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Originally Posted by Monkeyman
Things pass bro...times change. It was very respectful, in fact, all of the music groups involved took great care in choosing songs to NOT offend. There are plenty of conferences around where "Fly the flag" and " I shall Not Be Moved" are still sung, enjoy those by all means. God's anointing was on everyone and the worship by most was tremendous.
Do you remember when your group started singing "The Blood Will Never Lose It's Power" well that author once was criticized for being contemporary...nuff said. I'm done with this issue, out of respect to some elders, have at it.
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Change. “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heaven.” (Eccl.3:1) It’s been said that the only constant in our world today is change. Are you a person who loves change? Or does the very idea of altering “the way it’s always been” send cold chills up and down your spine, especially if it wasn’t your idea?
Whatever your reaction, know this truth,
change is going to happen. It’s inevitable and unavoidable, so there’s no sense fighting every change that arises. We can become resistant and harden ourselves against change, or we can ask God for grace to adapt to change. It's not easy to learn to think
"we" instead of
"me."
Adjusting to changes in life may be the most difficult thing we have to do. There is almost always a sense of denial and anger before there is acceptance, similar to the grieving process. Not every person has the same tolerance to change. Some adventurous souls actually relish the adventure of new situations. Others like their life exactly as it is: nice and predictable. For these people, the idea of change produces fear.
However, when we surrender the issues of change to God we discover that His love is able to cast out all fear. We simply trust that God is in control, and whatever changes are in store for us, He will always be there to give us grace to humbly accept change for the sake of
“we” versus things remaining the same for
“me”.