Today we have a mix of Music and written work aka a book. This is because I only have one book with a title that begins with I. We will work our way there. First up song by Tim Timmons and Amy Grant and it is titled "I Belong"
This song is a positive song that allows us to see that no matter how hard life is, how much we may struggle because we are God's children we survive and overcome because of God's Love.
Next we have our one book for today. The book is "I Declare" by Joel Osteen.
The book is a daily journey of affirmations to keep us steadfast in the positive and the presence of God in our daily lives. Unlike a Devotional this is more directly focused on reshaping ones mind by getting rid of the cob webs and allowing God to get rid of the character defects we have.
Next up another song "I lift up my Hands" By Israel Houghton. This is a very short song, yet it is powerful, it is a song of submission to God and transformation from that submission.
Next up is another song by Chris Tomlin, this one is based on the book of "Ruth" The song is "I will Follow" And this is as I said a musical journey from the book of "Ruth" It comes when Ruth pledges herself to Naomi. Ruth Chapter 1 Verse 16,
So this is today's journey in inspiration, Tomorrow is the Letter... J.
C is another challenging letter when it comes to finding book titles and titles of music.
However I found two books both by one of my favorite authors, Joyce Meyers.
The first is Closer to God devotional. This a remarkable book that by using a word as a subject, her definition of the word, and a personal reference and of course a verse from the bible either new or old testament.
This method gives one a deeper and more honest idea of the impact of the word and how we can
The second is not a book but a complete study program, you receive 4 audio texts, the same 4 teachings on DVD; the nice thing here is depending on what method best works for you, you have both available to you.
You also receive in this study package a personal study guide and the book of Colossians for easy access.
Meyers again goes in depth and explores Paul's teachings in this book from a much deeper aspect. Again she expresses the teaching as is from the bible, then adds to this, giving a deeper understanding by personal examples and definitions of the teachings that take away the mystery of Paul's letters.
A third book is one that I am reading now, it is a very powerful book and it hits home on how we create strife in our lives, and how we can break this chain.
The book is titled Conflict Free Living and as I said above, the book explores how we set up conflict in our lives, one example that Meyer's uses is the "I am right even when I am wrong I am right" attitude made famous in the television series Boston Legal and spoken by the character of Denny Crane aka William Shatner.
Many of express the above attitude without even being aware of it. We set ourselves up, we feel we know everything, or we know more than those around us, and we do not listen or listen with the filter on while we are already thinking of our response that will be belittling and condescending to the person because of course we are always right.
Meyer's as always uses personal history and events to illustrate this and at the same time shows how we can change this attitude so that we void the "Strife in our life."
I have found Joyce Meyer one of the most prolific, positive uplifting and impassioned writers of inspirational scripture based books.
I also found three songs that fit the category one actually begins with the letter c and two are songs with the second word in the title being C. One begins with I starts and the last songs starts with O.
The first is by Mercy Me and is titled I can only imagine. This is on of their best known songs, it is their take on the after life and it helps to encourage one to be filled with hope.
The second is by Casting Crowns and is titled Courageous,
This song is about two things, being courageous in faith when confronting the issues of the world, remembering that Jesus and God are always present in our lives and will help us overcome what ever the crisis we confront through belief and through the word.
It also reminds us to stand strong in our faith, not to weaken when we feel overwhelmed.
The last song is performed by Michael Capo and is titled O come to the alter.
This is a powerful song that is about the power of having an alter call by a minister, of opening ones self to the full presence of God into our life, allowing the love of God and Jesus to fill us and bring forth in us a sence of peace, compassion and self control.
The song is also about how we may be called to the alter to have the presence of the Holy spirit to fill us and be able to communicate more deeply and directly with God and to be more aware of what our calling through God is meant to be.
