{"id":17684,"date":"2014-02-09T02:55:01","date_gmt":"2014-02-09T07:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=17684"},"modified":"2014-02-09T02:36:52","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T07:36:52","slug":"nothing-wasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/02\/09\/nothing-wasted\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Is Wasted"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>~ \u00a0Listen while you read, please! \u00a0~<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The hurt that broke your heart and left you trembling in the dark<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Feeling lost and alone will tell you hope&#8217;s a lie<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But what if every tear you cry will seed the ground where joy will grow<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Nothing is wasted, nothing is wasted in the hands of our Redeemer nothing is wasted<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">It&#8217;s from the deepest wounds that beauty finds a place to bloom<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And you will see before the end that every broken piece is<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Gathered in the heart of Jesus and what&#8217;s lost will be found again<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">When hope is more than you can bear<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And it&#8217;s too hard to believe it could be true<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And your strength fails you halfway there<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You can lean on me and I&#8217;ll believe for you<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Give it time&#8230;you will believe it too<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">That nothing is wasted nothing is wasted<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Sometimes we are waiting in sorrow we have tasted<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But joy will replace it nothing is wasted<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> In the hands of our Redeemer nothing is wasted<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">From the ruins, from the ashes\u2014beauty will rise<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> From the wreckage, from the darkness\u2014glory will shine<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>* ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ *<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YJXw51i1Z-0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As we hold onto our brokenness, that is all that can be seen\u2014by ourselves or anyone else. \u00a0But as we intentionally choose day by day (ok, sometimes it is moment by moment) to let a tiny bit of joy shine in&#8230;or to reach out with Jesus\u2019 love to someone who hurts more than we do&#8230;than His glory will shine through us. \u00a0And, as it does, our hearts will brighten just a teeny-tiny bit. And we will be encouraged \u2018cause <span style=\"color: #800080;\">nothing is ever wasted<\/span> when it is done with the love of God.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I so appreciate what Jason Gray shares in this videoclip before he begins to minister these beautiful words. \u00a0He says, &#8220;I believe&#8230;help my unbelief.&#8221; \u00a0Friend, \u2018cause <span style=\"color: #800080;\">nothing ever is wasted<\/span> as we seek and rely on and trust the One Who is always there to help us! \u00a0So when \u2018hope is more than you can bear&#8217; (at the moment) and when it does seem \u2018too hard to believe it could be true\u2019 and when \u2018your strength fails you\u2019 even though you are trying, call out to your Father&#8230;He is listening!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.<br \/>\nGuard my life, for I am faithful to You; save Your servant who trusts in You.<br \/>\nYou are my God; have mercy on me, Lord, for I call to You all day long.<br \/>\nBring joy to Your servant, Lord, for I put my trust in You.<br \/>\nPsalms 86:1-4<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You, my dear friend, are not the first to have gone through these hard, hard things. \u00a0Though at times it does feel that way, draw strength from the examples of others who chose, like you, to call upon God. \u00a0And believe these Truths\u2014God\u2019s Word is truth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But as for me, I shall sing of Your strength;<br \/>\nYes, I shall joyfully sing of Your lovingkindness in the morning,<br \/>\nFor You have been my stronghold and a refuge in the day of my distress.<br \/>\nO my strength, I will sing praises to You;<br \/>\nFor God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.<br \/>\nPsalms 59:16, 17<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And my mouth offers praises with joyful lips.<br \/>\nWhen I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches,<br \/>\nFor You have been my help, And in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.<br \/>\nMy soul clings to You; Your right hand upholds me.<br \/>\nPsalms 63:5-8<\/p>\n<p>Cling, my friend, to every shred of hope, every drop of \u00a0precious light, every tiny bit of joy you can find.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>[What, what would have become of me] had I not believed that I would see the Lord\u2019s goodness in the land of the living! \u00a0Wait\u00a0<i>and<\/i>\u00a0hope for\u00a0<i>and<\/i>\u00a0expect the Lord; be brave\u00a0<i>and<\/i>\u00a0of good courage and let your heart be stout\u00a0<i>and<\/i>\u00a0enduring. Yes, wait for\u00a0<i>and \u00a0<\/i>hope for\u00a0<i>and<\/i>\u00a0expect the Lord.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Psalms 27:13 and 14<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And trust in the One-Who-loves-you-so that<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0<em>you will see before the end that every broken piece is g<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">athered in the heart of Jesus and what&#8217;s lost will be found again<\/span>. \u00a0<\/em>He loves you and nothing at all ever could or will separate you from His love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; ~ \u00a0Listen while you read, please! \u00a0~ The hurt that broke your heart and left you trembling in the dark Feeling lost and alone will tell you hope&#8217;s a lie But what if every tear you cry will seed the ground where joy will grow Nothing is wasted, nothing is wasted in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":16629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[4937],"tags":[235,1287,425,2831,5402,5398,5400,5399,5401,4932],"class_list":["post-17684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-coleen-hayden","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-jason-gray","tag-nothing-is-wasted","tag-psalms-2713-14","tag-psalms-5916-17","tag-psalms-635-8","tag-psalms-861-4","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-4Be","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17684","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17684"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17687,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17684\/revisions\/17687"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}