Stand In The Rain - Superchic[k]



She never slows down
She doesn’t know why
But she knows that when she’s all alone
It feels like it’s all coming down


She won’t turn around
The shadows are long
And she fears if she cries that first tear
The tears will not stop raining down


Chorus:
So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it’s all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won’t drown
And one day what’s lost can be found
You stand in the rain


She won’t make a sound
Alone in this fight with herself
And the fear’s whispering
If she stands, she’ll fall down



She wants to be found
The only way out is through everything
She’s running from
Wants to give up and lie down



So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it’s all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won’t drown
And one day what’s lost can be found
You stand in the rain



So stand in the rain
Stand your ground
Stand up when it’s all crashing down
You stand through the pain
You won’t drown
And one day what’s lost can be found
You stand in the rain

~Wounds from a friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
Provebs 27:6 NLT


~A friend loves at all times,
and a brother is born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17 NIV


~A man of many companions may come to ruin,
but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother
proverbs 18:24 NIV









Even my best friend, the one I trusted completely,
the one who shared my food,
has turned against me.
Psalms 41:9 NLT


One should be kind to a fainting friend, but you have accused me without the slightest fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14 NLT


"Is this the way you treat your friend David?" Absalom asked him. "Why aren't you with him?"
2 samuel 16:17 NLT

Hide me now
Under your wings
Cover me
within your mighty hand

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with You, above the storm
Father, You are King over the flood
I will be still, know You are God

Find rest my soul
In Christ alone
Know his power
In quietness and trust

When the oceans rise and thunders roar
I will soar with You, above the storm
Father, You are King over the flood
I will be still, know You are God

There is so much going on right now.
I feel as though i am being pulled in a million directions at once and there is expectation after expectation.
One of the main things in my vocabulary right now is "i can't".

But God says I can, right now i am in the palm of his hand and i am doing everything by his strength.
It makes me wonder.Who ever said i couldn't ?,
things are tough but i have God on my side.

Everything that i am facing now is helping me to trust and rely on God. Right now i am vonurable but his srength is a perfect match for my weakness.

I just need to trust and believe....


There are two switchfoot songs that come to mind...



"Meant To Live"
by Switchfoot

Fumbling his confidence
And wondring why the world has passed him by
Hoping that hes meant for more than arguments
And failed attempts to fly, fly

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside

Dreaming about providence
And whether mice or men have second tries
Maybe weve been livin with our eyes half open
Maybe were bent and broken, broken

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside
Somewhere we live inside
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
Somewhere we live inside

We want more than this worlds got to offer
We want more than this worlds got to offer
We want more than the wars of our fathers
And everything inside screams for second life

We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live for so much more
Have we lost ourselves?
We were meant to live
We were meant to live





This Is Your Life"
by switchfoot

yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
yesterday is a promise that you've broken
don't close your eyes, don't close your eyes
this is your life and today is all you've got now
yeah, and today is all you'll ever have
don't close your eyes
don't close your eyes

this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
when the world was younger and you had everything to lose

yesterday is a kid in the corner
yesterday is dead and over

this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be
when the world was younger and you had everything to lose

don't close your eyes
don't close your eyes
don't close your eyes
don't close your eyes

this is your life are you who you want to be
this is your life are you who you want to be

this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, are you who you want to be
this is your life, is it everything you dreamed it would be
when the world was younger and you had everything to lose

and you had everything to lose

something my past didn't see

Something My Past Didn't See


Looking into the future
something my past didn't see.
The outcome of my experience
has allowed God to transform me.

Longing to be alive
for within I was dead.
Darkness was my company
and each day I dread.


Walking with a lost soul
Understanding nothing at hand
I once had a goal
My dreams turned to sand.

Seeking the face of comfort
To captivate my distressed mind.
can't give up on life
Hope, I must find.

Thank God I found hope
In the midst of the dark
Pursuing to find some light By
Until it penetrates in my heart.

Now that I'm blessed with life
and has allowed God to transform me.
I'm excited about the future
Something my past didn't see

Gaye D. Hight

From www.christianstories.com

All In Due Time

By: Kathy Schroeder


How often, Lord, I've wanted life
to be as I preferred,
impatient to reach all my goals,
insisting I be heard.

How many times I questioned You,
embarking on a feat,
unwilling to be passenger,
but in the driver's seat.

How seldom I was patient
as I begged that life be calm,
not believing all along
that I was in Your palm.

How fast possessions slip away,
though often I would cling
to things thought safe instead of trusting
what Your will would bring.

Be with me, Lord, as I search for
another hill to climb.
I know rewards will come to me,
all in the Lord's due time.

Praise You in This Storm by casting crowns

words by Mark Hall/music by Mark Hall and Bernie Herms



I was sure by now, God You would have reached down
and wiped our tears away,
stepped in and saved the day.
But once again, I say amen
and it's still raining
as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain,
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away.


Chorus:
And I'll praise you in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are
no matter where I am
and every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm


I remember when I stumbled in the wind
You heard my cry to You
and raised me up again
my strength is almost gone how can I carry on
if I can't find You
and as the thunder rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
the God who gives and takes away


Chorus
And I'll praise you in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are
no matter where I am
and every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm


I lift my eyes unto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth
I lift my eyes unto the hills
where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth

Chorus
And I'll praise you in this storm
and I will lift my hands
for You are who You are
no matter where I am
and every tear I've cried
You hold in your hand
You never left my side
and though my heart is torn
I will praise You in this storm

Challenges

'We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.
We are hunted down, but God never abandons us.We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.'

2 corinthians 4:8-9
NLT



'I can do all things through christ who strengthens me '

Phillipians 4:13

brave

This song.....

Demonstrates so much.

God's confidence and strength are a perfect match for our insecurities.

The lyrics of this song need no discription.
Just another example of how good my God is.

I am made whole in God.
I am brave
and i am willing to accept the challenges
and to live this life by God's strength.



Brave - nicole nordeman

The gate is wide
The road is paved in moderation
The crowd is kind and quick to pull you in
Welcome to the middle ground
You're safe and sound and
Until now it's where I've been


'Cause it's been fear that ties me down to everything
But it's been love, Your love, that cuts the strings


chorus:
So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave

I am small
And I speak when I'm spoken to
But I am willing to risk it all
I say Your name
Just Your name and I'm ready to jump
Even ready to fall...

Why did I take this vow of compromise?
Why did I try to keep it all inside?

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave

I've never known a fire that didn't begin with a flame
Every storm will start with just a drop of rain
But if you believe in me
That changes everything
So long, I'm gone

So long status quo
I think I just let go
You make me want to be brave
The way it always was
Is no longer good enough
You make me want to be brave
Brave, brave

Anyway

from :www.christianstories.com


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People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered;
Forgive them anyway.

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If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.

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If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.

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If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.

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What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.

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If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.

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The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.

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Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.

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You see, in the final analysis, It is between you and God.
It never was between you and them anyway.