{"id":25790,"date":"2015-05-19T00:15:09","date_gmt":"2015-05-19T04:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=25790"},"modified":"2015-05-18T13:02:12","modified_gmt":"2015-05-18T17:02:12","slug":"flawless","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/19\/flawless\/","title":{"rendered":"Flawless"},"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<div class=\"lyrics-body\">\n<div id=\"lyrics-body-text\">\n<p class=\"verse\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There&#8217;s got to be more<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Than going back and forth<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> From doing right to doing wrong<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> &#8216;Cause we were taught that&#8217;s who we are<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Come on get in line right behind me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You along with everybody<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Thinking there&#8217;s worth in what you do<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Then like a hero who takes the stage when<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> We&#8217;re on the edge of our seats saying it&#8217;s too late<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Well let me introduce you to amazing grace<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">No matter the bumps<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> No matter the bruises<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> No matter the scars<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Still the truth is<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The Cross has made<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The Cross has made you flawless<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> No matter the hurt<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Or how deep the wound is<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> No matter the pain<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Still the truth is<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The Cross has made<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The Cross has made you flawless<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Could it possibly be<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> That we simply can&#8217;t believe<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> That this unconditional<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Kind of love would be enough<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> To take a filthy wretch like this<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And wrap him up in righteousness<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But that&#8217;s exactly what He did<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"verse\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take a breath smile and say<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Right here right now I&#8217;m ok<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Because the Cross was enough<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IoOPsGDZdnM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/div>\n<p class=\"writers\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>MercyMe<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nSongwriters: \u00a0SOLOMON OLDS, BEN GLOVER, NATHAN COCHRAN, MIKE SCHEUCHZER, BARRY GRAUL, ROBBY SHAFFER, BART MILLARD, DAVID ARTHUR GARCIA<\/p>\n<p class=\"writers\" 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<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\">Aren&#8217;t you glad God&#8217;s love is unconditional?<br \/>\nAren&#8217;t you glad you and I can experience pure love?<br \/>\nI know I am.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I am glad I do not have to earn it. \u00a0I am glad I do not have to do anything but love God and know He loves me. \u00a0When I was in my teens, I asked Jesus to be Lord of my life. \u00a0His love made my life tolerable. \u00a0His unconditional love helped me know I was cherished and, no matter what I was going through, there was a way for me to make it through.<\/p>\n<p>I was able to forgive and to find forgiveness. \u00a0I was able to begin to deal with (and sometimes am still working on) feelings of abandonment and rejection. \u00a0We have someone that wants to remind us every moment of our faults and failings. \u00a0That is where we are instructed to take our thoughts captive and refuse those negative accusing thoughts and feelings. \u00a0We are to deny those and replace them with what God&#8217;s Word tells us. \u00a0We are to dwell on these positive things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span id=\"en-NIV-29349\" class=\"text Eph-6-11\">Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil\u2019s schemes.<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"en-NIV-29350\" class=\"text Eph-6-12\">For our struggle is not against flesh and blood,<br \/>\nbut against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world<br \/>\nand against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.<br \/>\n<\/span><span id=\"en-NIV-29351\" class=\"text Eph-6-13\">Therefore put on the full armor of God,<br \/>\nso that when the day of evil comes,<br \/>\nyou may be able to stand your ground,<br \/>\nand after you have done everything, to stand.<br \/>\n<span class=\"passage-display-bcv\">Ephesians 6:11-13<\/span><span class=\"passage-display-version\">\u00a0NIV<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/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>Father, thank You for Your Word reminding us to guard our thoughts and know 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