I AM

Hope for those who need it now

The promise from God to everyone who believes in Him…

I Am by CeCe Winans

I am the one yes I created the whole universe
Greater than anything in heaven and in all the earth
It’s my air you breathe so I’m the one that you should please
I am the one you need why should you be alone?

I am that I am
I’m all that you need
I can yes I can
no it ain’t too hard for me
Do you know, really know, do you really believe
Every day, every night of your life
I am

It hurts my heart indeed to see those whom I love in need
Knowing all I wonder why they never call on me
If you just ask and I can satisfy you with the things
I’ll give you everything, yes you can have it all
I tell the sun to rise, the wind to blow, the rain to fall
I move the mountains and the oceans rivers great and small
Yes everything I made I want to hear them give me praise
Especially you my children each and every day

I am that I am
I’m all that you need
I can yes I can
No it ain’t too hard for me
Do you know really know
Do you really believe
Everyday
every night
of your life

I am…

 

Laying it down

So there are nine traits known as fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22.

LOVE, JOY, PEACE, LONGSUFFERING, GENTLENESS, GOODNESS, FAITH, MEEKNESS, TEMPERANCE

I can deal with love. I can deal with meekness. I long to have peace in my life, and I’ll do what I can to cultivate temperance. But longsuffering? “Enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently” is the definition at Dictionary.com. Why is something like that in there? Where do we talk about longsuffering in everyday life? Not only is it countercultural, it’s the part of my life I try to have the least of, but dwell on the most. There’s a whole lot of selflessness going on in that verse, and giving up of things that we would hold on to. It seems strange that we’re expected to deliberately follow out the phrase, ”dying to self.” I’m not too great at it either. But if I can let something go, I can hold on to something else worth while later on. I just think we all need someone to keep telling us there’s something out there better than ourselves – something else even worth the suffering.   

Lord, show me how

to lay this down.

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