{"id":27332,"date":"2015-08-23T00:15:16","date_gmt":"2015-08-23T04:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=27332"},"modified":"2015-08-22T12:55:17","modified_gmt":"2015-08-22T16:55:17","slug":"big-daddy-weave-my-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/08\/23\/big-daddy-weave-my-story\/","title":{"rendered":"My Story"},"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;\">If I told you my story<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You would hear hope that wouldn&#8217;t let go<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> If I told you my story<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You would hear love that never gave up<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> If I told you my story<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You would hear life but it wasn&#8217;t mine<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>If I should speak then let it be<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Of the grace that is greater than all my sin<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Of when justice was served and where mercy wins<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> Of the kindness of Jesus that draws me in<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em> To tell you my story is to tell of Him<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">If I told you my story<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You would hear victory over the enemy<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> If told you my story<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You would hear freedom that was won for me<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> If I told you my story<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> You would hear life overcome the grave<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">&#8216;This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long&#8217;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t8TBoR-GSso?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><center><em>Big Daddy Weave<\/em><br \/>\nwritten by Mike Weaver, Jason Ingram<br \/>\nclassical hymn, Blessed Assurance, written by Frances Crosby<\/center><center><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u271e \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/center>If I told you my story, you would definitely see the hand of God, the Father, providing in ways you couldn&#8217;t imagine. \u00a0You would see that love wins and the enemy is defeated on so many occasions. \u00a0You would see my imperfections being used for His glory and the many times I have been forgiven when \u00a0I failed Him. \u00a0If I told you my story, you might just see there is hope for yours.<\/p>\n<p>What if we never shared though? \u00a0What if we never heard the stories of those who went before us? \u00a0Like in John 4&#8230;the woman at the well had an incredible story to tell all her people&#8230;she had gone to the well, at noon, so no one else would be there. \u00a0(Jesus knew though.) \u00a0After their encounter, she went away telling all who would listen that Jesus offered her the Living Water that would last forever! \u00a0I wonder how many lives were changed that day because she shared? \u00a0And today, how many people have found that Living Water and truly understood what Jesus was talking about because her story was told.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then the woman left her water jar, went into town, and told the men,<br \/>\n\u201cCome, see a man who told me everything I ever did!<br \/>\nCould this be the Messiah?\u201d<br \/>\nThey left the town and made their way to Him.<br \/>\nJohn 4:28-30<\/p>\n<p>You may be thinking that your story isn&#8217;t worth telling. \u00a0Or that if you did tell your story, that no one would respect you. \u00a0Or if you told it, how that might \u00a0affect you? \u00a0I say <em><strong>tell it<\/strong> <\/em>and let God protect you and use you for His glory. \u00a0I hear from so many, &#8220;If I was called to be a missionary, then I would go tell others.&#8221; \u00a0Guess what? \u00a0<em>We <strong>are<\/strong> all called to be missionaries<\/em>. The Great commission is found in Matthew&#8230;do you remember hearing it growing up?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The eleven disciples traveled to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them.<br \/>\nWhen they saw Him, they worshipped, but some doubted.<br \/>\nThen Jesus came near and said, \u201cAll authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.<br \/>\nGo, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them<br \/>\nin the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\nteaching them to observe everything I have commanded you.<br \/>\nAnd remember, I am with you always to the end of the age.\u201d<br \/>\nMatthew 28:16-20 HCSB<\/p>\n<p>He gave you the story you have and He wants to use you to give hope. \u00a0Pray and ask Him to show you how to start. \u00a0Then thank Him for how He is about to use you.<\/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><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>Let us pray<\/em><\/span>: Dear God, You are so awesome and so worthy of all our praise and worship. \u00a0You gave us each a different story of victory to share with others. \u00a0I pray today that You give us all the courage to go out and tell the world of Your goodness and grace. \u00a0We love You so much and we thank You for being patient when we are slow to share. \u00a0Thank You for the Holy Spirit, our Helper and Counselor. \u00a0This week, give us opportunities to tell someone our God stories. \u00a0In Jesus&#8217; name, amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I told you my story You would hear hope that wouldn&#8217;t let go If I told you my story You would hear love that never gave up If I told you my story You would hear life but it wasn&#8217;t mine If I should speak then let it be Of the grace that is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"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":[8904,5050,425,9317,589,9311,9308,4932,9309,9310],"class_list":["post-27332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-a-story-to-tell","tag-big-daddy-weave","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-john-428-30","tag-kim-spring","tag-matthew-2816-20","tag-my-story","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-the-great-commission","tag-woman-at-the-well","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-76Q","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27332","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\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27332"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27348,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27332\/revisions\/27348"}],"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=27332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}