{"id":19341,"date":"2014-04-29T00:15:30","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T04:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=19341"},"modified":"2014-04-28T23:38:18","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T03:38:18","slug":"kim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/04\/29\/kim\/","title":{"rendered":"Hurricane"},"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\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" 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;\">You&#8217;re spinning out of control again<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Your life feels like a sinking ship<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You&#8217;re wondering how it came to this<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; \"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Is it too late?<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Is it too far?<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">For Him to reach you<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">And come to where you are<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Step out on the edge<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Don&#8217;t be afraid of it<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">And when you feel the rain<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Call His name<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">He&#8217;ll find you in the hurricane<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You&#8217;re in the wreckage underneath<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Your hope is buried somewhere deep<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You&#8217;re wondering how long it will keep<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; \"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">It&#8217;s never too late<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Never too far<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">For you to reach out<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">And take a hold of love<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Step out on the edge<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Don&#8217;t be afraid of it<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">And when you feel the rain<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Call His name<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">He&#8217;ll find you in the hurricane<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Don&#8217;t back down from the fight<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">He&#8217;ll shelter you tonight<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Just hold on for the change<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Call His name<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">He&#8217;ll find you in the hurricane<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There&#8217;s a place, there&#8217;s a place you can run<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">When you fall, and it&#8217;s all come undone<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">You&#8217;ll be safe in the raging storm<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">So just let go<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8216;Cause you are held in His arms<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Step out on the edge<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Don&#8217;t be afraid of it<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">And when you feel the rain<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">Call His name<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">He&#8217;ll find you in the hurricane<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"color: #444444; 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\/ttKnLwwHlig?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Songwriters: Cindy Morgan, Matt Bronleewe, Natalie Grant<br \/>\nPerformed by Natalie Grant<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* ~ \u2665 ~ \u271e ~ \u2665 ~ *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Have you ever felt as though you had so much going on that things were literally swirling around you and you weren\u2019t sure where to begin? \u00a0I know I have\u2026it reminds me of the eye of a storm. \u00a0It is a calm place while things are swirling around you. \u00a0Do you have Hope in the eye of your storm?? \u00a0Jesus is the calm in the midst of our storm.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.<br \/>\nPsalm 34:14<\/p>\n<p>So we should be in <strong><em>active pursuit<\/em><\/strong> of peace. \u00a0Not that we attain it once&#8230;and then we can rest; but this is a continuous process.<\/p>\n<p>Why must we pursue something that is already given to us (John 14:27)?\u00a0 We already have peace available to us. Jesus IS\u00a0our Peace; it is found in Him. \u00a0We just have to utilize it by keeping our eyes focused on Him instead of the storm swirling around us. I love this excerpt from the book <a href=\"http:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=v5jxTtt9He8C&amp;pg=PA24&amp;lpg=PA24&amp;dq=The+eye+of+th+storm+and+Jesus&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=FjrdQ_rf6k&amp;sig=IdmKUekStYET6kByXthTc7N8ePk&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ei=pEleU6i0IMafyQGR0IHADA&amp;ved=0CGwQ6AEwCA#v=onepage&amp;q=The%20eye%20of%20th%20storm%20and%20Jesus&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\">In the Eye of the Storm<\/a> :<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhat internal code kept His calm from erupting into chaos ? He knew the value of people\u2026 Interestingly the stress seen that day is not on Jesus\u2019s face, but on the faces of the disciples\u2026 &#8216;Send the crowds away,&#8217; \u00a0they demand. \u00a0Fair request. \u00a0&#8216;After all,&#8217; they are saying. \u00a0\u2018You\u2019ve taught them. \u00a0You\u2019ve healed them. \u00a0You\u2019ve accommodated them. And now they\u2019re getting h ungry. If we don\u2019t send them away. \u00a0They\u2019ll want you to feed them, too.\u2019 \u00a0I wish I could have seen the expression on the disciples\u2019 faces when they heard the Master\u2019s response: \u2018They do not need to go away. \u00a0You give them something to eat\u2026\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When we get outside of ourselves and the storms of our life, and begin to focus on Jesus, then peace will come. \u00a0Our storms will be used to minister to others and He will show us what to do in the midst of them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* ~ \u2665 ~ \u271e ~ \u2665 ~ *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Heavenly Father, I thank You for the peace that has already been given to us when we choose to put our eyes and our focus on You. \u00a0Thank You that You are our peace in the eye of the storm and that You will never leave us or forsake us. \u00a0Thank You for showing us what to do in the midst of them. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name. 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