I Am Lighting Up the Sky in Prayers

Last month I posted about a concert in which we saw and heard the song "Light Up the Sky".click name to see post and watch video. 
chorus


You light, light, light up the sky 
You light up the sky to show me that you are with me 
And I, I, I can't deny 
No I can't deny that you and right here with me 
You've opened my eyes 
So I can see you all around me 
You light, light, light up the sky 
You light up the sky to show me that you are with me 
(Jesus is the light)

This past week tornadoes swift through our country leaving devastation in their paths...loss of lives, homes and cities leaving behind little sense of "normal".  So many lives will never be the same.

My heart has been heavy as I have knelt my knees in prayers and cried over the losses.

Today I listened to Addison "This Little Light of Mine",(click to view, not traditional song, new version) with tears running down my cheeks, crying out, "Lord may my light shine in this darkness so many are experiencing."  I am asking God for creative ways for me to help, while I continue to lift them up in prayers.

Today I posted this firecracker lighting up the skies....sending words and visuals of hope to all that are walking through this time. 

May we all Lift up Our Light and Let the Light Give Hope!

Praying for you all.

"The young women will dance for joy, and the men --old and young--will join in the celebration. I will turn their mourning into joy. I will comfort them and exchange their sorrow for rejoicing." Jeremiah 31:13
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THIS IS THE STUFF YOU USE

Join me while I praise my Savoir for using the little things in life that can drive me crazy.  I am truly blessed.

This song just makes me want to twirl around my house, smile with the biggest Texas grin and lift my voice in praise to a  God who uses "all this stuff" in my life to bring me closer to Him.  I am truly blessed and I hope you will be as you tap your toe to this ukulele strummed folk song.

Sunday Singings - my grandmother would love this one.

Shalom, 

Janette

Lis thanks for sharing this song.  I truly love MUSIC!!!
Dedicated to my beautiful daughter!!

You Are My God - Sunday Singings

Revisiting my postings dedicated to my grandmother and Sunday Singings,  I choose this one today.           My declaration of truth.  You Are My God.

Blessings and Shalom as you enter a new week.  We are in His Sovereign plan.

I Surrender All - Sunday Singings

As I slowly gather up a few of my adult children trophies from all of their accomplishments - sports, music  and varies church activities, my mind wonders back to this song.

Released in the early 90's, prior to the birth of our fifth child, this song entered into my spirit very deeply.  So many of the words spoke my heart then as it does today.  It becomes my prayer once again.(this is not the well known hymn)

The break in this song always caught my mother's heart.  It reminds me not to make my children an idol in my life.
Just like Abraham laid Isaac on a sacrificial fire, if all that I have is all  that you desire...I Surrender All.


I hope you have a chance to hear the song through....even if it isn't your type of music the words are really strong.

Now this partial empty-nester must put away the trophies my children earned, and continue to pray that they too will "Surrender All" to Him.

Thanks for joining me on Sunday Singings.  Happy Reformation Day!

You Know Better Than I - Sunday Singings

You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

This has been my hearts cry this week.  As I burst into singing this song over and over I seem to knell before His throne in the confession of "You know better than I".  This week God spoke so strongly about his Sovereignty, so this song echoed what God was teaching me in my spirit.

This song is from Dream Works- Joseph, King of Dreams.  The video is just as powerful as the music.  Then again, the story of Joseph alone is powerful.  My little guy's middle name is Joseph!

I hope you have time to listen, watch and enter into the Throne Room of God.  Sunday Singings are dedicated to my grandmother who would take me to "singings" in East Texas.

I thought I did what's right
I thought I had the answers
I thought I chose the surest road
But that road brought me here
So I put up a fight
And told you how to help me
Now just when I have given up
The truth is coming clear

Chorus 1:
You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

If this has been a test
I cannot see the reason
But maybe knowing
I don't know is part of getting through
I tried to do what's best
But faith has made it easy
To see the best thing i can do
Is to put my trust in You.

Chorus 2
For, You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
For You know better than I

Coda:
I saw one cloud and thought it was a sky
I saw a bird and thought that I could follow
But it was You who taught that bird to fly
If i let You reach me
Will You teach me.
(Repeat Chorus )

For, You know better than I
You know the way
I've let go the need to know why
I'll take what answers you supply
You know better than I

Sunday Singings - Shout

My "Sunday Singings" post is dedicated to my grandmother who would take me to "Singings".  Each week I will post a song that spoke to my heart that week.


This song started in my ear on Monday.  I would say it is one of the top songs of the 90's.  I usually feel all forms of praise with this song...kinda how I imagine it will be in heaven.  Shouts of joy, dancing in celebration, and then eventually bowing prostrate before a Holy God becomes my posture of worship during this song.  I am also going through a Bible Study on Genesis...the pictures in this video show His wonderful creation. Genesis 1:1 - In the Beginning, GOD created the heavens and the earth. 


This song introduced Hillsong (Church from Australia) to the world and I can still see all the precious people around me through the years as we worshiped to this song.  My husband usually sat at a black grand piano, praising God through the playing of the keys, as I joined in to worship with our children in the congregation.


My grandmother would have loved it!


Don't miss the video and join in singing - "Shout to the Lord". 

*My little guy broke his leg this week, so we have a new adventure for the next six weeks.(first break out of six children... amazing!)  Our praise is that his leg didn't have to be set and our precious friend took care of him.  New temporary adjustments for our family.