{"id":25532,"date":"2015-04-26T00:15:37","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T04:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=25532"},"modified":"2015-04-25T11:39:39","modified_gmt":"2015-04-25T15:39:39","slug":"i-will-lift-my-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/04\/26\/i-will-lift-my-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"I Will Lift My Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will lift my eyes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> God, my God, I cry out<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Your beloved needs You now<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> God, be near, calm my fear<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And take my doubt<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Your kindness is what pulls me up<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Your love is all that draws me in<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will lift my eyes to the Maker<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Of the mountains I can&#8217;t climb<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I will lift my eyes to the Calmer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Of the oceans raging wild<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will lift my eyes to the Healer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Of the hurt I hold inside<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> To You<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">God, my God, let mercy sing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> A melody over me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And God, right here, all I bring<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Is all of me<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8216;Cause You are and You were and You will be forever<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The loving I need to save me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> &#8216;Cause You fashioned the earth and You hold it together God<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> So hold me now<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will lift my eyes to the Maker<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Of the mountains I can&#8217;t climb<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I will lift my eyes to the calmer<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Of the oceans raging wild<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I will lift my eyes to the Healer<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Of the hurt I hold inside<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> To You<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I will lift my eyes, lift my eyes<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> To You<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">God, my God, I cry out<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Your beloved needs You now<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FtAjrNqEsoM?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bebo Norman<br \/>\nwritten by Jason Ingram, Jeffrey Norman<\/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 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Close your eyes and listen to the words; make them your prayer today. <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>What is it that you need God to be today for you? \u00a0He is your Creator and the Lover of your soul. \u00a0He created you with a purpose and He longs to spend time with you because He loves you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;<br \/>\nFrom where shall my help come?<br \/>\nPsalm 121:1<\/p>\n<p>When the sea is raging all around you, and the storms of life are so loud and strong, He is your Calmer. \u00a0Lift up your eyes and see His heart for you. \u00a0When you are hurting or sick, either spiritually or physically, He is your Healer. \u00a0This world is full of so much hurt and He is truly the only One Who can take it all away. \u00a0You are His beloved!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I am my beloved\u2019s and my beloved is mine,<br \/>\nHe who pastures his flock among the lilies.<br \/>\nSong Of Solomon 6:3<\/p>\n<p>From the beginning of time God has longed to walk with us, His children. \u00a0And we were created with a void that can only be filled by Him. \u00a0So when the longing in your heart is too much, it is not the world that you are wanting&#8212;it is Him. \u00a0He truly does hold it all together in His very capable hands. \u00a0There isn&#8217;t much that stays the same and time brings so many changes that sometimes are hard. \u00a0But God is the always the same&#8230;He never changes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.<br \/>\nHebrews 13:8<\/p>\n<p>Friend, your life may not be what you are wishing, but God is all you need. \u00a0Lift up your eyes today and find your hope 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><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Let us pray<\/span>: Dear Lord, You are our Maker, our Healer and our Calmer. \u00a0You are the same today and everyday; You never change. 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