This year, 2021 is not going to be your, "Oh dear" year. It is for you, a year for blessings, fresh ideas, and amazing discoveries. How do I know? I know because you are a child of God, and all things work (Romans 8:28) together for good to them that love God, to them who are called according to His purpose. So dear, argue that:). I thought this post would not have a song attached to it. I had run out money when I was younger and trying to record the songs as the choir sang them, well, the money was light. It went as far as it could go. I'm glad we did make the recordings we made, or else I'd have little to remind me of our early days. I'm saying all that because I found one last recording! And, it is so appropriate to start out with the new year, especially after last year. Whew! This recording is probably older than most of you guys. The name of this song, I Make My Way With A Song.
This year, we are looking forward to doing so much more with the yet unperformed, musical sounds from the Leap Over Walls, Volume One. Like I said, the songs you already heard, are just a few we were able to record early on. Volume One, itself, contains close to 90 songs.
If I sound a little reminiscent today, it is because the singers on these recordings, have long ago made their transitions (passed away) except for one precious soul. God bless them all for their journey with me.
I wish I could say that it was all uphill, but, "alas" (I feel so Shakespearean when I say that, humor me please), "twas" not so. As in most careers, there will be interruptions, extractions, and leaps over walls, that only faith in God can propel you over.
So what hinders you? What interrupts? What intercepts? or obstructs? Personally, I speak from experience. Wondering still why some things happen or did not happen. When you do everything right and it still comes out wrong, what happened? Carefully following steps, one, two, three, and four, according to well known authors and motivational speakers, things should have fell right into place. But they don't, and they didn't. What I learned from life is, Earth acts like a school, "A get out of hell ticket", passing each grade is imperative and is meant for your growth only, an individual plan. Your study may be quite different from my plan. Different from what I have to complete for my graduation. Same school, different courses, different exposures, different understanding, etc. That's why it's so ridiculous to be jealous of another person, his life, or his goals. You wouldn't fit his life's path and he or she could not fit your life's work. So what is this post about? It's about knowing the plan (Psalms 18:29). The plan God has for you is for your welfare, and not in anyway to hurt you. You may have to leap over walls but not in your own strength. When you leap with God he will clear the wall, after all you don't want to get stuck on the wall, one leg on, one leg off, or some other awkward position.
Observe the path of three, well-known characters. One, the lowly weatherman. Especially the one who is out in the cold. The one that the wind and the storm is blowing upon, full blast. Note, how he or she bends into the storm, head bowed, resolute, wanting you to realize the severity, the exposure, the discomfort they are immersed in. But as long as they must endure, they remain steadfast. Let steadfast be one of your 2021 resolution words. Number two, Sarah (Genesis 18:10-12). As you follow God's plan for your life, are you more Sarah or more Caleb. Remember is was given to Sarah to give birth to a son, Isaac. She was 90 years old. Sarah laughed, she did not believe. Caleb, my hero (Joshua 14:6-14), was one of the spies sent to explore the land of Canaan. With Joshua, he agreed the promise land could be taken, just as God promised. The Israelites disagreed vehemently and so they were punished by having to wander in the desert 40 more years. The land Caleb had been promised, at age 45, he asked Joshua for it again, 40 years later. He was now 85 years old. The land still had not been conquered. Caleb fought and won the land. If God is for you, who? I say who:) can be against you.
Hint for today, adopt a "Run To" scripture that reminds you of who you are in Christ. My scripture is Hebrews 10:23, "Let us hold fast, the profession of our faith, without wavering; (For He is faithful that promised). Until the next post, I'll be standing at the wall.
The Weatherman, Sarah, and Caleb have, and had common walls to leap. The weatherman had to have a stick-to-it ness in his personality. Sarah had to learn to believe God, regardless of what the world said. Caleb had to know in his loins, that he was well able, God saying the same, well able at any stage in his life, to receive the blessing meant for him. What things block our way now; what has sat us down; what is stealing our dreams? What are your dreams? It is that which makes you different from the next student in Earth School. Only you can fill that place in the universe, only you. It may be just a little dream, a little wall, like perseverance. It may be for Sarah, the wall called, Believe God No Matter What The World Says. Or like Caleb, just by living, proved age is just a number.
Everybody has a wall(s). If we go about it right, with God, we'll know when to jump, where to jump, and how to jump. But, never in your own strength. My walls have been too big, couldn't have leaped the walls alone. I needed God all the way.
Since it's all about the music here at Leap Over Walls, "function junction". I must mention that there are songs that remedy every wall. For the weatherman, Safe In His Care. For Sarah, What Is Too Hard For God. For Caleb, Over Again. We're set to leap. Bye For Now.
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