May
13

Gratituesday- Encouragement

  Posted By suezque Posted in Gratituesday, Inspiration | 3 Comments »

Last night we had company for dinner. One of the newly installed elders and his wife came over to visit with us and we fixed dinner for them (more about what we had for dinner later!). I thoroughly enjoyed the time we got to visit and have fellowship with them. It was quite encouraging! But the most encouraging thing was that they came to talk to us about what our experience at the church has been since we’ve been there. It could not have come at a better time, as I was starting to get quite discouraged about church. I have struggled with the fact that I moved from a large church to a very small one that doesn’t have many other people/couples our age, and where it has been hard to find a place in the church. And lately I’ve had a lot of trouble with the preacher being stuck on only two subjects in his sermons, and neither subject applies to about 95% of the congregation. But that’s all wekept hearing -the same two messages- every week! I was beginning to feel like I didn’t want to go to church anymore. But then last night, the elder started asking us how we were doing, spiritually, how we were feeling we fit in, what could be done differently, etc. And they honestly listened to our answers and asked what they could pray for us about. And he told us about changes that are going to be made and addressed with the congregation. It gives me sooo much hope for whatever time we have left here, whether that be a few months, or more. I couldn’t have ask God for better timing, because it has helped me to grow being a part of what is going on in the church here, and has encouraged me to stay involved even when I get discouraged.

What are you thankful for this Gratituesday? Stop on over at HeavenlyHomemakers and share with us!

May
09

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

  Posted By suezque Posted in Bible Study, Inspiration, Music | 2 Comments »

For Laura- it’s not all the verses, but a good version still the same…

 

Here’s all the words to the song- thanks to Chelf’s comment on my last post. I dodn’t even know there were more verses!!! I grew up with three…And Chelf, I totally agree with you about CoC and their editing of songs.

Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet,
Sung by flaming tongues above.
Praise the mount! I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of Thy redeeming love.

Sorrowing I shall be in spirit,
Till released from flesh and sin,
Yet from what I do inherit,
Here Thy praises I’ll begin;
Here I raise my Ebenezer;
Here by Thy great help I’ve come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,
Safely to arrive at home.

Jesus sought me when a stranger,
Wandering from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger,
Interposed His precious blood;
How His kindness yet pursues me
Mortal tongue can never tell,
Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose me
I cannot proclaim it well.

O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.

O that day when freed from sinning,
I shall see Thy lovely face;
Clothed then in blood washed linen
How I’ll sing Thy sovereign grace;
Come, my Lord, no longer tarry,
Take my ransomed soul away;
Send thine angels now to carry
Me to realms of endless day.

I got a really neat devotional today called “365 Daily Devotions from Favorite Hymns”- since my husband is now be practically the only song leader at our church I think it will help us to find new inspiration in some of the songs. I am looking forward to getting into it!