Speak Lord

Monte and I love to lay on the beach at night and listen to the waves. It is delightful to soak in the moment. Hearing the waves crashing through the edge of the water is therapeutic. 

God is the God of the winds and the waves. As we still our hearts before Him, His reassuring presence drowns out every competing voice.  

All other noise is shut out as we tune in to His voice. As we wait, we cry out to the Lord. We hear His reassuring voice. We hear His comforting voice. We hear His hope filled voice. Speak, Lord! We long to hear Your voice.

For us, one of the places that we love to wait upon Him is to sit on the beach. When night falls, a look at the night sky brings a sense of awe and wonder. The God who made heaven and earth lives in our hearts. The sky radiates with the glory of the risen Lord. All creation worship the everliving God.

Disconnect to Connect

I am off Facebook for two weeks.  I live in a very connected world.  SMS and email are no longer sufficient, now we have to contend with Facebook, Whatsapp, twitter and instagram.  I have not exhausted the list.

Going off Facebook gives me more time to read.  More time to be reflective with all that the Lord is doing in Monte and I.  This extra time allows me to be more present with the here and now; not having to check my Facebook status regularly.  In the long run, occasion absence from Facebook frees me to do more.  It frees me to be more focused.

You Made Colours

I was out brisk walking one morning.  I lifted my eyes and saw the beautiful blue sky.  Within a short time, the blue tinge changed as the morning light was breaking through.  It is mind blowing to know that there is almost 500 shades of blue.  How great is the Lord!

God makes colours.  Colours that show His beauty, grace and splendour.  God beautifies our life, He reveals His strength and power through His creation.  All creation worships the living God.  The great and awesome God who spoke the universe into existence.  The God who commands the winds and the waves.  The God who sets the sun, the moon and the stars in their places.  Lord, we bow at Your feet.  We worship You with every ounce of our strength.  We love You for You first loved us with an everlasting love.

Faith

Faith comes from God.  God grants us faith to believe in the miraculous.  When the eye do not see, God is actively at work in the challenges we find ourself in.  He is indescribable.  Everything in the natural seems to be chaotic but God is telling us to trust Him.  He opens our eyes to see.  He opens our hearts to understand.  He grants us faith to go deeper.  We are not satisfied with the ankle deep water.  We are not satisfied with the knee deep water.  We are not satisfied with the waist deep water.  We want to swim in the river of God.  We want to see signs and wonders.  We long to hear His whispers of love.  We long for the courts of the Lord.  We want to see Him in His glory and His grace.  Let Your sweet anointment fall upon us.  Fill us with the power of Your spirit.  Fill us through and through.  You are all we ever needed.

Broken People

God works through each of us in His love. He works through our lives. He works through our pain. He works through our broken dreams. He works through every contrite heart.  He works through every broken spirit.

He releases His fragrance through crushing moments.  Times of trials. Times of immense suffering. Times of indescribable pain. God works through everything we place in His loving hands.

The Lord refines us in His fire.  He challenges us to trust Him in our darkest season. He breathes life and hope into our lifeless bodies. He reminds us to focus on Him. He is our eternal hope. 

God shows us His glory. He is sovereign and powerful. He is majestic. He is full of spendour.

He wants to be glorified through our lives. He wants humility and brokenness. He wants to release His anointing on broken vessels and broken lives. He shows His glory through the most unlikely candidate. He lifts the lowly in heart. He pours His blessing on the simple. His heart yearns for all who call on His mercy and grace.

Work Through Us

Inspire our heart

Give us dreams and visions

Knowing Your heart

And hearing Your voice

Anoint us

Empower us

Work through us

Use our hands

Use our feet

Use our heart

To touch the lowly

To speak to the disdain

To comfort the weak

Anoint us 

Work powerfully 

Through each of us

We Hear You

We hear You 

Calling us in the night

We hear You

Calling us in the desert

We hear You

Calling us in the valley

We hear You, Lord

Your soft whisper

Your comforting voice

Reassuring us

Comforting us

Strengthening us

We hear Your tender voice

Lifting us up

Loving us

Empowering us

Speak to our hearts

We long to hear Your voice

We need You

More and more

With each passing day

The Rainbow of Hope

You have given us Your rainbow

To remind us of Your promises

You have given us Your rainbow

To remind us of Your goodness

You have given us Your rainbow

To remind us of Your love

You are our pure delight

You are our constant hope

You are all we ever wanted

Spring Your rainbow

Upon our heart

Brimming with Your love

Bursting with Your joy

Bubbling with Your hope

Praise Your Holy Name

Let everything that has breath

Praise Your holy name

Let everything that has breath

Bow at Your feet

Let everything that has breath

Worship You 

Let the rivers clap their hands

Let the mountains sing

Let everything that has breath

Praise Your holy name

The rocks shall cry out

To declare You

The sovereign one

Our majestic

Mighty

And awesome God

With Each Passing Day

With each passing day

Your love grows stronger

Your grace grows richer

Your hope grows surer

Take us deeper 

Into Your presence

With each passing day

Our vision gets sharper

Our heart beats stronger

Our love grows deeper

With each passing day

We long for Your tender mercies

We long for Your presence

We long for You

Joy

The joy of knowing You

The joy of loving You

The joy of trusting You

Perfect liberty

Perfect oneness

Perfect joy

You have set us free

You have brought us joy

You have made us whole

Divine Providence

Monte and I are blessed to journey with the Lord in this amazing journey.  He teaches us to lean on His strong arms.  He pours His grace on us lavishly.  As we look back at all that God has brought us through, all we could do is to bow in humble reverence to His unfailing love.  He is mighty, awesome and indescribable.

We experience His divine providence daily.  Down the corridoor of time, He reveals His constant and undying love for us.

Back in early 1999 when we were preparing for our wedding.  I remember vividly how we called out to the Lord, listing the many needs we have.  The Lord provided miraculously for us.

In 2001, we were praying for God to provide us the funds to renovate and furnish our new flat in Sengkang.  God provided for every need.  He shows us His divine providence again and again.

We serve a great and mighty God.  As we continue to love and serve Him.  He pours more of Himself on us.  His ever increasing love and presence wash over us, renewing and refreshing us.  We bow in humble adoration.  We proclaim His majesty and power.  All honour and glory be unto our God.  He deserves our highest praise.

We Call on You

You feed the hungry

You clothe the naked

You cleanse the filthy

You touch the lowly

You grace the meek
You lift the weak

You love us

Through and through

Speaking strength

Grace

And hope

To all who call on You

His Hand of Love

Monte and I have been living in Sengkang since 2001.  I vividly remember the young plants that lined the streets.  Due to strong wind and torrential rain here, they needed to be supported.  Oftentimes, they looked battered and weak.  They were fighting for their survival.

Days, months and years passed.  Today, seventeen years later, they have grown into young trees.  Vibrant, strong and luscious.  

Like the young plants, we were once weak and feeble, the Lord in His love and mercy strengthens us.  He builds us.  His nurturing love grows us into a strong, compassionate and loving people.  A people of compassion.  A people of grace.  A people of love.  He shapes and moulds us daily till He sees His reflection in us.  He guides us with loving patience, bringing out the best in us.  His hand of love is on us.

Pour Us Out

Pour us out 

As a drink offering

To reach the lost

To touch the broken

The despised

The needy

The marginalised

The powerless

The weak

The voiceless

Flow through

Our feeble hands

Flow through 

Our feeble legs

Empower us 

To love and serve

Pour us out

As a drink offering

We offer our lives

To You

The supreme God

And our loving Father

A Bruised Reed

A bruised reed

You will never break

You help the powerless

The weak

The marginalized

The needy

The voiceless

The defenseless

You fill our hearts

With good things

You fill our hearts

With good gifts

Your presence

Your grace

Your hope

Your love

Hear our cries

Touch our lives

Bring healing 

Bring wholeness 

Bring strength

You bind tge brokenhearted

You restore our broken lives

You rebuild our broken ruins

Pour Your Spirit on us

Pour Your grace on us

Pour Your love on us

Come in Your power

Come in Your glory

Come in Your love 

We Lift Up Our Eyes

We lift up our eyes. Our help comes from the Lord. The maker of heaven and earth.

We lift up our eyes. Our hope is in You. Hope that does not disappoint. Hope that last forever.

We lift up our eyes. We see Your sustaining grace. Grace abounding. Grace that is always sufficient.

We lift up our eyes. You turn our sorrow into joy. You remove our heaviness and bring release.

You are our everlasting joy. You are our pure delight. You are our only hope.

We lift up our eyes to the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Grant us vision to see in clarity. We want to see You in all Your glory and beauty.

Thank You

Thank You for breath

Thank You for life

Thank You for a song in our heart

Thank You for strength

Thank Your for hope

Thank You for joy

Thank You for peace

In You we live and move

And have our being

Flood our hearts

With Your presence

Move upon our hearts

Touch our lives

Thank you, Lord