Thankful

Thankful to know You

Thankful to see You

Thankful to hear You

Thankful to feel You

Thankful for Your presence

Thankful for Your goodness

Thankful for Your grace

Thankful for Your strength

Pour Your spirit on us 

Touch our lives

Set our hearts on fire

You Saved Us

We were once

Rootless

Aimless

Powerless

Homeless

You came

And everything change

You robed us in righteousness

You crown us with life

You dressed us in Your armour

You saved us with Your blood

You cleansed us with Your word

We Give Thanks

How can we thank You enough

For grace

Strength

Hope

Peace

Rest

You give us 

Hope for our despair

You give us

Joy for our sorrow

You give us 

Strength

For we weakness

You give us peace

For our turmoil

We give thanks to You

We find every opportunity to thank You

Everlasting Love

You love us 

With Your everlasting love

How deep is Your love

How strong is Your love

How wide is Your love

How great is Your love

You conquer us 

With Your love

You pursue us

With Your love

You mould us

With Your love

You love us

With Your everlasting love

Love so pure

Love so rich

Love everlasting

For the Sake of Loving Christ

For the sake of loving Christ

Many have left homelands

For the sake of loving Christ

Many have left loved ones

For the sake of loving Christ

Many have abandoned possessions

For the sake of loving Christ

Many have left their comfort zones

All for the sake of loving Christ

Following hard after the master

Pursuing Christ relentlessly

Doing His bidding

Loving and serving

The people that are on 

The heart of God

We Bow Our Knees

Bowing in surrender

Bowing in reverence

Bowing in submission

A place of release

A place of relief

A place of hope

As we bow before You

Take complete control

Let Your sovereign will

Be done in us

We bow our knees

Consume our lives

Release us to live 

By the power of Your Spirit

You Reign in Majesty

Your goodness follows us 

All the days of our life

Your love follows us

All the days of our life

Your grace follows us

All the days of our life

Your mercy follows us

All the days of our life

Who is like unto You

You reign in majesty

You reign in power

You reign in glory

Living by the Power of Your Spirit

We live by faith

We live by the power of Your spirit

We live by Your merciful grace

We cherish each moment

We treasure Your hand of love

We linger in Your presence

You deserve all the praises 

All creation worship You

Bowing before Your holy throne

Beholding Your beauty 

No Turning Back

We have set our heart to seek You

There is no turning back

We have set our eyes on You

There is no turning back

We have turned our ears toward You

There is no turning back

Seeking You to love You

Seeking You to know You

Seeking You to behold You

There is no turning back

Not a Day

Not a day has gone by

Without Your love

Not a day has gone by

Without Your grace

Not a day has gone by

Without Your hope

Not a day has gone by

Without Your peace

Not a day has gone by

Without Your joy

We cannot live without You

You sustain us daily

You speak hope and life

To our frailty and weaknesses

You restore our broken lives

And give us hope to live on

Immanuel

Immanuel

God with us

You are with us

God before us

God behind us

God by our side

God in us

We will not go 

Where Your presence 

Would not lead us

You are enough

For each new day

More than enough

For each challenge

Each mountain

You are with us

That is all we need

Your presence abides in us

Your presence surrounds us

Your presence floods our heart

Giving us peace

Strength 

And hope 

For each new day

We Trust You

We trust You in the mountains

We trust You in the valley

We trust You in the high seas

We trust You in the raging storms

We trust You in the fiery furnace

We trust You to carry us

In the depths of our sorrows

We trust You to touch us

In our anguish and pain

We trust You with our dying breath

You are the Reason

You are the reason

For our existence

You are the reason

For our hope

You are the reason 

For our joy

You are the reason

For our peace

You are the only reason

We rest with peace

We bask in joyful hope

We triumph in Your victory 

Evening Praise

An evening praise

Beholding Your beauty

Marveling at Your grace

Thanking You for life

Wonderful saviour

Marvelous Lord

We come humbly before You

Knowing full well

That You remain true

Constant

Dependable

Omnipotent God

We worship You

Purify Us

Hold our hearts

Hold our lives

Hold our dreams 

Ignite our hearts 

With Your fire

Flood our hearts 

With Your presence

Water our hearts

With Your word

Nothing in this world

Can satisfy our longing 

No one else 

But You

Let Your fire consume us

Let Your fire burn through us

Purifying us

Purging us

Making us 

More and more like You

You are Worthy

You are worthy of all our praise.  We rise this day to worship You.  We rise to offer You the praises in our heart.  Thank you for sustaining us with Your breadth.  Thank You for the roof over our heads.  Thank you for a brand new day.  A day to see Your glory.  A day to see Your grace.  A day to see Your power.  Lord! We declare our love for You. Wonderful are Your works.  Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised. 

Set Our Hearts on Fire

There are mountains to climb

There are rivers to cross

The Lord comes to us

He comes to empower us

He comes to rescue us

He comes to deliver us

He fills our hearts with hope

He fills our hearts with strength

He fills our hearts with courage

Times of refreshing

Times of healing

Times of restoration

Set our hearts on fire 

We long for You

We desire Your touch 

We see Your hand of love on us

Remember Our Maker

Remember our maker

Our courage will not melt

Remember our maker

Hope abounds

Remember our maker

Love overflows

Remember our maker

Our God is faithful 

Our master

Our refuge

Our help

Our hope

Our deliverer

We come humbly before You

You are our sole desire

You are our only hope

In Your Presence

In Your presense

There is hope

In Your presence

There is joy

In Your presence

There is peace

Hope that lives on

Joy that overflows

Peace like a river

No one else can take

Your place in our hearts

We lean on You

We trust in You

We follow hard after You

Touch Our Hearts

Come into our broken lives

Come into our broken estates

Come into our broken dreams

Restore

Renew

Refill us with Your Spirit

Water our parched lands

Calm our restless hearts

Remove all fears and doubts

Touch our hearts

Touch our minds

Touch lour bodies

Bring healing

Wholeness

And strength

We pray

Come in Your Power

You command the winds and the waves

God of the universe

You are in complete control

We give our all to You

We surrender

We bow down

We adore You

Come and dwell

In our hearts

Do a deeper work in us

Burn Your desire in us

Come in Your splendour

Come in Your glory

Come in Your power

Make us Your habitation

Let Your glory fall

Set Us Apart for You

Soften our hearts

We want to see You

Soften our hearts

We want to hear You

Soften our heart

We want to know You

To live in You

To live through You

To live for You

Set our hearts ablaze

Touch us

Heal us

Revive us

Cleanse us from deep within

And set us apart for You

You have Blessed Us

Undying hope

Amazing grace

Unfailing love

Unspeakable joy

Peace that passes understanding

Unlimited access to Your presence

Lord, You have been good to us

You have crowned us with love

You have blessed us

Beyond our wildest imagination

We declare our love for You

God supreme

God sovereign

God almighty

Your Gift of Life

Each day is a gift
A day to taste Your goodness
A day to see Your glory
A day to hear Your voice
A day to receive Your blessings
Lord, thank you for life
Thank you for strength
Thank you for hope
Thank you for joy
In You we live and move
And have our being
We take every opportunity
To thank you
To love
To behold Your beauty
And Your glory

We Need You

Anyone who has known You

Comes back longing for more 

More of Your mercy

More of Your grace

More of You

Nothing in this world

Can fill this void in us

You alone 

You are all we ever needed

Like water for the fish

Like the air that we breathe

We need You

Every moment

Every second 

Every minute

Every hour

Everyday of our life

Lead us by the hand

As we journey to Your heart

Keep us in safe

Keep us strong

Keep us calm

For You are our fortress

You are our deliverer

You are our only hope

Faithful God

Monte and I were married in March 1999. I thank God for a Godly and loving husband. God has walked us through varied seasons of our life.  Seasons of joy and sorrow. Seasons of breakthroughs and heartaches.  Seasons of plenty and lack.  

God is the God of all seasons. He see us through each of them. He leads us and covers us with His love. In all our brokenness, His fragrance is released to touch the down and out.  To touch the broken people in the world.  People who need deliverance.  People who are robbed of their joy and dignity.  The Lord promised to be with us.  He is the God who is with us in the fire.  He is the God who is with us in the flood.  The raging waves cannot stop Him from reaching out to us.  He pours His grace and love on His beloved.  He beckons us to follow Him to the depths of the earth.  He renews us with His abiding love.  He floods our heart with His awesome presence.

Pour Your Grace on Us

Warm our heart with Your love

Flood our heart with Your presence

Revive our heart with Your hope

Pour Your mercy on us

Pour Your grace on us

Empower us to live for You

Almighty God

Reveal Yourself to us

Show us Your glory

Show us Your splendour

We bow

We worship

We love You

With all of our heart

Soul and mind

By the Power of Your Spirit

Let the power of the Holy Spirit

Flood our heart

Let the power of the Holy Spirit

Flood our soul

Let the power of the Holy Spirit

Flood our mind

Renew

Refill

Re-fire us

Let us see Your glory

Let us know Your grace

Let us hear Your voice

Spirit of the living God

Fall afresh on us

Restore

Redeem

And renew us

We pray

We Worship You

The day of Your power

The day of Your greatness

The day of Your wonder

There is none like You

None today

And never will there be

One as faithful and true

One as gracious and merciful

Lord, we worship You

From the depth of our hearts

We bow

We honour

Your glorious

Magnificent

And matchless name

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