Crosses

Crosses

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"As there is a curse wrapped up in the wicked man's mercies, so there is a blessing concealed in the righteousness man's crosses, losses and sorrows. The trials of the saint are a divine husbandry, by which he grows and brings forth abundant fruit.”  C.H. Spurgeon Treasury of David, Commentary for Psalm 1:

Scripture

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith.[a] Because of the joy[b] awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. 3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people;[c] then you won’t become weary and give up. 4 After all, you have not yet given your lives in your struggle against sin. Hebrews 12:1-4 Not

Song

Blessings

Lecrae Featuring Ty Dolla $ign

https://youtu.be/krpdSno_qXI

If I ever took a loss,

I learned a lesson

I won’t ever think,

I’m better than the next man

I’ve been down before the come up,

I ain’t stressin’

Baby I’m too busy,

Countin’ all these blessings

Yah, yah, yah

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Line ’em up, line ’em up, line ’em up

Swear the sun shinin’ on me in my huddle

No matter the trouble surroundin’ us

They don’t see that it’s a lot of us

Everybody move anonymous

Won’t take that credit,

I know where we get it

Them blessings be comin’ from god above

I was doin’ all kinda bad

Where the choir at? Tell ’em I need a verse

Hit the pew and tell god he’s first

Hit the studio to body a verse

I remember pushin’ mama’s little white hyundai,

With no gas money

I just bought a car, cash money

I ain’t even tryna brag on it

I just tell it how it really is

I ain’t trippin’, they ain’t feelin’ this

I ain’t sayin’ I deserve nothin’

I’m just tryna talk about the benefits

I’ve been punchin’ in the clock

Tryna keep the kitchen stocked

Man it’s a blessin’,

’cause we ain’t ever had a lot

But all we need is all we got

If I ever took a loss,

I learned a lesson

I won’t ever think,

I’m better than the next man

I’ve been down before the come up,

I ain’t stressin’

Baby I’m too busy,

Countin’ all these blessings, blessings

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Blessings

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Blessings

I put my mama in the crib,

Said, “Stop stressin'”

I put my girl in a brand new diamond necklace

She said she need more of my love and affection

’cause lately I’ve been workin’ harder than ever

She said, “Baby, you a boss,

Baby, clear your schedule

Dolla you a boss,

Let’s do somethin’ special

Take me on a pj,

We should go to mexico

I’ve been down for you,

Boy since when the money was low”

Anything for my bae ’cause she a blessing

If you woke up this morning it’s a blessing

If I ever took a loss,

I learned a lesson

I won’t ever think,

I’m better than the next man

I’ve been down before the come up,

I ain’t stressin’

Baby I’m too busy,

Countin’ all these blessings, blessings

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Blessings

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Blessings

I took so many losses

Coulda lost it

Left ’em leakin’ like a faucet

Almost cost me

Everything that I got, all of my fam

Part of the plan

I was eatin’ fried bologna out of the pan

Y’all don’t understand

I was tryna get it

I’m in that studio tryna keep it pushin’

Patty pies, boy I kept ’em cookin’

All I needed was the mary mary

But the god in me was havin’ commentary, woo!

I got angels all around like anita baker

Blessings fallin’ in line,

Guess I need a taper

And every loss is a lesson

Tell my haters I confess

Treat ’em like the green bubbles on the iphone

I probably never read the message

If I ever took a loss,

I learned a lesson

I won’t ever think,

I’m better than the next man

I’ve been down before the come up,

I ain’t stressin’

Baby I’m too busy,

Countin’ all these blessings, blessings

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Blessings

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Count it up, count it up, count it up

Blessings

Sentence Prayer

 Free us, God of mercy,

from all that keeps us from you;

relieve the misery of the anxious and the ashamed

and fill us with the hope of peace;

through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen

Church House Pub.