{"id":4580,"date":"2015-05-28T13:10:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-28T13:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=4580"},"modified":"2015-05-28T13:10:43","modified_gmt":"2015-05-28T13:10:43","slug":"what-are-you-singing-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=4580","title":{"rendered":"What Are You Singing About?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This has been an unusual spring for us here in Colorado. We\u2019ve had plenty of moisture from rain which has created a perfect climate for nature to produce babies in abundance. There are little bunnies. Frogs. And birds. Lots of birds. Lots of birds that start their singing (if you can call it that) at 4:30 am and continue (constantly) through the day until the sun sets.<\/p>\n

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\"bunnies\"<\/a>While it can be annoying (it\u2019s really noisy in our back yard), I know this is what birds do. They sing. They make music. It\u2019s how they communicate with one another. But I wonder if they maybe they might be praising God with their singing. If so, it makes sense that they would be consistent and constant.<\/p>\n

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\"birds\"<\/a>If this really is the case, I hate to say it, but I think I\u2019m being shown up by a flock of birds. These flighty creatures flit from one branch to another and sing, sing, sing without a care in the world. Why? Because God cares for them.<\/p>\n

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Do you remember Jesus\u2019 words in Matthew 6:25-34? In this section of Scripture, Jesus\u2019 teaches about the birds of the air. He said, \u201cLook at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in bards, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them.\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 6:26a \u2013 NIV)<\/p>\n

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However, Jesus didn\u2019t stop there. He went on to say, \u201cAre you not much more valuable than they?\u201d<\/em> (Matthew 6:26b \u2013 NIV) Jesus is telling us that God cares for us much more than the birds and it is His desire to care for us as He cares for the birds of the air.<\/p>\n

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Do you believe that? I pray that you do. Not because I tell you that you should, but because Jesus<\/em> said so.<\/p>\n

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And regardless of what we are going through in our day-to-day lives, we should be singing like the birds. We should be praising God through it all. We should \u201cconsider it pure joy\u201d (James 1:2).<\/p>\n

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I know it\u2019s not Monday, but the birds have me thinking about singing. So I want to share a song with you. And since I\u2019ve had Acts 17:28 on mind a lot lately, I thought this would be the perfect song. Let\u2019s plan to sing with birds today and praise God with every part of our lives.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEvery Move I Make\u201d<\/p>\n

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Every move I make
\nI make in You
\nYou make me move, Jesus
\nEvery breath I take
\nI breathe in You<\/p>\n

Every step I take
\nI take in You
\nYou are my way, Jesus
\nEvery breath I take
\nI breathe in You<\/p>\n

Waves of mercy
\nWaves of grace
\nEverywhere I look
\nI see Your face
\nYour love has captured me
\nOh my God, this love
\nHow can it be[i]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Click here <\/a>to listen to a fun version of this song.<\/p>\n

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n

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Donna<\/p>\n

[i]<\/a> \u201cEvery Move I Make,\u201d Words and Music by David Ruis, Mercy\/Vineyard Publishing, 1996.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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