{"id":22062,"date":"2014-10-07T00:15:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T04:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=22062"},"modified":"2014-10-04T18:50:07","modified_gmt":"2014-10-04T22:50:07","slug":"people-like","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/07\/people-like\/","title":{"rendered":"People Like Me"},"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;\">What if I told you, what would you say<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Would you stand by me, would you walk away<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> What if my walls came down and you saw everything<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">All of my weakness<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> All of my scars<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> All that I\u2019ve hidden<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Deep in my heart<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> For so long<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And I\u2019m scared to set it free<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Show me a life that\u2019s broken<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Can be redeemed<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Show me that You can handle my honesty<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And help me to know<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You\u2019ll never let go<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Your love won\u2019t ever leave<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Show me that grace was made<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> For people like me<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You say I\u2019m forgiven<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Being restored<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But it\u2019s hard to feel it<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Here in this storm<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Torn between who I\u2019ve been and who I want to be<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Jesus, I need You<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Need You to be<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Hope in the darkness searching for me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Out of this doubt<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Lord, help me to believe<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Oh, my weak heart<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And Your strong arms<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Give me faith when mine is gone<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Only trusting in Your mercy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Can set free<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> People like me<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Show me Your arms are open<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Your blood redeems<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Show me that You can love<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Even me<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4y8Y2u46NPU?list=UUXEOyMKw5bNqgLX14QpYeuQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">~ MikesChair ~<br \/>\nMike Grayson, Nate Onstott, Seth Penn, Kyle Schonewill, Dustin Wise<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 * <\/span><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>&#8220;Jesus, I need You<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Need You to be<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Hope in the darkness searching for me<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Out of this doubt<\/em><br \/>\n<em> Lord, help me to believe&#8221;<\/em><\/h4>\n<p>These verses so speak to me when I doubt who I am in Christ. I know I am loved by God. There are days that self-doubt creeps in. I have to remember the evil one is here to destroy us, to prevent us from reaching our full potential in God&#8217;s kingdom. As the father that brought his son for Jesus to be healed said,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Immediately the boy\u2019s father exclaimed, \u2018I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!\u2019<br \/>\nMark 9:24<\/p>\n<p>We are made to worship Him and to have a relationship with Him. Because of sin, shame, and guilt, we have been separated from God. Only&#8230;God does not want us to feel this way. He wants us to forgive ourselves and seek Him with all of our heart. He wants our total dedication to the pursuit of spreading His love to others.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Father, thank You for loving us. \u00a0Thank You for helping us see who we are in You. Forgive us when we doubt who we are in You. You made us perfect. Help us see who we are in You. Thank You! \u00a0In Jesus&#8217; name, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What if I told you, what would you say Would you stand by me, would you walk away What if my walls came down and you saw everything All of my weakness All of my scars All that I\u2019ve hidden Deep in my heart For so long And I\u2019m scared to set it free Show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"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":[1287,425,7468,6513,7467,4932,1071],"class_list":["post-22062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-lord-help-my-unbelief","tag-mark-924","tag-mikeschair","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-tina-marin","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-5JQ","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22062","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\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22062"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22062\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22142,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22062\/revisions\/22142"}],"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=22062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}