{"id":22225,"date":"2014-10-10T00:15:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-10T04:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=22225"},"modified":"2014-10-09T15:35:26","modified_gmt":"2014-10-09T19:35:26","slug":"crazy-kicks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/10\/crazy-kicks\/","title":{"rendered":"When The Crazy Kicks In"},"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;\">Here I go tiptoeing to the kitchen<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And don&#8217;t you know, crash goes the coffee cup<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">My only chance to be still and listen<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Lord, don&#8217;t let, don&#8217;t let the kids wake up<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">A little time with You, the only way to get me through the day<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Oh, come meet me in this moment<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Before it all gets going<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And these plates start to spin<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And the crazy kicks in<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">A circus of distractions<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Is just about to happen<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I&#8217;ll be ready when<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The crazy kicks in<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Pushed and pulled by a thousand expectations<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And all the roles that I&#8217;m supposed to play<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To hit the ground running is a temptation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">But I have learned this lesson the hard way<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">A little time with You, the only way to get me through the day<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You got me, where You want me, even through the highs and lows<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You know me, and You hold me, and You show me that You&#8217;ll never let me go<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ar750jeupg8?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Singer\/Songwriter: Francesca Battistelli along with Ian Eskelin, Tony Wood<\/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<p>&#8220;Oh Lord, thank You that You are the peaceful place in the midst of the crazy in life\u2026.&#8221; Jesus said, \u201cCome to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest\u201d in Matthew 11:28 NLT. \u00a0&#8220;Oh Father, come meet us in these moments&#8230;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I think this blog \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/woundedbutvictorious.blogspot.com\/2013\/06\/meet-me-in-my-broken-placehold-me-now.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Wounded But Victorious<\/strong><\/a>\u201dstates it so well:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cMeet me in my broken place&#8230;.hold me now.<br \/>\nI am so thankful that I have a God that meets me where I am at, when my faith is weak, when my legs wobble under life&#8217;s weight, He is steadfastly there. Sometimes it appears as though He is missing in action, sometimes it feels as though my cries fall on deaf ears, but He is always there. Usually it seems He is waiting for me to grasp the latest concept or lesson that He wants me to learn, to humbly follow Him in complete surrender. I love my Lord and at the end of the day, I know that He alone can be counted on.<br \/>\nThough my life&#8217;s lessons have been hard at times for me and usually because of my stubborn reluctance to say &#8216;Yes Lord,&#8217; I can reflect and say He has always been there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Click on the link above to visit this blog.)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even in those times when we FEEL as though God isn\u2019t there we can rely on this promise:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them.<br \/>\nFor the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you.<br \/>\nHe will neither fail you nor abandon you.&#8221;<br \/>\nDeuteronomy 31:6 NLT<\/p>\n<p>These are the times that we must continue to be strong and courageous and remember \u201cGreater is He that is in me than He that is in the world&#8230;\u201d. We can remain strong in the midst of life\u2019s difficulties <strong><em>because<\/em><\/strong> we are strong in Him.<\/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<p>Heavenly Father, Thank You that I am not the different roles I play in the midst of my busy life. That I am whom You created me to be. May we remember each and everyday who we are living for\u2014and that is You. 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