Blessed – Martina McBride

I get kissed by the sun
Each morning
Put my feet on a hardwood floor
I get to hear my children laughing
Down the hall through the
Bedroom door
Sometimes I sit on my
Front porch swing
Just soaking up the day
I think to myself, I think to myself
This world is a beautiful place

Chorus:
I have been blessed
And I feel like I’ve found my way
I thank God for all I’ve been given
At the end of every day
I have been blessed
With so much more than I deserve
To be here with the ones
That love me
To love them so much it hurts
I have been blessed

Across a crowded room
I know you know what I’m thinking
By the way I look at you
And when we’re lying in the quiet
And no words have to be said
I think to myself, I think to myself
This love is a beautiful gift

Repeat Chorus

When I’m singing my kids to sleep
When I feel you holding me
I know

Repeat Chorus

Everyone needs a McCain to get excited about. This is a favorite song of mine.

Lying here with you
Listening to the rain
Smiling just to see the smile upon your face
These are the moments I thank God that I’m alive
These are the moments I’ll remember all my life
I found all I’ve waited for
And I could not ask for more
Looking in your eyes
Seeing all I need
Everything you are is everything to me
These are the moments
I know heaven must exist
These are the moments I know all I need is this
I have all I’ve waited for
And I could not ask for more
Chorus
I could not ask for more than this time together
I could not ask for more than this time with you
Every prayer has been answered
Every dream I have’s come true
And right here in this moment is right where I’m meant to be
Here with you here with me

These are the moments I thank God that I’m alive
These are the moments I’ll remember all my life
I’ve got all I’ve waited for
And I could not ask for more

Chorus

I could not ask for more than the love you give me ‘Coz it’s all I’ve waited for
And I could not ask for more
I could not ask for more

Already said it but Walk the Line is simply one of the best movies ever. The clip is Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix at his best) on his way to attempt to record a record.

Great line asked of Cash:
“If you was hit by a truck and you were lying out in that gutter dying… and you had time to sing one song, huh, one song… people would remember before you’re dirt… one song that would let God know what you felt about your time here on earth… one song that would sum you up… you telling me that’s the song you’d sing? That same Jimmie Davis tune we hear on the radio all day? About your peace within and how it’s real and how you’re gonna shout it? Or would you sing something different? Something real, something you felt? Because I’m telling you right now… that’s the kind of song people want to hear. That’s the kind of song that truly saves people. It ain’t got nothing to do with believing in God, Mr. Cash. It has to do with believing in yourself.”

If it was you in Cash’s place what would you say? What would your song be if you had to let God and everyone else know what you really thought and felt? What would your song be if you were dying and it was the last thing you would ever say?

Simply one of the best movies ever. The clip is Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix at his best) on his way to Folsom.

The first is a really good Bill Cosby sketch on Noah’s Ark, the second is my main duck Donald in a Noah story.

An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of Church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled,
Stop! Acts 2:38! (REPENT) and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be FORGIVEN.”
The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar, “Why did you stand there? All the old lady did was yell scripture to you.” “Scripture?” replied the burglar, “She said she had an Ax and Two 38′s!”

Remember knowing scripture can save your life in more ways than one.

“It ain’t how hard you can hit, its about how hard you can be hit and keep moving forward.”

I have yetUPDATE: I have seen and it rocks (no pun intended)! to see the movie but The quote above really got me thinking of a quote in Isaiah 40:27-31, Isaiah (a OT prophet about 700 some odd years before Jesus) asks the following to the nation of Israel before one of its darkest days was about to occur:

“Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God”? Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”

Isaiah was saying that God was not ready to give up on Israel even though they had given up on themselves. God wanted Israel to win even when he knew in the short run they felt like losers. More importantly Isaiah was telling Israel that God was not growing weary even when they were. God was there for them, even when they were weak God was behind them and nothing could shake Him. Fast forward seven hundred years to the time of Jesus. Jesus told people that God wanted to be on thier side if they would believe in Him and that God would supply them with all that they really needed. He said “come to me all who are over burdened and I will give you rest.” Sometimes we who are Christians forget that Jesus came not to call us to become self sufficient winners in every situation and to do everything on our own, instead he came to tell us that we can rely on him in every situation especially when times are rough.

Sometimes life hits us hard and knocks us down. In those situations we are faced with the option of moving forward, standing still, or going back. Rocky’s quote has two great points that have spiritual connections with the passages above. First with God on our side we can be hit, and keep moving forward. God is the best ring man in the world and if we know Jesus then God is in our corner. With him on our side we know that we have someone giving us advice on how to make it through the next round who really knows how to get us through until the end. The second thought is simple, God wants his people to rely on Him so they can keep moving forward. If you ever see a Rocky movie, you will notice that Rocky always has a good ring man on the side not only cheering him on but also giving him directions on how to make it through to the end. Sometimes we think God has forgotten us when times are tough. Actually that may be the time when we can best hear God’s voice. When the world is pumbling us, God is there waiting to pick us up and because God is our ring man, we know we have the ultimate source of strength to draw upon. During difficult times it is good to remember that God is on our side, he is there when we need rest, advice, and encouragment to make it through.

The word gospel means good news. There is tremendous good news in the idea that God is on our side and is there to help us make it through the ring of life.