Love is a Rose

By Pamela S Thibodeaux

Can God use a secular song to speak to someone and touch their heart?

Music is the magical entry into the spirit world; the golden gate into the Kingdom of God. But we mustn't be of the mindset that God only uses Christian music to reach out and touch our mind, heart and spirit. God uses any and every means available to speak t

• Language: English
• Publisher: Temperance Publishing
• Release date: Nov 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9780989672801

Pamela S Thibodeaux

Award-winning author, Pamela S. Thibodeaux is the Co-Founder and a lifetime member of Bayou Writers Group in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Multi-published in romantic fiction as well as creative non-fiction, her writing has been tagged as, “Inspirational with an Edge!” TM and reviewed as “steamier and grittier than the typical Christian novel without decreasing the message.”Website address: http://www.pamelathibodeaux.com Blog: http://pamswildroseblog.blogspot.comBayou Writers Group: http://bayouwritersgroup.com

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LOVE IS.... A ROSE

by

Pamela S. Thibodeaux

Love is a Rose

By: Pamela S. Thibodeaux

Copyright © 2013

Publisher/Distributor:

Temperance Publishing, an imprint of

Pamela S Thibodeaux Enterprises, LLC

PO Box 324; Iowa, LA 70647

ISBN#: 978-0-9896728-0-1

Cover Design: Delia Latham ~ Heaven’s Touch Designs

THE ROSE (1014412)

Words and Music by AMANDA McBROOM

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Dedication

The writing herein came by divine inspiration so that you, the reader, will know the reality, the simplicity, and the necessity of a personal relationship with God through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ—to HE Who is the Rose of Sharon—be all the glory.

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Introduction

The Bible talks of harps playing and choirs of angelic hosts singing. It also tells us to make a joyful noise unto the Lord. The Israelites were ordered to send the praise and worship team—playing musical instruments, dancing and singing—ahead of the soldiers into battle. So there must be something special and powerful about music.

Music is an intricate element of worship, an aspect of praise that brings you into intimate proximity with the Lord. Music lifts you physically (fatigue disappears, pain is forgotten), mentally (your mind is filled with it, erasing everything else), emotionally (you are saturated with joy and peace) and spiritually (your spirit soars on the wings of His); opening your heart and mind to receive more of God’s presence, more of His truth.

Music is the magical entry into the spirit world; the golden gate into the Kingdom of God. But we mustn’t be of the mindset that God only uses Christian music to reach out and touch our mind, heart and spirit. God uses any and every means available to speak to His children.

Our job is to be open and receptive.

Nearly every Christian song I hear touches my heart in some way, urging me into a closer walk with God and bringing me a truer knowledge of Jesus. Amazingly though, the one song that really opened my spirit to a deeper understanding of the abundance of His grace and mercy wasn’t a Christian song but a Country one.

I’ll never forget the morning in 1995 when The Rose as