Press on, press on press on they say..

"Were coming to a close for the time being, were resting in the presence of the Lord. Acknowledging him and gleaning from him the words that our hearts long for.

The battle of the mind its full of constant questions of analysing the truth from the lies. Time is needed time is forgotten, we must go on.

Press on press on press on they say, with a constant battle and a fight to be won. Remember the days, where joy was overflowing, and your heart was singing a song, to the creator God. Remember the days of old remember the days just gone, where your heart was full of love and gratefulness to the Lord. Look for the good things in the present day, think of these and move on.

The breakthrough is near the trumpet will be blown, victory is just around the corner. Press on press on press on they say. Stop the thoughts and adjust them, think about the good, think about who I say you are. For I have called you by name desert flower in the season of bloom, the fragrance is ready it has been infused. The colour has been chosen and seeps its way through, to the petals of your hearts garden.

The essence of who are you is starting to shine its starting to show from the inside out the beauty will be known."

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So to up date your all we are a few days away from sending 81 people to the nations to preach the love of the father and invite people into his family, Oh the joy of serving in this community even when the going gets tough. My mind says run away but my heart says I belong. So I stay and commit to being here for however long the Lord asks me. In July I will be setting my heart to focus on worship for a season. The house of prayer (T.H.O.P) is running for the first time a worship internship where we can grow and develop in our musical skills, while being mentored and stretched in our spiritual walk. Its a 3 month internship where we set our hearts to seek God's face to come before him like Mary and worship him at his feet, where we do Psalm 27 vs.4 "One thing I ask of the Lord this is what I seek, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple." Also to fifull the call to the great south land of the Holy Spirit to make "...incense arise from the ends of the earth we will hear singing, glory to the righteous one." Isaiah 24 vs. 14-16.

http://www.thop.co.nz/worship-internship/

It also has an outreach phase where we travel around New Zealand to minister and awaken a sleeping bride to the love of the bridegroom. This is for a month, I am really expectant and excited about doing this and ask that you would pray that I would get all that God has for me in this season. That I will be honouring God myself and others in taking this step of faith to learn about worship.

here is something that I've been thinking about lately:
My heart is for the workplace and to see the kingdom culture being expressed in it. Especially in the hospitality industry. I'm sick of seeing people think a restaurant/cafe job is second rate or an easy way to get through college. Hospitality to me is a valued and important part of every culture and being at a table: develops fellowship and safety within that culture. Because food and enjoyment are a must and is something we need to develop, and hold as a high priority in our lives especially in these days, as there is so many evil things happening. The table is the place were the game face is removed, where opinions are valid. Where questions are asked and laughter is essential. Where we can commune with each other and express a different way of worship to God by being in unity while we nourish our bodies. (I'm still developing thoughts about the importance of the table, and what true hospitality means. I want to influence the people I work with so that they are getting excellence -means useful to God- and will see him by my hospitality- : The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality. )

What else do you find valuable about coming to the table?

I'd love your feedback.

Oh the joy of knowing

  1/4/13

Oh the joy of knowing that my saviour loves me, that HE delights in me that when I said yes all was changed between us in an instant. How I long for my brain to catch up with my heart, in the joy of the knowledge of God and who HE says I am. How I long to forget the broken past I created for myself lonely and betrayed, desperate and rejected along the way to true freedom, true deliverance from my past, from my failings. Jesus has taken away my sins he has washed me clean by the cleansing blood, no longer do I Renee of this world live but I am a new creation a reborn creature loved, accepted acknowledged, freed from bondage and despair.

 How to forget the former things how to forget the ways I’ve walked, only by renewal of my heart, soul and mind can this be done. Oh that my redeemer would cleanse me again, renew the fire and soften my heart, help me to learn of the goodness of the Lord without fear without rejection or pretence. Oh I long for freedom like water to the barren body, like we wait for the coming of the Lord.

But today I stand and declare I will think of whatever is pure whatever is righteous, whatever  is good and noble and uplifts. Today I choose to put on the armour to shine my shield and strengthen my body for the fight, and we must be ready, for the time is drawing near when darkness will be so wicked and so defiled that there will only be little lights seen around the world. Where Christ’s saints will be singing a song that’s never been heard one that will rise from the great south land of the Holy Spirit one that will declare Glory to the righteous one, peace on earth and prosperity to mankind, Jesus let your name be lifted high let day and night intercession be evident in our lives. Your Kingdom come your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.