// He Stands With Those Who Have No Standing //

TEMBALETU SCHOOL CAPE TOWN from Hillsong Church on Vimeo.

This shows the heart of Jesus like no other. We live in a society and a world where disabilities mean your dreams aren't valuable and your voice not heard. Watch this video and look at the faces of each and every child. They may have different circumstances of life but the dreams and the desires of their hearts are as real and vivid as you and I's are. God's heart is to rescue, to redeem, to value, to honor. He gives honor to people who have no honor. That's just one aspect of my Heavenly Father that I absolutely can't escape. Those who have no honor, He gives honor.

"He stands with those who have no standing." // Prov 15.25

// Compassion //

Sisterhood Documentary: Compassion from Hillsong Church on Vimeo.

// A Heart for the House //

There's no greater priority or ambition in the world than for the local church. Jesus is advancing His Kingdom, through the local church.

Find one. Get planted. Serve. Love. Give.

// A Beautiful Exchange //

I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. // Galatians 2:20


My life for Your life.

// Scarecrow in a Melon Patch //

You need to watch this message.

Scarecrow in a Melon Patch, Part 1: Stupid Scarecrow


"The reason some of you are so tired, so downright exhausted, isn't because of the activities in your life...its because of the ambitions in your heart."

// How He Loves //

God is the Alpha and the Omega. The Beginning and the End.

Before I lived a day of my life He knew me.

Before I ever lived out one day, it was all recorded in His book.

He thinks good thoughts toward me.

When God sees me He is proud.

 He sees every sacrifice.

He sees everytime I chose Him first.

He sees it all.

God sees me complete.

He has set His love on me.

I am My Beloved's, and He is mine.

He's been to my future and back.

He's already been to my tomorrow.

He's made provision for me there.

He's the God who sees ahead and makes provision.

He is Jehova Rapha -the Lord my Healer.

He is Jehova Tsidkenu - the Lord my Righteousness.

He is Jehova Nissi - the Lord my Banner.

He has invited me to his banquet table,

and His banner over me is love.

He is Jehova Jireh - the Lord my Provider.

 His love for me is perfect.

He always prefers me.

He always believes the best.

He is patient toward me.

He is kind toward me.

He loved me so much that He gave up

His only Son, if only for me. 

He redeemed me.

He rescued me.

He pursues me.

He is jealous for my heart.

He desires first place in my heart.

He always has time for me.

He always puts me first.

He is consistent.

His love doesn't change toward me.

He is faithful.

Even when I am not, He Is Faithful.

He waits for me.

He longs for me.

He is coming for me.

He never leaves me.

He never forsakes me.

His love is unconditional.

His love for me is strong.

His love fights for me.

His love defends me.

His love protects me.

His love honors me.

His love delights in me.

His love is pleased with me.

He is not mad at me.

He is not angry at me.

He is not disappointed in me.

He didn't call me to abandon me.

He didn't call me to forget about me.

He didn't call me to leave me helpless.

He thinks I am beautiful.

He delights in me.

In Him I am fearfully & wonderfully made.

There is no flaw in me.

I am spotless in His sight.

He sees me in the light of who He's made me to be.

He sees me as the woman of God He created me to be.

He sees me as pure.

He sees me as lovely.

He sees me as a mighty woman of God.

He sees me as a bold lioness.

He sees me as a nation changer.

He sees me as a standard-setter.

He sees me as an example to men, women and children.

He sees me as capable.

That's how my Father sees me. Oh how He loves. When you know that's how Someone see's you, you RISE UP in that! Daily I remind myself how the Lord sees me. And I rise up. I stand up in that. My value and my worth come from the Lord. I live to please my Father. I live on a level that this world is not familiar with all for the glory of God. My confidence is not found in the things of this world but in my God. My God who is faithful. My God who will never, no never, leave me. He won't abandon me. He doesn't grow tired of me. He doesn't get bored with me. He loves to spend time with me. He enjoys my company. I am convinced that nothing can separate me from this Love. I am so thankful for the revelation of this. I know this in my spirit. It's more than words, it's not just head knowledge, it's not a coming and going feeling. It's something I know in the depths of who I am. Even though I have never seen Him I love Him. Though I do not see Him now, I trust Him and rejoice with a glorious and inexpressible joy [1Peter1.8]. Thank you Lord for being Love. Thank you for showing me what True Love is so that I can live that out in my life and love people like You love. I love you, because You first loved me.

// My Number One. //

Little children, keep yourselves from idols [false gods]
from anything & everything that would occupy
the place in your heart due to God,
from any sort of substitute for Him
that would take first place in your life.

1 John 5:21

I am so thankful to know the love of my Father, the love of Jesus, and the love of the Holy Spirit. I read this verse in 1 John the other day and it really struck me because it is very easy for possessions, money, a guy, a girl, friends, a sport, our job, even ourselves to occupy the place in our heart due to God. These things aren't inherently bad, but when we let them take first place in our life and allow them to substitute for God then we need a reality check. To substitute means to replace with another. How ugly is that for us to think that we can just replace God, or think that something else will really satisfy us more than God will.

Personally the thing I've had to balance and work on the most in my life has been with relationships. Whether I've been in a relationship with a guy or just friends it's something I've had to constantly do a gut check on. I have to remind myself that first place always belongs to the Lord. I know God designed me to ultimately find and marry an amazing man, and that its a good thing, that two are better than one and that a man who finds a wife finds a good thing :) But I also realize that even when that day comes, it will never and should never substitute for God as my number one. My husband will be my number two and I should be his number two. Our number one priority will always be the Lord. The only way I'll know how to love anyway is if I have number one where number one needs to be. Jesus' love is so amazing and the perfect example to us of how to treat people and how to hold loosely onto things of the world and tightly onto God.

I'm so in love with Jesus. Ahhhh. Reading about him throughout the Gospels and the rest of the Word it just amazes me with how he loved people. He willingly took my place, paid for every bad thing I'd ever do so that I could live a free life in Him. It's for freedom that Christ set me free! Jesus gave honor to people in his earthly ministry who didn't have any honor. It is so amazing to me. And God the Father - His plan to rescue me from the very start. Even in the Old Testament it's so clear the love of my Father. He knew me from the very start. Even before I was born all the days of my life were written in His book. He was there before I was and has been to my future and back. His thoughts toward me are good. He hasn't overlooked me, hasn't forgotten about me, hasn't given up - not once. You just can't find that in anything in this world. There's nothing I could do to change His mind about me. He IS love. He loves me. He pursues me.

Lord, thank you for your amazing love. You are my number one. I will keep myself from anything and everything that would occupy the place in my heart due to you, from any substitute for You that would take first place in my life. Thank you for the good gifts you give and ultimately you are number one and everything else is just a bonus. :) If all I had in this life was You that would still be enough for me. I love you.