somewhere between

somewhere between getting psyched up and winding down, walking into a nightmare and tasting a dream, feeling awful relieved but emotionally exhausted, feverishly "all good" but deep down really not OK.
Times like these I praise & thank God for sleep.

zzz

He is good, all the time, He is good...

something special about the beach...

...that reminds me of God's grace in one Man's blood —the blood of Jesus Christ— washing away my sin,

and God's grace upon grace in daily moulding me, smoothing out my rough imperfections to be more like His Son Jesus,

God's love enfolding, embracing me without reserve,

God's gift of refreshment in Jesus, who said "Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt 11:28),

God's mighty power and unfathomable "bigness" as I gaze upon this never-ending stretch of sky and sea,

God's consistency and immutability compared to the ephemeral sandcastle of my life on earth and the futility of the work of my hands, all too soon cleared away by the tide (Ecclesiastes 2:11),

God's goodness in these remnants of His originally good creation at the beginning of the world, and a little taste of the glorious new creation to come. (Genesis 1, Isaiah 65:17, Revelation 21:4)

"Marvellous are Your works, 

And that—my soul knows very well." Psalm 139:14b

Excerpt from a Journal Entry

....I’ve come to realise—I think it’s hit me now. Finally. And it’s taken a LOT of heartbreak and heartache to get to this point. I want to know Jesus not just as my Lord and Saviour, but as my Lover and my Friend. He is my Lover and my Friend, but I don’t know Him as such. Not much. Not yet. But I’m starting to. There’s so much more to Jesus that I want to know. I want to know Him deeply, intimately. I want to know what He likes and dislikes. I want to rejoice when He rejoices. I want to discern right from wrong as He does, I want to hate sin, I want to recognise evil, flee from it and have no part in it. I want to hear His voice. I want to know Him just like how I get to know my friends and my family in daily life. I want to know Him like that. I believe moving in the gifts and the power of Holy Spirit is such an incredible way that the Word of God—Jesus’ Word—is manifested to us, in us. It’s how we get to know Jesus by becoming more like Him. It’s how we enjoy Him forever.  How I want to enjoy my Lord. He who loves me not for my body or personality (though He does love those too) but loves me in spite of my brokenness. He takes this broken soul and mends this broken soul. He loves my wounds and sees my hurt and cradles me and carries me—He is my true and best lover. And I have never felt closer to Jesus than when I’m open and vulnerable and humbled and can see just how broken I am under the magnificent stars that He created and sustains by His Word, and when my desire to know Him flourishes and when I realise I’m only ever scratching the surface...But my desire to know Him overflows and I trust Him and love Him even though so many things still don’t make sense. But right now I know and I know with complete certainty that He loves me and wants to know me and wants me to want to know Him. And His will is for me to be made whole in Him inside and out everyday. So I humble myself under His mighty hand. I empty myself of pride and anger and selfishness and stubbornness and I come before You, Lord, as a once-broken-now-mended, empty jar of clay, that You might use me and fill me in whatever way You see best, according to Your wondrous will. It is my joy to serve You but my deepest joy to know Your heart daily. I don’t serve a distant God; I serve and trust and love an Eternal lover and husband and best friend. I want to know You, Lord. Please forgive me for sinning and judging and giving in to anger, especially at my beloved family in Christ. Cleanse me, renew me, refresh me by Your Spirit. Lord, that I might know You better! Lead me back to Your eternal Word, and speak to me, Lord, speak to me in ways that truly let me see You for who You are—the same yesterday, today and forever. I refuse to doubt. I accept only what comes by the way of the cross of my Lord Jesus Christ.

To Him, to You, be all the glory forever & ever & ever. Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. The kingdom of God is not in word but in power. Hallelujah.

Let me never put a leash on You, Lord. Thank You for reminding me that You are Creator and Sustainer and Giver of all things.

~Me, 14.11.16, 1:30am

To God be the glory

“But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty; and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are, that no flesh should glory in His presence. 
But because of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God—and righteousness and sanctification and redemption— that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”” 1 Corinthians 1:27-31

Jesus Alone

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There is one name under heaven

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By which all can be saved


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Jesus alone


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Only one name under heaven


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Jesus, and Jesus alone



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One sacrifice


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One holy Lamb


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Shed His own blood


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Paid for my sin


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And this righteous One


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God's only Son


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I sing my praises to Him


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I sing my praises to Him



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There is one way to the Father


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and His merciful throne


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Jesus alone


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Only one way to the Father


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Jesus and Jesus alone

Copyright 1993 Thankyou Music
Rough chord guesswork :) Probably a couple of errors here and there hehe. Alsoo can't get the chords to sit over the right words! 
Anyway, love this song <3

"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12

On the gift of prophecy

“Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the church. I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification.” 1 Corinthians 14:1-4 NKJV

“But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all. And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed; and so, falling down on his face, he will worship God and report that God is truly among you.” 1 Corinthians 14:24-25 NKJV

"While we appreciate true prophecy, we must not forget that the Scriptures warn us in no uncertain manner concerning that which is false. In 1 John 4:1 we are told, "Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God : because many false prophets are gone out into the world." And John tells us how we can tell the difference between the true and the false, "Hereby know ye the Spirit of God : every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God : and every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God; but this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come." There are voices which seem like prophecy and some have got into terrible darkness and bondage through listening to these counterfeits of the true gift of prophecy. True prophecy is always Christ-exalting, magnifying the Son of God, exalting the blood of Jesus Christ, encouraging the saints to praise and worship the true God. False prophecy deals with things that do not edify and is designed to puff up its hearers and to lead them into error." ~Smith Wigglesworth, Ever Increasing Faith, p154

"If you hear the voice of God it will be on the line of the Scriptures of truth given in the inspired Word. In Rev. 22:18, 19 we see the danger of attempting to add to or take from the prophecy of this Book. True prophecy, as it comes forth in the power of the Spirit of God, will neither take from nor add to the Scriptures, but will intensify and quicken that which already has been given to us of God. The Holy Ghost will bring to our remembrance all the things that Jesus said and did. True prophecy will bring forth things new and old out of the Scriptures of truth and will make them living and powerful to us." ~Smith Wigglesworth, Ever Increasing Faith, p155

"We read in the Revelation that the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. You will find that true prophetic utterance always exalts the Lamb of God.

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May God take us on and on into this glorious fact of faith, that we may be so in the Holy Ghost that God will work through us on the line of the miraculous and on the lines of prophecy, where we shall always know that it is no longer we but He who is working through us, bringing forth that which is in His own divine good pleasure." ~Smith Wigglesworth, Ever Increasing Faith, 159 

He heals

long time no sketch

Her beauty and joy can't be sketched but I tried anyway ;) Love this girl so much!!! She was pretty excited about the drawing until she saw a banana hahaha. #bananawins #underappreciatedartist #justkidding XD