{"id":19434,"date":"2014-05-03T00:15:04","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T04:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=19434"},"modified":"2014-05-02T23:29:11","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T03:29:11","slug":"shackles-praise-mary-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/03\/shackles-praise-mary-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"Shackles (Praise You)"},"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;\">Whoo! <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">It sure is hot out here, Ya know <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I don&#8217;t mind though <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Just glad to be free <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Know what I&#8217;m saying, uh! <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I just wanna praise You <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(What&#8217;cha wanna do?) <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I just wanna praise You <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Yeah, yeah) <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You broke the chains now I can lift my hands <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(Uh feel me?) <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And I&#8217;m gonna praise You <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">(What&#8217;cha gon do?) <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>I&#8217;m gonna praise You<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">In the corners of mind <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I just can&#8217;t seem to find a reason to believe <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That I can break free <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2018Cause You see I have been down for so long <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Feel like the hope is gone <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">But as I lift my hands, I understand <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That I should praise You through my circumstance <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I just wanna praise You <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I just wanna praise You <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You broke the chains now I can lift my hands <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And I&#8217;m gonna praise You <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I&#8217;m gonna praise You<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Everything that could go wrong <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">All went wrong at one time <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">So much pressure fell on me <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I thought I was gon lose my mind <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">But I know You wanna see If I will hold on through these trials <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">But I need You to lift this load <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2018Cause I can&#8217;t take it anymore <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I just wanna praise You <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I just wanna praise You <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You broke the chains now I can lift my hands <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And I&#8217;m gonna praise You <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I&#8217;m gonna praise You<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Been through the fire and the rain <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Bound in every kind of way <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">But God has broken every chain <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">So let me go right now <\/span><\/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\/V7eZD3TKn_M?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Be joyful always;<br \/>\npray continually;<br \/>\ngive thanks in all circumstances,<br \/>\nfor this is God\u2019s will for you in Christ Jesus.<br \/>\n1 Thessalonians 5:16-18<\/p>\n<p>Be joyful <em>always<\/em>? \u00a0Give thanks in <em>all<\/em> circumstances? \u00a0Seems like a tough one, doesn\u2019t it? \u00a0When things are going really well for us, I hear folks saying \u201cGod is good!\u201d, but are we saying that when things AREN\u2019T going our way?? \u00a0We should! God is good, friends, ALL THE TIME!<\/p>\n<p>I have a playlist on my computer simply called \u201cPraise.\u201d \u00a0This song (<em>Shackles<\/em>) leads the group. \u00a0Whenever things seem to be a bit overwhelming or I\u2019m having a particularly rough day, I crank that playlist and sing with all I\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 100 tells us:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. \u00a0Worship the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Know that the Lord is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name. For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You see, it\u2019s not about MY circumstance, it\u2019s about HIM. \u00a0I know who I belong to, and the One who made me is good, He loves me and will be faithful to me! \u00a0So I praise him through ALL circumstances. \u00a0I don\u2019t have to like the circumstance, but I do love God, and I trust that when He tells me that He works all things for my good (Romans 8:28), that He is able to turn anything around! \u00a0As an added bonus, when I focus on praising God, I take my attention off myself which then allows God to lift my spirits!<\/p>\n<p>Why not try it today? \u00a0Crank up this song and sing and dance unto the Lord!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Praise Him for His greatness and love for you!<\/li>\n<li>Praise Him for having all things under control!<\/li>\n<li>Praise Him for loving you unconditionally and caring about the circumstance in which you find yourself \u2013 no matter how challenging!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then feel how those waves of praise come back to you in the peace and love of Jesus. \u00a0Praise the Lord!! \u00a0\ud83d\ude00 \u00a0Have a wonderful day filled with the love of God!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whoo! It sure is hot out here, Ya know I don&#8217;t mind though Just glad to be free Know what I&#8217;m saying, uh! Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance I just wanna praise You (What&#8217;cha wanna do?) 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