Over the past few months, I’ve had this crippling feeling of being ‘left behind’. People I grew up with are completing degrees, buying cars, homes and starting families. And here I am, with nothing to show for the sacrifices I believe I had made for God. It had been almost 3 years since I had [...]
Category: The Dance
δύναμις
In Grade 8, my parents made the decision to move me to a Bible-based Christian School. All that really meant was that teachers were intentional about incorporating scripture and Jesus in to their classes, even if it meant a quick 5 minute devotional before they began the content prepared for that class. The school really [...]
Can/Should
At the beginning of last year, I had to come to terms with the fact that I wouldn't be working like I had planned. That God was teaching me how to rely on Him as my provider, even when I got to Sydney and was without a job for the first 2 and a half months. But I [...]
Jericho
In ancient times, fortified cities would have had walls as high as 20 feet and as thick as 8 feet, with double or triple gates and there would be guards standing in towers high upon the walls. They would be on standby to prepare to shoot arrows, pour hot oil, or release boulders on any [...]
New
“I am doing something brand new, something unheard of. Even now it sprouts and grows and matures. _Don’t you perceive it?_ I will make a way in the wilderness and open up flowing streams in the desert. Wild beasts, jackals, and owls will glorify me. For I supply streams of water in the desert and [...]
Psalm Forty-Six
GOD THE REFUGE OF HIS PEOPLE AND CONQUEROR OF THE NATIONSGod is our refuge and strength,A very present help in trouble.Therefore we will not fear,Even though the earth be removed,And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;Though its waters roar and be troubled,Though the mountains shake with its swelling.SelahThere is a [...]
For Generations To Come
I will sing Hosanna To the One saves me Hosanna To the One who hears me Hosanna I will worship Here In the middle I remember when I started coming to terms with the idea of being mentally unhealthy, I really struggled to worship. Specifically when it came to being part of a team leading [...]
I AM
"I think as a long term solution, we need to look at you going back home and getting the necessary help and treatment. You can always come back to College at a later date when you are doing better" A few weeks into my semester at College, I voluntarily started seeing the College counselor. I [...]
I’m Gonna Catch The Wind
"Like standing on the edge of a mountainside. I can feel the wind stirring, lifting me up high. I was born into freedom. I was made to fly" - Catch The Wind, Bethel I am officially a month into my studies at Hillsong College and I am constantly in awe of the goodness of God. [...]
Come
"So He said, 'Come.' And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus." - Matthew 14:29 A week before I left for Sydney, a potential sponsor turned out to be a scam. A day before I left, a potential sponsor communicated that they were unable [...]
