{"id":20911,"date":"2014-07-26T00:15:17","date_gmt":"2014-07-26T04:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=20911"},"modified":"2014-07-25T22:04:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-26T02:04:09","slug":"10000-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/26\/10000-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"10,000 Reasons"},"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 style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Bless the Lord, O my soul<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> O my soul<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Worship His holy name<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Sing like never before, O my soul<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;ll worship Your holy name<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The sun comes up, it&#8217;s a new day dawning<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> It&#8217;s time to sing Your song again<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Let me be singing when the evening comes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You&#8217;re rich in love, and You&#8217;re slow to anger<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Your name is great, and Your heart is kind<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> For all Your goodness I will keep on singing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And on that day when my strength is failing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The end draws near and my time has come<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Still my soul will sing Your praise unending<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Ten thousand years and then forevermore<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Jesus, I&#8217;ll worship Your holy name<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Lord, I&#8217;ll worship Your holy name<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DXDGE_lRI0E?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Singer\/Songwriter Matt Redman with Jonas Myrin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear this song? \u00a0For me, it\u2019s all the things God has redeemed me from\u2026. \u00a0God has been <strong><em>so<\/em> good<\/strong> to me!<\/p>\n<p>Here is what God wants from us in return:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure.<br \/>\nDo all things without murmurings and disputings&#8230;.<br \/>\nPhilippians 2:13-14 (KJV)<\/p>\n<p>We are to do ALL things without murmurings and disputings (or complaining). \u00a0I heard Joyce Meyer once say, \u201cComplain and Remain, or Praise and Be Raised.\u201d This reminds me of the Israelites who complained on the 40 year journey that should have only taken them 11 days.<\/p>\n<p>Does this mean that we have to like our current circumstances? \u00a0NO!! \u00a0In fact I haven\u2019t liked most of my circumstances. \u00a0But it does mean that we trust God\u2019s faithfulness so much. \u00a0And that we hold onto the joy that is only found in Him. And we choose to remember and be thankful for what He has done for us and then be obedient to what He calls us to do. \u00a0Obedience is at the core of receiving this new life of blessings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He replied, &#8220;Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.&#8221;<br \/>\nLuke 11:28 NIV<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">No matter what we are currently walking through&#8230;God is worthy to be praised!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, I bless Your Holy name and thank You that whatever may pass or whatever lies before me&#8230;I will be singing before the evening comes. \u00a0Bless the Lord, O my soul! \u00a0Lord, I\u2019ll worship Your Holy Name. 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