{"id":21499,"date":"2014-08-28T00:15:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T04:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=21499"},"modified":"2014-08-27T17:24:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T21:24:35","slug":"angels-watching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/28\/angels-watching\/","title":{"rendered":"Angels"},"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>&#8220;Take this man to prison,&#8221; the man heard Herod say<br \/>\nAnd then four squads of soldiers came and carried him away<br \/>\nChained up between two watchmen, Peter tried to sleep<br \/>\nBut beyond the walls an endless prayer was lifting for his keep<br \/>\nThen a light cut through the darkness of a lonely prison cell<br \/>\nAnd the chains that bound the man of God just opened up and fell<br \/>\nAnd running to his people before the break of day<br \/>\nThere was only one thing on his mind, only one thing to say<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px; \"><em>Angels watching over me, every move I make<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Angels watching over me<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Angels watching over me, every step I take<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Angels watching over me<\/em><\/p>\n<p>God only knows the times my life was threatened just today<br \/>\nA reckless car ran out of gas before it ran my way<br \/>\nNear misses all around me, accidents unknown<br \/>\nThough I never see with human eyes the hands that lead me home<br \/>\nBut I know they&#8217;re all around me all day and through the night<br \/>\nWhen the enemy is closing in, I know sometimes they fight<br \/>\nTo keep my feet from falling, I&#8217;ll never turn away<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re asking what&#8217;s protecting me then you&#8217;re gonna hear me say<\/p>\n<p>Got his angels watching over me, every move I make<br \/>\nAngels watching over me<br \/>\nAngels watching over me, every step I take<br \/>\nAngels watching over me<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HYjwT9ANdbg\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><\/center><center>Singer\/Songwriter Amy Grant<\/center><center>along with\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0E. Brown Bannister, \u00a0Gary Chapman, Michael W.\u00a0\u00a0Smith<\/span><\/center><center><\/center><center><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span>\u00a0<\/center><center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; \">God only knows how many accidents&#8230;in the car or just walking&#8230;I have come near to being in. I have also seen other people have some near-misses. Every day is full of near-misses . Yet God is protecting us. We may not understand how, but God is there and knows when we really need Him. Life is hard. Without God, we would not be able to survive every day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \">My God hath sent His angel, and hath shut the lions&#8217; mouths, that they have not hurt me:<br \/>\nforasmuch as before Him innocency was found in me;<br \/>\nand also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.<br \/>\nDaniel 6:22<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; \">In today\u2019s world we are being persecuted left and right by those who do not believe in God or those who religiously believe in something else. \u00a0We are thrown into the proverbial \u2018lion\u2019s den\u2019 every day. \u00a0Daniel was thrown into the lion\u2019s den because the king had been misled about Daniel. \u00a0However, Daniel knew that he would be safe. \u00a0He testified to the king the next morning that an angel of the Lord had come and shut the lion\u2019s mouth through the night. \u00a0The king, having seen and heard of Daniel\u2019s survival, decreed that the kingdom would follow Daniel\u2019s God.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; \">God\u2019s angels are always looking out for us. \u00a0We may not be able to see them, but we know that He sends His angels to look after us. \u00a0We can think of all the near-misses we have had and realize that God was looking out for us. \u00a0God and His angels are always there fighting for us. \u00a0They are protecting us from the forces that are always out there trying to make us fall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; \"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; \">Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for guarding us and protecting us. Thank You for sending Your angels to give us protection from the many things that are trying to make us fall and take us away from You. Without You, we would certainly fall and not be able to get up. 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