{"id":22270,"date":"2014-10-12T00:15:27","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T04:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=22270"},"modified":"2014-10-11T18:19:04","modified_gmt":"2014-10-11T22:19:04","slug":"jesus-loves-chris-tomlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/12\/jesus-loves-chris-tomlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Loves 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;\">I was lost<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I was in chains<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The world had a hold of me<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">My heart was a stone<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I was covered in shame<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When He came for me<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I couldn&#8217;t run, couldn&#8217;t run from His presence<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I couldn&#8217;t run, couldn&#8217;t run from His arms<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Jesus, He loves me, He loves me, He is for me<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Jesus, how can it be, He loves me, He is for me<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And it was a fire<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Deep in my soul<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;ll never be the same<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I stepped out of the dark<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And into the light<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When He called my name<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I couldn&#8217;t run, couldn&#8217;t run from His presence<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I couldn&#8217;t run, couldn&#8217;t run from His arms<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">He holds the stars and He holds my heart<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> With healing hands that bear the scars<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The rugged cross where He died for me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> My only hope, my everything<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KQN3Z_jhRuM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Singer\/Songwriter: Chris Tomlin along with Reuben Morgan, Ben Glover<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u271e ~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Look up into the heavens.<br \/>\nWho created all the stars?<br \/>\nHe brings them out like an army, one after another, calling each by it&#8217;s name.<br \/>\nBecause of His great power and incomparable strength, not a single one is missing.<br \/>\nIsaiah 40:26<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t you love reading such<em> amazing<\/em> verses about our Creator? \u00a0I know I do. \u00a0And you have to think&#8212;if He cares that much for the stars and their names&#8212;how much more does He love and care about you? \u00a0As you listen to this song, I want you to just sit and soak in all His love for you. \u00a0Try to name all the ways He has shown you this past week and write them in a notebook. \u00a0The Creator of this world is<strong><em> totally in love<\/em><\/strong> with you!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">There is<strong><em> nothing<\/em><\/strong> that you can do to make Him love you <em>any more<strong> or<\/strong> any les<\/em>s than He already does.<\/span> \u00a0He even sent Jesus His Son to this earth, to go before us and to suffer and die for us. \u00a0He allowed His only Son to go through a lot of hard on this earth, to experience the loss and suffering, the hurts and trials that we would go through after Him. \u00a0He paved the way for us. \u00a0He wants the best things for you. \u00a0He doesn&#8217;t want you to settle on a life where you are striving and trudging along to the next event. He wants you to have an abundant life&#8212;full of Him and full of joy!<\/p>\n<p>This world can get a hold on you if you aren&#8217;t intentional about living for Jesus. Romans 12:2 says,&#8221;Do not be conformed to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God&#8217;s will is&#8212;His good,pleasing and perfect will.&#8221; \u00a0It would be so easy to throw in the towel and just live like the rest of the world. \u00a0How many hard things are we allowed to go through in order to bring Him glory?<\/p>\n<p>Is this you today? \u00a0Have you been in a valley for so long that you forgot what a mountain looks like? \u00a0I want to tell you that He sees you and He has not forgotten you. Whether you need freedom from a stronghold or you need financial provision&#8230;. Whether or you are waiting on God to heal a loved one or yourself, have courage and faith! \u00a0He <em><strong>has<\/strong><\/em> overcome this world!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have told you these things, so that you may have peace in Me.<br \/>\nHere on earth you will have many trials and sorrows.<br \/>\nBut take heart, because I have overcome the world.<br \/>\nJohn 16:22<\/p>\n<p><center><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* ~ \u2665 ~ \u271e ~ \u2665 ~ *<\/span><\/center><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Let us pray<\/span><\/strong>: \u00a0Dear God, You are almighty and trustworthy. \u00a0You love us so much and You give us grace and mercy so freely. \u00a0You are our Stronghold and our Portion forever. \u00a0We praise Your Name. \u00a0Thank You for sending Jesus to die in our place. \u00a0We have a place to lay all our sorrows and troubles&#8230;at the foot of the Cross. \u00a0Lord, I pray for all who need You today and don&#8217;t know You. \u00a0Or maybe they have just moved away. \u00a0Help us, Your people, to be the light and the hope that they need to come to You. \u00a0 We love You. \u00a0In Jesus&#8217; name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was lost I was in chains The world had a hold of me My heart was a stone I was covered in shame When He came for me I couldn&#8217;t run, couldn&#8217;t run from His presence I couldn&#8217;t run, couldn&#8217;t run from His arms Jesus, He loves me, He loves me, He is for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"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":[1302,1287,425,7528,5781,7527,589,4932,910],"class_list":["post-22270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-chris-tomlin","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-isaiah-4026","tag-jesus-loves-me","tag-john-1622","tag-kim-spring","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-romans-122","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-5Nc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22270","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\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22270"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22274,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22270\/revisions\/22274"}],"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=22270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}