Friday, April 3, 2009, 7:57 a.m. – We received a phone call this morning early from our youngest son (military). He and his wife just had their second child, our seventh grandchild and our second grandson. The newest addition to the Love Family was born at 4:43 this morning (4/3). He weighed in at 7lb 11oz and was 19 inches long. My DIL’s sister took a picture of him on her cell phone and sent it to me. He looks a lot like his older sister, but he definitely looks like a boy!
This morning, as I was opening the blinds to the windows in our house and it looked like we were going to have sunshine today, this song came into my mind:
Let the Sunshine In / Songwriters: Hamblen, Stuart
Mommy told me something
A little kid should know
It's all about the devil
And I've learned to hate him so
She said he causes trouble
When you let him in the room,
He will never ever leave you
If your heart is filled with gloom
When you are unhappy
The devil wears a grin
But oh, he starts to running
When the light comes pouring in
I know he'll be unhappy
'Cause I'll never wear a frown
Maybe if we keep on smiling
He'll get tired of hanging 'round.
If I forget to say my prayers
The devil jumps with glee
But he feels so awful awful
When he sees me on my knees
So if you're full of trouble
And you never seem to win
Just open up your heart and let the sun shine in
Chorus: So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Smilers never lose
And frowners never win
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Open up your heart
And let the sun shine in.
I never knew any of these words except for the chorus before – interesting words!
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Philippians 4:2-9:
Exhortations
2I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. 3Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
This is what I needed to hear this morning. My husband and I got into an argument last night. We had a difference of opinion over something; a dissimilar memory about past situations that were possibly related to a present situation, so basically it was not a pleasant conversation. We ended it with apologies, forgiveness, etc. yet when I woke up, it came back to my mind. So, this song and this passage of scripture were both perfect in getting my mind refocused to where it needed to be.
I needed to be reminded to “rejoice always”, to “let my gentleness be evident to all”, to “not be anxious about anything”, but to pray, and then to think about good things and things that are “excellent and praiseworthy” instead of allowing Satan to get me to dwell on the negative, ‘cause “smilers never lose and frowners never win.”
This morning, as I was opening the blinds to the windows in our house and it looked like we were going to have sunshine today, this song came into my mind:
Let the Sunshine In / Songwriters: Hamblen, Stuart
Mommy told me something
A little kid should know
It's all about the devil
And I've learned to hate him so
She said he causes trouble
When you let him in the room,
He will never ever leave you
If your heart is filled with gloom
When you are unhappy
The devil wears a grin
But oh, he starts to running
When the light comes pouring in
I know he'll be unhappy
'Cause I'll never wear a frown
Maybe if we keep on smiling
He'll get tired of hanging 'round.
If I forget to say my prayers
The devil jumps with glee
But he feels so awful awful
When he sees me on my knees
So if you're full of trouble
And you never seem to win
Just open up your heart and let the sun shine in
Chorus: So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Smilers never lose
And frowners never win
So let the sun shine in
Face it with a grin
Open up your heart
And let the sun shine in.
I never knew any of these words except for the chorus before – interesting words!
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening. I read Philippians 4:2-9:
Exhortations
2I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to agree with each other in the Lord. 3Yes, and I ask you, loyal yokefellow, help these women who have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 9Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
This is what I needed to hear this morning. My husband and I got into an argument last night. We had a difference of opinion over something; a dissimilar memory about past situations that were possibly related to a present situation, so basically it was not a pleasant conversation. We ended it with apologies, forgiveness, etc. yet when I woke up, it came back to my mind. So, this song and this passage of scripture were both perfect in getting my mind refocused to where it needed to be.
I needed to be reminded to “rejoice always”, to “let my gentleness be evident to all”, to “not be anxious about anything”, but to pray, and then to think about good things and things that are “excellent and praiseworthy” instead of allowing Satan to get me to dwell on the negative, ‘cause “smilers never lose and frowners never win.”
