STRENGTH OVER THE BLUES

AM I BLUE? NO I sing of Your Steadfast LOVE (Psalm 59) You are my strength,o I watch for you; you, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I can rely. God will go before me and will let me gloat over those who slander me. But do not kill them, Lord our shield, or my people will forget. In your might uproot them and bring them down. (Psalm 59:9-11) "GO To CHAPTER 59 and read it and know that God is in control" There was a song sung by Ray Charles Called "AM I BLUE?" Kind of a sad song where the writer of the song, was basing all of his happiness on a earthly relationship, that went wrong. Now sadness had come because she was gone. If that is all we base our happiness on, when tradgity strikes, it is very likely we will be blue forever more, unless we have something more secure to cling too. I have been through tough times, and my God has carried me through and nothing could take my joy away. You see happiness in on the surface, but true joy is in the heart. Only Jesus can give you pure joy and no one, no one can take it from you. The Ray Charles song goes like thin. Am I blue? Am I blue? Ain't these tears in these eyes telling you? [Verse 2] Am I blue? You'd be too If your schemes, like your dreams, done fell through [Bridge] Was a time, I was her only one Now I am, The sad and lonely one Oh, yes, I am [Verse 3] Was I gay? 'Til today Now she's gone and we're through Am I blue? [Bridge] Was a time (There was a time) I was her only one (Her only one, her only one, her only one) Now I am The sad and lonely one I'm such a lonely one. [Verse 4] Was I gay? Til today Now she's gone and we're through Am I blue? But this morning this is my SONG THE JOY OF THE LORD IS MY STREGTH The joyful times are here at the break of dawn. I think of the good times, putting a smile on my face. I bend close to my God and I pray,I listen, I hear. My thoughts turn to my Lord and I sing His praise, "Amazing Grace" As the music flows, I catch glimpsis of His goodness The words of scripture enter me mind and I sing along As I listen to the music of my moms old guitar' she strings A song and we sing along, because of our God and who He is. "The Old Rugged Cross". My Jesus and My Lord, He is the creator of my happy place I know at times I'm not to wise by my Lord sets me free He speaks life into me, as the sunrises in the East. He will bring to mind the sadness of yesterday. "MY Sins Are Gone" But then He shows me His goodness sweet, as I set at His feet As I look up into His shining face, He my sadness leaves My lonely heart without a trace, of loneleness. These moments its just me and Him, as He soothes my lonely soul. "Tis, So Sweet To Trust In Jesus" AS His love engulfs me, I can feel the changing tide surround me He asks for nothing, other than my sins and stubborn pride. In grace and love He asks me for it, I have a choice to make My sinful heart and wandering mind, wants to run the other way. "Is Your All On The Alter Laid" But then, I hear my mothers words sweet, coming through the song Follow my fingers and sing alone as I strom my old guitar, AS I listen and as I sing, I realize I want nothing more, Then to look into my Saviour eyes, and to be at His side. "Walking In The Light" And if you see on my knees, I am praying to God for His will As I pray for others, and somedays that may be you, As I pray For those I love and for whom I care. As I pray I am simply trying To bring to you things, that will make you more joyful than blue. "Whisper A Prayer" A fellow believer understands, For He holds onto the promised That bring me to my knees, Our God holds us in His hand. He promises us better days, He has our very best in mind. One day, with Him in glory we will be, that my inheritance be. "He Holds My Hand" Somedays, I feel that I have waited and waited so very long I hope and pray He will come again soon and very soon My desire is that you will meet Him too, as you came to the place Where you desired to replace your sadness through His shining face. "In The Sweet By and By" He'll sing for you a song at the coming of the Son, as He returns It may be morning, it may be evening, but it also could be noon But be assured He will come, and He promised He would do.. At the rising of the Son, on that first Easter morn, I know "He's Coming Soon, "Supper Time". ONE DAY ID BE HOME! The joy in the Psalms that David wrote about is similar : “In the morning I will sing of your love” (Psalm 59:16). David had plenty of “blues” that came upon him from his enemies who were always ready to attack him (vv. 1-3). “They return at evening,” he sang, “snarling like dogs, and prowl about the city” (v. 14). But David chose, in the morning of a new day as the day dawned, to spend time with His God and praise Him for His goodness and would sing of God’s love and goodness and would praise Him.,He sang, “my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble” (v. 16) on “whom I can rely” (v. 17). Oh, I'm not a singer to say the least, but when I'm alone in my truck, listening to my CD's I can sing. I can sing praises to my God and He sits back and listens. Like David, you can tell God, “I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love” (v. 16). I sing, because He gives my a life to live and I have many things to sing about. I wonder this morning, what is your blue thoughts, I know we all have them? What are the concerns that are on your mind? Please take a moment and give them to God, Jesus will take them and carry them for you. Once you do, you too will sing of God’s love this morning? Father, God you are my fortress, my strength and my shield, I’m choosing the joy of the Lord this morning and I sing. Yes, I am kicking out the blues and am going to sing of Your steadfast love this day. In your name I sing AMEN.