Here I am waiting at the door of the new year Here I am waiting for the time to arrive Here I am waiting for this year to draw to a close Here I am waiting for the clock to strike midnight. Here I am waiting for what God has in store Here I am waiting to leave and enter Here I am waiting like the expectant mother Here I am waiting through the day and night. Here I am waiting for his prophecy to be fulfilled Here I am waiting for God's light to shine bright Here I am waiting

Stop looking backwards, start looking forward.   Recently, I have spent a lot of time looking back in time. I am a historian, so that is where my natural gaze goes. There is value in looking back, remembering what God has done, and celebrating his goodness. We share our testimonies of God’s actions in our lives to encourage each other to do it again in his power and favour. We also look back in order to examine ourselves. We look to see whether we have anyone to forgive, or t

All of God's gifts are good They seek no refund Daily, they are delivered A joy to be received. You are a gift from the Lord Chosen and deeply loved Handcrafted by His own hand A gift shared to the world. Jesus, the perfect gift delivered In his mother's arms, he is held In a bleak stable, he's to be found For everywhere else is fully booked. For God so loved the world He sent his one and only son Faithful, honest and good Saviour of the world has come. Let there be peace to

Hi, and welcome back to the Walking through Wilderness blog series. We’re going to continue with the ‘Free to Be Me’ theme by looking at the subject of culture. When we lived in Zimbabwe, our family seemed fairly ‘normal’ by Zimbabwean middle-class standards. However, when we came to live in the UK, we realised fairly quickly that we didn’t fit in here the way we did there. The cultures of these two countries are about as opposite as you could get, and we encountered first-h

Looking up towards the stars, Identifying different galaxies. Studying Earth's eight planets, All hanging in the night skies. Who flung those stars into space? Created a moon to brightly shine. How does day and night exchange? Wondering how it all came to be. For every man and generation, Every creed - every nation. To be our source of inspiration, In splendour of his creation. For our God created it to be, He knows the star's perspective. Setting the galaxies into place, Th

In what are you invested? In what do you trust that you throw your heart into an investment fully? And what have you invested the hard-earned fruits of your labours in? We all have treasures we hold dear; some hold money or possessions and do all they can to keep them and make them grow, yet fail to find satisfaction in them. Others hold reputation as their highest treasure and take pride in others' high regard, yet still upset and alienate those dear to them. Still others re

As children of the King of Kings, we have access to our Father, the King, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. He is ALWAYS there for us, any time, night or day. We don’t have to make an appointment, and we don’t have to sit in a waiting room until He’s ready to see us. We get to walk straight into His throne room and run up to Him any time we want, day or night, no matter what important things you think He might be doing or who He is with. There is a clip in one of my favourite m

You’ve got me, to be me Cos you see me You don’t hold back Now you free me. Cos you see deep down And you free me deep down You took a good look And you helped me unclown You saw my whole frame And you took my whole shame You saw what I couldn’t And you built it again You took my hurts and lies Redefined my whole demise Became them at the cross And to my surprise You rose and flew again Took it all for now and then You fulfilled all the whys The what’s, the how’s, and when. Y

They came By the thousands For a service of worship Hands raised Voices shouting Praises to God the Father Bodies swaying People singing Preacher saying They can become more Where is God? What did He say When He looked upon the crowd Was He there? Present in that place? I delight more Says the Lord In a child on their knees Than a crowd Of ten thousand Shouting My name For others to hear

Despite what it looks like and what you face: All is well Although the enemy is lined up against you: All is well With the hordes of hell screaming at you to terrify you: All is well Darkness all around, fear all around, horror all around you: All is well.   All is well, though the earth is moved, All is well, though the mountains crumble. All is well, though the seas roar. All is well, though the mountains shake.   For is not our God our refuge and strength? For is not our G

Breathe God Nothing more Breathe God Refresh, restore Breathe God Oh Holy One Breathe God Father, Spirit, Son Breathe God All for Him Breathe God Peace within