{"id":22321,"date":"2014-10-15T00:15:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T04:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=22321"},"modified":"2014-10-14T23:32:51","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T03:32:51","slug":"22321","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/10\/15\/22321\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Song"},"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;\">This is my prayer in the desert<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When all that&#8217;s within me feels dry<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">This is my prayer in my hunger and need<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">My God is the God who provides<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And this is my prayer in the fire<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">In weakness or trial or pain<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">There is a faith proved<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Of more worth than gold<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">So refine me, Lord, through the flame<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And I will bring praise<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will bring praise<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">No weapon formed against me shall remain<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will rejoice<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will declare<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">God is my victory and He is here<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And this is my prayer in the battle<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When triumph is still on its way<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">So firm on His promise I&#8217;ll stand<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">All of my life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">In every season<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You are still God<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I have a reason to sing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I have a reason to worship<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">This is my prayer in the harvest<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When favor and providence flow<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">I know I&#8217;m filled to be emptied again<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">The seed I&#8217;ve received I will sow<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZlgUUeQh0CQ?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Performed by Hillsong United \/ Songwriter: Brooke Fraser<\/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: center;\">Thank You, Father, that &#8216;in every season You are still God,<br \/>\nand, even in the desert, I have reason to sing&#8217;\u2026because I have You.<\/p>\n<p>Even in the fire we are being refined. And, just like Shadrach, Meshach and Abendago, we will come out better, stronger, and not even smelling like smoke. Thank You, Lord, for the victory ahead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction.<br \/>\nIsaiah 48:10 NIV<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cEvery one of us is a potential diamond in the rough. Embedded within each person are diamond-like qualities waiting to be mined bringing joy to our Maker, others, and ourselves. Are we willing to endure the pressure, the cutting, and the polishing of the Master Jeweler to bring out the diamond within us?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A quote from <em>God\u2019s Diamond in the Rough<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prevailmagazine.org\/gods-diamond-in-the-rough\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here <\/a>to go to Prevail Magazine.org<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>So, <strong><em>are we willing<\/em><\/strong> to let God refine us through the fire and be looking for the good that will come in the desert seasons? \u00a0When we give praise in the desert, He will give us the strength that we need to overcome. \u00a0God is our Victory! \u00a0Praise Him that He is here\u2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation,<br \/>\na people for His own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him<br \/>\nWho called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.<br \/>\n1 Peter 2:9 ESV<\/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>Heavenly Father, I thank You that even in the desert You have not left us and that we always have a reason to sing in every season because we have You. Thank You for strength and peace as we are awaiting the triumph that is on the way. 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