No joke, Jesus is the key to it.
He’s your victory.
Believe, and you’ll get saved.
Declare, and you have.
Victory
— Yolanda Adams
I got, got the victory
I got the sweet, sweet victory in Jesus yes I do He is a mighty conqueror
In him I will trust all my battle’s He’ll fight
I got, got the victory I got the sweet, sweet victory in Jesus
for me He died but He rose on the third day that’s why I have true victory everyday
Truly I been through the storm and rain
I know everything about heartache and pain
But God carried me through it all
Without His protection I’d surely fall
I been broke without a dime to my name
but all my bills got paid ‘cause I called on Jesus name
You can’t tell me that God isn’t real ‘cause I got the victory and that’s why I’m still here
I’m not worried ’bout material things I don’t have
I just rest ‘cause I’m sure in my savior’s care
‘cause I know that my blessing is on the way
I can’t see it right now but I stand by faith
I fought many ,many battle’s in His name
I held up the bloodstained banner and proclaim
that Jesus is the Truth and the Light
believe it when I say He will make it alright
Yeah I got the victory, yeah I got the victory yeah, yeah, yeah
(And if you have the victory sing along with me)
Yeah I got the victory, yeah I got the victory yeah, yeah, yeah
(Over all of the trials, hey yeah, sing it with me I got the victory)
The Free Hugs Campaign is an Internet-spread phenomenon that appears to have begun in June, 2004, and was widely publicized in 2006 by a music video on YouTube. The phenomenon involves individuals who offer hugs to strangers in public settings. The campaign is an example of a random act of kindness, a selfless act performed by a person for the sole reason of making others feel better. The original organizer has stated in interviews that the purpose is not to get names, phone numbers, or dates.
I’d been living in London when my world turned upside down and I’d had to come home. By the time my plane landed back in Sydney, all I had left was a carry on bag full of clothes and a world of troubles. No one to welcome me back, no place to call home. I was a tourist in my hometown.
Standing there in the arrivals terminal, watching other passengers meeting their waiting friends and family, with open arms and smiling faces, hugging and laughing together, I wanted someone out there to be waiting for me. To be happy to see me. To smile at me. To hug me.
So I got some cardboard and a marker and made a sign. I found the busiest pedestrian intersection in the city and held that sign aloft, with the words “Free Hugs” on both sides.
And for 15 minutes, people just stared right through me. The first person who stopped, tapped me on the shoulder and told me how her dog had just died that morning. How that morning had been the one year anniversary of her only daughter dying in a car accident. How what she needed now, when she felt most alone in the world, was a hug. I got down on one knee, we put our arms around each other and when we parted, she was smiling.
Everyone has problems and for sure mine haven’t compared. But to see someone who was once frowning, smile even for a moment, is worth it every time.