Porträtt – A piece of my heART

FREEDOM

FREEDOM!

”The angel said to the women, ’Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified.

He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay.'”

/Matthew 28:5-6

”I breathe the air of freedom in knowing my life is better off in Your hands,

The past is gone, what’s done is done,

Now I’m alive.

And I’m never gonna look back,

I can never be, never be, free without you,

I can never be, never be, me without you.

This is the sound of chains breaking,

This is the beat of a heart changing,

This is a song of a soul forgiven,

This is my freedom hymn!

Who the Son sets free

Is free indeed

I’m free, oh!”

/Lyrics by Austin French, The freedom hymn

MY PEACE IN THE STORM

When the storm is raging around me,

I’m not alone.

You hear me when I call.

You surround me.

Your love is casting out all my fear.

Anxiety has no hold of me.

Your peace fills my heart,

a peace that calms every storm in me.

”God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah.

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the most High.

God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.

…Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Psalms 46

”My soul, wait in stillness, only for God—

from Him comes my salvation.

He alone is my rock and my salvation,

my fortress—I will never be moved.”

Psalms 62

EVERLASTING LOVE

”He said, “I have loved you with a love that lasts forever.
I have kept on loving you with a kindness that never fails.”
/Jeremiah 31:3

”The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases;
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.

“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
/Lamentations 3:22

”For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
/Ephesians 2

GRACE AND PEACE

”Your love, Lord, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.

Your righteousness is like the highest mountains,
your justice like the great deep.

You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.
How priceless is your unfailing love, O God!
People take refuge in the shadow of your wings.

They feast on the abundance of your house;
you give them drink from your river of delights.

For with you is the fountain of life;
in your light we see light.”
Psalms 36

When everything around me is shaking.
Your grace and peace covers me.
Fullness of mercy, kindness and love,
ever flowing from your heart.
Like streams of grace, pouring down on us.

YOU ARE WITH ME

”When I have You, I’ve got everything I need.

You lead me to the green fields,
my weary soul finds rest in You.

You restore me, redeem me and lead me,

You turn my heavy heart into singing,
songs of joy, joy everlasting.

Your thoughts for me are wider,
Your love for me is deeper than the ocean…

This is more than I can comprehend

You are with me.

Thou storms may surround me, I Will not be shaken.
When fear tries to steal my peace, You NEVER leave me.

I set my eyes on you, my shepherd, my saviour and my friend,

You are with me.
And I’ll be with you forever more.”

/Interpretation of psalm 23

A HOPE AND A FUTURE”For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
/Jeremiah 29:11

HEALER OF THE BROKENHEARTED
”He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
/Psalms 147

”The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
/Psalms 34:18

When your fear tells your faith there is no use in those prayers anymore…Hold on. Hope. Hold on.
He will give you faith. Fuel to your hope.
Keep holding on. Light will come through.