I believe I got a touch from God and that He gave me my joy back, because when I came out of church, I felt so happy like I didn’t have a care in the world! I had been dealing with depression off and on since my son was born in Aug. 2005. When he was only 4 weeks old all my joy and life energy drained right out of me and I had been struggling to get it back ever since. My family’s financial situation over the last year was also overwhelming me and I was filled with anxiety. But since I left church Sunday last week, the worry and frustration has been gone! I used to dread getting up every morning, but not anymore!

For the first time I really GET IT that GOD IS IN CONTROL AND HE KNOWS MY EVERY NEED. I actually wondered whether He truly cared or if was punishing me and my husband. I know that thought process was seeded by the enemy but when you’re depressed you entertain the worst thoughts. Today however I feel like I’m about to burst with joy and gratitude at what HE has already done. The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is within me! This is another truth that I never really “got” until recently when Pastor Tim taught on this in a sermon, and I’ve been saved and spirit-filled for more than 25 years (since I was 13). PRAISE GOD AND AMEN!

I’ve been weary with daily life and the things of this world for several years, I’ve even dealt with depression, but over the last few days I’ve been listening to the music of Keith Green again for the first time in about 6 or 7 years. Once again I felt the Holy Spirit literally pouring out of the speakers, and the tough layers of skin, like bark, are starting to peel away from my heart. I will post more about what I’ve been going through in recent years when I feel ready, but for now, be blessed with this song. Keith Green made this demo shortly before his very untimely death in 1982 and it was never recorded in the studio. It made its way onto a video called First Love: A Historic Gathering of Jesus Music Pioneers that was a reunion of 1970s Jesus Music artists – they were the earliest players of contemporary Christian music.