Monday's Mourning Ministry - Need You Now ~Plumb

Monday's Mourning Ministry

Need You Now

~Plumb

Need You Now (How Many Times)

~Plumb

from the album Need You Now (How Many Times) - Single

Well everybody's got a story to tell 

And everybody's got a wound to be healed 

I want to believe there's beauty here 

Cause oh, I get so tired of holding on 

I can't let go, I can't move on 

I want to believe there's meaning here 

(Chorus) 

How many times have you heard me cry out 

"God please take this"? 

How many times have you given me strength to 

Just keep breathing? 

Oh I need you 

God, I need you now. 

Standing on a road I didn't plan 

Wondering how I got to where I am 

I'm trying to hear that still small voice 

I'm trying to hear above the noise 

How many times have you heard me cry out 

"God please take this"? 

How many times have you given me strength to 

Just keep breathing? 

Oh I need you 

God, I need you now. 

Oh I walk, oh I walk through the shadows 

And I, I am so afraid 

Please stay, please stay right beside me 

With every single step I take 

How many times have you heard me cry out? 

And how many times have you given me strength? 

How many times have you heard me cry out 

"God please take this"? 

How many times have you given me strength to 

Just keep breathing? 

Oh I need you 

God, I need you now. 

I need you now 

I need you now

I need you now 

I need you now

O LORD, the God of my salvation, I have cried out by day and in the night before You.

Let my prayer come before You; Incline Your ear to my cry!

~Psalm 88:1-2, New American Standard Bible

~~~

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

~Psalm 34:18, New International Version of the Bible

Pictures, thanks to ~JESUS, the Music of My Soul
Video: http://youtu.be/9ylnx0NA9X4

Monday's Mourning Ministry - Worn ~Tenth Avenue North

Monday's Mourning Ministry

Worn

~Tenth Avenue North

Worn

~Tenth Avenue North

~Shared with me by 

Grieving Mother, Leslie Nelson Martin 

I'm tired, I'm worn

My heart is heavy

from the work it takes

to keep on breathing

I've made mistakes

I've let my hope fail

My soul feels crushed

by the weight of this world

And I know that You can give me rest

So I cry out with all that I have left

Let me see

Redemption Win

Let me know

the Struggle Ends

That You can mend a heart

that's frail and torn

I want to know a Song can rise

from the ashes of a broken life

And all that's dead inside

Can be reborn

'Cause I'm worn

I know I need

to lift my eyes up

but I'm too weak

Life just won't let up

And I know that You can give me rest

So I cry out with all that I have left

Let me see

Redemption Win

Let me know

the Struggle Ends

That You can mend a heart

that's frail and torn

I want to know a Song can rise

from the ashes of a broken life

and all that's dead inside

can be reborn

'Cause I'm worn

my prayers are wearing thin

I'm worn

even before the day begins

Yeah, I'm worn

I've lost my will to fight

I'm worn

so Heaven come and flood my eyes

Let me see

Redemption Win

Let me know

The Struggle Ends

That You can mend a heart

that's frail and torn

I want to know a Song can rise

from the ashes of a broken life

and all that's dead inside

can be reborn

Yes all that's dead inside

Will be reborn

Though I'm worn

Yeah, I'm worn

~~~~~

Then Jesus said, 

"Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.

"Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

"For My yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light."

Matthew 11:28-30 (New Living Translation of The Holy Bible)

Jesus proclaimed in Luke 4:17-21 of The New Testament that He had come to this earth to fulfill the prophecy spelled out for us in The Old Testament, in Isaiah 61:

The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on Me,

because the Lord has anointed Me

to preach good news to the poor.

He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted,

to proclaim freedom for the captives

and release from darkness for the prisoners,

to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor

and the day of vengeance of our God,

to comfort all who mourn,

and provide for those who grieve in Zion—

to bestow on them a crown of beauty

instead of ashes,

the oil of gladness

instead of mourning,

and a garment of praise

instead of a spirit of despair.

They will be called oaks of righteousness,

a planting of the Lord

for the display of his splendor.

~Isaiah 61:1-3 (New International Version of The Holy Bible)

(Some capitalizations for clarity, mine)








Grief Video: http://youtu.be/UUEy8nZvpdM
Video and "Worn" Graphic, thanks to Grieving Mother, Leslie Nelson Martin

Friday's Faith - Strength…by Faith…

Friday's Faith

Strength…by Faith…

… those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

~Isaiah 40:31

I awakened one morning this week (as I do many mornings these days), feeling completely exhausted before the day even started, but on this day especially so. (Ain't insomnia great?!) 

On top of a heavy-duty client-load this week, I was also to return the call of an attorney who may possibly need me to testify on a client's case in court this week. I prayed to the Lord, 

"God, You know how exhausted I am; there is NO way I can add traveling out of town to appear in a hotly contested court case, and do the testimony any justice in the exhausted state that I am in."

I prayed that He would either release me from the case, or have my energies restored by Him. I also prayed He would let His will be known and done in my life, and that if He wanted me to testify, reminded Him I could only do so by His strength. 

Later in the day as I was talking to the attorney who said he would definitely need me in court the next day, I began to notice that my energy had surged. 

I found that I not only felt strong enough to "do battle"; I actually felt strengthened and energized and found myself raring to "do battle"! 

The following day, Tommy and I drove to the out of town justice center, and sat down in the packed courtroom. We looked around in wonderment at all the uniformed officers bedecked with bullet-proof vests atop their uniforms and noted this was definitely not "traffic court" we were witnessing. (We later discovered Tommy was sitting right next to an alleged murder suspect!) 

My client leaned over and thanked me for coming, and I laughed and leaned over to her and whispered, 

"I live for days like this!"  

{As one of my former supervisors always said, "I am a human first, an advocate second, and a therapist third."} 

Later, I gave my testimony before the judge, and was questioned by both opposing sides of the court. As I answered, I surprised even myself with the strength behind my words. 

God came through in flying colors as He enabled me to fight hard for my client through my words. 

God indeed does work in mysterious ways, His wonders to perform! I am so thankful I was able to rise to the occasion with the help of my wonderful Lord, Himself our ever faithful Advocate!

New Living Translation (©2007)

And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.

~John 14:16

New Living Translation (©2007) 

My dear children, I am writing this to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate who pleads our case before the Father. He is Jesus Christ, the One who is truly righteous.

~I John 2:1

Some scripture capitalizations, mine

Picture and first Scripture, thanks to Daily Scripture eCard
Scriptures, New Living Translation of The Holy Bible, 2007