{"id":16370,"date":"2013-12-23T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-23T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=16370"},"modified":"2013-12-22T23:58:26","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T05:58:26","slug":"reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/12\/23\/reason\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are The Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15999\" alt=\"gchcarolsbloggraphic\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic.jpg\" width=\"568\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic.jpg 568w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gchcarolsbloggraphic-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cYes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son,<br \/>\nso that everyone who believes in him<br \/>\nmay not be lost but may have eternal life.\u201d<br \/>\nJohn 3:16<\/p>\n<p>This verse pretty much speaks mountains of why God gave\u2026.\\ It was all for us! He wanted us to know His love so He demonstrated His love! \u00a0Listen and let this song speak to His reasons as to why He gave and continues to give.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sBKr7gUY1Mo\" height=\"315\" width=\"420\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>As little children we\u2019d dream of Christmas morn <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>And all the gifts and toys we knew we\u2019d find <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>But we never realized a baby born one blessed night <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>Gave us the greatest gift of our lives<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>We are the reason that He gave His life <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>We were the reason that He suffered and died <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>To a world that was lost He gave all He could give <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>To show us the reason to live<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>As the years went by we learned more of our gifts <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>The giving of ourselves and what that means <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>On a dark and cloudy day a man hung crying in the rain <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>Because of love&#8230;Because of love<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>I finally found the reason for living <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>It\u2019s in giving every part of my heart to Him <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>And all that I do every word that I say <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>I will give all my life just for Him, just for Him<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>We are the reason that He gave His life <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>We are the reason that He suffered and died <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>To a world that was lost He gave all He could give <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #812c2f;\"><em>To show us the reason to live<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #812c2f;\">\u00a0* * * * *<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0<\/i><i>Dear God,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u00a0Its hard to fully understand the love You gave and give us everyday, and I want to thank You and praise You with all of my heart. \u00a0<\/i><i>In Jesus&#8217; name. \u00a0Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYes, God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life.\u201d John 3:16 This verse pretty much speaks mountains of why God gave\u2026.\\ It was all for us! 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