Inspirational Videos

Based on Daniel 7:9 we get an illustration, among several, of how the Lord identifies with us in our sufferings

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"Is your burden weighing heavy? Is it all too much to carry? Well, let me tell you about my Jesus.” 

These are the words from a song that is strengthening thousands around the world. And now we get to find out the story behind the song as singer Anne Wilson leans on God after a car accident kills her older brother.

Anne was awakened one tragic night when six officers came to her family’s home to inform them her brother Jacob had died tragically in a car accident. Anne remembers God telling her at that moment he would give her everything she needed to get to the other side. In the heartbreaking days that followed, Anne turned to the piano and began to worship. 

Anne said, “When I felt the weight of the grief and the suffering and the depression so heavily, my medicine and my escape was to worship Jesus. And in exchange, when I would worship Him, He would give me His peace, His joy, and rest.”

While she was at the piano one day, her mother heard her singing a worship song and realized Anne’s gift. Her mother then asked her to play that same worship song at her brother’s funeral. She had never performed before, and she was nervous and filled with grief. 

But she recalls that moment vividly because she clearly heard the Lord tell her, “He said, ‘Anne, this is what I’m calling you to do. I’m calling you to praise and worship my name,’” she said.

Though she is still healing from her brother being taken so soon, she shares how easy it feels to turn away from Jesus instead of to him in the midst of suffering. Even though it’s really hard to trust the Lord, she knows the enemy of our faith will try to get us stuck in the pit of self-pity but there is something so powerful about turning to the Lord in the midst of pain. 

She reminds us all that are called to worship the Lord. She says it was the only thing that got her through her loss. How powerful is that? God took her pain and gave her comfort. God took her sorrow and brought her joy. God took her loss and created beauty from the ashes. 

She reminds us, “There is something really profound about really taking a step back in the middle of suffering and laying it at the feet of Jesus and then worshiping him in response to it.”

What an incredible reminder of how Jesus works all things together for our good. It’s also a reminder he is with us no matter what darkness or tragedy we face. He will always make a way. 

Psalms 30:11 “You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have loosed my sackcloth and girded me with gladness.”

What do you do when you love your sibling so much, but he can’t communicate with you? Well, you find a way. 

Aleisha George found a big way too! As a singer, she knows how powerful music can be. She decided to dedicate her performance to her brother. In this heartwarming moment, a judge sings an emotional duet with contestant Aleisha George for her brother with Down Syndrome. 

Now here’s what you need to know. It’s a big risk to sing one of the judge’s songs. But Aleisha chose ‘Standing With You,’ for her brother Anthony.

Instead of telling you you'll be alright
I'm just gon' be that someone by your side
Yeah let me be that distant satellite

The song ‘Standing With You’ was released on Guy Sebastian's ninth album. He wrote this emotional ballad to explain what it means to support someone going through difficult circumstances and struggles. He wrote it after going through a season of supporting a close family member who had been struggling with mental health and was brave enough to share the journey with Guy. He then wrote the song as a way to share what it means to support, love, and encourage anyone facing battles. The song was perfect for Aleisha because she loves her brother Anthony so much, and she knows how incredibly difficult it is for him to share what he’s going through because he is nonverbal. 

So when Aleisha explained this song was for her brother, it touched Guy’s heart so much, that he opted not to be a judge during the performance but to get up on stage and sing with Aleisha. It was an incredibly touching moment and a true gift for her brother. He could be seen off stage, jumping for joy for his sister during her inspiring and emotional performance! Who knew the power of a song could mean so much to these siblings? 

Guy gave Aleisha and her brother Anthony a beautiful moment they will forever treasure. 

Galatians 6:2 “Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.”

This is an absolutely stunning performance. 5 gymnasts perform a mesmerizing routine while balancing balls.

In this amazing rhythmic gymnastics performance, Spain shows up big time. Five young ladies in pink stand in place, getting ready to put on an incredible show. As they move, they are perfectly synchronized, and girls spin around, and all 5 catch their balancing balls. 

Even down to their tosses, the girls are in perfect sync. They toss their balls in the air and catch them with their legs. They throw the balls and leap through the air to catch them. Then, each girl passes the balls, and they do front handsprings, twirls, and beautiful dance moves.

As they kick up their legs perfectly parallel to the ground, the crowd cheers. The girls dance and impressively never drop their balls. It is a stellar performance, and they have worked so hard together to master this moment. 

Each one is very flexible and graceful. They even pick up one girl as she kicks a ball to another. The team moves with such precision and poise. When you think you cannot see anything more amazing, then the girls pull out a new trick that wows you. 

All of the team does front walkovers and stuns the audience. The ladies powerfully complete their routine. It is truly incredible. 

Watching this routine absolutely stuns us. To see such a hard-working team come out and thrive is very exciting. We see such unity and beauty within their performance. This reminds us that with our hard work and obedience, we can find great joy in being in unity with others. 

Our unity helps support a greater purpose, just like each of these individuals came together for a bigger cause. It was in their individual efforts to work with one another that they accomplished great things. 

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ..” Romans 15:5-6

There is nothing quite like a family reunion, toss in a military family, and it makes for an emotional moment. In this video, a toddler is full of joy and tears when military dad comes home.

This precious little girl is in this video and her mother tells her to look. She says, “Can you look right there.” The mother slowly backs away from the girl videoing. 

The girl looks curious as to what is going on. Her face is amazed as she squeals, saying, “Daddy!” She cannot help but run to her military father, who has come back full-speed ahead into his loving arms. 

The girl giggles with joy that her dad has returned to her again. She smiles, laughs, and says, “Daddy,” her day has been made. He kisses her on the cheek. 

She cuddles his face and is overcome with joy. He says, “Did daddy surprise you?” She says excitedly, “Yeah!” He says, “Are you so surprised?” His daughter responds, “yeah.” 

This surprise is the sweetest moment between a father and his daughter. The little girl had no idea that her dad was coming back for her, but He came to her. 

This reminds us that although Jesus ascended into Heaven after He died and rose, He is coming back for us one day. Our heavenly Father is going to come and get us. 

We will be reunited with Him forever and it will be sweeter than this little girl’s moment with her earthly dad. May this clip remind us how dearly loved we are today.

“So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him..” Matthew 24:44

There are so many memorable moments in life and weddings are definitely one of them. In this video, a bride surprises everyone and sings, 'I Choose You' walking down the aisle.

This video starts showing images of flowers, candles, and church aisles as the wedding of a couple is getting ready to take place. Everything is so beautifully done. 

As “Canon in D” plays we watch the processional as family and friends come down the aisle in anticipation of the bride. We see precious flower girls and ring bearers walk. Finally, a little boy brings a sign that reads, “Here Comes the Bride” as the music fades. 

When the door opens and the bride appears, she stops and sings "I Choose You" {The Wedding Song}  by Ryann Darling. She looks straight at her groom and sings to him from her heart in front of everyone. 

It is a unique experience to watch. As she begins to walk on the second verse the audience stands. She sings with passion and is a beautiful bride. It is almost as if she is singing her vows to her husband. Friends and family are excitedly taking videos of her performance. 

Then, she meets her father and grabs him by the arm. He takes her to her groom. Then they walk to the altar. 

This clip reminds us of the true love that two people can have in this life. Human love is only an imperfect model of Christ’s perfect love for us. He is relentless and constantly pursuing our hearts. We can be reminded today and every day that Jesus truly does love us.

“There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.” 1 John 4:18

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This is an incredible video to encourage us to love others. In this clip, a deaf delivery driver has an emotional reaction to a homeowner’s thank you note. 

At the start of the video, a man is delivering a package just like he does every day. However, he notices a special something on a pink table for him. He puts the box down and takes the picture so it is shown delivered. 

Then, he walks over to the table and begins to read the card and open the gift. The driver looks around for the security camera and looks towards it. He motions in sign language, “I love you, thank you, love.” The homeowner says, “his response has changed my life forever.”

Kindness goes a long way in this world. There is so much sin and difficulty, that we have a unique opportunity as believers to share the love of Christ with others. This man could have been easily overlooked in his everyday job, however, the homeowner took the time to thank him and care for him well. 

When we can get outside of our own selfishness and look toward loving others, it makes all the difference. We can take any situation and step in while sharing the love of Jesus. Who is someone that you can show love to today? 

This clip inspires us to see others who come into our paths and recognize their hard work. When we show appreciation, this can segue into gospel conversations. Our words and actions matter and we can ask the Holy Spirit to lead us today and every day in His love. 

“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.” 1 John 4:7

These amazing grandmas each have incredible stories. In this video, there are 8 grandmas who prove age is just a number.

The first highlighted grandmother is a woman from Ohio who was kidnapped from her home and told to drive her car with the kidnapper in the passenger seat. She remembered that she had a perfume bottle in her car door. 

This brave woman used the perfume as a weapon and sprayed the guy in the eyes and pushed him out of her car onto the road and drove off. 

In another clip, we see a 100-year-old dancing at her birthday party. A grandma in the next moment shares about helping the police catch a scam artist. She continued talking to the guy over the phone and convinced him that she had money in her house. 

The woman gave him an envelope with paper towels inside and the cops jumped out and wrestled him to the ground. One grandma is an influencer on Instagram with 3.5 million followers. There is another who is jumping out of an airplane for her 90th birthday. 

One woman was so happy to be handcuffed by police so she could cross off her bucket list to get arrested. Lastly, there is a woman who got to ride in a police car and had a fake warrant written about her.

These women prove that age is relative when it comes to fun. God gives us life to be celebrated and lived for Him. He can use us at any age. We can rejoice in the Lord and all that He has to offer us in every season of life. 

How can we be challenged to live life to the fullest from these women? 

“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4

Every artist has a unique flair and this contestant knocks his performance out of the park. Kentucky's Noah Thompson stuns with 'Stand By Me' performance.

Noah is competing to stay in the top 11 on American Idol. He is a country singer from Kentucky. As he begins his song, the atmosphere matches as he starts his melody. He has a rich and almost musty sound in his voice that is intriguing. 

This is a softer side to the performer. It is a personal moment of just him and the microphone. The crowd cheers and judges smile as Noah sings so authentically from the stage. Noah has a country swag with this classic song. He truly makes it his own. 

In times of challenges, hearing these lyrics reminds us that even though we are going through difficulties, we are not alone. Noah reminds us through song to stand together. It is easy to try to isolate ourselves from difficulties. 

However, Christ calls us to be joined together and stand firm in our faith with the community of believers that He places around us. The song Stand by Me reminds us that even in darkness we will not be afraid. As believers, we can always remember that we have the light of Christ with us no matter how dark our situations are in this sinful world. 

We can celebrate His constant presence and His faithful love for us. He tells us over and over in the Bible not to fear. He is our victory, He is our Savior, and we are safe with Him.

“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12

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Jacqui Padron, Florida Christian School Class of 2019 graduate, gives her testimony and encourages all who listen on the power of God to heal and transform lives in any and all situations.

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