Last year, I went through some very stressful, unhappy times at work. I began singing praise songs every morning at the top of my lungs in my car on the way to work. This and so many other songs from my childhood, that I had completely forgotten about were brought back to my mind during this period. I really believe those songs kept me sane and helped me get through an unbearable situation.
well, you have been a blessing to me today because I'm experiencing the same untenable situation. If I get through it without going into bankruptcy or losing what is left of my health I will count it a miracle. I'm praying right now to find a church family. Please will you all pray for me. Thank you and God Bless you Jeff.
I will pray for you Deborah. My health was harmed by my situation as well. I know singing those praise songs, many that I learned as a child, is one of the things that got me through. It changed my attitude (not completely, mind you, but enough so that God could still work) so that I could persevere through the adversity. I spent a lot of my private time just telling God that I needed him; I was so helpless and hopeless. I really didn’t believe I could make it through, but here I am. God is always good.
During the time our youngest son, the baby of our family, was in jail and had heroin addiction,
I commuted an hour to and from work. I sang and prayed the christian music songs for him all the way there and back. I learned to praise in the middle of the mess.
Today he’s married and has two beautiful babies. He’s the most loyal and loving husband and father I’ve ever witnessed. Please don’t doubt the power of prayer while praising and believing for what God can do before seeing the outcome.
I spent a lot of time praying, too, just not on the way to work. I would start when I woke, then continue as I did stuff around the house, showered, got dressed. When I came home, I prayed while I was preparing dinner and going through my evening, and lots of prayer before bed. I just found that singing those songs on my way to work put me in a different frame of mind than even the prayer did and somehow got me through my day. It was really a revelation to me. Sometimes when I would be praying in the shower, a new "old" praise song would pop into my head that I hadn't thought about for decades, and so I would start singing in the shower.
Since my troubles have ceased, so has my time singing praise songs in the car. Part of me tells myself I just don't have the energy for it. But I believe I had less energy when things were so bad. I do pray on the way to work now and just enjoy the quiet, but maybe I should vary that with the praise songs. Either way, I called out to God and He showed up.
I'm going to say at least from the 70s. I learned it in vacation Bible school (I think), and now the call and response tune is going around and around in my head!! At least it's upbeat and cheerful! 😃
I think it may be from the Calvary Chapel book of Praise songs of the early/mid 70’s. We still have our original copy from attending church there after we met one another at a young Adult retreat they did up at Lake Arrowhead.
Those songs still echo in my mind and heart all these years later.
If you like that track, I suggest you listen to some of the early cuts from The Newsboys: "Shine", "The Breakfast Song", "Take Me To Your Leader" .... pop gems all.
I can’t say it without hearing the tune in my head. Anyone else remember it, probably from the 90s? 🎶🎶
Last year, I went through some very stressful, unhappy times at work. I began singing praise songs every morning at the top of my lungs in my car on the way to work. This and so many other songs from my childhood, that I had completely forgotten about were brought back to my mind during this period. I really believe those songs kept me sane and helped me get through an unbearable situation.
That is awesome. I am grateful with you for His presence and comfort to you during that time.
He is the only way I made it through.
I hope things are better now. 🙏
They are! And not in the way I would have imagined. God is so good!
well, you have been a blessing to me today because I'm experiencing the same untenable situation. If I get through it without going into bankruptcy or losing what is left of my health I will count it a miracle. I'm praying right now to find a church family. Please will you all pray for me. Thank you and God Bless you Jeff.
I will pray for you Deborah. My health was harmed by my situation as well. I know singing those praise songs, many that I learned as a child, is one of the things that got me through. It changed my attitude (not completely, mind you, but enough so that God could still work) so that I could persevere through the adversity. I spent a lot of my private time just telling God that I needed him; I was so helpless and hopeless. I really didn’t believe I could make it through, but here I am. God is always good.
During the time our youngest son, the baby of our family, was in jail and had heroin addiction,
I commuted an hour to and from work. I sang and prayed the christian music songs for him all the way there and back. I learned to praise in the middle of the mess.
Today he’s married and has two beautiful babies. He’s the most loyal and loving husband and father I’ve ever witnessed. Please don’t doubt the power of prayer while praising and believing for what God can do before seeing the outcome.
I spent a lot of time praying, too, just not on the way to work. I would start when I woke, then continue as I did stuff around the house, showered, got dressed. When I came home, I prayed while I was preparing dinner and going through my evening, and lots of prayer before bed. I just found that singing those songs on my way to work put me in a different frame of mind than even the prayer did and somehow got me through my day. It was really a revelation to me. Sometimes when I would be praying in the shower, a new "old" praise song would pop into my head that I hadn't thought about for decades, and so I would start singing in the shower.
Since my troubles have ceased, so has my time singing praise songs in the car. Part of me tells myself I just don't have the energy for it. But I believe I had less energy when things were so bad. I do pray on the way to work now and just enjoy the quiet, but maybe I should vary that with the praise songs. Either way, I called out to God and He showed up.
I'm going to say at least from the 70s. I learned it in vacation Bible school (I think), and now the call and response tune is going around and around in my head!! At least it's upbeat and cheerful! 😃
We have our copy too!
I think it may be from the Calvary Chapel book of Praise songs of the early/mid 70’s. We still have our original copy from attending church there after we met one another at a young Adult retreat they did up at Lake Arrowhead.
Those songs still echo in my mind and heart all these years later.
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‘Today is the Day” by Lincoln Brewster perhaps?
https://youtu.be/B300gQkgDS0?feature=shared
If you like that track, I suggest you listen to some of the early cuts from The Newsboys: "Shine", "The Breakfast Song", "Take Me To Your Leader" .... pop gems all.
I’m pretty sure it is this one that quotes the whole verse. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cccJhMVFrLs&pp=ygUeQ2hpbGRyZW5zIHNvbmcgVGhpcyBpcyB0aGUgRGF5
Absolutely. Love to sing it with the kids in Sunday school.
Singing it to myself now. I also sing it to my grands. ☺️
Yeup
Yes!! Me too 😁
I just think of Robin Williams….