Wordless..... Lauren Daigle

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When Jesus comes, fear has no place. John 4: 18-19. 

It's really hard to explain what the presence of Jesus consuming every part of you does. It's like how a fire consumes a burning building. Jesus desires to consume every part of our being. One thing I can tell you,  it is a learning process that doesn't come easy. God is waiting on you, as much as you are waiting on Him. Letting go of control of anything is not easy. But it shows God you trust Him with your life.

Worship Him in all your questions. Worship with the cross you've been given to glorify Him with. Worship takes your focus off your pain and suffering. Psalm 23: 4, It lifts you out of that shadow of the valley of death. Even though sometimes you feel like your dying. It's like a cloud that covers the sun. It will pass over, and the sun will shine again.

Every time I seek Jesus in the shadow of my anguish, I become more and more undone. Philippians 4: 7, He overwhelms me with a peace that passes anything I can describe. I become wordless, but I can't stay quiet about it. It's just something you want to share with others who are hurting. Sooner or later we will all go through something that is completely overwhelming. More than we can stand. That's when Jesus comes and wants to show us what only He can do. 2 Corinthians 12: 9, Because it's in our weakness that He is strong. The hardest thing I believe to learn in life is letting go and trusting God. There isn't any hurt in life, that in time, and relentlessly pursuing after Jesus, He will overwhelm you with that peace.

Life is truly a precious gift. Every day He gives us to enjoy, but also with His kingdom purposes. His purposes go far beyond the here and now. They have eternal purposes. We are passing through, and I want to tell as many as I can about the greatest love I've ever known. Jesus doesn't care where you've been, or what you've done. He died for all of us. We don't have to clean up before we come to Him, He just wants us to come. All that had to be done for our sins, He took to the cross. Can you even fathom a love like that. I still can't, but I am relentlessly pursuing Him.

When Jesus comes, you may be wordless, but you can't stay quiet.

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Perfect Peace.....Laura Story

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With all that is going on around us, how do you find Perfect Peace?

Lyrics; "Stay close by my side. Keep your eyes on Me. Though this life is hard. I will give you perfect peace".....

Psalm 18: 1-3, "I will love You Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised".....

So how do you have perfect peace? God's perfect peace doesn't mean that trials won't come, and they sometimes don't go away this side of heaven. So how do you deal with feeling hopeless, helpless, or powerless? Stay close by God's side. Spending sweet time with Him. His presence is not only all around you, but His power is in you. 2 Corinthians 13:5   "Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?"

My emotional energy and physical energy can feel nearly drained, but God's supply of Spiritual energy NEVER RUNS OUT! Come to Him for strength to carry on. He will supply all you need. Matthew 11: 29-30, Jesus said to take His yoke upon us and He will give us rest. I'd rather be yoked to Jesus and find rest for my soul, than to be yoked to my way of thinking about earthly troubles. If we are wise, we will fill our minds with the many great wonders of God. All that He has done, and all that He is going to do.

Lyrics; "Burdens that you bear offer no relief. Let Me bear your load, cause I will give you "Perfect Peace."...... Peace, not as the world gives it, but only as He can, John 14: 27.

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Walk with me......Jesus Culture

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Psalm 18: 28, "You Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light."

John 1 4-5, ..."The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has NOT OVERCOME IT."

Because in His presence there is peace, there is rest. In the presence of the Lord, there is light that NEVER ENDS!!

Now I want to share my experience of "Halloween Horror Nights." I can't believe I paid to have my head buried, and eyes shut, most of the night. If I knew then what I know now, I would have definitely chosen, "Mickey's not so scary Halloween Party." Back in the day I followed the crowd in some things that I thought was no big deal. I still had my morals. I remember not wanting to go because I heard how frightening it was. I never liked scary movies, or being scared, and I still don't. I just watch the news and that is enough horror for me.

Well long story short.... I remember walking most of the park SO TENCE that my stomach hurt. People would jump out of nowhere. The more scared you were, the more they hovered over you. Even come at you with chainsaws. It was crazy!! Well it came time for my friends wanting to go into the first horror house of the night. I can tell you, that was my last! I made one of my friends go in front of me, and the other behind me, so I could burry my head, and shut my eyes till I got out of there. They had my back the whole way. I waited for them at the food court until they had their full of this horror night.

Thank God we could escape that silly horror here. Number one, you have a choice to not go to things like that. But if you do go and you get scared, make sure you go with friends that will have your back. Then it's over and you go home.... That's here, this side of eternity.

One day when your life is over, your eyes will open to a place for all eternity. You either believed in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior,  or you didn't. When I say believe, I mean you asked Him to walk you through life. There is no in between. We will all be judged one day. God the Father will decide whether we really believed in His Son or not. We will open our eyes to beauty beyond what we could imagine, or somewhere where no one can help you. No one will have your back there, and the darkness and horror will NEVER END.

No one will ever be able to tell me that my life experiences of Jesus taking hold of me, and walking me through dark times in my life is a lie. I mean, you can tell me that, but you can't prove it. It's my experiences, and my stories. In all my failures He never walked out. He is the peace in all my troubles. I know He shines His light in the darkest of my days. I trust in all His promises. I don't have to fear what tomorrow brings, because He's got my back. In life, and even in my death, darkness has no place with me.

I can rise and sing... "In Your presence Lord there is Joy, there is light, there is life that never ends. How I love You Jesus, "Walk with me" You are my light for every step.

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I can feel You....... Jenn Johnson (Bethel)

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We all know that the winds and the waves of this life can surround us and make us feel like we're drowning. We can get clouded and confused. It's not only at these times that I need Jesus. I need Him all the time. Good and bad times. I know what it's like to drift far away. Away from feeling His presence. His presence is always there, it's just that I can get caught up in the chaos of the storm. Thoughts, or however else it comes. He waits to hear me call out His Name. Then through the shadows His light appears. He is always just a breath away. I love when I call out to Him and I can say, "Jesus, I can feel You. You are so faithful." 

Being held by this love can change the whole atmosphere of whatever you are going through. I will place all my hope in Him always. He strengthens me, Psalm 31: 24. I begin to feel peaceful, my thoughts become clearer, my questions begin to find there answers.

I am focused, I am clear, when Jesus is with me. Zephaniah 3: 17, "The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Worrier Who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing." There is nothing in this world that can satisfy my heart and soul like being held by His love.

One of the greatest gifts He has given me, is being so moved by Christian music. It's more than just words. It's prayer of thanks and praise to my Almighty God, the anchor of my heart. Whenever I write, I pray that it helps someone else. I always ask God to touch the heart of the people whose eyes and ears hear the message. Colossians 3: 16, "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

My prayer for us all, is that we always realize that Jesus is just a breath away. Call out through the shadows and His light will appear. We won't be moved, we won't be shaken, we will remain anchored in Him.

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