{"id":26777,"date":"2015-07-17T00:15:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-17T04:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=26777"},"modified":"2015-07-17T08:20:06","modified_gmt":"2015-07-17T12:20:06","slug":"flawless-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/17\/flawless-4\/","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<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There\u2019s 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;\">\u2018Cause we were taught that\u2019s 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\u2019s worth in what you do <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Then like a hero who takes the stage when <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We\u2019re on the edge of our seats saying it\u2019s too late <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Well, let me introduce you to amazing grace<\/span><\/p>\n<p><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><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Could it possibly be <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">That we simply can\u2019t 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\u2019s exactly what He did<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Take a breath smile and say <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Right here right now I\u2019m ok <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Because the Cross was enough <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And like a hero who takes the stage when <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We\u2019re on the edge of our seats saying its too late <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Well, let me introduce you to grace, grace <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">God\u2019s grace<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">No matter what they say <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Or what you think you are <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The day you called His name <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">He made you flawless<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">He made you flawless<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<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><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wjLlLPZderk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>MercyMe<\/em><br \/>\nSongwriters: Solomon Olds, Ben Glover, Nathan Cochran, Mike Scheuchzer, Barry Graul, Robby Shaffer, Bart Millard, David Arthur Garcia<\/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>Not just grace, but <em><strong>amazing<\/strong><\/em> grace\u2026. \u00a0The word &#8216;grace&#8217; has had many meanings tied to it. \u00a0It can mean something small or it can mean something large\u2014depending on who you ask, and on what you read. \u00a0In my eyes grace is <strong>LARGE<\/strong>. \u00a0It is the only way we can make it through life. \u00a0It is the only way we can be more than the labels assigned to us, more than our past, more than our imperfections. \u00a0I always find it amazing that God loves me past who I am; well past who I see myself to be and definitely past who the world sees me to be. \u00a0He really sees us as flawless.<\/p>\n<p>I was watching the video for this song and I imagined God\u2019s grace in our life\u2014removing the paint, removing the sin and the hurt and the pain.\u00a0\u00a0I imagined Him seeing us as flawless. \u00a0He makes us flawless. \u00a0His love, shown through the Cross, wiped us clean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me\u2026\u201d. Without God\u2019s grace I don\u2019t know <em>where<\/em> I would be. I don\u2019t know <em>who<\/em> I would be. \u00a0What I do know is that I don\u2019t have to worry about that.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This reminder is written in my heart and mind (and in my planner and journal)\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 180px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The day you called His name <\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">He made you flawless<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">He made you flawless<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<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&#8230;.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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>: \u00a0\u201cNo matter the scars,\u201d Lord. \u00a0You love us through who we are and despite who we are. \u00a0Thank You for seeing us exactly as You created us to be. \u00a0Thank You for making us flawless in Your eyes. \u00a0Please help us to remember on a daily basis that we are so much more than we can see at times. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name we pray, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s got to be more Than going back and forth From doing right to doing wrong \u2018Cause we were taught that\u2019s who we are Come on get in line right behind me You along with everybody Thinking there\u2019s worth in what you do Then like a hero who takes the stage when We\u2019re on the [&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":[8865,1287,425,9163,9164,4844,4932,1075],"class_list":["post-26777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-flawless","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-gods-amazing-grace","tag-he-made-us-flawless","tag-mercyme","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\/p39pHp-6XT","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26777","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=26777"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26799,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26777\/revisions\/26799"}],"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=26777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}