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Give praise to the One who restores the broken hearted, and gives us the very air we breathe. Today's #TuesdayTunes is the uplifting All Sons & Daughters song "Great are you Lord!"

In these uncertain times it's hard to imagine that there is any comfort or hope. It's easy to fall prey to the devil's attempts to pull us away from God. He fills us with doubt, fear, worry, and unbelief. If you suffer from depression or mental illness you probably find the devils voice can be quite loud. I admit (and have shared) many of the times the devil's temptations of despair have overwhelmed me. With all the social distancing and self-quarentine happening we miss out on something most of us NEED. As Christians especially we're used to gathering together as God's family every week, and while we've taken advantage of Livestream technology it is just not the same. Despite all the sad and scary things going on in the world we need to remember God's goodness. God is our gracious and heavenly Father; the Bible, His Holy Word, is filled with assurances of His help and comfort. Open your Bible and find comfort in Him. Find your peace and strength in the ...

"Everyone needs compassion A love that's never failing Let mercy fall on me Everyone needs forgiveness A kindness of a Savior The hope of nations Savior He can move the mountains My God is Mighty to save He is Mighty to save" Today's #TuesdayTunes is Laura Story singing "Mighty to save".

Late at night Deep inside the darkest corners of my mind A voice whispers Its steady pull is winning Though soft, it threatens to silence the tiny thread of logic that I cling to. Time is not my friend, and with the dawn comes disappointment once again The new day dawns, still, the voice whispers on Like a leech clinging, pulling, ripping the life from my veins. I am weak Held together by a few desperate threads The voice persists Telling me they're not enough Too thin, these threads will break and be shredded by the darkness that presses me down Yet it tells me more, the voice still mocks, telling me I'll fail as before Even in this Melynda Hoeksema

So much I just don't know. I mean, I do know, but at the same time I just don't. I don't know why my brain just doesn't cooperate. I can't think straight. I don't know why my eyes start hurting and the tears start flowing. I don't know why I'M  SO VERY TIRED! I can't understand why I can't smile. Even when there's beauty, love, and so very many amazing things in my life, I just don't smile.  My body hurts. My head hurts. My thoughts get all jumbled and mixed up. Yet, I hear thoughts in my head I don't want to and find myself contemplating things I know I shouldn't. Why are those ones crystal clear and so very loud while everything else seems like trying to read a book that's been scribbled all over with black marker? Why have I lost all interest in the things that used to make me happy? Why can't I find the small joys back?  I know there's 'answers'. I know I have several auto-immune di...

No matter what is happening in the world around us we can trust that God is taking care of us!

Where do you turn for direction? Who do you look to for strength and guidance?Turn to the only one who truly leads us, our Heavenly Father. Check out today's #TuesdayTunes : Sanctus Real's "Lead Me" https://youtu.be/r3Hf1kkI1Dw

Today's #TUESDAYTUNES is a song that speaks of Ezekiel 37 where God tells him to prophesy to the dry bones and they will come alive! A song of faith that God alone can save and "So with the faith you've given us, We'll step into the valley unafraid!" https://youtu.be/0P4YdXz3LAI

Christ's resurrection is our comfort in this life! We can be confident that this life is not the end! No matter what your day will bring rest assured that God is always good and some day He will raise us to a new and perfect life. Today's #TuesdayTunes song; Always good by Andrew Peterson, is a great reminder of this great comfort! https://youtu.be/aBLu-ASWhY4