I Choose To Believe Lyrics

Hey Friends,

Thanks for visiting today. We are looking at song number three on our Next Step Project. 

I Choose To Believe was first recorded by Phillips Craig and Dean. We sang it back then. Then it got filed away. 

Last year while we were looking for songs. I went to a P,C and D concert. When I got home, we were discussing their songs. Mom said what was that song we sang? We looked it up. Soon it was added to our project song list. 

I love the message in this song. We have lived this message in the past, amd continue to do so today! 

"Even when my world is shaken

Even when my heart is breaking

And even when it seems 

He's taken so long 

I choose to believe

And never give up hope

God is good

And He’s in control

I'll keep the faith

Trust in His way

Even when His face is hard to see

I choose to believe"

 

I hope this song encourages many to make the choice to believe. Even when life is hopeless we can and should believe in God. Below are the full lyrics. 

 I Choose To Believe

WRITERS: TONY WOOD / DON POYTHRESS / DAN DEAN

DUDEDABLE MUSIC/EIGHT OAKS MUSIC/ INTEGRITY WORSHIP MUSIC/SONY
ATV CROSS KEYS PUBLISHING/ ASCAP

Verse 1

It didn't take long 

For my whole world to change

One phone call 

Now life will never be the same

It's like I'm watching 

My whole world go dark

Nothing makes much sense

But still with all my heart

Chorus 

I choose to believe

And never give up hope

God is good

He's in control

I'll keep the faith

Trust in His way

Even when His face is hard to see

I choose to believe

Verse 2

It's easy to believe 

When everything goes our way

But we are all gonna go threw fire 

That test our faith

Life hurts so much

 We can barely breathe

We're begging to know why

But it's such a mystery

Chorus 

I choose to believe

And never give up hope

God is good

He's in control

I'll keep the faith

Trust in His way

Even when His face is hard to see

I choose to believe

Bridge

Even when my world is shaken

Even when my heart is breaking

And even when it seems 

He's taken so long

Chorus 

I choose to believe

And never give up hope

God is good

And He’s in control

I'll keep the faith

Trust in His way

Even when His face is hard to see

I choose to believe

Tag Chorus 

Oh God is good

He’s in control 

I’ll keep the faith 

Trust in His way

Even when His face is hard to see

I choose to believe

The Next Step is our latest music project. It is available for download on all streaming platforms. You can contact us to order CDs or USB drives. Click HERE to view the official album artwork.

God Is Good Lyrics

 Hey Friends,

Today, we are visiting track number two on our latest project. Mom brought God Is Good to the song table. It was a song that was ministering to her greatly. We have tried to keep our focus on the fact that God is good through it all. 

I also loved the song. When we started arranging the songs for recording, she suggested that I sing the first verse. 

I struggled to make it through the verse because it is my life in song form. Without a doubt, I can say from the bottom of my heart God has been extra good to me! 

Things did not go according to my beautiful life plan. In my third-grade plan, life was projected to be perfect.

At nine years old, I did not fully understand life or God’s goodness. I am glad God has stood by me through life’s curveballs. 

This song has become a crowd favorite. I think everyone can relate. 

God Is God

Writers: BENJAMIN GLOVER / JEFFREY THOMAS PARDO / BATTISTELLI FRANCESCA CURB SONGS ASCAP/ FRANCESCA MUSIC ASCAP/ MEAUX

MERCY BMI/BRENT HOOD MUSIC SESAC/ARIOSE MUSIC ASCAP

Verse 1

Third grade

 I drew my dreams on a blank page

My own silver screen 

Painted sun never rain

And love without pain

Funny the life I designed 

Never played out like I had in mind

Had some highs hit the ground 

Some ups that went down

But one thing that I figured out

Chorus

Joy comes tears fall

I am learning there is beauty in it all 

Not hard to find it 

You just have to look 

Oh God is good

Verse 2

I’ve said hellos and goodbyes

And I’ve held my friends 

While they’ve cried

Tasted bitter and sweet

Those moments between 

Oh He’s had His hand on everything

Chorus

Joy comes tears fall

I am learning there is beauty in it all 

Not hard to find it 

You just have to look 

Oh God is good

Bridge

We’re all young then we’re old

Kids have kids of their own

And the days they keep moving moving

If there’s one thing I know 

True wherever I go

He is with me forever through it all

Joy comes tears fall

I am learning there is beauty in it all 

Ending chorus 

Joy comes tears fall

I am learning there is beauty in it a

Not hard to find it 

You just have to look 

Oh God is good

Oh God is good

The Next Step is our latest music project. It is available for download on all streaming platforms. You can contact us to order CDs or USB drives. Click HERE to view the official album artwork.

God’s Opportunity Lyrics

 Hey Friends,

I have not yet posted the lyrics to our new project on the blog. Today is the day we start The Next Step lyrics series. I may also give some stories behind the song and why they are special to us. 

Hopefully, we can add a page of the lyrics in PDF form soon. Dad always struggled to get PDFs onto Blogger. My research shows that it is a multi-step process. My phone signal is not adequate at the moment to figure it all out. 

The Next Step is our latest music project. It is available for download on all streaming platforms. You can contact us to order CDs or USB drives. Click HERE to view the official album artwork.

Ben Isaacs encouraged us to do this project. He produced, sang, encouraged and guided us through the process. He felt it was something we needed to do, as we try to find the next step individually and as a ministry. 

This is the first album by Kelly Jo and Odie. We recorded this just 7 months after Dad's passing. We wanted to include him, too. He is a co-writer on both original songs on the project. We started and ended with those songs. 

 

Song number one is titled God's Opportunity. Dad and Mom had begun writing God's Opportunity, and it was mostly done when he passed. Mom and I just finished a few spots and polished it for this recording. I love the way it turned out. 

Gods Opportunity 

WRITERS: KELLY JO BOGGS, ODIE BOGGS AND DAVY BOGGS /JUSTOKMUSIC/BMI

Chorus

Could this be an opportunity 

 For God to work a wonder 

make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you

Verse 1

Fret and agonize 

Over darkened skies 

Stumble down the road 

To find your way 

In a world of hate 

You must have eyes of faith 

So you can clearly see 

The light of day

Chorus

Could this be an opportunity 

For God to work a wonder 

Make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you

Verse 2

Twist and turn 

Crash and burn

Questions more than answers 

Every day 

Way behind lousy frame of mind

But there’s a silver lining to the gray

Chorus

Could this be an opportunity 

For God to work a wonder 

Make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you 

Verse 3

Here we go again 

Will it ever end

Cannot make it work out 

Like it should 

I have found God can turn it around 

And work it all for my good 

Chorus

Could this be an opportunity 

For God to work a wonder 

Make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you

Bridge

Troubles on the rise 

Darken all your skies

Please remember God is working too

I don’t know where you’ve been 

But I see you're still standing

He’s using every trial 

To strengthen you

 Chorus 

Could this be an opportunity 

For God to work a wonder 

Make it new

We see impossibilities

But God sees miracles in me and you

Sunday Sanity 2/22/26

 Hey Friends,

Happy Sunday, I hope you have a blessed day. Here's a word for your Sunday.

Our pastor, Bro. Bennie Sutherland has been preaching excellently! This is one of the nuggets that I gleaned recently. 

"The burden was never meant to handle you. You were meant to handle the burden. He may not take the burden. He may give you the strength to carry it."

Pastor Bennie Sutherland 

Dryden Road Pentecostal Church 

Moraine, Ohio

I hope this speaks to you like did  me. This encouraged my heart greatly. 

Thank you for reading. 

Odie