Sing a song of confidence!

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Two songs keep popping up these days, here are the lyrics:

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"Word Of God Speak"

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I'm finding myself at a loss for words

And the funny thing is it's okay

The last thing I need is to be heard

But to hear what You would say

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Word of God speak

Would You pour down like rain

Washing my eyes to see

Your majesty

To be still and know

That You're in this place

Please let me stay and rest

In Your holiness

Word of God speak

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I'm finding myself in the midst of You

Beyond the music, beyond the noise

All that I need is to be with You

And in the quiet hear Your voice

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I'm finding myself at a loss for words

And the funny thing is it's okay

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and

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"Not To Us"

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The cross before me the world behind

No turning back, raise the banner high

It’s not for me, it’s all for You

Let the heavens shake and split the sky

Let the people clap their hands and cry

It’s not for us, it’s all for You

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Not to us, but to Your Name be the glory

Not to us, but to Your Name be the glory

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Our hearts unfold before Your throne

The only place for those who know

It’s not for us, It’s all for You

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Send Your holy fire on this offering

Let our worship burn for the world to see

It’s not for us, it’s all for You

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The earth is shaking, the mountains shouting

It’s all for You

The waves are crashing, the sun is raging

It’s all for You

The universe spinning and singing

It’s all for You

The children dancing, dancing, dancing

It’s all for You, it’s all for You

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Now, I know that a number of you guys reading this, won't have listened to much contemporary Christian music, let alone these songs. But, most people have songs that crop up just at the right time. They start playing on the radio, or the person you sit beside on the bus or train has it playing loudly on their iPod, or the person in the check-out queue at the shop is humming it! Well, being in Nashville - home of contemporary Christian music, I was driving along in my wee car and these were the songs that came on. And, it was just the right timing!

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Lately, I have been just,ever so slightly, consumed with visa issues. Just worry, really - but you know the way worry starts small and manages to pervade everything that you do. Well, having been fairly familiar with worry - I realised that it would only be a matter of time before I wouldn't be able to suppress my worry about my visa any longer and it would begin to affect my work and relationships. After all, Satan would convince me that I didn't need to invest in people or preparation for work because I would have to leave the States to go back home after Christmas.

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Well, a mentor said to me - what you need is a serenity prayer - and just give everything over to God. After all, he has looked after you this far (all the way across the Atlantic in fact). This is the serenity prayer, maybe you could use it to...

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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.

The courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Amen!

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So, between the songs and a short and simple prayer to my Father who loves me, my perspective has been adjusted and my visa, just like it has been the whole entire time, is in God's hands.

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In fact, one day after voicing my concerns with my mentor - God in his graciousness, cleared a load of stuff up and at least I know what category of visa and my extension that I'm going to apply for now.

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You know, God isn't surprised when we worry, but really the only one that we need to be confident in, and never worry is God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. What a team! Sing a song of serenity and confidence!

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