Christian coffee shop: playlist

March 2, 2023

If I could open a Christian coffee shop and fill it with friends, family, and pleasant strangers and the aroma of coffee, I would. In a heart beat. There is just something about the atmosphere that welcomes life to slow down. Then add some great music and powerful lyrics and life is good. We pray you can enjoy this playlist throughout your morning and day and take a moment to slow down and take in all the blessings God has bestowed upon us.

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Then read and pray this:

Always I will lift up my soul into Your presence, Yahweh.

Be there for me, my God, for I keep trusting in You.

Direct me, Yahweh, throughout my journey

so I can experience Your plans for my life.

Reveal the life-paths that are pleasing to You.

Escort me into Your truth; take me by the hand and teach me.

For You are the God of my salvation;

I have wrapped my heart into Yours all day long!

Give me grace, Yahweh! Always look at me

through Your eyes of love—

Your forgiving eyes of mercy and compassion.

Lord, You are so good to me, so kind in every way

and ready to forgive,

for Your grace-fountain keeps overflowing,

drenching all Your devoted lovers who pray to You.

Could anyone be disgraced

when he has entwined his heart with Yours?

When people turn to You, Yahweh,

they discover how easy You are to please—so faithful and true!

Joyfully You teach them the proper path,

Let it never be said that when I trusted You,

You didn’t come to my rescue.

Dive Deeper by opening your Bible to these verses:

Psalm 25 TPT
Psalm 86 TPT
Or read this post if you enjoyed song #3

These playlist are created by a local musician - Legend Ozoro. Find her music here.

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Humble Quote: What Humility Means

February 27, 2023

"Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up in honor." - James 4:10

I love the notes I read on this passage...

Bowing in humility before the Lord means recognizing our worth comes from God alone. To be humble means leaning on his power and his guidance, and not going our own independent way. Although we do not deserve God's favor, he wants to lift us up and give us worth and dignity, despite our human shortcomings.

This is probably one of the greatest ways we can draw close to God. By simply bowing in humility, understanding that all we are is because of him. Our worth and our dignity is because of his favor. Nothing more.

Living in his power, leaning on his guidance, humbling myself...

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Who is the I Am

February 25, 2023

I sat one morning just thinking about who God really is. And how completely complexed He truly is. There is a reason that I AM is used to describe Him because nothing on earth can truly grasp His greatness and wonder.

I sit and wonder,
I ponder.
My heart yearns to know,
so I ask Him
“who is the I am?”

“My ways are easy
yet I am perplexed to understand.

I am both perfect peace
and the thunder in the storm.
A father to the poor and hurting
a ruler over the mighty nations.
I am both now and then
the present and future

I am the blacksmith that refines,
the potter who shapes and forms,
the gardener who prunes,
the shepherd who leads,
and the king that rules.

My ways are simple
yet they are not easy.
I am the I am
and there is not one like me.

Take comfort in the unknowns.
Be soothed by my power.
Be stirred by my peace.

For I am
and will always be.”

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Prayer to begin Lent and Ash Wednesday

February 23, 2023

Ash Wednesday ushers in the season of Lent. Lent is a 40 day period that leads up to Easter. It comes from the Old English word - lencten meaning “spring” This liturgical season coincides with springtime, calling to mind new life and growth.

Lent is meant to be a time of repentance. That’s not a feeling of shame but an awareness that sin separates us from God and of what it cost Him to be reunited with us. To start this season we give you these words to reflect and prayer to remember.

Remembering leads us to repentance

Repentance leads us to revival

There is a turning in repentance

an acknowledgment that obedience requires

A reversing from our own ways

A releasing of our own desires

We must be willing to reorient ourselves

We must be willing to reorder our lives

Repentance means returning

to the ways of the upside down Kingdom

to the only One who can reverse and revive what sin has broken and stolen

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust