7-25-11
8:38 AM

Strength That Sustains
The principle of comfort may be the most encouraging truth of all. What is this truth? Not that trouble must come, for that is a truth we already know, without much comfort. Neither is there much comfort in learning that the comfort of God is found by those who join heartily with God in His love for people. While that is true, it's a truth that would leave most of us always feeling terribly inadequate. High ideals can do that. High ideals can do more than inspire us. They can also show us how far short we have fallen from where we should be. And who doesn't feel despicably selfish and self-absorbed when compared to the love God has shown for us!

But that's not the most important truth. What is? That God extends to us help that is both sufficient and undeserved! God's comfort is enough, and we don't have to feel deserving of it.

Grace is "the undeserved favor and help of God." It is that undeserved help that is received by those who have been broken enough to bend the knees of their hearts before God. The Lord's grace is sufficient and His strength is made perfect in weakness (2 Corinthians 12:7-9). In other words, the Lord knows what we are made of—even if we don't!

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7-25-11
9:35 AM

Song Lyrics by AKON / CD Title: Konvicted / Song Title: "Never Took the Time"

Verse 1:
A moment ago it seemed
It was yesterday
You were here with me
And everything seems to be the same
What am I supposed to do
With all these empty rooms
Sit here in solitude
With the smell of your perfume

Chorus:
You never took the time to know me
You never took the time to understand
You never took the time to know me
'Cause loving you is all I ever had
Said loving you is all I ever had

Verse 2:
This wasn't what I wanted to be
A man in misery
Girl, I look back a thousand times
And i can't believe you left me
Why you leave me, baby
Why can't you understand my pain
How can I explain
Girl, I don't know what I'm doing wrong
I can't believe that your love is gone

Chorus:
You never took the time to know me
You never took the time to understand
You never took the time to know me
'Cause loving you is all I ever had
Said loving you is all I ever had

Bridge:
Oooh yeah
You're all I need
You're all I see
And I wish that we could do it again

Chorus:
'Cause you never took the time to know me
You never took the time to understand
Said you never took the time to know me
Because of you now I'm just a lonely man

Rechell Williams III #V69138
Corcoran State Prison, CA
http://betweenthebars.org/blogs/507/

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