{"id":20980,"date":"2014-07-30T00:44:05","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T04:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=20980"},"modified":"2014-07-30T00:58:57","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T04:58:57","slug":"fix-eyes-king-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/07\/30\/fix-eyes-king-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Fix My Eyes On You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><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><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Hit rewind, click delete<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Stand face to face with the younger me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> All of the mistakes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> All of the heartbreak<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Here&#8217;s what I&#8217;d do differently,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I&#8217;d&#8230;Love like I&#8217;m not scared<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Give when it&#8217;s not fair<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Live life for another<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Take time for a brother<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Fight for the weak ones<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Speak out for freedom<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Find faith in the battle<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Stand tall but above it all<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Fix my eyes on You<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> On You<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I learned the lines and talked the talk<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (Everybody knows it, everybody knows it)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But the road less traveled is hard to walk<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (Everybody knows it, everybody knows)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> It takes a soldier<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Who knows his orders<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> To walk the walk I&#8217;m supposed to walk, and<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The things of earth are dimming<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> In the light of Your glory and grace<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;ll set my sights upon Heaven<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;m fixing my eyes on You, on You<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;m fixing my eyes on You, on You<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;m fixing my eyes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I&#8217;ll fix my eyes on You, on You<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;ll fix my eyes on You, on You<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yd2we03Sy4I?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Performed by For King &amp; Country<br \/>\nSongwriters: Luke Smallbone, Joel Smallbone, Seth Mosley<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<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 would you do differently if you could talk to a younger you? \u00a0I would tell myself to rest in Him and know that all is going to be okay. \u00a0We serve an amazing God and He is good and all He gives is good. \u00a0I would tell the younger me to really search and learn His Word. \u00a0There is truly a verse for all things that you encounter&#8212;the happy <em>and<\/em> the sad. \u00a0And I would tell myself to fix my eyes on only Him and let the things of this earth fade away.<\/p>\n<p>I would tell myself that God encounters are so much more important and meaningful than earthly consumption. \u00a0And that gratitude always comes before the miracle. \u00a0God has an answer to everything. \u00a0Sometimes it\u2019s &#8216;yes&#8217; and sometimes it\u2019s &#8216;wait&#8217; and sometimes it\u2019s &#8216;no.&#8217; \u00a0I would tell myself to trust that even though I don\u2019t like \u2018no,\u2019 that it is for my own good; and that if I could see the big picture, I would be so glad that He knew what was best for me. \u00a0I would tell myself to enjoy God and to look for the beauty in everything.<\/p>\n<p>I would tell myself to love like He does and to live intentionally for His purpose. \u00a0To look for ways to really get in the game and get dirty sometimes. \u00a0All that really is going to matter when Jesus comes for us is just this: did we love like we weren\u2019t scared&#8230;forgive when it hurt&#8230;take time to see the ones hurting&#8230;remember that He loves us and dances over us with singing.<\/p>\n<p>So, today, if you would, leave a comment below on what you would tell a younger you! \u00a0Just one phrase will do! \u00a0And do remember to enjoy Him and all He is.<\/p>\n<p>Need some verses to hold onto today?<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t be afraid, for I am with you.<br \/>\nDon\u2019t be discouraged, for I am your God.<br \/>\nI will strengthen you and help you.<br \/>\nI will hold you up with my victorious right hand.<br \/>\nIsaiah 41:10 NLT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, Who loves us.<br \/>\nRomans 8:37 NLT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then I pray to You, o Lord.<br \/>\nI say, \u201cYou are my place of refuge.<br \/>\nYou are all I really want in life.\u201d<br \/>\nPsalm 142:5 NLT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">God, You did everything You promised, and I\u2019m thanking You with all my heart.<br \/>\nYou pulled me from the brink of death, my feet from the cliff edge of doom.<br \/>\nNow I stroll at leisure with God in the sunlight fields of life.<br \/>\nPsalm 56:12 MSG<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<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<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Let us pray<\/strong><\/span>: Dear Lord, thank You for Your grace that gives us chance after chance to get it right. \u00a0You are the Lover of our souls and You want to walk with us daily. \u00a0Help us to remember to rest in You and that You will do all You promised in Your Word and when we are lost, guide us back to Your promises. \u00a0You never change. \u00a0Your love never changes. \u00a0And victory is ours through Christ Who died for us and loves us unconditionally. \u00a0We love You! \u00a0In Jesus&#8217; 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