{"id":21111,"date":"2014-08-06T00:15:16","date_gmt":"2014-08-06T04:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=21111"},"modified":"2014-08-05T19:03:01","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T23:03:01","slug":"21111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/06\/21111\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are"},"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;\">Every secret, every shame<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Every fear, every pain<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Live inside the dark<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">But that&#8217;s not who we are<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We are children of the day<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">So wake up sleeper, lift your head<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We were meant for more than this<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Fight the shadows, conquer death<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Make the most of the time we have left<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We are the light of the world<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We are the city on a hill<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We are the light of the world<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And we gotta, we gotta, we gotta<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Let the light shine<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We are called to spread the news<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To tell the world the simple truth<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Jesus came to save<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">There&#8217;s freedom in His name<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">So let His love break through<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">So let your light shine brighter<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We are the light\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Jesus<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You are the light<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We will lift You high<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And shine, shine, shine\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y8cX6SHtxeE?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Performed by Kari Jobe<br \/>\nSongwriters: James Tealy, Chuck Butler, Hilary McBride, Ed Cash<\/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>God calls us to let our little lights shine wherever we go, and proclaim the Good News and the glorious things He has done in our lives (and continues to do\u2026.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In the same way, let your light shine before others,<br \/>\nso that they may see your good works<br \/>\nand give glory to your Father who is in heaven.<br \/>\nMatthew 5:16 ESV<\/p>\n<p>What does it mean to \u201c&#8230;let your light shine&#8230;\u201d? I love this explanation from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intheworkplace.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">In The Workplace.com<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIn the Bible, light is used to represent God or God&#8217;s truth. It is contrasted to darkness, which represents the evil in the world or the false system of Satan. Our &#8220;light&#8221; in this sense is our &#8220;good works.&#8221;<br \/>\nThey are to shine in the world in such a way that others will see them and give credit or glory to God. This is to be true in all areas of our lives.<br \/>\nThe truth is that we let our light shine the brightest when the contrast is the greatest. In order for light to be noticed, it must shine in darkness. When you turn on a powerful flashlight on a sunny day, it can hardly be seen, but in the dark of the night, it is a bright beacon. So it is with us. When we do the works of righteousness in church, they are good but they don&#8217;t stand out as the same acts would outside the church. Remember we said that the scripture doesn&#8217;t apply only to the marketplace, but that it does include it.<br \/>\nOur light shines when we act or react to life in ways that contrast to the ways of the world. Jesus said that He is &#8220;the Light of the world&#8221; (John 8:12). His life contrasted sharply with the lives of the Pharisees and the other religious leaders. The things He said and the things He did were in stark contrast to the acts of the others. His &#8220;Light&#8221; shone brightly. The people could easily see a difference between Him and the others. They could see it in His acts and they could hear it in His words.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">go <a href=\"http:\/\/www.intheworkplace.com\/apps\/articles\/default.asp?articleid=16232&amp;columnid=1935\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for the entire article.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the Light of the world:<br \/>\nhe that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.<br \/>\nJohn 8:12 KJV<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our lives should shine with the light of Christ.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #37989e;\">*<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #37989e;\">\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, thank You for this Word today. \u00a0Help us by Your strength to be the people whose lives shine the light of You into the darkness in the lives of those around us. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, AMEN!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every secret, every shame Every fear, every pain Live inside the dark But that&#8217;s not who we are We are children of the day So wake up sleeper, lift your head We were meant for more than this Fight the shadows, conquer death Make the most of the time we have left We are the [&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":[1287,425,6987,3101,1384,4654,5564,5558,6989,6988],"class_list":["post-21111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-jesus-is-the-light","tag-john-812","tag-kari-jobe","tag-kim-golds","tag-let-your-little-light-shine","tag-matthew-516","tag-the-workplace-com","tag-we-are","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-21111","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21111","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=21111"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21115,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21111\/revisions\/21115"}],"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=21111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}