{"id":28791,"date":"2015-11-24T00:15:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T05:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=28791"},"modified":"2015-11-23T23:10:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T04:10:54","slug":"my-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/11\/24\/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;\"> and 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;\"> and 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> oh 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;\"> and if I 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;\"> and if I told you my story,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> you would hear Life Overcome the grave<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">This is my story, this is my song<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> praising my Savior, all the day long<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> this is my story, this is my song<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> praising my Savior, all the day long<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">for the grace that is Greater, than all my sin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> of where justice was served, and where mercy wins!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> of the kindness of Jesus, that draws me in<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> o to tell you my story,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> is to tell of the grace that is Greater, than all my sin<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> of where justice was served, and mercy wins!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">of the kindness of Jesus, that draws me in<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> oh to tell you my story, is to tell of Him<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> oh to tell you my story, is to tell of Him<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">This is my story, this is my song<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> Praising my Savior all the day long<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jIHmYBKkGa8?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Big Daddy Weave<\/em><br \/>\nwritten by Jason Ingram and Mike Weaver<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is the time of year when we, as a nation, take time to focus on what we are thankful for. \u00a0We have\u2014this beautiful land in which we live, our freedom to vote, our freedom to worship, our families, our friends, our jobs, and so much more. \u00a0We should be full of thanksgiving to our Lord, because He is the Provider of all good things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And God will generously provide all you need.<br \/>\nThen you will always have everything you need<br \/>\nand plenty left over to share with others\u2026<br \/>\nFor God is the One who provides seed for the farmer and then bread to eat.<br \/>\nIn the same way, He will provide and increase your resources<br \/>\nand then produce a great harvest of generosity in you.<br \/>\n2 Corinthians 9:8-10<\/p>\n<p>The greatest gift that we should be thankful for is our salvation. \u00a0We have salvation when we don\u2019t have freedom. \u00a0We have salvation when we don\u2019t have family or friends. \u00a0We have salvation when we are out of work and have no income. \u00a0We have salvation even when we are in a Third World country. \u00a0Our salvation is not dependent on <strong>any<\/strong> of these things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But don\u2019t be so concerned about perishable things like food.<br \/>\nSpend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you.<br \/>\nFor God the Father has given Me the seal of His approval.<br \/>\nJohn 6:27<\/p>\n<p><em>You see, it\u2019s really <strong>Jesus\u2019 story<\/strong> for which I am most thankful.<\/em>\u00a0 Our salvation is dependent on Jesus and His sacrifice on the Cross for us, each of us&#8230;not just a select few. \u00a0His provision to save us gives us grace, love, hope, life. \u00a0It gives us victory over the enemy, and freedom. \u00a0Out of His kindness, <em>out of <strong>His<\/strong> story comes <strong>my story<\/strong><\/em>. \u00a0I have no story to tell if it were not for Jesus being willing to do His Father\u2019s will and come to earth to live and die and be raised again to new life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">God saved you by His grace when you believed.<br \/>\nAnd you can\u2019t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.<br \/>\nSalvation is not a reward for the good things we have done,<br \/>\nso none of us can boast about it.<br \/>\nEphesians 2:8-9<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For the wages of sin is death,<br \/>\nbut the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.<br \/>\nRomans 6:23<\/p>\n<p>I can and want to praise my Savior \u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>all the day long<\/em><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He gave His <strong>love<\/strong>, which never gives up.<\/li>\n<li>He provides <strong>hope<\/strong>, which won\u2019t let go.<\/li>\n<li>He gave His <strong>life<\/strong>, so I could have mine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Oh, the kindness of the Lord compels me to tell\/sing of His grace and mercy, which always wins!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">In His kindness, God called you to share<br \/>\nin His eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus.<br \/>\n1 Peter 5:10<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">What are you thankful for during this Thanksgiving season? \u00a0Is your list long? \u00a0What\u2019s at the top of that list? I\u2019m praying that your salvation is number one. \u00a0I\u2019m praying that your story is not based on the things you are thankful for, but on the One you are thankful to. \u00a0Tell me your story; I\u2019d love to hear you tell me about Jesus.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">*\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p>With great thanksgiving, Lord, we come to You. \u00a0We come with our hearts bursting with the love and joy we have for You, knowing that all good things come from You. \u00a0Thank You for all of Your blessings. \u00a0We also come to thank You for our salvation. \u00a0Thank You, Jesus, for obeying Your Father\u2019s will, so that we can experience new life with You. \u00a0The details of our individual stories may look different, but the truth of our stories is that it is Your story. \u00a0We are privileged to share Your Good News with others. \u00a0Help us by Your Holy Spirit to praise You all the day long so that others will hear Your story and come to You. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 Precious Name we pray, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If I told you my story, You would hear hope, that wouldn&#8217;t let go and if I told you my story, you would hear Love that never gave up and 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"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":[1563,9712,5050,3660,5901,1287,425,554,8517,9308,4932,3829,928,1057,1059],"class_list":["post-28791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-psalms-hymns-and-spiritual-songs","tag-1-peter-510","tag-2-corinthians-98-10","tag-big-daddy-weave","tag-clella-gilbert-fox","tag-ephesians-28-9","tag-gch","tag-girlfriends-coffee-hour","tag-jesus","tag-john-627","tag-my-story","tag-psalms-hymns-spiritual-songs","tag-romans-623","tag-salvation","tag-thankful","tag-thanksgiving","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-7un","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28791","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\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28791"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28793,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28791\/revisions\/28793"}],"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=28791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}