Two things I learnt here:

(1) absence does make the heart grow fonder
(2) it's your loved ones that make the world around you beautiful, warm and fuzzy

Anywhere around with your loved ones makes it special

I miss home

hello from NZ! :)

Hello from Day 4 in NZ. It was a bumpy ride to the land down under, not a good way to endure a 2hr + 10hr ride. Nevertheless, thank God we got here safe and sound. :)

I'm missing home and i cant wait to get back in a few days. Well, more like a week's time. I miss my bed and most of all i miss my family. But at least i'm getting many hours of sleep here. I'm 5 hours ahead peeps, and hence we get to see the gorgeous sunrise in the gorgeous weather. Loads of fresh air too. Alrighty, i'm heading off to bed. Here's some random pics which im too lazy to name :)

very excited and very broke :)

Unfailing Love

Still in the midst of my quiet time right now, strumming guitar and just worshiping in a way that i haven't been in quite a while.

Today God impressed on me 2 things:
1) Before we can rise to our mission, we must first overcome ourselves. There's no greater force to stop us than our own thoughts against us. Matilda wisely told me yesterday that we need to first find our selves and affirm our identities.

In the King James version of that famous verse, Jeremiah 29:11, it says that:

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

"I know the THOUGHTS that I THINK towards you" - that's God's word. He's constantly thinking about us - how amazing is that!

We have 2 realise 2 things: First we need to know what God thinks about us and then we need to take those God-thoughts and think them ourselves. The Bible encourages us to mediate on the Word - to dwell on the Living Word - Jesus!

Be set free - fix your thoughts on Jesus and what He thinks about you - no one else matters!

2) Times of Refreshing....it's a lovely song we used to sing in the past. And the lyrics are so needed for many of us today....

Times of refreshing here in Your presence
No greater blessing than being with You
My soul is restored, my mind is renewed
There's no greater joy, LORD, than being with You

Stay in His presence daily - climb up that prayer mountain. Get away from the crowds, from work, from people. Just spend time with Him. WE NEED IT! So precious is this time - don't let go of this. You will be restored, you will be renewed!

Have a blessed week :)
Isaiah