{"id":23615,"date":"2014-12-26T17:15:14","date_gmt":"2014-12-26T22:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=23615"},"modified":"2014-12-26T17:18:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-26T22:18:36","slug":"silent-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/12\/26\/silent-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Into The Silent Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23090\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014.jpg\" alt=\"phssChristmasgraphic2014\" width=\"560\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014.jpg 560w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/phssChristmasgraphic2014-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">The snow is falling like I am for you<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Hear the children singing one of our favorite tunes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Christmas trees, nativities<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> See the world in red and green<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">Into the silent night<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> With you by my side<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Joy in a lonesome world<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> For this boy and girl<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Angels celebrate<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> As we stand face to face<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> With God&#8217;s gift tonight<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> You and I<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">If you couldn&#8217;t tell, darling<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> I only have eyes for you<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> After rain, seasons change<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Til Christmas day comes back again<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Love remains<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">Sun and rain<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Life and change<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> But through it all<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> Love remains<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N4eMaxj-TP8?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Singer\/Songwriters: Joel and Luke Smallbone ~ For King &amp; Country<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> \u00a0* \u00a0 \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271d \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2605 \u00a0 \u00a0* <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Because of Jesus we can always have joy in our journey through even the difficult ones. \u00a0To have it we must choose Him\u2014<em>true, authentic <span style=\"color: #a11e24;\">joy<\/span> is <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">only<\/span> found in Jesus<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The prospect of the righteous is joy&#8230;.<br \/>\nProverbs 10:28<\/p>\n<p>Does it mean we will always <strong>like<\/strong> the circumstances of our lives? \u00a0No. \u00a0However it does mean we can find joy in the journey.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cJoy is a way of living, it takes time to foster joy, it is the result of a hard won victory over entrenched attitudes of apathy, pessimism, doubt, unbelief and despair. \u00a0For true joy, Christ is the only source.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u2013<a href=\"http:\/\/lynndove.com\/2012\/04\/30\/finding-joy-not-happiness-in-the-lord-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">excerpt from Lynn Dove\u2019s Journey Thoughts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">So with you: Now is your time of grief,<br \/>\nbut I will see you again and you will rejoice,<br \/>\nand no one will take away your joy.<br \/>\nJohn 16:22<\/p>\n<p>This world is tough and the circumstances can be heartbreaking. \u00a0To have joy in our journeys even in the midst of all things\u2026we must choose it. \u00a0We must look for the good in all things. \u00a0We must make it a way of living. \u00a0When you change your perspective and start looking for these things then your view changes. \u00a0You start to see the blessings hidden in disguise and that God never stops working. \u00a0True relationship with God is a daily adventure and it is so much fun. \u00a0When you start looking for Him, You will find Him&#8230;He is faithful in all things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me.<br \/>\nJeremiah 29:13 NLT<\/p>\n<p>I wouldn\u2019t go back to my old way of living without Jesus for nothing&#8230;the best days of my life have been with Him!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A single day in Your courts is better than a thousand anywhere else!<br \/>\nI would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God<br \/>\nthan live the good life in the homes of the wicked.<br \/>\nPsalm 84:10 NLT<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #a11e24;\"> \u00a0* \u00a0 \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271d \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2605 \u00a0 \u00a0* <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father, thank You for the true joy that can only be found in You. \u00a0Thank You that into the silent night I will always have You by my side. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The snow is falling like I am for you Hear the children singing one of our favorite tunes Christmas trees, nativities See the world in red and green Into the silent night With you by my side Joy in a lonesome world For this boy and girl Angels celebrate As we stand face to face 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