Like that pretty lingerie that I bought you to wear. To make my point I want to ask everyone to take a new and radically different look at the Parable of the talents from Matthew 25:14-30 with a fresh set of eyes. A friend of mine asked me if I had ever thought of the “talent” in the story as the weighty sins we wrestle with.

If so, we still know that two of the servants managed to do something positive with the weight/talent they were given. https://brokendoorministries.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Digging-Up-Bones.mp3, Unfaithful To The One Who Holds Our Heart. Maybe you are drawn to some specific recurrent sin in your life. Brian's powerful message helps men and women come to understand God's powerful mercy and redemption through their own brokenness.

This couple was “digging up bones.” They were “exhuming things that’s better left alone.” The fact that the children were late for school two weeks ago didn’t have anything to do with the dirty cereal bowl being left on the table. "Diggin' Up Bones" is a song written by Paul Overstreet, Al Gore, and Nat Stuckey, and recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. I put mine on my finger and I gave yours a fling Yeah, I’ve been sittin’ alone, diggin’ up bones. Ironically this song was on an album called “ Storms of Life.”. Do you have some things that are weighing heavy on your heart? *We will not share your personal information or publish content without your permission.
By telling others about our brokenness, do we gain strength to better confront these sins and struggles? Is this how we feel about our recurring sins and our personal faults? What do you do with these weighty issues? And I went through the closet and I found some things in there,

But I like your version too. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS. Exhuming things that’s better left alone. Lyrics submitted by Stoney. I always struggled with this one. Thanks for posting. "Diggin' … by Sarah Netemeyer ‐ October 30, 2019. A talent, as a unit of measure, was frequently used to value gold or silver. And I’m resurrecting mem’ries of a love that’s dead and gone. I set it on the table and I talked to it till four. It is amazing how the Holy Spirit can give us the opportunity to read a familiar Bible passage and see it in an entirely new light. Breaking up with a significant other and thinking about all the good times you shared …

Yeah, tonight I’m sittin’ alone, diggin’ up bones. Typically when we think of the word talent, we think of the modern definition: “a natural aptitude or skill.” We might also think of other synonyms such as: flair, ability or expertise. Is it possible that the “talent” given to each servant was something heavy or weighty? Yeah, tonight I’m sittin’ alone, diggin’ up bones. good food for thought.
And I recalled how good you looked each time you had it on. It was released in July 1986. Perhaps God is prepared to use our weaknesses in a positive way. Brian, Powerful! And I'm resurrecting mem'ries of a love that's dead and gone. The idiom "Digging Up Bones" refers to someone dwelling on a long-past relationship which he/she regrets losing. Ironically this song was on an album called “Storms of Life.” Contained in that song are these lyrics: I’m diggin’ up bones, I’m diggin’ up bones exhumin’ things that’s better left alone. Let me leave you with a few questions to mull over as we continue our Lenten journey. On the other hand, it seems that if we make ourselves vulnerable and if we openly speak about our brokenness and how through our sins, we have encountered God’s mercy and forgiveness, we can bring glory to God. Give me the courage to tell others about the mercy and forgiveness you have shared with me, amen. Do we see these things as something “better left alone?” Maybe our “storms of life” issues are better left buried and only known to us. search engine by freefind: advanced: Type in an artist's name or song title in the space above for a quick search of Classic Country … As always, I love to read your comments below as well as hear from you personally by clicking here. In June of 2014, Brian’s life was again impacted in a very dramatic way when his eyesight suddenly became permanently impaired.

Yeah, tonight I'm sittin' alone, diggin' up bones. Please read more. Now let me ask you this: don’t we bury our sins for the very same reason that the servant buried his? When we acknowledge the mercy of God in our lives, does it help others experience the same mercy of God in their life? Saved it to listen or read again. The third servant, sadly, just buried his talent.

Last night I dug your picture out from our old dresser drawer. The song was released in July 1986 as the third single from his album Storms of Life and hit No.1 in both the United States and Canada.Listen to it below! If you have tried to bury these struggles and flaws, wishing for them to be dead and gone, perhaps God is calling you to dig up those old bones.

This health challenge has only served to draw Brian closer to God and bolster the importance of this timely yet ageless message. Listen to it below! Most scholars believe that a talent was quite heavy, maybe as much as 60 pounds. Brian, what a great new interpretation of this reading. By digging up the bones of life that we have buried, in other words as used in today’s message our “talents,” is it possible that God will gain interest on the mercy he has so freely given us? All Rights Reserved.

Yeah, tonight I’m sittin’ alone, diggin’ up bones. Yeah, tonight I’m sittin’ alone, diggin’ up bones. From that conversation I was inspired to write today’s message. Brian, a lifelong Catholic, felt his life was forever changed when God spoke to his heart while attending an eight day silent Christian retreat in November of 2011. For our purposes today, I want you to reflect on the parable, but I want you to do so with the second definition in mind. Edit LyricsEdit WikiAdd Video. Diggin' Up Bones lyrics and chords are intended for your personal use only, this is a excellent country song recorded by Randy Travis. I hope all is well in Hannibal, Mo. God be Praised! But the third, who says in this reading to his master, I know you to not be honest, fair or above stealing. Don’t we bury these weighty issues in our life out of fear of what others might say if they knew we had these struggles? Country music star Randy Travis‘ “Diggin’ Up Bones” was written by Paul Overstreet, Al Gore, and Nat Stuckey. Listen to it here. It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada. All people have sin in their lives. I always wonder if he in fact made the right choice not to follow in his masters footsteps. © 2020 MobSoc Media LLC. Exhuming things that’s better left alone. Try to think of your own flaws, sins and short comings, all of which are heavy and weigh you down, as the talents referred to in the parable. I’m diggin’ up bones, I’m diggin’ up bones, Diggin’ Up Bones is a song recorded by American country music artist Randy Travis. The first two servants went out and did what the master always did and increased their talents, likely in the same sinful ways. And I’m resurrecting mem’ries of a love that’s dead and gone. I am blessed t know you found the message helpful. Across this lonely bedroom of our recent broken home. I read some old love letters right up to the break of dawn. Michael T. Thank you. The initial diagnosis was Multiple Scleroses (MS) but in December of 2019 the diagnosis was corrected to MOG antibody disease, a rare neurological disease. Then I went through the jewelry and I found our wedding rings. Is there beneficial affects to telling others about our sins? Almighty and amazing God, I am blessed to know that you can even use the brokenness in my life for the good of your kingdom. The song was released in July 1986 as the third single from his album Storms of Life and hit No.1 in both the United States and Canada. Brian is a Christian author and speaker. With the God inspired message of mercy and unconditional love that was placed on his heart during that retreat, Brian has been impacting others all over the country and around the world with his weekly letters, his talks, and his all day Christian retreats. He suggested it was what we did with our struggles that mattered. Country music star Randy Travis‘ “Diggin’ Up Bones” was written by Paul Overstreet, Al Gore, and Nat Stuckey. I'm diggin' up bones, I'm diggin' up bones,Exhuming things that's better left alone. Soon after that retreat Brian founded 4th Day Letters and Broken Door Ministries. Country music star Randy Travis' "Diggin' Up Bones" hit No.1 in both the United States and Canada back in the 1980s! It was released in July 1986. We don’t have to bury the fact that we do too.