{"id":26671,"date":"2015-07-10T00:15:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T04:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=26671"},"modified":"2015-07-09T14:34:16","modified_gmt":"2015-07-09T18:34:16","slug":"pray","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/10\/pray\/","title":{"rendered":"Pray"},"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;\">I know that you think you can&#8217;t pray after that mistake<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But I know it&#8217;s the only way you can make it better<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And I know situations get too much for you to take<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And you feel like you&#8217;re gone break and it makes you say<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I can&#8217;t take it<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When will things get better<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;m so frustrated, but it&#8217;s gonna be okay &#8217;cause<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Got Someone in your corner<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Gonna be there for ya<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Just fall on your knees, say a prayer and receive<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When the world feels like it&#8217;s on your shoulders<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (I pray, you pray, we pray)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When your life seems like its upside down<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (I pray, you pray, we pray)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When your lonely nights are getting colder<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (I pray, you pray, we pray)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I pray, you pray<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (No matter how dark the day)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> No matter how dark the day<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (All you&#8217;ll have to do is pray)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I know you think you&#8217;ve gone too far and you waited too late<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But I know that He loves you and there&#8217;s no love greater so<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And I know that it&#8217;s hurting and you want your pain to end<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> And you feel like you can&#8217;t win and it makes you say<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Our Father which art in Heaven<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Hallowed be Thy name<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> All you gotta do is say<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Our Father which art in Heaven<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (No matter how dark the day)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> No matter<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (All you&#8217;ll have to do is pray)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When the world feels like it&#8217;s on your shoulders<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (I pray, you pray, we pray)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When your life seems like its upside down<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (I pray, you pray, we pray)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> When your lonely nights are getting colder<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (I pray, you pray, we pray)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I pray, you pray<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (No matter how dark the day)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> No matter how dark the day<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> (All you&#8217;ll have to do is pray)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> No matter<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Pray, pray<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">It&#8217;s gonna be okay<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> We&#8217;re gonna be okay<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> It&#8217;s gonna be alright, have faith<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Everything will work out<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><em><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0v5fckxZ2j0?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/em><\/center><center><\/center><center><em>CeCe Winans<\/em><br \/>\nwritten along with Mario Winans and Michael Jones<\/center><center><\/center><center><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Do not be anxious about anything,<br \/>\nbut in every situation,<br \/>\nby prayer and petition,<br \/>\nwith thanksgiving,<br \/>\npresent your requests to God.<br \/>\nPhilippians 4:6<\/p>\n<p>Life is full of changes, situations, and circumstances that are out of our control. Life is full of unpredictable events and unpredictable people. \u00a0Through all of the changes and unknowns there is one constant that we can count on&#8230;and despite all that we cannot control, there is one thing we can control\u2014our prayer life. We have the ability and power to turn to God at any time&#8230;any place. \u00a0As Philippians says, in every situation we are to pray.<\/p>\n<p>I chose this song today because it reminds us that prayer is happy. \u00a0Although all songs about prayer are beautiful and touch the soul, many are geared more towards worship. \u00a0They have slower music and a softer tune which creates an atmosphere that helps us feel the words and feel closer to God. \u00a0This song, however, is more of a praise song. \u00a0The upbeat tempo and beat helps pull us from our feelings and situation at least for a time. \u00a0It is easy to feel down at times when we are dealing with life\u2019s situations, but we don\u2019t have to stay that way.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>No matter how dark the day<\/em><\/span>\u2026. This song reminds me that despite what is going on around me, I can enjoy life. I can dance to the music I hear, I can laugh, I can smile. \u00a0Despite the things \u00a0I cannot change and cannot control, I can control how I react to it, and how I see my life. \u00a0Today I choose to pray. \u00a0I choose to dance. \u00a0I choose joy. \u00a0Join me in <span style=\"color: #800080;\">singing<\/span> the words of this song, in <span style=\"color: #800080;\">feeling<\/span> them in your heart and in<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> living<\/span> them each day\u2014<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', sans-serif;\"><strong>in everything pray<\/strong><\/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><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong> Let\u2019s pray<\/strong><\/span>: \u00a0Dear Heavenly Father, it is easy to get sucked into the feelings surrounding our life and our circumstances. \u00a0But today we choose to pray, to lay our lives at Your feet. \u00a0Your Word says to pray in every situation, large or small, no matter how dark the day, You will listen. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name we pray, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I know that you think you can&#8217;t pray after that mistake But I know it&#8217;s the only way you can make it better And I know situations get too much for you to take And you feel like you&#8217;re gone break and it makes you say I can&#8217;t take it When will things get better [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"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":[9128,9129,1287,425,2233,790,4932,1075],"class_list":["post-26671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-cece-winans","tag-choose-to-pray","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-philippians-46","tag-pray","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-tonya-ellison","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/s39pHp-pray","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26671","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\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26671"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26671\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26673,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26671\/revisions\/26673"}],"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=26671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26671"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}