so the first song i'd share for music monday this year is a lovely song originally written by jeremey riddle, josh farro & phil wickham but i'm sharing the version of bethel music kids. urm, because kids make things extra fun! ;)
Head full of questions, how can you measure up? To deserve affection, to ever be enough For this existence When did it get so hard? Your heart is beating, alive and breathing And there's a reason why You are essential, not accidental And you should realize
You are beloved I wanted you to know You are beloved Let it soak into your soul Oh, forget the lies you heard Rise above the hurt And listen to these words You are beloved I want you to know You are beloved You-ou-ou, you-ou-ou, you, you are beloved
Sometimes a heart can feel like a heavy weight It pulls you under and you just fall away Is anybody gonna hear you call? (Oh oh) But there's a purpose Under the surface And you don't have to drown Let me remind you That love will find you Let it lift you out
Don't be afraid Don't let hope fade Keep your eyes fixed on the light above In the heartbreak, in your mistakes Nothing can separate you from love Don't be afraid Don't let hope fade Keep you eyes fixed on the light above In the heartbreak, in your mistakes Nothing can separate you from love
Don't be afraid Don't let hope fade Keep your eyes fixed on the light above (you are beloved) In the heartbreak, in your mistakes Nothing can separate you from love You are beloved
But now, this is what the Lord says— he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead.
Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west.
I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’ and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’ Bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the ends of the earth—
everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.” //isaiah 43
no matter what negative words someone has spoken that has slayed your heart and
no matter who has made you feel rejected and unwanted, the truth is you are so loved, beloved.
focus on the love of Jesus and find your worth and identity in His precious word.
You, don't have to prove yourself, don't try to be someone else
You don't have to prove yourself
Don't try to be someone else
You are loved
Just look up; you are loved
Just look up; you are loved
Just look up; you are loved, just look up
"So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us? And who would dare tangle with God by messing with one of God’s chosen? Who would dare even to point a finger? The One who died for us—who was raised to life for us!—is in the presence of God at this very moment sticking up for us. Do you think anyone is going to be able to drive a wedge between us and Christ’s love for us? There is no way! Not trouble, not hard times, not hatred, not hunger, not homelessness, not bullying threats, not backstabbing, not even the worst sins listed in Scripture:
They kill us in cold blood because they hate you. We’re sitting ducks; they pick us off one by one.
None of this fazes us because Jesus loves us. I’m absolutely convinced that nothing—nothing living or dead, angelic or demonic, today or tomorrow, high or low, thinkable or unthinkable—absolutely nothing can get between us and God’s love because of the way that Jesus our Master has embraced us."// romans 8:31-38
so this song i'm sharing today has been steadily replaying in my head and i thought it was worth the share.
i've come to love it so much.
enjoy!
never too far gone~ jordan feliz
I have loved you from the start
I have seen your hurting heart (your hurting heart)
And you feel so lonely, but you keep on hiding
'Cause you feel so guilty for what you've done, but
There's no distance too far, that I can't reach you
There's no place that's so dark, that I can't find you
Anywhere that you are, if you need proof
Take a look at these scars, and know I love you
Doesn't matter, doesn't matter, doesn't matter what you've done
You are never, you are never, never too far gone
Oh ah-oh, ah-oh
You have run down every road
And you've lost your way back home (your way back home)
And you feel so dirty; you know you're unworthy
Feeling undeserving of any love, but
There's no distance too far, that I can't reach you
There's no place that's so dark, that I can't find you
Anywhere that you are, if you need proof
Take a look at these scars, and know I love you
Doesn't matter, doesn't matter, doesn't matter what you've done
You are never, you are never, never too far gone
Oh ah-oh, ah-oh
You will never outrun my love, my love, my love
You will never outrun my love, my love, my love
You will never outrun my love, my love, my love
You will never outrun my love (you will never outrun my love)
There's no distance too far, that I can't reach you
There's no place that's so dark, that I can't find you
Anywhere that you are, if you need proof
Take a look at these scars, and know I love you
Doesn't matter, doesn't matter, doesn't matter what you've done
You are never, you are never, never too far gone
Oh ah-oh, ah-oh
Never too far gone
Oh ah-oh, ah-oh
Never too far gone
Oh ah-oh, ah-oh
"God, investigate my life; get all the facts firsthand. I’m an open book to you; even from a distance, you know what I’m thinking. You know when I leave and when I get back; I’m never out of your sight. You know everything I’m going to say before I start the first sentence. I look behind me and you’re there, then up ahead and you’re there, too— your reassuring presence, coming and going. This is too much, too wonderful— I can’t take it all in!"// psalm 139:1-6 (the message) "The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: "I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with unfailing kindness."// jeremiah 31:3 "Come now, let us settle the matter," says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool."// isaiah 1:18
you're never out of reach of our loving Lover, Jesus. He owns this world and universe. and there's nothing too horrible you have done that He wouldn't forgive if you ask Him.
so go ahead and ask Him, accept His forgiveness and move on with your wonderful life as His Holy Spirit leads you day by day to live a life of purpose for Him.
Jesus is awesome!
He will always find you, no matter where you are, i promise!
stop fighting His love. embrace all of it, darling. :)
hi folks! sooooo, i returned from a local missions trip just today! it was in a community somewhere in my country, Ghana. and of course, i made lotssss of friends with the kids there. ;) more details on the trip later. today, i'm sharing a sweet song by hollyn. it makes me dwell on how i have Jesus as mine. i know He died and rose for humanity yet i still get to have a very personal relationship with Him. isn't that just amazingggg?!!! enjoy the song!
Nothing in this world
Nothing in this whole wide world
Could ever take me from Your hand
Even if I run away
And I don't have the strength to make it back home
I know that You will guide me
Cause You are the One who picked me up
Brushed me off and called me loved
You showed me I am Yours
You are mine
Jesus, You are mine
I know that I'm unworthy
Completely undeserving
I'm amazed, I'm amazed
That I am Yours
And You are mine
You are mine
Even when I can't feel You
Even when my soul is crying out
And it looks like I have nobody
Lord, You'll be the One to pick me up
Brush me off and call me loved
Yes, I know that I am Yours
And You are mine
Jesus, You are mine
I know that I'm unworthy
Completely undeserving
I'm amazed, I'm amazed
That I am Yours
And You are mine
I am home, I am home
I am home here with You
I am home, I am home
I am home here with You
Oh, Jesus I am home, I am home
I am home right here with You
I'm blessed to call you... mine
I'm amazed that you are... mine
I know that I'm unworthy
Completely undeserving
I'm amazed, I'm amazed
That I am Yours
Oh, I'm amazed
I'm amazed
That I am Yours
And You are mine
You are mine
Jesus Himself says: "I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will snatch them out of My hand.My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand." //John 10:28-29
"...to bestow on them a crown of beautyinstead of ashes."// isaiah 61:3
i
know sometimes the enemy tries to play on our minds and tries so hard to
use people and circumstance to make feel unworthy and think that we are
trash but thank God there is Jesus! He loves us sooo much! and
absolutely nothing can take us from Him unless we choose to walk away
from Him to dwell in the camp of the enemy and stubbornly refuse to go
back to Him.
i love that Jesus loves me...on my good days, and especially on my bad days. and i love that when I was in the pit of depression He was there with me...crying in the pit with Me and pulled me out, brushed me off and called me loved. i love how He keeps reminding me that He is alwayssss with me and that i should keep my focus on Him. He is a tender Bestfriend and i love, love, how i can tell Him everything and anything, even when i have hard questions i need Him to explain. He is awesome!
as you're reading this i'd like to encourage you to make your walk with Jesus very personal. He has unique ways that He communicates with all of His children. Physically talking to Him and journaling help me to get up close and personal with Him. He is mine, and i am His and i love it!
