When Satan comes to tempt me, I will take my stand.
When words spewed forth rock my faith, I will take my stand.
When his doubts and lies confuse me, I will take my stand.
When he tempts me to quit, I will take my stand.
When his words seem so convincing, I will take my stand.
When he causes me to question my beliefs, I’m gonna take my stand.
When I feel overwhelmed by his accusa­tions, still I will take my stand.
When his attacks are personal and hurt me, I’ll take my stand.
When his influence is tempting me to doubt Your words, I’m gonna take my stand.
When others around are losing their faith, I’ll take my stand.
I will take my stand and will not give in to his puny attempts to try to overthrow my faith.
I will take my stand and show the Devil what I’m made of.
I will take my stand, for it is not I that live, but You, my Love, who live in me.
I’ll take my stand, for I have all Heaven fighting for me, with legions at my command.
I’ll take my stand, for it is battles like this that bring out the fighter in me.
I’m gonna take my stand and rejoice in the battle, for victory is assured.
I’ll take my stand and remind myself that I am destined to win many to Jesus, and this is why the Devil hates me and tries to fight me.
I will take my stand and love this fight, bran­dishing the keys and the new weapons made available to me.
I will take my stand, for I have joined the ranks of those that have gone before me who have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake.
I will take my stand and not go back on it, for it is in standing my ground that the Enemy of my soul finds himself trembling and running in defeat.
I will know no defeat, for I have taken my stand.

I see love

At the end of the tunnel..

"Call on the keys of bravery as you walk through the fire, for peace amids a raging storm, for courage to smile through your tears and for faith to hold on till you see My rainbow of victory."

---There's Always a Light---

Chorus: There's always a light at the end of every tunnel, after every night a new day is born, and for everything that ends, there is a new beginning and the sun will return, after every storm.

Verse 1: Desperately you cry, to see a clear blue sky, but so many clouds are in the way.
Though your ships have broken sails, the Lord will never fail, bringing you safely home again!

Chorus: There's always a light at the end of every tunnel, after every night a new day is born, and for everything that ends, there is is a new beginning, and the sun will return after every storm.

Verse 2: Mountains that you climb, may take a little time, before you reach the top!
Though it's rough along the way, the cares of yesterday , will fly away in victory! Victory!

Chorus 2: Oh, there's always a light at the end of every tunnel, after every night a new day is born, and for everything that ends there is a new beginning, and the sun will return after every storm.
Yes, the sun will return, it will return after every storm!

Today I decided to "do the humble thing" and play for inspiration ... (now those that know me will agree with me that I don't play cuz I am just too proud to do so, not that I play well, but I can make a joyful noise unto the Lord...) when looking around through the song books, this song seemed to jump out at me, and when I played it, I was amazed at how I truly felt these words were written for me.
I have just recently really started to pay attention to the lyrics of songs, and though I knew the words to this one, it had never really meant more than nice "encouraging" words, yet this time, I felt as if every word that I sang, I meant it with my whole heart.
Anyways, I just wanted to share this lil bit with you.
Praying for you! I LOVE YOU!!

--Debbie

King of Hearts

As painted harlequins,
We dance like mannequins,
But when the last note rings
I wonder just who pulls the strings.
I'll watch the curtains fall,
And this once enchanted ball
Becomes another empty hall,
Like nothing happened here at all.

Where are u my king?
Where are u my majesty?
Critic’s pen may praise my art,
Of playing each and every part.
But I need you my one true king of hearts.

We laugh and sing till after noon,
We dance beneath the silver moon,
We hide behind our pretty mask,
So that we may perform the task,
Of looking happy everyday,
Though we just wish to run away,
From this big fake and mockering,
From all the lies and suffering

I cry for u so desperately,
I call for u so earnestly,
My one true king of hearts.
Where are u my king?
Where are u my majesty?
What good’s the taste of sweet success?
In my bitter cup of loneliness
Without u, my one true king of hearts?

Sitting still with charm and poise
While trying to block out all the noise
That comes from every single door
I promise not to ask for more...

Than this come back to me,
Come back to me my king,
Come to set me free,
Wipe my tears away,
And help me to be brave
Thought I may stand alone
Please help me to stand strong
And give your truth away
So all may see the day
When you return to us my one true king of hearts.

By - Alice and the cards book/Cookie :)

Quotes

"The decision to grow always involves a choice between risk and comfort." --John Ortberg

" You cannot be what you will become, until you are not what you are now." -- Jesus

"Every time the devil reminds you of your past..remind him of his future."
- Anonymous

"Do not doubt in the dark, what God has shown you in the light."
- Anonymous

"To forgive is to set the prisoner free, and then discover the prisoner was you."
- Anonymous

"Let the mind of the Master, be the master of your mind."- Anonymous

"When the candle has been burnt out on both ends, pick it up and build a new one."
-- Anonymous

"In order to stand, a man must first fall." - Anonymous

"Even if you don't stand a chance, never give up on your dreams." - Anonymous

"Man’s extremity is God’s opportunity.
When you come to the end of your rope,
Then God has a chance to work.
God has to break us,
And it’s hard to be broken.
Sometimes it almost makes you want to die..
But then you’re willing to live for Jesus!
For only through such death to self,
Can life be born anew ."– David Brant Berg

"Mercy brings to us forgiveness;
Forgiveness makes gratitude flourish;
Gratitude carries us to generosity;
Generosity takes us nearer to sweetness;
Sweetness enriches us with love...
And perfect love gives us peace." – Guillermo

"For age is opportunity no less,
Than youth itself,
Though in another dress,
And as the evening twilight fades away,
The sky is filled with stars,
Invisible by the day! " - Anonymous

"We don't know what the future holds, but we know who holds the future." - Anonymous

“O' God, give me the strength to look up and not down,
To look forward and not back,
to look out and not in—and to lend a hand.” - Anonymous

Lovely Traces

I was consumed, by a lifestyle I made destined to crash,
Beat up and bruised, by the flashbacks of my own past,
I tried to hide away, till I heard You (Jesus) say:

Chorus :

Lovely traces far behind you, turn around and you will see
Lovely traces to remind you, of everything that you’ve been through
And what it took to get you to Me.

All my mistakes, regrettable choices I’d like to forget
But somehow you made, all that I wasted useful again
I thought I fell from grace, but you can’t erase...

Chorus

I lost my direction,
Cause I couldn't see,
What a beautiful picture,
You would complete

In time..

Chorus twice..

IF

If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, yet make allowance for their doubting too,
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
If you can dream and not make dreams your masters,
If you can think and not make thoughts your aim,
If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same,
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, and stoop to build them up with worn out tools; If you can make a heap of your winnings,
and risk them all in one turn of pitch and toss,
And lose and start again at your beginnings, and never breathe a word about your loss,
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,
If neither foe nor friends can hurt you,
If all men count on you, but none too much,
If you can fill the unforgiving moment minute, with 60 seconds worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything in it,
And whats more--you'll be a man my son! --- Rudyard Kipling