{"id":26238,"date":"2015-06-11T00:15:29","date_gmt":"2015-06-11T04:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=26238"},"modified":"2015-06-11T09:49:32","modified_gmt":"2015-06-11T13:49:32","slug":"take-my-life-let-it-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/06\/11\/take-my-life-let-it-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Take My Life, Let It Be"},"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;\"><em>Take my life, and let it be <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Consecrated, Lord, to Thee<br \/>\nTake my hands, and let them move<br \/>\n<em>At the impulse of Thy love<br \/>\nAt the impulse of Thy love<\/em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><em>Take my feet and let them be<br \/>\n<em>Swift and beautiful for Thee<\/em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/em><em>Take my voice, and let me sing <\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> <em>Always, only, for my King<br \/>\nAlways, only, for my King<\/em><\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Take my silver and my gold<br \/>\n<em>Not a mite would I withhold<br \/>\n<\/em>Take my moments and my days<br \/>\nLet them flow with ceaseless praise<br \/>\nLet them flow with ceaseless praise\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Take my will and make it Thine<br \/>\nIt shall be no longer mine<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Take my heart\u00a0it is Thine own<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> It shall be Thy royal throne<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> It shall be Thy royal throne<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Take my heart, it is Thine own<br \/>\nIt shall be Thy royal throne<br \/>\nIt shall be Thy royal throne<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U2zt7PzHPqk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Norton Hall Band<br \/>\nSouthern Baptist <span class=\"text-nowrap\">Theological Seminary worship band<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em>Frances Havergal &#8211; lyrics; Henri Malan &#8211; music<\/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>God deserves our all! \u00a0Every bit of what makes you&#8230;you; and what makes me&#8230;me. \u00a0Anything that is in us that is good and righteous and pure and holy He has given to us&#8230;none of it is of our own making.<\/p>\n<p>Which verse is the one that resonates within your heart? \u00a0Would you leave a comment below and share that with us&#8230;and why? \u00a0I love \u2018em all&#8230;but I think my favorite is this one.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201c<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take my will, and make it Thine; it shall be no longer mine. \u00a0<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take my heart; it is Thine own; <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">It shall be Thy royal throne,\u00a0it shall be Thy royal throne<\/span><\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If I surrender my will to God\u2019s will (and so no longer my own!) then\u00a0all the rest\u2014my life, my moments, my days, my hands, my feet, my voice, my lips, my silver and gold, my intellect, my love\u2014will also be offered to Him for His will to be my guide and rule.<\/p>\n<p>Consider these passages from the Scriptures in light of the gist of this song. Perhaps one or more of them might be just the impetus you need to make the decision to \u2018take your life and let it be&#8230;.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I appeal to you therefore, brethren, and beg you in view of [all] the mercies of God,<br \/>\nto make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties]<br \/>\nas a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to God,<br \/>\nwhich is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship.<br \/>\nRomans 12:1 AMP<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I am the Lord your God; consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am holy.<br \/>\nLeviticus 11:44<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart<br \/>\nBe acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.<br \/>\nPsalm 19:14<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Trust in the Lord with all your heart<br \/>\nAnd do not lean on your own understanding.<br \/>\nIn all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.<br \/>\nProverbs 3:5 and 6<\/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<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\">My life<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\"> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">My hands<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">My feet<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\"> My voice<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\"> My silver and gold<br \/>\nMy moments and my days<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\"> My will<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\"> My heart<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Quite the list, hmmm? \u00a0 Today, right now even, may we each make a conscious choice to dedicate all that we are to Him&#8212;&#8216;<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Take my life, and let it be c<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>onsecrated, Lord, to Thee<\/em><\/span><em>.&#8217;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dear Lord, we do SO want to dedicate ourselves\u2014every part of us\u2014to You, our Maker! \u00a0Please help us to recognize areas in our lives that get in the way of this&#8230;and please help us change, Lord! \u00a0May we choose to offer ourselves, all we are and all we have, to You! \u00a0You deserve the best, the most. \u00a0You deserve our ALL! \u00a0We ask these things in Jesus&#8217; Name. \u00a0Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take my life, and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee Take my hands, and let them move At the impulse of Thy love At the impulse of Thy love Take my feet and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee Take my voice, and let me sing Always, only, for my King Always, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"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":[235,4914,1287,425,4917,4912,9006,826,835,4932,2372,1026,9005],"class_list":["post-26238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-coleen-hayden","tag-frances-havergal","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-gods-will-not-my-own","tag-leviticus-1144","tag-norton-hall-praise-band","tag-proverbs-35-6","tag-psalm-1914","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-romans-121","tag-surrender","tag-take-my-life","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-6Pc","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26238","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\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26238"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26238\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26260,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26238\/revisions\/26260"}],"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=26238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}