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I JUST GOT BACK FROM PRACTICING WITH MY ACAPPELLA GROUP and I'm so happy in Jesus. You all know I've been feeling kinda "trapped" and down lately, but I got my spirit under control and tried to be obedient and all.

Well, I don't know if I shared this with any of you, but in Oregon, I sang with Sweet Adelines in a quartet for some years. We were a wild, fun bunch and we sang Valegrams (on Valentines Day), pubs and bars for birthdays, anniverserys, etc. We were all good, but we had to have a drink before we sang, always before we left home. We were pretty crazy. I found out when I moved to Iowa, that the Accapella group I sing with are not as "fun" perse and I never quite felt as good as them. They all seemed so nicy, nicy, all church-going women and all. We have fun, or at least they do. If I wanted to fit in, I would have to drink a glass of wine or gin, or something so I would loosen up. Well, I determined tonight, no matter what, I was NOT going to drink anything. Maybe I wanted to feel down, I don't know.

As it turned out, I felt really good because I prayed before I went and I heard a really inspiring song on the Christian radio station on the way there. I felt free as a bird and it was noticible. I came up with the wackiest things and just joined right in. I saw some surprised looks because I am rather quiet at times. It was almost as if I could be my fin-loving self and I know it was God who helped me.

I just wanted to share that because it was so exciting. I want to obey God more and more and just let my old life drop off and continue from here to live in His will and in freedom from my "old self." Thanx for being here for me to share this with! Love, Sweets

You know Sweetsurrender, majority of people think once they accept Christ, they will have to give up their enjoyments.

God 'replaces' our previous enjoyments with pure happiness.

We start to wonder how we ever enjoyed certain times before we were saved.

He changes our 'heart', 'mind', and 'desires.'

He replaces them with a desire to truly please Him.

Romans 12

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

1 John 17
and the world is passing away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of God abides forever.

Let your 'light' shine to these ladies, and do not be conform to the world.

Happy for you,, Sweetsurrender.

Im so happy that youre happy!!! The happiness that comes from God is a happiness all on its own.

Jeani wrote:
and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

Happy for you,, Sweetsurrender.

God's infinite grace does find ways to reflect His happiness in us to others.

Jeani's verse above is a reflection of the verse I use in my signature.
God's Word renews the way we think by teaching us to think as He does.

Thanx for sharing with me. I think my mind is being renewed and I'm finding that joy the world could not give me.

Bonnie, He is our joy and the Joy of the Lord, is our Strength.

Do a word study sometime on the Joy of the Lord and see what you come up with!

When you have the Joy of the Lord, it is a deep abiding joy even when our circumstance or happenings turn bad. Their is still Joy in our Hearts.

I got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Down in my heart, Down in my heart,
Down in my heart to stay!

THANX, REMNANT. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THE SONG THAT HELPED ME.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRDS_CzhWxA
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One of my favorite and My favorite groups! I listen to their music all the time!

Go look under the thread where I posted my favorite songs and you will see some of my favorite. Selah is on there a lot!

Bonnie, that is an awesome song and an awesome group! I am so happy for you. Praise God. . . .He is SO faithful!!

Happiness is so contagious. Thank you for spreading it around and having some rub off on me.




Jan

" Taste the Lord and see He is good". You learned by prayer and yielding to the Lord. I have found it always works for me.

I too am happy for you. God is good, so very good.