Today has been tough for me musically and spiritually. It’s like I just can’t play or sing. I’m not flowing. Everything feels hard. That’s not normal for me.
I wasn’t going to post anything, but some on my other platforms look forward to my Sunday post. I prayed about it, and I need to get over myself.
Because it’s not about me and my best. It’s about Him.
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Mercy Came RunningForever Reign
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“My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.” — 2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV
My best friend once told me a story that has stuck with me.
His grandfather’s ship was destroyed and sunk by a Japanese torpedo during World War II. He was stranded at sea for four days, clinging to a piece of debris while his friends died around him. Some drowned. Others were eaten by sharks.
His grandfather had never been much of a praying man. Until that day.
He told God that if He would save him, he would commit the rest of his life to serving Him.
God saved him.
And the man kept his word.
He became a pastor and eventually founded a church. He served faithfully for years and years, giving of himself to others. He was a great man, and everyone thought highly of him. He walked the talk well into his old age.
Then one day, he was found dead in his study from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
No one knows why. No one knows what happened. He left no note.
Tonight, I found myself thinking about him and about all the times I’ve been in desperate situations and needed God. How He’s always helped me.
I thought about the second attempt on my life, when it was about to be over. The men around me had murder on their minds, and there was very little I could do.
So I prayed silently.
And in that moment, I felt the Lord beside me in a tangible way.
I knew I wasn’t alone.
I knew everything was going to be okay.
I don’t know what happened with my friend’s grandfather late in his life.
But I do know this
God has been there in my darkest moments.
And when I had nothing left
I had Him.
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Here’s a Shane & Shane song I recorded a few months ago. I hope you enjoy.
Thank you for listening.
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Satisy US
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USS Indianapolis
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Featured image at very top is artwork from Andrew Sonea
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Psalm 90:14 Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.
Here’s two raw ones from a while back before I started using my current audio editing apps. I did try to clean them up some, though. The second is much better quality than the first.
Thanks for listening. Hope yall have a blessed Sunday.
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With Arms Outstretched Abide
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The Man-Made Forest, Bohol Phillipines 2o19
Colossians 2:8-10 KJV ⁸ Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ. ⁹ For in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. ¹⁰ And ye are complete in Him, which is the head of all principality and power.
I woke this morning with the blues… the Sunday blues, to be more exact.
I was reminded of Kris Kristofferson’s “Sunday Morning Coming Down,” and for a moment I could feel myself walking that lonely sidewalk. I could almost smell the fried chicken.
Then my heart turned to others.
So I decided to forget myself, pray for those whose blue is a much darker shade than my own… and maybe even try on their shoes for a little while in my head.
So about these songs…
For the Lauren Daigle song “Still Rolling Stones,” I decided to amp it up a bit with the guitar lick. This is the first time I’ve ever tried to play it, and I just thought I’d do it a little differently.
And “Worn” by Tenth Avenue North was actually the very first song from the bathroom that I ever posted. I hid it inside another post though, so it was easy to miss. I thought I’d share it again.
One of the things I’ll never forget about an old friend of mine was the way he’d greet me.
He’d smile and ask,
“What’s really going on?”
Not, “How are you?”… but, “What’s really going on?”
It’s been about 20 years since I last saw him, but today I found myself thinking about those words again. Such a simple question… yet so profound.
Now, let’s get into the music.
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The Words I Would Say
Keep Making Me
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Physically Building Churches in Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷 Oct 2o19
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Jude 1:24-25
To Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before His glorious presence without blemish and with great joy— to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
So whether you believe in God or not… how many of you are going through something today? ✋️
I know I am. Sheeesh… probably the most critical season of my life right now. But I’m staying strong 💪 and trusting in the One who’s brought me this far. 😎
Here are two great songs from Shane & Shane that I recorded about a month ago. I hope you enjoy.
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Beg
Yearn
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Psalm 143:9–12 (My Version)
Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies… I flee unto Thee for refuge to hide me. Teach me to do Thy will, for Thou art my God, Thy Spirit is good. Lead me into the land of uprightness onto level ground because of mine enemies. Quicken me, O Lord, for Jesus Christ’s namesake. Preserve my life. In Thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble. In Thy steadfast love cut off mine enemies and destroy all them that afflict my soul. For I am Thy servant, Thy friend, Thy child.
No matter your beliefs… I like you… I’m for you. Together… we can lift each other up. We’re not meant to live this life alone.
Work on trying to let someone in… even if it’s just one.
Ain’t no life outside each other.
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I have two excellent songs for you today
🎵 No Man Is an Island 2o14 🎵 I Have This Hope 2o16
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Be blessed… and don’t forget.
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Hebrews 10:24–25 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another
For the past few months, I’ve been doing late-night recordings of songs in my bathroom because the acoustics are good. No fancy recording equipment—just my phone, the Lexis Audio Editor app, my guitar, and me. This one is a cover of You Love Me Anyway by Sidewalk Prophets.
Heart of Loia `'.,°~ 