{"id":294,"date":"2016-07-19T20:25:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T04:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointtohope.com\/?p=294"},"modified":"2016-07-19T20:25:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T04:25:12","slug":"country-song-sung-his-way-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointtohope.com\/?p=294","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Country Song&#8221; &#8230;. Sung His Way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Dear PTH Friends,<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I woke up this morning with an ole\u2019 country song on my heart.\u00a0 Let me first say, Nancy and I just arrived in Georgia yesterday (7\/18) after returning from a PTH conference in New Zealand and capitol prayer assignments in 10 different countries.\u00a0 In between, we had a week home with our husbands in Alaska.\u00a0 Now, this this morning a song rings in my mind:\u00a0 \u201cOn The Road Again\u201d, Willie Nelson\u2019s theme song in the 1980\u2019s as he traveled around the United States. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">That song is now probably running through your head!\u00a0 After I googled the lyrics,\u00a0 I was amazed how repetitive this song is, with the exception of this line:\u00a0 \u201cInsisting that the world be runnin&#8217; our way\u201d \u2026.. <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Well, didn\u2019t ever think much in common with Willie, but I will say this:\u00a0 PTH is on the road again, with a passionate message to share:\u00a0 \u201cInsisting that the world be running\u2019 HIS way!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Before Willie\u2019s song rang through my mind, I was reading in Hebrews, chapter 10 from The Passion Translations and here are a few excepts from that passage:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">fasten My Word to your thoughts (vs. 16)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Jesus\u2019 body was torn open to give us free and fresh access to Him (vs. 20)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">our hearts have been sprinkled with blood to remove impurity and we have been freed from an accusing conscience and now we are clean, unstained, and presentable to God inside and out (vs.22)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">cling tightly to hope that lives within us, knowing that God always keeps His promises (vs. 23)<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">And lastly, <\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">come together frequently, eager to encourage and urge each other onward (vs. 25).<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For the next 6 weeks, PTH will be doing just that:\u00a0 coming together frequently.\u00a0 Why?\u00a0 Because there is ONE HOPE and ONE LOVE who desires (not insist) that the world be runnin\u2019 His way\u2026 because of pure love!\u00a0 There is a full minister schedule posted on the website with daily meetings and directions &#8211; \u2018frequenting together\u2019 for HIS plans.\u00a0 And like Willie Nelson\u2019s tour bus needed fuel, PTH also needs a heavenly fuel called prayer. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Thank you, PTH friends and family for your faithful prayer support.\u00a0 Although reports might not be \u2018as frequent\u2019 as meetings, please know your prayers will be aligning hearts and plans so God can transform lives.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PTH ministry schedule:\u00a0 http:\/\/www.pointtohope.org\/event-calendar.html<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Also note, the upcoming PTH Holy Spirit Encounter Conference August 18-20, 2016 (United Assemblies of Seneca 11075 Watson Dr. off Hwy. 123 Seneca, SC 29678).\u00a0 Your prayers are so valued!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Blessings,<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sincerely,<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sarah Tarter,<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PTH Prayer Facilitator<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">PS \u2026. 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