{"id":19249,"date":"2014-04-24T00:15:13","date_gmt":"2014-04-24T04:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=19249"},"modified":"2014-04-23T23:02:42","modified_gmt":"2014-04-24T03:02:42","slug":"light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/24\/light\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<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><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I keep trying to find a life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">On my own, apart from You<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I am the king of excuses<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I&#8217;ve got one for every selfish thing I do<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">What&#8217;s going on inside of me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I despise my own behavior<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">This only serves to confirm my suspicions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That I&#8217;m still a man in need of a Savior<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>I wanna be in the Light<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>As You are in the Light<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Oh, Lord be my Light and be my salvation<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>&#8216;Cause all I want is to be in the Light<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>All I want is to be in the Light<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The disease of self runs through my blood<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">It&#8217;s a cancer fatal to my soul<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Every attempt on my behalf has failed<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To bring this sickness under control<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Tell me, what&#8217;s going on inside of me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I despise my own behavior<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">This only serves to confirm my suspicions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That I&#8217;m still a man in need of a Savior<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Honesty becomes me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(There&#8217;s nothing left to lose)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The secrets that did run me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(In Your presence are defused)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Pride has no position<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(And riches have no worth)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The fame that once did cover me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Has been sentenced to this Earth)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Has been sentenced to this Earth<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Tell me, what&#8217;s going on inside of me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I despise my own behavior<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">This only serves to confirm my suspicions<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That I&#8217;m still a man in need of a Savior<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(There&#8217;s no other place that I want to be)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(No other place that I can see)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(A place to be that&#8217;s just right)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Someday I&#8217;m gonna be in the Light)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(You are in the Light)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(That&#8217;s where I need to be)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">(That&#8217;s right where I need to be)<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">~ \u00a0Sing this song with me as our prayer and worship today. \u00a0~<\/h4>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CWq1XYxtlRs?rel=0\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ Songwriter: Charlie Peacock \/ Performed by dc Talk ~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This song is SO powerful! One of the things that struck me to the core is the part where it talks of \u201c&#8230;the disease of self runs through my blood. It\u2019s a cancer fatal to my soul\u2026.\u201d I think this commentary beautifully sums up being consumed with self.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cPeople that are self-centered are absorbed in themselves. They have no room in their heart for God. Self-centered people have no room for the true love of another person. A self-centered person glories in him or herself and not in God. Self-centered people are outside of God&#8217;s plan. God desires for us to trust Him more than anything else in this world. Self-centered persons trust themselves more than God.\u201d<br \/>\n(See more at: <a href=\"http:\/\/access-jesus.com\/self-centered.html\" target=\"_blank\">Access-Jesus.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I can tell you that when I have become consumed with myself, it has never been helpful to me or the people around me. It is also rooted in pride. Pride and selfishness always go together. A truly humble person cannot be selfish.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit,<br \/>\nbut in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.<br \/>\nLet each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.<br \/>\nPhilippians 2:3-4 NKJ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is also disorder and every kind of evil.<br \/>\nJames 3:16 TEV<\/p>\n<p>Selfishness causes all evil. All evil proceeds from selfish actions. Selfishness is the manifest problem, but pride feeds it. Dealing with the root cause of the problem is the only lasting solution.<\/p>\n<p>Submitting to the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and realizing we are not the center of the Universe, is the answer. \u00a0Without Jesus, you can do nothing. Apart from His grace, you would not be able to take that next breath of air!<\/p>\n<p>We are called to be humble people who are consumed only with God. \u00a0I know I needed this word today and I am guessing I am not alone\u2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, I pray for each of my sisters and myself as we battle our own selfishness. \u00a0Instead may we choose to humble ourselves before You and to be the humble women you have called us to be. \u00a0Thank You for this much needed word today. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name AMEN!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I keep trying to find a life On my own, apart from You I am the king of excuses I&#8217;ve got one for every selfish thing I do What&#8217;s going on inside of me I despise my own behavior This only serves to confirm my suspicions That I&#8217;m still a man in need of a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"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":[6162,6163,6164,1287,425,6165,4395,4654,5907,4932,6166,2273],"class_list":["post-19249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-access-jesus-com","tag-charlie-peacock","tag-dc-talk","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-in-the-light","tag-james-316","tag-kim-golds","tag-philippians-23-4","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-selfcenteredness","tag-selfishness","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s39pHp-light","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19249","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\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19249"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19265,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19249\/revisions\/19265"}],"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=19249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}