Sunday Selah: GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

Great is Thy faithfulness

O God, my Father

There is no shadow of turning with Thee

Thou changest not

Thy compassions they fail not

As Thou hast been,

Thou forever wilt be.

Great is Thy faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness

Morning by morning,

New mercies I see

All I have needed

Thy hand has provided

Great is Thy faithfulness

Lord unto me.

Summer and winter, springtime and harvest

Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above

Join with all nature in manifold witness

To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

 

 

It is of the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

Lamentations 3:22,23

Sunday Selah: Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou My Vision

Be Thou my vision,

O Lord of my heart;

Naught be all else to me,

save that Thou art

Thou my best thought,

by day or by night,

Waking or sleeping,

Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my wisdom,

and Thou my true Word;

I ever with Thee and

Thou with me, Lord;

Thou my great Father,

and I Thy true son;

Thou in me dwelling,

and I with Thee one.

Riches I heed not,

nor man's empty praise,

Thou mine inheritance,

now and always:

Thou and Thou only,

first in my heart,

High king of heaven,

my treasure Thou art.

High king of heaven,

my victory won,

May I reach heaven's joys,

O bright heaven's sun!

Heart of my own heart,

whatever befall,

Still be my vision,

O ruler of all.

The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17  

Sunday Selah: I KNOW THE MASTER OF THE WIND

I KNOW THE MASTER OF THE WIND

by The Hemphills

My boat of life sails on a troubled sea

Whenever there's a wind in my sail.

But I have a friend who watches over me

When the breeze turns into a gale.

I know the Master of the wind.

I know the Maker of the rain.

He can calm a storm, make the sun shine again.

I know the Master of the wind.

Sometimes I soar like an eagle through the sky

Above the peaks my soul can be found.

An unexpected storm may drive me from the heights

Brings me low, but never brings me down.

He can calm a storm, make the sun shine again

I know the Master of the wind.

He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thereof are still.
Psalms 107:29

Sunday Selah: ALMIGHTY, UNCHANGEABLE GOD

ALMIGHTY, UNCHANEABLE GOD
By Cindy Berry

Who spread out the clouds before Him?

Who fashioned the earth with His hands?

Who created the starry host,

And formed the earth at His command?

Who scatters lightning before Him,

Commands the rain and snow to fall?

Who makes the nations tremble?

Who is Lord over all?

He is Almighty, Unchangeable God,

King of kings,

Lord of lords,

robed in majesty.

He rules and reigns,

For all eternity,

Almighty, Unchangeable God.

He is like the light at sunrise,

Like the brightness after the rain.

Robed in splendor,

He’s seated on His heavenly throne above.

His glory fills the heavens;

He is exalted over all.

Yet this God of Heaven loves me

With an everlasting love.

He is Almighty, Unchangeable God,

King of kings,

Lord of lords,

robed in majesty.

He rules and reigns,

For all eternity,

Almighty, Unchangeable God.

Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.

Hebrews 13:8

Sunday Selah: LEAN ON ME

LEAN ON ME

Author Unknown

As the road ahead seems rugged

And the path is getting steep,

I feel that I can't make it

So my heart begins to weep.

Then I turn to see who's coming

To join me on my way.

I see it is my Lord

And He slowly turns to say

"Lean on me.....

When you have no strength to stand.

When you feel you're going under,

Hold tighter to My hand.

Lean on me......

When your heart begins to bleed.

When you know I'm all you have,

Then you'll find I'm all you need."

Then when I felt that no one cared

If I lived or died,

And no one bothered asking why

I'd go alone to cry.

When the burden got so heavy

I could barely face the day,

I felt His arms around me

As I gently heard Him say

"Lean on me......

When you have no strength to stand.

When you feel you're going under,

Hold tighter to My hand.

Lean on me......

When your heart begins to bleed.

When you come to know I'm all you have,

Then you'll find I'm all you need."

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace.  In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

John 16:33

Sunday Selah: Thank God for Missionaries

It was a happy but emotional night for the church family tonight.  Three families whom we all love are stepping out in faith and are going to go into the mission field.   I am surprised and sad at first; it was sad to let them go...but hey, I should be praising God because they are going to places we can't go to fulfill the great commission.  It would definitely be a quick one month then off they go to prepare for their new field.  We thank the Lord for them, and their influences and examples in our lives and the whole church family.  They will be missed for sure, but God has better plans.  Our prayers are always with them.  Thank God for these missionaries who will go.

Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.

Luke 10:2

Sunday Selah: Stand Still

The Father has a plan. Though it's hard to see it now
You feel you're walking all alone. But He is there no doubt
When the storm around you rages, And you're tossed to and fro
When you're faced with life's decisions, Not sure which way to go

Stand still and let God move, Standing still is hard to do
When you feel you have reached the end, He'll make a way for you
Stand still and let God move

When the enemy surrounds you, And the walls are closing in
When the tide is swiftly rising, And you wonder where He's been
Friend, there never was a moment, That His arms weren't reaching out
You can rest assured and be secure, God is moving right now

Stand still and let God move, Standing still is hard to do
When you feel you have reached the end, He'll make a way for you
Stand still and let God move

The answer will come, But only in His time
Stand still and let God move, Stand still and let God move

Sunday Selah: The Lamb Has Prevailed!

The Lamb Has Prevailed

Angels stand in silence as they wait on Heaven's border

To witness what the Father would not see

Tears from their eyes fall as rain among the thunder

As they watch the precious Lamb on Calvary

His last breath is diminished, there's a shout of "It is finished"

It's over now; they brush their tears away

Returning to to surround the throne they gather 'round the Father

As the hosts of Heaven sing this song of praise

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Sin has been defeated, the enemy has failed

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Redemption is completed, the Lamb has prevailed

If I could climb a mountaintop, reaching high above the nations

And lift my voice in a mighty melody

If my song could reach around the the earth and get the world's attention

I would sing about the Lamb that set men free

Redemption is completed, the Lamb has prevailed!

He is not here: for he is risen, as he said.

Matthew 28:6a

Sunday Selah: Phew! We're done!

A week and a half of cleaning, organizing, scrubbing, painting, planning and lack of rest and sleep is over (it eneded 5 days ago; I was just lazy to update the blog :) Sorry!).  We are trying to prep the house as we plan to put the house for sale and move up.  We want to live closer to church since we will have 2 kiddos in school this September.  We feel that this would save us more time and money in the long run.  Plus, the real estate market says this is the best time to buy/move up.  We are hoping to sell our current house at a price that would pay out our current mortgage and give us a bit of a start in the downpayment of another house. At this point, I see that this cannot happen.  We might proceed with our Plan B -- renting it out until the market goes up (or probably if it works well, we might end up renting it out for a very long time!).  We will be praying hard.  It can be scary but we put our faith and trust in the Lord.  He will put everything in its right place at the right time.

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28

update:  We pulled the listing from the market.  We are trusting God while we wait for the right time and opportunity to move closer to our home church.  It was disappointing at first, but having prayed for it, we know that everything is according to His plans.  We are trusting God.

Sunday Selah: God's Been Good

GOD'S BEEN GOOD

Sue C. Smith & Belinda Smith

Lately I've been looking back along this winding road

To the old familiar markers of the mercies I have known

I know it may sound simple, but it's more than a cliche

There's no better way to tell you than to say:

God's been good in my life

I feel blessed beyond my wildest dreams

When I go to sleep each night

And though I've had my share of hard times,

I wouldn't change them if I could

'Cause through it all, God's been good.

Times replay, and I can see that I've cried some bitter tears

But I've felt His arms around me as I've faced my greatest fears

You see, I've had more gains than losses, and I've known more joy than hurt

As His grace rolled down upon me undeserved.

God's been good in my life

I feel blessed beyond my wildest dreams

When I go to sleep each night

And though I've had my share of hard times,

I wouldn't change them if I could

'Cause through it all, God's been good.

For God has been my Father, my Savior, and my Friend

His love was my beginning and His love will be my end.

I could spend forever trying to tell you everything He is,

But the best way I can say it is this:

God's been good in my life

I feel blessed beyond my wildest dreams

When I go to sleep each night

And though I've had my share of hard times,

I wouldn't change them if I could

'Cause through it all, God's been good.

Sunday Selah: Training up a child

I thank the Lord for his mercy and grace towards His children.  I thank Him for all the trials and tribulations that comes every now and then to help make us more like Him.  I can't help but think the same way when it comes to our children.  I was blessed with this evening's message at church -- how we can make a difference in the lives of our children.  We are the first generation Christians in our family (both my side and Raymond's side).  I can honestly say that it is quite hard not having a Christian heritage.  We are thankful to God for our parents coz eventhough they were not saved, they trained and disciplined us in the best of their abilities.  But starting a Godly heritage is a whole different chapter.  Thank God for the Bible and our church that guide us along the way.  I love our children.  I thank God for them continually.  It's a hard start and a long journey, but our sacrifices will help start pave the way ahead.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:6

Sunday Selah

We have been working hard to get rid of most of our debts since early last year.  We were careless with our finances and have accumulated an amount and cannot even imagine where we spend them.  Though the amount is not huge, we feel that we could have prevented it from happening just by being careful and wise in our spending.  We were so thrilled before 2008 ended coz we were just about out-of-debt.  We have accumulated a bit more since then, and have come to a somewhat manageable amount but the Lord is great.  He is always providing, never ceasing.  I just told hubby how glad my heart is when we are running low on funds, coz it increases our faith in Him.  I do the budgetting and I can say that it is not an easy job but with God's grace, He is helping me all the way. 

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
Psalms 34:8