{"id":27215,"date":"2015-08-14T00:15:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T04:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=27215"},"modified":"2015-08-13T16:11:47","modified_gmt":"2015-08-13T20:11:47","slug":"more-than-you-think-i-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/14\/more-than-you-think-i-am\/","title":{"rendered":"More Than You Think I Am"},"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 always think I&#8217;m somewhere on a mountaintop<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But never think behind bars<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You&#8217;d be amazed the places that I go<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> To be with you, where you are<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">So forget what you&#8217;ve heard<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> What you think that you know<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> There&#8217;s a lot about Me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> That&#8217;s never been told<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">I&#8217;m more than you dream<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> More than you understand<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Your days and your times<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Were destined for our dance<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I catch all your tears<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Burn your name on My heart<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Be still and trust My plan<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;m more than you think I am<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> More than you think I am<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Rumor has it there&#8217;s a gavel in My hand<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I&#8217;m only here to condemn<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But let Me tell you secrets you have never known<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> I think of you as My best friend<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">So much has been said<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Even done in My name<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> But I&#8217;m showing you now<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Who I really am<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Let me open your eyes to see<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The heart of Me, differently oh oh<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Come closer than you&#8217;ve ever been<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Let Me in like never before<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Bring Me every broken part<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> The wounds and scars of who you are<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Hide in Me and you will see<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Su5DG8pQMB8?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Danny Gokey<\/em><br \/>\nwritten along with Bernie Herms and Tim Nichols<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I am amazed when I think of how much we limit God. \u00a0How often we fit him into a small description and doubt the extent of His love for us.<\/p>\n<p>I first heard this song several weeks ago and the words truck my heart. \u00a0What we think of Him is not what He is, it\u2019s not who He is. \u00a0We place Him on a mountain far away, we make Him out to be a judgmental character waiting to catch us in a mistake. \u00a0When in reality He is here, next to us, mirroring our steps; wanting and waiting to love us. \u00a0Wanting us to take everything to Him, every fear, every worry, and every moment of joy. \u00a0Big or little, He wants it. Let the words of this song warm your heart; remember that He is more than we think He is, He is bigger than we think He is. \u00a0He loves harder and stronger than we think He does. \u00a0He is everywhere. \u00a0He knows everything and, despite that, He wants us. \u00a0Wants us to trust Him and draw near to Him. \u00a0He is more than society tells us He is and He is more then we feel He is at times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dear Lord, thank You for being the more we need. \u00a0Thank You for giving us more credit than we give You. \u00a0Thank You for forgiving us for placing limitations on You. \u00a0Remind us daily that You are more, You are the more we need in our lives. \u00a0In Jesus&#8217; name we pray, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You always think I&#8217;m somewhere on a mountaintop But never think behind bars You&#8217;d be amazed the places that I go To be with you, where you are So forget what you&#8217;ve heard What you think that you know There&#8217;s a lot about Me That&#8217;s never been told I&#8217;m more than you dream More than [&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":[6897,1287,425,9268,4932,9269],"class_list":["post-27215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-danny-gokey","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-more-than-you-think-i-am","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-we-limit-god","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-74X","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27215","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=27215"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27220,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27215\/revisions\/27220"}],"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=27215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}