
Grandma used to pray out loud
By her bed every night
To me it sounded like mumbling
Like she was out of her mind
She said boy this kind of praying is what saved my life
You oughta try it some time
Now I know she was right
She was talking to Jesus She was talking to Jesus
She’d been talking to Jesus for all of her life
Mama used to drag me to church Sunday morning and Wednesday nights
Khaki pants and a polo shirt
Boy I put up a fight
She said, son, one day you’ll thank me for having God in your life
And yeah I know she was right
Yeah my mama was right
Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
She got me talking to Jesus She got me talking to Jesus
Yeah my mama was right
Cause now I’m talking to Jesus
Yeah I love talking to Jesus
And I’ll be talking to Jesus For the rest of my life
What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus What a friend we have in Jesus
Oh I’ve got 3 of my own now
Trying to raise them up right
My oldest is 15 and I remember what that was like
Trying to deal with the drama, trying to figure out the questions in life
I’ve been looking for a way to show him how to make it alright
Then he walked in my room while I was saying my prayers the other night
He said I’ll come back later, I can tell you got a lot on your mind
I said it’s not an interruption, you couldn’t have picked a better time
Cause I was just talking to Jesus, come over and give it a try
We started talking to Jesus We started talking to Jesus We started talking to Jesus
Oh And now he’s talking to Jesus
Thank God he’s talking to Jesus
I hope he’s talking to Jesus For the rest of his life
There’s no wrong way to do it There’s no bad time to start
It don’t have to sound pretty Just tell him what’s on your heart
Cause it’s not a religion It’s more like a friendship
Just talk to your Father Like you are his kid
Just start talking to Jesus Just start talking to Jesus
You can talk to Jesus Whenever you like
Just start talking to Jesus Just start talking to Jesus
Just keep talking to Jesus For the rest of your life
(Written by Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake, Chris Brown 2021)
This is my prayer today for my family and yours too!
If my heart could tell a story
If my life would sing a song
If I have a testimony
If I have anything at all
No one ever cared for me like Jesus
His faithful hand has held me all this way
And when I’m old and grey
And all my days are numbered on the earth
Let it be known in you alone
My joy was found
Oh my joy, my joyLet my children tell their children
Let this be their memory
That all my treasure was in heaven
And you were everything to me
No one ever cared for me like Jesus
His faitful hand has held me all this way
And when I’m old and grey
And all my days are numbered on the earth
Let it be known in you alone
My joy was found
I’ve found my joyI’m still in love
Your still enough for me
Still all I want
Your still my everything
I’m still in love
Your still enough for me
Still all I want
Your still my everything
No one ever cared for me like Jesus
His faitful hand has held me all this way
And when I’m old and grey
And all my days are numbered on the earth
Let it be known in you alone
My joy was found
(Steffany Gretzinger 2020)
Today these two songs express what’s in my heart for me and my family!
Let’s pray for our families today to talk to Jesus for the rest of their lives and that they would know
that in you alone My joy is found!
Philippians 4:1
1Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, that is how you must stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
The other day I was talking with a village pastor in north India and we have been praying for he and his wife. She was able to do the IVF to get pregnant after eleven years of marriage. I keep checking up on them and the husband always says, “Our God is so powerful!”
He told me that his wife is now five months pregnant and we are so thankful.
Right then, God spoke to me and said, “they are your joy and crown.”
What a joy to befriend people so far away even during this pandemic and share in their joy.
It’s a great blessing and I would love for my family to experience this joy also!
Let’s keep praying for our families to know Jesus! And to talk to Him the rest of their lives!
Have a good weekend and feel free to let us know how we can be praying for you!
Thanks Rick for sharing your wisdom and the songs . It is definitely encouraging to read this in the midst of all the chaos!
On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 at 00:34, Rick and Ellen’s Notes wrote:
> Rick and Ellen’s Notes posted: ” Sanjana and Sanjeet in north India > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXsxw1fRHMA Grandma used to pray out loud > By her bed every night To me it sounded like mumbling Like she was out of > her mind She said boy this kind of praying is ” >
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