Joys and sadness are part of our lives and wise people manage both with the same approach. Without over react ones keep thinking and acting upon the assurance that more important than what happened is the way to react to it. Joys and sadness could be a danger. Be wise. Seeks God's wisdom.

Sorrows and joys alike are temporary. In a moment all may be changed. Therefore to one who judges rightly, earthly grief is not over grievous and earthly joy no over joyous.
J. B. Lightfoot TCGG

Audience of One (click here to hear on youtube)
Big Daddy Weave

I come on my knees
To lay down before you
Bringing all that I am
Longing only to know you
Seeking your face
And not only your hand
I find you embracing me
Just as I am

And I lift these songs
To you and you alone
As I sing to you
In my praises make your home

Chorus:
To my audience of one
You are Father, and you are Son
As your spirit flows free,
Let it find within me
A heart that beats to praise you.
And now just to know you more
Has become my great reward
To see your kingdom come
And your will be done
I only desire to be yours,
Lord

So what could I bring
To honor your majesty
What song could I sing
That would move the heart of royalty
And all that I have
Is the life that you’ve given me
So Lord let me live for you
My song with humility

And Lord as the love song
Of my life is played
I have one desire
To bring glory to your name

God has in himself all power to defend you, all wisdom to direct you, all mercy to pardon you, all grace to enrich you, all righteousness to clothe you, all goodness to supply you, and all happiness to crown you.
Thomas Brooks

The alarm clock goes off and appears that I sleep just a couple of hours. Yes, hearing the buzz I would like to remain in bed. Suddenly that good thinking come alive 'A new day! Made to praise the LORD, to live in plentiful way, to love, create and help!’ What a thought to start the day! I’ll sing glory to the Lamb of God, the LORD Jesus Christ!

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Glory to the Lamb (click here to hear on youtube)
Marvin Sapp

I sing my Song to you, I give you praise
I lift my hands to You, my voice I raise
because of who you are
I am who I am
We sing glory to the Lamb
You saved my soul from sin, answered my prayer
Dressed me in righteousness, none can compare
Showed me the path to walk, you showed me your plan
We sing glory to the Lamb

Chorus:
There's one name above, earth and the sky
Lord Jehovah reigns, rules on high
We bow down before You, Great I Am
We Sing Glory to The Lamb

You are the only one, who gave me hope
Took all the broken dreams and made them whole
You found the best in me and showed me who I am
We sing glory to the Lamb
There is no other name, no, that I can call
You showed me that you are my all in all
Your strength empowers me to be what I can
We Sing glory to the Lamb

Bridge:
Lamb of God, holy Lamb of God
You are the great I am
You're the King of Kings
You're the Lord of lords
and we move at your command

Sing halleluyah to risen king
Sing halleluyah let his praises ring
Sing halleluyah to the great I am
We sing glory to the lamb

When friends are about to part from one another, they are far kinder than ever they have been before. The tricky is to be kinder today with those who are not parting or giving you trouble. If in your powers today, bless. As God's candle shine, light this word.

Love to God and obedience to God are so completely involved in each other that any one of them implies the other too.
F. F. Bruce TCGGp.386

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It Is Well with My Soul (Click to hear on youtube)
Text: Horatio G. Spafford Music: Philip P. Bliss
By The Issacs

1. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain:
It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.

2. Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul.
(Refrain)

3. My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!
(Refrain)

4. And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
even so, it is well with my soul.
(Refrain)

Marriage is more than finding the right person; it is being the right person.*
Anon. TCGG

*All quotations will be taken from our dear friend John Blanchard's book The Complete Gathered Gold (TCGG), Evangelical Press 2006.

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Uña y Carne (click here to hear on youtube)
Marcos Vidal

No me debes nada y sigues a mi lado
y estoy sospechando que me quieres;
Casi ya ocho años y aunque me conoces,
todavía estás aquí;
ya no es ilusión,
no son sueños ni quimeras,
es mi vida real,
y no puedo concebir ninguna situación sin ti...

Porque no somos dos, somos uno para siempre,
sin temor de fallar, simplemente inseparables,
como el fuego y el volcán, como el hierro y el imán,
como nube y monte, bosque y gavilán,
como el mar con el delfín, como Winnie Pooh y
Robin,
como el sol bajo el cielo de Madrid.

Si otros son "regalos",
tú eres el tesoro que yo siempre había deseado;
Y aunque en estos tiempos,
lo del matrimonio hasta suena viejo y anticuado,
me ilusiona ser una pieza de museo
y poder sentir cada día en mi dedo
el anillo que me une a ti...

Dios te diseñó con sentido y con ingenio,
para compensar este corazón bohemio
que no sabe andar sin ti

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We know that to be a Christian means to become a new person. Not just because children of God want to be a new being, but also because a newborn person acts in different way. Now them, today we need to take seriously the distinction between good and bad, see God's point of view of these small daily things and think twice when face tough circumstances or sin. Will you consider acting as committed Christian before trials, temptations and hardship? We hope so. Otherwise daily thoughts and acts will be just foolish behaviour.

Life is too short for us to do everything we want to do; but it is long enough for us to do everything God want us to do.
Anon. TCGGp.638

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How Deep (see clip on youtube)
Stuart Townend (Lauren's singing)

How deep the Father's love for us,
How vast beyond all measure
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure

How great the pain of searing loss,
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One,
Bring many sons to glory

Behold the Man upon a cross,
My sin upon His shoulders
Ashamed I hear my mocing voice,
Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that helf Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I knoww that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no power, no wisdom
But I will boast inJesus Christ
His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom
(REPEAT)

People often say about Him: 'I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept His claim to be God.' Today, like me many years ago, we must make our choice. Either Jesus was, and is, the Son of God or a lunatic. In fact, if you believe on the first assertion, just wait to meet Him as a judge in eternity. In another hand if you believe that His is what He claim to be, your LORD God and Saviour, you can fall at His feet in prayer now and call Him Lord and God.
(Inspired on C.S.Lewis Mere Christianity)

I love weekends as I love weekdays. I know that on Saturdays and Sundays we can have extra free time and enjoy relatives, friends, go to church etc. I don't know what makes you happy but I know that I'm gladly today. We have this blessed opportunity to experience another day, be alive, bless and share life. Knows that we shall be more today, not less than yesterday.

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Above All ( click here to hear on outube)
Michael W Smith

Above all powers, above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began

Above all kingdoms, above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what you're worth

Crucified
Laid behind a stone
You lived to die
Rejected and alone
Like a rose
Trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me
Above all

Above all powers...

Above all kingdoms...

Crucified...

Like a rose...

Prayer is one hand with which we grasp the invisible; fasting the other, with which we let loose and cast away the visible.
Andrew Murray TCGGp.461

The covenant is an expression of God's will, not man's, and man must listen to its terms, trust God that they are holy and just and good, and order his life accordingly.
J. Gresham Machen TCGGp.121

The basics of life (click here to hear on youtube)
4Him

We’ve turned the page, for a new day has dawned
We’ve re-arranged what is right and what’s wrong
Somehow we’ve drifted so far from the truth
That we can’t get back home
Where are the virtues that once gave us light
Where are the morals that governed our lives
Someday we all will awake and look back
just to find what we’ve lost

We need to get back
To the basics of life
A heart that is pure
And a love that is blind
A faith that is fervently
grounded in Christ
The hope that endures for all times
These are the basics,
we need to get back
To the basics of life

The newest rage is to reason it out
Just meditate and you can overcome every doubt
After all man is a God, they say
God is no longer alive

But I still believe in the old rugged cross
And I still believe there is hope for the lost
And I know the rock of all ages will stand
Through changes of time

BRIDGE
We’ve let the darkness invade us too long
We’ve got to turn the tide
Oh and we need the passion that burned long ago
To come and open our eyes
There’s no room for compromise

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Lets grow up together it's the best way to live. We were designed to be mature physically, spiritually, and grow in grace and wisdom. May the LORD help us to face this day with courage and determination remembering always that an appropriate godly worldview is essential to make possible our dreams come true today.