Wednesday Song Day !!

 Hi everyone.
 I hope your week has been good so far.  This week I want to share with you these amazing songs I recently came across. The songs really capture the perspective of taking the focus away from you and totally focusing on God(Theme in April).I heard the First Song on my favorite radio station and I totally love it. The second one was played in church on Sunday and it is definitely one of the best songs I have heard this year. The songs reminds me so so much of Romans 8 :1
"There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh , but according to the spirit Of God." .

Romans 8:33 "Who shall Bring a charge against God's elect ?It is God who justifies" .

I just want to encourage you today that no matter the accusations that come against you remember that you have been bought with the greatest price ever given for man the "blood of Jesus" and no one or thing can ever dispute that.  Jesus said " It is finished " you are justified. All of your sins have been taken away and all your sins are covered by His grace.

I hope you enjoy it too.


Song Title; Greater by Mercy Me.

     Lyrics

Bring your tired
Bring your shame
Bring your guilt
Bring your pain
Don't you know that's not your name
You will always be much more to me

Everyday I wrestle with the voices
That keep telling me I'm not right
But that's alright

Cause I hear a voice and he calls me redeemed
When others say I'll never be enough
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world
In the world
In the world
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world

Bring your doubts
Bring your fears
Bring your hurt
Bring your tears
There'll be no condemnation here
You are holy, righteous and redeemed

Every time I fall
There'll be those who will call me
A mistake
Well that's ok

Cause I hear a voice and he calls me redeemed
When others say I'll never be enough
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world
In the world
In the world
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world

Woah ohhh ohhhh ohhh
Woah ohhh ohhhh ohhh
He's Greater
He's Greater
Woah ohhh ohhhh ohhh
Woah ohhh ohhhh ohhh
He's Greater
He's Greater

There'll be days I lose the battle
Grace says that it doesn't matter
Cause the cross already won the war
He's Greater
He's Greater

I am learning to run freely
Understanding just how he sees me
And it makes me love him more and more
He's Greater
He's Greater

There'll be days I lose the battle
Grace says that it doesn't matter
Cause the cross already won the war
He's Greater
He's Greater

I am learning to run freely
Understanding just how he sees me
And it makes me love him more and more
He's Greater
He's Greater

Cause I hear a voice and he calls me redeemed
When others say I'll never be enough
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world
In the world
In the world
And greater is the One living inside of me
Than he who is living in the world

There'll be days I lose the battle
Grace says that it doesn't matter
Cause the cross already won the war
He's Greater
He's Greater

I am learning to run freely
Understanding just how he sees me
And it makes me love him more and more
He's Greater
He's Greater
He who is living the world

Song Title ;Covered by Planet Shakers

                                                                 Lyrics

Grace, glorious grace, grace, glorious grace
At the cross You called it finished
Grace, wonderful grace, grace, wonderful grace
At the cross all of my sin is

Covered, covered, covered by Your grace, oh
Covered, covered, covered by Your grace

Grace, beautiful grace, grace, beautiful grace
At the cross, love everlasting
Grace, powerful grace, grace, powerful grace
At the cross all of my past is

No matter what I’ve done, no matter where I’ve been
No matter how I fall, You pick me up again
You have removed my shame, You take as I am
You call me justified, now I am covered by Your grace

With lots and lots of love

Kike Akinola for FV

Lyrics by - A-z lyrics.com

Video Credit -YouTube

P.s Please check out the post on "Who is Really Righteous " and Kindly share .

Must See CLip ;5 Legends Ball - Sunday Morning service

This Video is a definite 'Must See'.Jesus is so so real.He really does inhabit the praises of his people .I just couldn't stop singing after this.Jesus showed up And showed out.Have a blessed weekend and remember he inhabits the praises of his people.



Video Credit : You tube

Starve Doubt ;Take The Limits Off God

   
I was in between applications when I clearly heard these words take the limits off God.  Suddenly I was reminded about the lyrics to a song my brother and I sang as little kids "God said it, I believe it, that settles it.  He says I am free , I am free , He says I am healed, I am healed that settles it."
 I remember singing that song wholeheartedly most likely because  my brother had taught me and  I thoroughly enjoyed bonding with him over the song. I do not remember fully grasping the meaning of what we sang but what I do remember was how much trust I had in the promises of my loved ones. I never for once wondered how they will fulfill those promises, all I needed was their word. I remember vividly after a tooth extraction, my grandma promised to handle it.  I remember the peace that flooded my heart after I heard those words; I never doubted for once that she could not handle it.
What has changed? Why  do we struggle sometimes to accept God's word? The most obvious reason is the fact that we grew up. It just so happens that we start to think logically and analyse everything. This can be useful when it comes to certain situations but I have found that trying to process how God will do things when it comes to faith is the biggest impediment to believing . The bible says His ways and thoughts are  higher than ours - Isaiah 55:8-9. It also says in Ecclesiastes 11:5 that as you do not know what is the way of the wind ,or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child , so you do not know the works of God who makes everything" Therefore spending our time trying to figure it all out is not worth it.The question then is what can I do to believe God above everything else?

Focus on God Not You Not The Circumstance
 The answer I found is simply to take his word as it is . The lyrics of the song says "God said it  I believe it and that settles it. The bible says He honors His word more than His name.  In Romans 4:18-20  Abraham chose not to consider the circumstances around him after God promised to give him a son in his old age. He judged God faithful and chose to believe Him above all else  .

 " and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform "
  "not being weak in faith, he did not consider his body already dead (since he was about a hundred years old ), and the deadness of sarah's womb.He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief , but was strengthened in faith giving, glory to God, and being fully convinced that what he had promised he was also able to perform ". 

Thus,  It is not about  our background or history, not about what he says or she says or they say. It is about What God says .


Have Childlike Faith.
 Jesus said we should receive the kingdom of God as little children. Children are open minded as I described earlier ,children take your word as it is . You might say but I cannot help but question how sometimes the reason is because you are still looking at it from your point of view. Choose to focus on God and His word.  Two scenarios came to mind as I wrote this .

The story of the fig tree in Mark 11:14; 20-21
Jesus said to the tree"let no one eat fruit from you ever again " and his disciples heard it . However the next morning when they passed by the tree Peter seeing it said " Rabbi , Look! The Fig tree which you cursed has withered away ." and Jesus answered and said to them " Have Faith in God". We can conclude from his reaction that he was surprised because he did not necessarily believe anything would happen to the tree when Jesus spoke the word.  Jesus admonished him to have faith in God, believe God above everything and everyone else.

I consider how when we receive Jesus as our Lord and savior there are no angels washing our sin away physically but we say the prayer because we believe His word and He comes into our hearts and floods us with  His love , His grace and His righteousness . It is so beautiful, that it cannot be analysed logically, but if I am asked by someone how I know my sins are washed away  I can strongly say I know  because I have encountered Jesus (Rom 10:10) . I may not have seen Him physically but He lives in me, I know it because I believe.To someone who  has not received Jesus it may not make sense but we just know. We have this hope and unquenchable fire in our hearts we  just know how real He is .

The truth is as real as He is in our hearts so also are His words and promises; every single one of them. When He says He will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. When he says kings and queens will come to your rising when he says nothing is too hard for Him. He means it .It may not make sense looking at the circumstance or yourself but if we choose to focus on the word and the one who said them there is no telling the heights He can take us.

The bible in Luke 5 :1 tells of how Simon Peter and some other fishermen had tried fishing all night yet Jesus said to peter cast your net in the water and peter responded we have  "toiled all night but at thy word  we will cast our nets". It was not the logical thing to do since they had toiled all night and caught no fish  but because they chose to focus on His word and not limit God ,by considering how he could do it. There was faith in his heart, he believed in His word and the bible says he received so much his net began to break that he had to signal his partners for help and their boats were so full they began to sink.

Our God is so so able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we could ever ask or think.Glory Glory to God . We serve a Big God. We serve an amazing God . No one , nothing is greater than him  if he says it He can and will do it . I choose to accept His word like a little child and sing that beautiful song with so much understanding because " IF God says It , I believe it and that settles it"



Prayer
Father forgive me for belittling you in anyway. Be magnified in my heart , you have the final say, you are bigger than my mind could ever fathom and I trust you.


Have an amazing week people


Don't Forget If God says it,we just need to believe it and that settles it.


Lots of love


Kike Akinola for TeamFV


#focusonGodnotyou #TeamFv

Wednesday Song Day ;God Is able

    Hey beautiful people.This week's song is one of my favorite gospel songs of all time. It is  just the song you need to remind you of who God is .  The song says God is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we could ask or think. I had not listened to this song in quite a while but as I listened to it this week, it was just as if I had never listened to it before. I had church right there in my room.It was so amazing. I was so encouraged by this song and my hope is that it does the same for someone today. It does not matter what it is Our God is Able. I hope you love it too. I would really love to hear from you.


Song Title -  He's Able By Deitrick Haddon






                                                                            Lyrics

[Leader:]
Exceedingly, Abundantly
Above all, all you could ask or think
According to, the power
That worketh in you, you...
God is able to do just what he said he would do
He's gonna fulfill every promise to you
Don't give up on God, cause He won't give up on you
He's able

[Chorus: x2]
God is able to do just what He said He would do
He's gonna fulfill every promise to you
Don't give up on God, cause He won't give up on you
He's able [x2]

[Leader:]
Oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
He's able

[Bridge: x3]
Oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh
He's able

[Leader:]
Here we go, He's able

[Vamp: choir]
He's able

[Leader:]
He's able yes he is
I've tried him, anybody tired him
He's able[x2]
Whatever He said, He's gonna do it,
Whatever He promised, He's gonna do it
He's able [x4]
I've tried him
He's able [x3]
Somebody sing it, He's able, yes he is
He's able, yes he is, He's able, how many know, He's able
He's not a man, that He'd lie
Whatever He said He's gonna do it

[Leader:]
Don't give up on God [x2]
Anybody ever wanted to give up
Has anybody ever wanted to throw in the towel
Anybody know god to be able
Don't give up on God, and He won't give up on you
He's able

[Leader:]
If you know He's able tonight give Him praise
If you know He's able
Everybody say, oh

[Ending:]
Oh, oh oh oh, oh oh oh, he's able
He's able [til fade

Have an amazing week

With lots of love

Kike Akinola

Video Credit : You tube

Lyrics : azlyrics.com