
Lazy mornings they multiply
But glory’s waiting
Outside your window
So wake on up from your slumber
And open up your eyes

Tongues are violent
Personal and focused
Tough to beat with
Your steady mind
But hearts are stronger after broken
So wake on up from your slumber
And open up your eyes

All these victims
Stand in line for
The crumbs that fall from the table.
Just enough to get by
All the while you’re
Invitation
Wake on up from your slumber
Come on; open up your eyes 

Take from vandals
All you want now
But please don’t trade it in for life
Replace the feeble
With the fable
Wake on up from your slumber,
And open up your eyes

Sing like we used to
Dance when you want to
Taste of the breakthrough
And open wide

Sing like we used to
And dance like you want to
Open up your eyes

 NeedToBreathe
Bo Rinehart and Bear Rinehart

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Jesus came so that we might have life…not just mediocre life, but abundant life!  A life full of joy and laughter and peace in the midst of hard.  He didn’t come so that we can just have the “crumbs” that fall off the table, but for us to have the full loaf and so much more!   He doesn’t want us just trudging to make it to the next bank deposit, or the next new car, or the next new outfit.  No, Jesus wants us to skip along and smile and laugh in spite of those hard things.

She is clothed with strength and dignity,
and she laughs without fear of the future.
Proverbs 31:25 NLT

I know there are days that we see the sun and instead of seeing it’s beauty, we really want to climb back into bed.  We are raining on the inside.  But God has an invitation for us to wake up and see the world that He created for us.  He wants us to feel the love that He feels for us and to embrace the grace that He so freely gives us when we trip and stumble and fall.  And when you sing and dance just because, He smiles on you and dances over you from heaven.

The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves.
He will take great delight in you;
in His love He will no longer rebuke you,
but will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17

What does your life look like today?  Are you truly living the life that Jesus died for you to have?  Or are you just walking through life with your eyes half open, just barely making it.  If that is you, I pray that Jesus will send you so much joy and sunshine that you can’t miss it…and you will want to open your eyes and just breathe it all in.

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Let us pray: Dear God, You are so amazing and loving and want so much for each of us.  Thank You for the sunshine and for the abundant life that You sent Your only Son to die for.  Oh Lord, forgive us when we take our life for granted and all the blessings that are staring us in the face for there is always something to praise You for!  We love You and we praise You.  In Jesus’ name, amen.