Author Archives: Mariah Chance

About Mariah Chance

Hey everyone! I'm Mariah and I am a Senior at Thomas Edison State studying music. I am a Christian, and I'm living my life for the Lord everyday! :) My passion for music has grown massively over the years, I've been singing for 18 years, playing acoustic guitar for 15 years. I play piano, percussion and I also play keyboard. Music for me is a release of stress and everything in my life that is very difficult, and because of that I have chosen becoming a worship leader as my career. I love music and I want to help bring people and lead them in worship to the Lord. I will be receiving my BA degree in Music in April of 2020. I was raised in a very musical family. My mom sings and my dad plays the piano and guitar. As I said I'm living my life for the Lord everyday and following His plan for my life. And one of my most favorite songs that I've come to absolutely love is a song called "Joy" by Housefires. Here are the lyrics: "Joy" by: Housefires "There's beauty in my brokenness, I've got true love instead of pain. There's freedom though you've captured me, I've got joy instead of mourning. You give me joy, down deep in my soul, down deep in my soul, down deep in my soul. Never been so free caught in your love for me, never been more secure knowing your heart Lord. You give me joy down deep in my soul, down deep in my soul, down deep in my soul." Have a fantastic day! :)

Awake My Soul…

When God created Adam, he breathed into Adam’s body, and the man came to life (Genesis 2:7). What an intimate picture: God’s actual breath filling a man’s lungs. The breath of life. We see elsewhere in Scripture God’s desire to … Continue reading

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Living the Lyrics: “Great are You Lord” by All Sons and Daughters

Incorporating Praise Into Your Prayer Sometimes when we are praying, it can be so easy to spend all of our time asking God for favors and telling Him about all of the things in our life that may be hard. … Continue reading

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Living the Lyrics: “No Longer Slaves” By Bethel Music

Music Is Praying Twice St. Augustine of Hippo is credited with saying “he who sings prays twice,” once with our music and once with our words. This means that when we sing we are glorifying God, not only with the … Continue reading

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Refreshing Your Soul

“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” (Matthew 19:14 NIV)  Have you ever watched little kids worship? They don’t care who’s watching or who thinks … Continue reading

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Let Your Glory Fall

Emotions. When I first heard this song “Let Your Glory Fall”, I sat on my couch and balled my eyes out for the length of the song. I was puzzled as to why this song was making me cry because … Continue reading

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The 1 Corinthians 13:4-6 Man

Do you ever feel like you won’t ever find someone who accepts you for who you are? Especially if you’re like me and you have a lot of medical challenges daily? For me, over the past year or so I … Continue reading

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The Lord finds mysterious ways of saying “I’m here for you”

It was Thursday morning around 9:00am and I was headed to a doctors appointment with my brain surgeon to discuss surgery….again. At the end of the appointment, the final decision (for now) was to wait a couple more months before … Continue reading

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Well done oh good and faithful servant….Well done

“Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” (Matthew 25:21 NIV)  That is what I was thinking when I was singing … Continue reading

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Music: Good for the Soul…

Ever since I can remember I have had this fiery passion for music. I like to think of it this way, we all know the book: Chicken soup for the teenagers soul and the countless other books from this title … Continue reading

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Worship: What does it mean?

Worship: What does it mean? This thought has popped in my head many times over the years I’ve been involved with music. One thing that always struck me in particular was this question: when you raise your hands in church … Continue reading

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