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And we interrupt this pity party for…

By Bernadine August 27, 2008 Devotion, Faith, Inspirational

Have you ever had one of those days where you decided to throw yourself a big pity party?  You didn’t invite anyone but before you could really get into your pity party an uninvited guest showed up? Well this happened to me at the beginning of the summer…            

I started my summer burdened with some financial worries that threatened to overshadow my entire summer vacation.   Fortunately, early in the summer I visited one of my LWG sister’s blog and in the background there was a song playing by the Katinas.  I’d never heard it before and the words just stuck in my spirit.

 ust a little while longer I wanna pray
Can’t get You off my mind so I came to say
Thank You Lord, just for loving me, 

The line Thank You Lord, just for loving me, kept running through my mind the entire day. (Pity party interrupted) It reminded me that If I could not think of anything to be thankful for, just the fact that He loves me is reason enough to be thankful.  That same day I made up a playlist of about nine or ten songs all about giving thanks and I listened to them just about everyday during the summer.

 Thank you for the cross Lord
Thank you for the price You paid
Hillsong

 There were days where I’d start feeling a little overwhelmed and one of those songs would come to mind and I’d start talking to Him, start thanking him, just for loving me, for the price he paid for me, for his amazing grace…”  Do you know it’s impossible to have a pity party when the Holy Spirit shows up? 

When I think about how you saved my soul
I’m compelled to praise you
Like a woman out of control
So I lift up holy hands
I take advantage of this chance to say thank you

Yolanda Adams

I’m so thankful that the Holy Spirit interrupted my pity party.  It changed the direction of my summer.  Also, the biggest financial worry that I started the summer with, He totally took care of it.   

With all my heart with all my soul
Everything within me says thank you Lord
Thank you Lord
Lord I thank you, Lord I thank you, Lord I thank you…
Hillsong

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5 thoughts on “And we interrupt this pity party for…”

  2. Shoua

    Thank you for lifting up my weary soul today. The job search is becoming tiresome and I decided to take a break. Thank you for reminding me that Christ in control and I need to remain thankful for His love for me. In Christ, Shoua

  4. AngieAngie

    I loved the words to those songs! What a powerful–encouraging message. I found out today—first hand—a huge reminder–that HE is in CONTROL.

  5. eph2810

    I really like when He interrupts our Pity Parties. I have found that when I listen to my own thoughts, I go deeper and deeper. But then He brings something into my life that takes the focus of me and in the end all works out.

    Thank you for the reminder Bernadine to let our pity parties interrupted by Him…