{"id":25635,"date":"2015-05-03T00:15:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-03T04:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=25635"},"modified":"2015-05-02T21:32:46","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T01:32:46","slug":"lift-me-up-the-afters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/03\/lift-me-up-the-afters\/","title":{"rendered":"Lift Me Up-The Afters"},"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;\">You lift me up with Your love<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You lift me up with Your love<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You lift me up with Your love<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You lift me up<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Waiting for the sunrise<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Waiting for the day<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Waiting for a sign that I&#8217;m<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Where You want me to be<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">You know my heart is heavy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And the hurt is deep<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But when I feel like giving up<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You&#8217;re reminding me<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">That we all fall down sometimes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When I hit the ground<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>You lift me up when I am weak<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Your arms wrap around me<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Your love catches me so I&#8217;m letting go<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>You lift me up when I can&#8217;t see<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Your heart&#8217;s all that I need<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Your love carries me so I&#8217;m letting go<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I know I&#8217;m not perfect<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I know I make mistakes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I know that I have let You down<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But You love me the same<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And when I&#8217;m surrounded<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And when I lose my way<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And when I&#8217;m crying out and fallen down<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I can see the dawn is breaking<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I am feeling overtaken<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> With Your love, with Your love<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I don&#8217;t know what I can offer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> In this moment I surrender<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> To Your love, to Your love<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i6UAGhJHmOw?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Afters<br \/>\nMatt Fuqua, Josh Havens, Jordan Mohilowski, Daniel Ostebo<\/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>How many times do you question if you are where God wants you to be? \u00a0The hurt and heartache are too much. \u00a0 And you think that if this was His will, it would be so much easier. \u00a0That&#8217;s <strong>so<\/strong> not the truth! \u00a0Nowhere in God&#8217;s letters to us in His Word does He say that we are to be happy. \u00a0Rather we <em><strong>are<\/strong> to have<\/em> joy and the peace that passes all understanding. \u00a0And that the storms are never too strong that He can&#8217;t still quiet them.<\/p>\n<p>We are so blessed to have a Father Who is there to pick us up when we are tired and Who lifts us above the circumstance so that we can see the way. \u00a0The path may seem dark but His light shines so bright in those times and He meets you right where you are. \u00a0You don&#8217;t have to be good enough or smart enough, you just have to be willing to follow Him through it all.<\/p>\n<p>And when God&#8217;s loving arms wrap around you tightly, it is time for you to let go and let Him take over. \u00a0He is capable and so willing to take your burdens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It is the Lord who goes before you.<br \/>\nHe will be with you;<br \/>\nHe will not fail you or forsake you.<br \/>\nDo not fear or be dismayed.<br \/>\nDeuteronomy 31:8<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I have set the LORD continually before me;<br \/>\nBecause He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.<br \/>\nPsalm 16:8<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Peace I leave with you;<br \/>\nMy peace I give you.<br \/>\nI do not give to you as the world gives.<br \/>\nDo not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.<br \/>\nJohn 14:2<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0Why not let this song be your prayer today?<\/h4>\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>\u00a0 Dear God, You are so amazing! \u00a0You love us so much and You truly care about each problem we have, big or small, and You want to lift it from us. \u00a0Lord, help us to be able to let go of the things that are keeping us from moving forward and let Your capable hands take over. \u00a0And, today, give those who really need to feel Your Presence an extra special moment that can <strong>only<\/strong> come from You. \u00a0In Jesus&#8217; name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You lift me up with Your love You lift me up with Your love You lift me up with Your love You lift me up Waiting for the sunrise Waiting for the day Waiting for a sign that I&#8217;m Where You want me to be You know my heart is heavy And the hurt is [&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":[2390,1287,425,7718,589,7595,8143,4932,938,6301],"class_list":["post-25635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-deuteronomy-318","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-john-142","tag-kim-spring","tag-lift-me-up","tag-psalm-168","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-scripture","tag-the-afters","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-6Ft","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25635","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=25635"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25647,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25635\/revisions\/25647"}],"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=25635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}