I've just been far away visiting a couple of my friends who are at a music college! It was soooo good to see them again! I realised how important it is having friends in your life; friends you can absolutely trust and be yourself with. Just been thinking about how important honesty is as well. Yeah, this is a sort of random post about randomness because I'm just in a thinking mood.
Actually love Lady Antebellum right now, particularly 'Need you now', they are so beautiful! I really do love country! Anyhoo, can't really be bothered with blogging right now, umm so yeah had an amazing time and just seeking God for the present and future. Really want to find a new level of intimacy with him because he is incredible and I want to be consumed by him!
Sunday, 17 June 2012
Saturday, 9 June 2012
My Saviour, My God
I am not skilled to understand
What God has willed, what God has planned
I only know at His right hand
Stands One who is my Savior
I take Him at His word and deed
Christ died to save me, this I read
And in my heart I find a need
Of Him to be my Savior
That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange so once did I
Before I met my Savior
My Savior loves, my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is
My God He's always gonna be
My Savior loves, my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is
My God He's always gonna be
Yes, living, dying, let me bring
My strength, my solace from this spring
That He who lives to be my King
Once died to be my Savior
That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange so once did I
Before I knew my Savior
My Savior loves, my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is
My God He's always gonna be
My Savior lives, my Savior loves
My Savior lives, my Savior loves
My Savior lives
By Aaron Shust
What God has willed, what God has planned
I only know at His right hand
Stands One who is my Savior
I take Him at His word and deed
Christ died to save me, this I read
And in my heart I find a need
Of Him to be my Savior
That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange so once did I
Before I met my Savior
My Savior loves, my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is
My God He's always gonna be
My Savior loves, my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is
My God He's always gonna be
Yes, living, dying, let me bring
My strength, my solace from this spring
That He who lives to be my King
Once died to be my Savior
That He would leave His place on high
And come for sinful man to die
You count it strange so once did I
Before I knew my Savior
My Savior loves, my Savior lives
My Savior's always there for me
My God He was, my God He is
My God He's always gonna be
My Savior lives, my Savior loves
My Savior lives, my Savior loves
My Savior lives
By Aaron Shust
Thursday, 7 June 2012
He remains always
Good morning! What a lovely morning, it's pouring down with rain outside! Typical!
Had a really great couple of weeks of God tlaking to me massively! Had a word for a lady I had never met before, had some words for guys at church and small group and had a few dreams which I think were prophetic! Really awesome that God is speaking and I can hear Him!
Last night went to small group and I was just praying (in my head) Oh God I want to see your face, I want to meet with you, Lord please speak to me, etc. And my small group leader said she had a word for me that God wanted to give me hinds feet to enable me to walk upon high mountains of places in the spirit with Him.(Habakkuk 3:19 says "The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.") She said God wanted to pour out his spirit and make me naturally supernatural, to have times with God which are wow, where we would spend time together in his spirit. She said I have a pure heart and God wants to not make me superspiritual but to be full of the spirit and keep having a balance of word and spirit; too much word you dry up, too much spirit you blow up. She prayed for the miraculous and signs and wonders to be used through me and I was so encouraged! I am so excited that God wants to meet with me and use me! I can't wait for all he is going to do, I really want to go to massively high places in his Spirit and go to places no one has gone before and meet with Jesus on another level! God please do this with me, let this word be fulfilled soon!
Also, a few weeks ago, I was looking through some old primary school things and I found a letter that I had written to myself to open when I was 16, so I reread it and it said that I wanted to be a nurse and give people the freedom of speech! Then I looked on a charity website which helps women in the Ukraine who have been part of the sex traffiking and realised how useful it would be to have midwifery when so many women give birth in unsanitary conditions or don't know how to look after themselves or their babies. So I looked through some university websites and found out that pretty much all unis wanted biology or sociology at A level which I don't have. So I prayed and left it there. But last night I had a dream which I remember vividly; I was at school and was taken to one of science classrooms where there was a biology AS exam going on. I tried to explain that I had never sat in a Biology classroom at AS level and that I hadn't learnt anything or even looked at one of the exam papers but they wouldn't listen, they said my name was on the sheet of paper so I had to take the exam. So I went in scared as anything and took my piece of paper with the rest of the class, I started filling in this exam which was about an experiment and I prayed God please help me! I was suddenly filled with the holy spirit and God just spoke to me saying if he could give me an AS in Biology why could he not enable me to train further. And I was suddenly made aware that if I had Biology I could trian in midwifery! It was so random but cool! So I'm going to pray into this and see if God means anything through that! If he does awesome, if not thats cool too! It's up to you Lord, I will follow your will!
God is awesome! He is holding us by our right hand! He sustains us and loves us to life! What an amazing father we have! Thank you my beautiful Jesus, thank you so much! There is no one like you Lord!
Had a really great couple of weeks of God tlaking to me massively! Had a word for a lady I had never met before, had some words for guys at church and small group and had a few dreams which I think were prophetic! Really awesome that God is speaking and I can hear Him!
Last night went to small group and I was just praying (in my head) Oh God I want to see your face, I want to meet with you, Lord please speak to me, etc. And my small group leader said she had a word for me that God wanted to give me hinds feet to enable me to walk upon high mountains of places in the spirit with Him.(Habakkuk 3:19 says "The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.") She said God wanted to pour out his spirit and make me naturally supernatural, to have times with God which are wow, where we would spend time together in his spirit. She said I have a pure heart and God wants to not make me superspiritual but to be full of the spirit and keep having a balance of word and spirit; too much word you dry up, too much spirit you blow up. She prayed for the miraculous and signs and wonders to be used through me and I was so encouraged! I am so excited that God wants to meet with me and use me! I can't wait for all he is going to do, I really want to go to massively high places in his Spirit and go to places no one has gone before and meet with Jesus on another level! God please do this with me, let this word be fulfilled soon!
Also, a few weeks ago, I was looking through some old primary school things and I found a letter that I had written to myself to open when I was 16, so I reread it and it said that I wanted to be a nurse and give people the freedom of speech! Then I looked on a charity website which helps women in the Ukraine who have been part of the sex traffiking and realised how useful it would be to have midwifery when so many women give birth in unsanitary conditions or don't know how to look after themselves or their babies. So I looked through some university websites and found out that pretty much all unis wanted biology or sociology at A level which I don't have. So I prayed and left it there. But last night I had a dream which I remember vividly; I was at school and was taken to one of science classrooms where there was a biology AS exam going on. I tried to explain that I had never sat in a Biology classroom at AS level and that I hadn't learnt anything or even looked at one of the exam papers but they wouldn't listen, they said my name was on the sheet of paper so I had to take the exam. So I went in scared as anything and took my piece of paper with the rest of the class, I started filling in this exam which was about an experiment and I prayed God please help me! I was suddenly filled with the holy spirit and God just spoke to me saying if he could give me an AS in Biology why could he not enable me to train further. And I was suddenly made aware that if I had Biology I could trian in midwifery! It was so random but cool! So I'm going to pray into this and see if God means anything through that! If he does awesome, if not thats cool too! It's up to you Lord, I will follow your will!
God is awesome! He is holding us by our right hand! He sustains us and loves us to life! What an amazing father we have! Thank you my beautiful Jesus, thank you so much! There is no one like you Lord!
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
Saturday 12th May 2012
Had such a great day today! Went
to a training day for the mission trip I’m going on in July; it was so good!
I’ve been reading Simon Guillebaud’s book ‘Dangerously Alive’ which is really
challenging me to live radically for Jesus. I know I get caught up in this
western way of thinking constantly and I really want to change that. I need to
spend more time with God, to learn to depend on him better; I can’t go anywhere
until I’ve learnt to trust him. That’s what this is all about, faith and trust!
I just want to bring glory to God, and I can do that well when I am satisfied
and fulfilled in Him. I need him to ruin my normal worldly life and bring me to
a place of utter dependence in Him. I want to be a servant hearted follower of
Christ who makes a real, lasting difference in the world. Today. Help me Lord.
I had to catch so many trains today but it was funny, even
in that God spoke to me! One of the train signs said “This is where great
journeys start” and the next sign in the next station said “The life of
Christ”. I thought, yeah it really does start with Him! It was quite a
revelation that God is the only lasting adventure, the only great journey.
Also, I met a lovely Christian girl today who lives a few hours away from me so
we caught the same train back together. We talked and shared testimonies and
built each other up, it was really cool, and she shed light onto certain things
in my life and was really wise. Definitely feel it was a God appointment! I
remember her asking me what gifts I had and what I liked doing and one thing I
replied was ‘reading, although it’s not really a gift!’ and she said actually
it is a gift, so many people in the world can’t read and laughed and said maybe
you’ll teach orphans how to read! (I had told her about my heart for orphans)
It was like a confirmation from God, I hadn’t told her that I wanted to do that
and she said it!
Also, got prayed for at the training day and a lovely woman
prophesied over me, she said that God has named me for a reason, he chose my
name for me because it means delight of the father and he delights in me. He
sings over me, he gets so excited and shouts “that’s my girl, that’s MY girl!”
She said God isn’t disappointed in me, and when I feel that it’s a lie because
God delights in me constantly, I’m precious to him. So that was amazing! Felt
freed from having to live a “perfect” life because Jesus won it for me. I don’t
need to strive for it. It was incredible to hear that how much God is pleased
with me, I’m his beloved daughter! How great is our God?
Plus, on the train back, I switched to a faster train which
went straight back to my home town but my return ticket was only for several stations
before as I was planning on buying another ticket. We pulled into the last stop
for my ticket and I felt God ask me to get off and buy another ticket as
planned just to honour the train guys really as I could have got away with it.
So I stopped at that station and bought another ticket and whilst I was there I
just prayed “God if you want to use me, I’m willing, so use me”. So when the
train arrived I got on and God highlighted a seat to me so I sat down (!). An
older woman was sat on the next seat across the aisle and a couple of people
were in front and behind us. Well I sat down and felt God say “serious
illness”, so I thought, I think God wants me to talk to this woman! I carried
on reading my book and tried to ignore it but this feeling wouldn’t go away. I
was too nervous to talk to her in front of loads of other people though so I
said that to God and he was like “it’s okay, I’ll take care of it” and they got
off at the next stop! So I was sat near this lady and started talking about her
crochet to start up a conversation. Well it turns out she lives in Northern
Ireland and she was meeting her son at the train station where I live to stay
with her mother. So we just talked and she mentioned that she had had breast
cancer (serious illness!) but that she had gone through the treatment and was
well again. She asked me what book I had been reading and I said it was about a
Christian missionary and I told her where I went to church and that I was a
Christian. So I didn’t share a huge testimony or anything but simply mentioned
that I was a Christian. Anyway, she said
she used to go to a church near mine when she lived here. Then we parted ways
at the last stop and said it had been lovely speaking. She walked off and I
watched her meet her son… You’ll never guess who it was?!! It was the same man
from the smoking shelter that my friend and I had told about Jesus!!!! I
know!!!! God is sooooo awesome! I mean, God gave me a dream which made me want
to meet up with my friend, then we met and it started raining so we had to find
a shelter on that day. Then today, I went on a train to London (of all the
places!) and God told me to honour the train guys and buy another ticket which
meant getting on another train. And on that train a seat was highlighted and he
confirmed that he wanted me to speak to her through the words “serious illness”
and she lived in Northern Ireland and had decided to visit on that day, on that
train and she was the same guys mother!! Coincidence? I think not!!!
Hahahahahaa!!! Oh it is just flipping fantastic! Thank you
Lord for using me to show your glory, I just know God has plans for that
family!!! It’s AWESOME! :D
Got so many quotes I’ll be sharing from “African Adventure”
because there are some truly inspirational things in there! So excited about
what God has planned! I love you Jesus! I’ll post again soon but for now
goodnight!
*These posts were typed up separately because my internet
stopped working for a few days. Therefore, they are all posted around the same
time as I have transferred them and I have correctly dated them in the post
title.
Wednesday 9th May 2012
Firstly, let me apologize for the lateness of this post. My internet has not been working for a while so I must add the posts in now with the date as the title to show when it all happened! Looking back, it's been pretty exciting! So Wednesday...
Last week I had a dream about a friend of mine and I know it was important but I just couldn’t remember what it was about so I said ‘I feel like we should meet up and just have a conversation some time. So today we decided to meet up. Well, we went for a coffee which was lovely then went for a walk to the church offices. On the way back it started raining, like pouring down! So we saw a smoking shelter and decided to stop there. My friend started talking to one of the guys in there and asked if he believed in God, he said no and then debated why with us. He had a lot of knowledge of the bible though. He said his sister was a Christian and that his dad had been too. So nothing really came of it, except that we had an opportunity to share the gospel which was great! So yeah, it’s been a really good day!
Last week I had a dream about a friend of mine and I know it was important but I just couldn’t remember what it was about so I said ‘I feel like we should meet up and just have a conversation some time. So today we decided to meet up. Well, we went for a coffee which was lovely then went for a walk to the church offices. On the way back it started raining, like pouring down! So we saw a smoking shelter and decided to stop there. My friend started talking to one of the guys in there and asked if he believed in God, he said no and then debated why with us. He had a lot of knowledge of the bible though. He said his sister was a Christian and that his dad had been too. So nothing really came of it, except that we had an opportunity to share the gospel which was great! So yeah, it’s been a really good day!
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Only God is constant
Isn't it funny how last time I posted, everything was great and I felt so close to God? I still am don't get me wrong, but on Saturday I did something pretty stupid and felt so bad afterwards and felt far from God, yet he loved me the same! And He still does, he is constant. And no matter what I do he will always love me! Isaiah says his love will never be unshaken, that's a cool promise!
I also found out that I got accepted to go to france in the summer on a mission trip which I'm super excited about! All in all things are pretty good, all my exams will be over in 3 weeks and then I get a long holiday!
Well that's about it, I'll see you next time!
I also found out that I got accepted to go to france in the summer on a mission trip which I'm super excited about! All in all things are pretty good, all my exams will be over in 3 weeks and then I get a long holiday!
Well that's about it, I'll see you next time!
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
My lovely small group!
Ah God is amazing! Was so encouraged tonight at small group, was reminded to keep focused on God and have a God perspective at all times. To do this we can pray and before asking for stuff, to praise and glorify God for who He is. Also an idea was for every letter of the alphabet come up with a word that describes God so I've decided to have a go at that!
We were praying for each other and shared words of knowledge. My small group leader said she saw "delight" written all over me and that God really does delight in me and enjoy me- I LOVE this because my name means "joy and delight of the father". She prayed over me to have an increasing capacity of the Holy Spirit to be used greatly and to be able to have an abundance of the spirit whilst keeping my feet firmly rooted in scripture and to grow in the gift of discernment which was awesome. Also, just as she was praying over me in general she said "reveal yourself as father, as husband, as..." those two characteristics really stood out to me, to recognise God as my father who delights in me, I'm already learning that but I've never really considered Jesus my husband, yet as part of the Church I am his bride. So I really want to learn what that means for our relationship, that he is my husband too. Lord would you reveal this characteristics of yours and teach me what it means and let me learn from it and really grow in your love.
I realised that I'm quite self-centred really, it's too scary to try and be selfless, I mean it's easy to look at yourself, you're just one person but to look at the world, wow! That frightened me so I was praying and felt God say "Look to me and love me and I will show you how to love"- How cool is that? I don't need to be intimidated by the size of crowds of people when I only need to love Jesus and love other people but only look to Jesus and he will direct me to people. So that was rather cool too.
I also had words for other people and just felt reignited to prophesy, I was reminded of the dreams I've had and interpretation of a dream once, and numerous words of knowledge and I really want to grow in that. I eagerly desire to grow in that. I pray for God's will to be done, I simply ask for an outpouring of your spirit in my life in such a way that prophecies come with it. I would love to be used more with the gift of discernment and prophecy and to delve in deeper to the Holy Spirit.
Lord you are incredible, thank you that you love me and are always proud of me, thank you that you delight in me and think that I am good. Thank you for giving me the qualities of Jesus whom you love. Thank you father God. Keep me growing in you and keep me steadfast and hungry for more. I love you with every single ounce of my heart, mind and soul. All I have is yours Jesus. I love you more than words can say.
Forever yours, Abbie xxxxxxxxxxxxx
We were praying for each other and shared words of knowledge. My small group leader said she saw "delight" written all over me and that God really does delight in me and enjoy me- I LOVE this because my name means "joy and delight of the father". She prayed over me to have an increasing capacity of the Holy Spirit to be used greatly and to be able to have an abundance of the spirit whilst keeping my feet firmly rooted in scripture and to grow in the gift of discernment which was awesome. Also, just as she was praying over me in general she said "reveal yourself as father, as husband, as..." those two characteristics really stood out to me, to recognise God as my father who delights in me, I'm already learning that but I've never really considered Jesus my husband, yet as part of the Church I am his bride. So I really want to learn what that means for our relationship, that he is my husband too. Lord would you reveal this characteristics of yours and teach me what it means and let me learn from it and really grow in your love.
I realised that I'm quite self-centred really, it's too scary to try and be selfless, I mean it's easy to look at yourself, you're just one person but to look at the world, wow! That frightened me so I was praying and felt God say "Look to me and love me and I will show you how to love"- How cool is that? I don't need to be intimidated by the size of crowds of people when I only need to love Jesus and love other people but only look to Jesus and he will direct me to people. So that was rather cool too.
I also had words for other people and just felt reignited to prophesy, I was reminded of the dreams I've had and interpretation of a dream once, and numerous words of knowledge and I really want to grow in that. I eagerly desire to grow in that. I pray for God's will to be done, I simply ask for an outpouring of your spirit in my life in such a way that prophecies come with it. I would love to be used more with the gift of discernment and prophecy and to delve in deeper to the Holy Spirit.
Lord you are incredible, thank you that you love me and are always proud of me, thank you that you delight in me and think that I am good. Thank you for giving me the qualities of Jesus whom you love. Thank you father God. Keep me growing in you and keep me steadfast and hungry for more. I love you with every single ounce of my heart, mind and soul. All I have is yours Jesus. I love you more than words can say.
Forever yours, Abbie xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Monday, 30 April 2012
My God is an awesome God
Today and tomorrow you are the same. You are the everasting God, my shelter, my safety. You are the one in whom I trust. I trust you Jesus. I am still uncertain of the future but I will wait fot your timing. Give me peace.
When I see how great my God is, how awesome He is! How marvellous! The one who created the universe, the stars, the moon, the sky, the air that I breathe. The one who holds all life in the palm of his hand, right next to the scars of nails and the place where my name is engraved. When I see how big, how mighty, how powerful He is, my heart soars! Because nothing can ever compare to his might! Because every problem and trial that I encounter is nothing compared toknowing my God.
He is Lord, He is on the throne and no power can ever knock him off it! He is power. He is life. He is God. My God! O my God! I love you with everything within me, I love you with every substance of my body! I live for you God. You are the only thing that can satisfy me! How great you are!
"Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed." says the Lord, who has compassion on you. - Isaiah 54:10
How I love that verse! Thank you for loving us unconditionally! You are a beautiful God! You loved us when we were far and you loved us to the cross! Thank you my beautiful Jesus! You remain faithful forever, thank you that I get to spend forever in your presence! Wahoo! Lord I am so so so excited to see you face toface, to fall down at your feet and worshipyou without restriction or care. My only desire to be for you. To be 100% satisfied for eternity! You are God and you are good! Amen!
When I see how great my God is, how awesome He is! How marvellous! The one who created the universe, the stars, the moon, the sky, the air that I breathe. The one who holds all life in the palm of his hand, right next to the scars of nails and the place where my name is engraved. When I see how big, how mighty, how powerful He is, my heart soars! Because nothing can ever compare to his might! Because every problem and trial that I encounter is nothing compared toknowing my God.
He is Lord, He is on the throne and no power can ever knock him off it! He is power. He is life. He is God. My God! O my God! I love you with everything within me, I love you with every substance of my body! I live for you God. You are the only thing that can satisfy me! How great you are!
"Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed." says the Lord, who has compassion on you. - Isaiah 54:10
How I love that verse! Thank you for loving us unconditionally! You are a beautiful God! You loved us when we were far and you loved us to the cross! Thank you my beautiful Jesus! You remain faithful forever, thank you that I get to spend forever in your presence! Wahoo! Lord I am so so so excited to see you face toface, to fall down at your feet and worshipyou without restriction or care. My only desire to be for you. To be 100% satisfied for eternity! You are God and you are good! Amen!
Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Glide through the sky
Random title but I'm in a bit of a random mood!
Ah God is so good isn't he?! Yesterday we were in church and my pastor came up to me before worship (I was singing that morning) and said "You know if you want to go ahead with a prophetic song we'll back you up here" and as soon as he said that I knew God was going to do something. So half way through worship, suddenly God just put these lyrics onto my lips "I am redeemed, I have been set free" and the truth of God's grace suddenly became so apparent that I started singing them, I can't remember all the words but it was about being completely free to kneel before God's throne because I am white and pure and spotless and I have no sin on me because Jesus took it all with his blood. And The Holy Spirit just flooded down on me and afterwards people said that He had on them too so that was awesome! God is sooooo cool!
More Lord! Ah, I actually love God so much! He is my King! I hope I give Him glory through this blog because that is what it's for, giving Him glory through my life and through these posts.
I said something the other day to a friend which I thought was quite cool, it was "There's no need to worry. Everyday I'm just going to wake up and worship God, and He's going to take me on a journey!" So now I just need to remember that! God is always good, He is on the throne and can never be knowcked off so there is no need to be anxious about anything! He will always guide my footsteps, I just need to start to walk!
I want to fall so utterly in love with God that it just radiates from me, I want to be so alive in Him that nothing else matters except the things that are on his heart. How great is our God!
What A Beautiful Creator :)
Ah God is so good isn't he?! Yesterday we were in church and my pastor came up to me before worship (I was singing that morning) and said "You know if you want to go ahead with a prophetic song we'll back you up here" and as soon as he said that I knew God was going to do something. So half way through worship, suddenly God just put these lyrics onto my lips "I am redeemed, I have been set free" and the truth of God's grace suddenly became so apparent that I started singing them, I can't remember all the words but it was about being completely free to kneel before God's throne because I am white and pure and spotless and I have no sin on me because Jesus took it all with his blood. And The Holy Spirit just flooded down on me and afterwards people said that He had on them too so that was awesome! God is sooooo cool!
More Lord! Ah, I actually love God so much! He is my King! I hope I give Him glory through this blog because that is what it's for, giving Him glory through my life and through these posts.
I said something the other day to a friend which I thought was quite cool, it was "There's no need to worry. Everyday I'm just going to wake up and worship God, and He's going to take me on a journey!" So now I just need to remember that! God is always good, He is on the throne and can never be knowcked off so there is no need to be anxious about anything! He will always guide my footsteps, I just need to start to walk!
I want to fall so utterly in love with God that it just radiates from me, I want to be so alive in Him that nothing else matters except the things that are on his heart. How great is our God!
What A Beautiful Creator :)
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