{"id":21562,"date":"2014-09-01T00:15:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T04:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=21562"},"modified":"2014-08-31T22:22:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-01T02:22:38","slug":"never-let-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/09\/01\/never-let-go\/","title":{"rendered":"You Never Let Go"},"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;\">Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Your perfect love is casting out fear<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And even when I&#8217;m caught in the middle of the storms of this life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I won&#8217;t turn back<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I know You are near<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>And I will fear no evil<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> For my God is with me<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> And if my God is with me<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Whom then shall I fear?<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Whom then shall I fear?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> <em>Oh no, You never let go<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Through the calm and through the storm<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Oh no, You never let go<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> In every high and every low<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Oh no, You never let go<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Lord, You never let go of me<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> A glorious light beyond all compare<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And there will be an end to these troubles<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But until that day comes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> We&#8217;ll live to know You here on the earth<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Yes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And there will be an end to these troubles<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But until that day comes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Still I will praise You, still I will praise You\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NM14VZVu0og?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Singer\/Songwriter Matt Redman with Mrs. Beth Redman<\/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;\">This song held me together during a very dark time in my life. \u00a0It offered hope where I could see none. \u00a0It reminded me God was holding me close as my world was falling apart. \u00a0The song is based on Psalm 23:4 (AMP).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes, though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death,<br \/>\nI will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me;<br \/>\nYour rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me.<\/p>\n<p>I truly felt like I was walking through the deepest, darkest valley known to man \u2013 the valley of death. \u00a0My only strength, my only comfort was in Him. \u00a0He was my light at the end of the tunnel if only my heart could hold on.\u00a0\u00a0Proverbs 4:4 (HCSB) reminds us \u201cYour heart must hold on to My words\u201d and that is what I did&#8230;I sought solace in His Word.<\/p>\n<p>As I was thinking back on that time and writing this, I began to wonder where the phrase \u201cOh no, You never let go\u201d came from. \u00a0As I searched, I did not find the exact phrase but I found so many wonderful promises filled with hope I had to share them!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He guards the steps of His faithful ones<br \/>\n1 Samuel 2:9a HCSB<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.<br \/>\n2 Samuel 22:33, Psalm 18:32 NIV<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">No weapon that is formed against you will prosper<br \/>\nIsaiah 54:17a NASB<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all.<br \/>\nNo one is able to snatch them out of the Father\u2019s hand.<br \/>\nJohn 10:29 HCSB<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">What then shall we say to [all] this?<br \/>\nIf God is for us, who [can be] against us? [Who can be our foe, if God is on our side?]<br \/>\nRomans 8:31 AMP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;for God\u2019s Son holds them securely, and the evil one cannot touch them.<br \/>\n1 John 5:18b NLT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I am writing to all who have been called by God the Father,<br \/>\nWho loves you and keeps you safe in the care of Jesus Christ.<br \/>\nJude 1:1 NLT<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>These verses have one thing in common \u2013 they <strong>prove<\/strong> He never lets go! \u00a0 We have nothing to fear. \u00a0 And because of that I will continue to praise Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Lord, thank You for never letting go. \u00a0No matter what we are going through, You are right there with us, holding us tightly in Your mighty right hand. \u00a0Remind us we have nothing to fear as long as we cling to You. \u00a0Even if we let go of Your hand, You are never too far away to reach us. \u00a0You are our Comfort and our Hope. \u00a0We are grateful that we can stand on Your promises and know You are faithful. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen \u2013 it is so!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death Your perfect love is casting out fear And even when I&#8217;m caught in the middle of the storms of this life I won&#8217;t turn back I know You are near And I will fear no evil For my God is with me And [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":164,"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":[7198,7194,7195,5889,1287,425,2702,7197,7199,1371,7193,7196,2336,4932,1773,7192],"class_list":["post-21562","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-1-john-518","tag-1-samuel-29","tag-2-samuel-2233","tag-cynda-cottrill","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-isaiah-5417","tag-john-1029","tag-jude-11","tag-matt-redman","tag-proverbs-44","tag-psalm-1832","tag-psalm-234","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-romans-831","tag-you-never-let-go","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p39pHp-5BM","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21562","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\/164"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21562"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21573,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21562\/revisions\/21573"}],"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=21562"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21562"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}