{"id":21517,"date":"2014-08-29T00:20:53","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T04:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=21517"},"modified":"2014-08-28T14:59:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-28T18:59:00","slug":"singing-infinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/29\/singing-infinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Singing to Infinity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SeekingHimLogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13840\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SeekingHimLogo.jpg\" alt=\"SeekingHimLogo\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SeekingHimLogo.jpg 560w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/SeekingHimLogo-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!<br \/>\nPsalm 81:1<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Disney\u2019s<em><strong> Frozen<\/strong> <\/em>is one of those hits that just don\u2019t leave your mind a few days after watching it. For kids and toddlers, mainly girls, it has been a huge hit. Try finding an Elsa costume in a Disney store. It\u2019s not happening most days. The music itself is not going away either. This music has stuck around longer than most one-hit wonders. It\u2019s amazing. My daughter is three, and all she has to do is hear the first strains of <em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Let It Go<\/span><\/em>, and she breaks into song. She almost knows the entire song word for word. My parents were amazed at how much she knew.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, worldly songs and things are only finite. \u00a0Our love of them should not interfere with our love and wanting of God. \u00a0When things begin to interfere with our relationship with God, they become idols. \u00a0Worldly things can grab such a strong hold over people that they lose sight of what is really true in this world\u2014God\u2019s love and a relationship with Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;<br \/>\nActs 3:19<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But yet we can have an infinite love and life. \u00a0We cannot let the worldly things get in our way. \u00a0If we repent and accept a relationship with God, our sins will be blotted out. \u00a0Our lives will be refreshed by the Spirit and love of God. \u00a0We shall always be in His Presence. \u00a0We are able to rely on the strength of God when we are down, sick, or in need. \u00a0He is our Rock and Shield. \u00a0All we have to do is have faith.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When our relationship with God is strong and unbroken, we are so much more than we could be without Him\u2014which is weak. \u00a0We can sing to the moon and back about His love and saving grace. \u00a0We can shout to the Lord about His wonderful and fulfilling love. \u00a0With God as our strength, we can fight any fight that we are thrown into. \u00a0We can help those who need it, and we can share the joy of loving God.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #37989e;\">*<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #37989e;\">\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your love. \u00a0Thank You for Your grace. \u00a0Without You, we would be weak. \u00a0You give us strength to get through these troubling days. \u00a0You love us like no one else. \u00a0You are our Rock and Strength. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob! 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