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This is a poem God gave me today....
Love Unhindered.
Chaos swirling ‘round my head
Clothed in black, tears of red
My heart confused, it knows not what-
Can mercy find me, in this spot?
Cowered under crimson shame
I hear the Saviour call my name
Timidly I take a peek, and gaze at his broken feet
He picks me up and kisses me, and makes his knee my mercy seat
I hide my face upon His chest
And pretend that I am deep in rest
I cannot bear to see his eyes-
For in them I glimpse my unspoken lies
In his voice, such sorrow speaks
I can hear his heart rend as he weeps
He sees how I became besot
He cries as he ponders what was lost
He slowly reaches through my chest
Takes the guilt, the pain, and leaves the rest
As a crown on his head he wears it all
And it disappears as the Blood begins to fall
Now he stands to pull me to my feet
I slowly lift my head, and our eyes meet
“My little girl I love you, you’ve been redeemed;
So walk, head held high- your heart I’ve freed.”
I fell to the ground, and deeply sobbed
As I realized the treasure, of which I’d been robbed
But again he lifted me up; Beloved, you’re fully restored
Just bask in my love and know you’re my jewel, whom I adore.”
He then lit up the sky with stars so bright
And showed me how purely he’d dressed me in white
He twirled me, and spun me; we danced away
Until the sun rose on the glorious mercy of a brand new day.
-By Maddi Bay
9/2/2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
and.i'll.never.be.the.same
Just a poem God that gave me the other day during my worship. I have been discovering this side of God in such a big way lately- it's so much fun :). I just love him to pieces. And I'll never be the same, now that He's overtaken me...
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There is a song on my lips but I can’t find the words
A dance in my mind’s eye that has no steps
There is a joy so abundant it renders me foolish
A passion so deep I know not how to express
As I surrender myself to the Spirit of God
I am filled with a gladness that shakes to my core
A realization that the Ecstasy of heaven is mine
The fullness of Joy, I never knew to exist
Inebriated, intoxicated, deliriously high
Overwhelmed with this Bliss, consuming and fierce
Splashing and dancing in Love so deep
A new encounter in the Kingdom that reigns
Such a change from the person of gloom I once was
Entranced, and awakened, renewed by my God
Filled to explosion with His passion and joy
This indelible change, which forever remains.
-By Maddi 14/12/2010
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Lately I have been pondering who I am, and who I once was. The difference is so vast- reading through my old books of poems you can see the change. So drastic. I am completely and utterly grateful that God has showed me so much grace, and that He took the time to show me who He is and who I could be- who I am, in Him.
I am never going back to where I was. Yeh! :D
Peace,
Maddi
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There is a song on my lips but I can’t find the words
A dance in my mind’s eye that has no steps
There is a joy so abundant it renders me foolish
A passion so deep I know not how to express
As I surrender myself to the Spirit of God
I am filled with a gladness that shakes to my core
A realization that the Ecstasy of heaven is mine
The fullness of Joy, I never knew to exist
Inebriated, intoxicated, deliriously high
Overwhelmed with this Bliss, consuming and fierce
Splashing and dancing in Love so deep
A new encounter in the Kingdom that reigns
Such a change from the person of gloom I once was
Entranced, and awakened, renewed by my God
Filled to explosion with His passion and joy
This indelible change, which forever remains.
-By Maddi 14/12/2010
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Lately I have been pondering who I am, and who I once was. The difference is so vast- reading through my old books of poems you can see the change. So drastic. I am completely and utterly grateful that God has showed me so much grace, and that He took the time to show me who He is and who I could be- who I am, in Him.
I am never going back to where I was. Yeh! :D
Peace,
Maddi
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Love, love, LOVE!!! (this means JESUS!)
I have been having so much fun lately!
Ever experienced the delirious joy of being in love with Jesus? Well, go encounter God and get blasted! Best time of my life. No-one ever understands why I am so happy and possibly a little high; always thinks it is drugs or alcohol...errrm, no. JESUS! :D
Ahh, He is just so good!
I look all around me and I see Jesus, everywhere I look. Creation, people- it just awes me. Even when I see an amazing painting, or a really interesting old building, I feel myself going, "Woah Jesus, you are so awesome." It is so exciting! I love seeing God moving in everything. So awesome. I get my flags out and dance around with them in worship, and even the wind making them ripple fills me with wonder at the glory of God. Jesus, you are sooooooooooo GOOD! :D
So, Christchurch is going through this major awakening to the realization of God's presence and glory- it is really exciting! Everywhere I go I have been meeting people, like me, who are hungry, hungry, HUNGRY for more of God- people that are full on christians, raising the standard and becoming the old "normal": meaning; bible-believing, full of the Holy Spirit, carrying the fire of God. FUll of the power of God, working miracles, prophesying, seeing in the supernatural, *HAPPY*, and becoming intoxicated and abandoned in the heady love of our King. It's so exciting!!!
Three weeks ago I started praying for a new job, I've been desperately needing one with permanent hours because I am trying to save to go to BSSM (Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry) in Redding, California. Target date to leave is 25th August 2011- I have no idea why, that was just a date that God gave me. And I need enough money by then, and not having a proper job hasn't been helping the savings account.
Anyhoo, I started praying and looking on Trademe for jobs. I applied for one over the phone and the guy told me to come in: I had a two minute interview and I got the job!
It was fully God! And the pay is pretty darn incredible. AND, they are paying for me to get my General Managers license so that I can become the restaurant manager! JESUS much?? :D. Watch out Bethel, here I come!!!
In my lunch break a few weeks back I decided to go for a walk to Cathedral square, and I saw this big group standing way across the square by the road, and my little radar went "Oooo, JESUS!" so I went over to investigate. It was a bunch of young people hitting the streets with the power of God, sharing the Love with people, and praying. We saw HEAPS of healings!!! That was the best ever lunch break of my life! Got me so pumped...when I went back to work everyone was wanting to know what I had smoked. Haha....errrm, no. JESUS!
Loving this song ae- it speaks out pretty much exactly what I am feeling.
Intoxicating You are to me
Illuminating You are to see
Truly breathtaking You are to breathe
Sending my head swimming You are, You see
And I've lost my mind, I'm sure to find
Need to apologize for my
Lack of inhibition, for my
belligerent condition
But with You this near I'm dizzy
Inebriating You are to me
Completely captivating You are to see
Sending my world spinning You are, You see
And now I find a blurry line
Here between You and I
Raise the cup, drink 'til I'm full
Sing 'til I can't, 'til my voice is gone
And my head is spinning
La, la dee da
La dee da, dee da
Dee da da da
Hey la, la dee da
La dee da, dee da
Dee da da da
If I'm out of my mind it's You, You
'Cause I'm crazy in love with You, You
Inebriated by You, You
'Cause I'm head over heels with You, Jesus.
So yes. Jesus is where it's at peoples!
Go have an amazing day. Get into the real good stuff.
Love of God overtake you and blow your mind and mess with your senses.
Haha, go play with some angels or something.
Bless ya,
Maddi
Ever experienced the delirious joy of being in love with Jesus? Well, go encounter God and get blasted! Best time of my life. No-one ever understands why I am so happy and possibly a little high; always thinks it is drugs or alcohol...errrm, no. JESUS! :D
Ahh, He is just so good!
I look all around me and I see Jesus, everywhere I look. Creation, people- it just awes me. Even when I see an amazing painting, or a really interesting old building, I feel myself going, "Woah Jesus, you are so awesome." It is so exciting! I love seeing God moving in everything. So awesome. I get my flags out and dance around with them in worship, and even the wind making them ripple fills me with wonder at the glory of God. Jesus, you are sooooooooooo GOOD! :D
So, Christchurch is going through this major awakening to the realization of God's presence and glory- it is really exciting! Everywhere I go I have been meeting people, like me, who are hungry, hungry, HUNGRY for more of God- people that are full on christians, raising the standard and becoming the old "normal": meaning; bible-believing, full of the Holy Spirit, carrying the fire of God. FUll of the power of God, working miracles, prophesying, seeing in the supernatural, *HAPPY*, and becoming intoxicated and abandoned in the heady love of our King. It's so exciting!!!
Three weeks ago I started praying for a new job, I've been desperately needing one with permanent hours because I am trying to save to go to BSSM (Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry) in Redding, California. Target date to leave is 25th August 2011- I have no idea why, that was just a date that God gave me. And I need enough money by then, and not having a proper job hasn't been helping the savings account.
Anyhoo, I started praying and looking on Trademe for jobs. I applied for one over the phone and the guy told me to come in: I had a two minute interview and I got the job!
It was fully God! And the pay is pretty darn incredible. AND, they are paying for me to get my General Managers license so that I can become the restaurant manager! JESUS much?? :D. Watch out Bethel, here I come!!!
In my lunch break a few weeks back I decided to go for a walk to Cathedral square, and I saw this big group standing way across the square by the road, and my little radar went "Oooo, JESUS!" so I went over to investigate. It was a bunch of young people hitting the streets with the power of God, sharing the Love with people, and praying. We saw HEAPS of healings!!! That was the best ever lunch break of my life! Got me so pumped...when I went back to work everyone was wanting to know what I had smoked. Haha....errrm, no. JESUS!
Loving this song ae- it speaks out pretty much exactly what I am feeling.
Intoxicating You are to me
Illuminating You are to see
Truly breathtaking You are to breathe
Sending my head swimming You are, You see
And I've lost my mind, I'm sure to find
Need to apologize for my
Lack of inhibition, for my
belligerent condition
But with You this near I'm dizzy
Inebriating You are to me
Completely captivating You are to see
Sending my world spinning You are, You see
And now I find a blurry line
Here between You and I
Raise the cup, drink 'til I'm full
Sing 'til I can't, 'til my voice is gone
And my head is spinning
La, la dee da
La dee da, dee da
Dee da da da
Hey la, la dee da
La dee da, dee da
Dee da da da
If I'm out of my mind it's You, You
'Cause I'm crazy in love with You, You
Inebriated by You, You
'Cause I'm head over heels with You, Jesus.
So yes. Jesus is where it's at peoples!
Go have an amazing day. Get into the real good stuff.
Love of God overtake you and blow your mind and mess with your senses.
Haha, go play with some angels or something.
Bless ya,
Maddi
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Magic Kingdom
Magic Kingdom
Little girl dreams to be a princess
Wiggle my nose, away I go
Mirror, mirror on the wall
The face inside will tell me all
Beauty wakened with a kiss
Snow-white dreams, bed of bliss
Pretty in pink, a fragrant flower
Tucked inside an ivory tower
Middle-girl dreams to meet a lover
Strong, kind man to hold my hand
Gilded mirror on the wall
The face inside reveals it all
Beauty cheapened with a lie
Sordid dreams, bedroom eyes
Veiled in black, a ruined bride
Used, confused, and cast aside
Worlds away in a grownup land
Always moving, working, proving
Check the mirror on the wall
The face inside it shows me all
Beauty weakened with the years
Broken dreams, bed of tears
In the red and on the edge
Pressed in by a thorny hedge
King in bright and fiery light
Astride his steed, he rides for me
My mirror rests on heaven's throne
One glance to know as I am known
Beauty deepened by his face
Wildest dreams, bed of grace
Whitest robe and crown of gold
Bride of Christ, my future told
Little girl dreams to be a princess
Wiggle my nose, away I go
Mirror, mirror on the wall
The face inside will tell me all
Beauty wakened with a kiss
Snow-white dreams, bed of bliss
Pretty in pink, a fragrant flower
Tucked inside an ivory tower
Middle-girl dreams to meet a lover
Strong, kind man to hold my hand
Gilded mirror on the wall
The face inside reveals it all
Beauty cheapened with a lie
Sordid dreams, bedroom eyes
Veiled in black, a ruined bride
Used, confused, and cast aside
Worlds away in a grownup land
Always moving, working, proving
Check the mirror on the wall
The face inside it shows me all
Beauty weakened with the years
Broken dreams, bed of tears
In the red and on the edge
Pressed in by a thorny hedge
King in bright and fiery light
Astride his steed, he rides for me
My mirror rests on heaven's throne
One glance to know as I am known
Beauty deepened by his face
Wildest dreams, bed of grace
Whitest robe and crown of gold
Bride of Christ, my future told
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Resounding Love
I hear Your love so clearly
A whisper deep within
A reverberating echo-
A sweet song, luring me in
It ripples through my soul
And shatters my reserve:
Knocking down my walls
And sending life throughout my nerves
This love defies my logic
And confuses common sense
It messes with my knowledge,
And won't take recompense.
By Maddi
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I have this overwhelming sense of worship. I can't explain it. Words cannot express. I am trying to find a word that explains a bit of the extent- I don't think such a word exists. I inebriated, drunken, intoxicated, joyous, delirious, ecstatic, mad, obsessed, possessed, filled, overtaken, ravished, undone.
It is a feeling I can't describe- I just know that it is the love of God. So intensely I want God- every minute of every single day! *Nothing else matters*
I feel the movement of God's Spirit in me- I see a dance in my soul. I hear a wordless song that cannot be voiced: it's expression a deep cry from within. A reflection of glory that cannot be fathomed by man. The song that angels sing: the sound of the heavenly anthem.
Hahaha, I see Jesus. He's looking at me, and I'm looking at him. He is holding a cup and it is full of a deep crimson liquid.
He is saying,
"I am the wine
the JOY,
the fullness of bliss
the Ecstasy of Heaven
the madness of men...
...I am JESUS."
Jesus. Full of power and might: the embodiment of heaven, the definition of love.
He is so beautiful. So, so beautiful. I cannot fathom him- my mind is too small for comprehension; he makes me wonder, makes me awed. I try to understand him, but I can't. He loves me beyond anything I can imagine- and my imagination is pretty crazy!
I love him so much!! I can't begin to explain it to people- I just get lost in my search for words. His love has ruined me for any other thing- after being loved by God, how can you feel the love of another, unless it is of God...?
Ahhh. Jesus :D
A whisper deep within
A reverberating echo-
A sweet song, luring me in
It ripples through my soul
And shatters my reserve:
Knocking down my walls
And sending life throughout my nerves
This love defies my logic
And confuses common sense
It messes with my knowledge,
And won't take recompense.
By Maddi
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I have this overwhelming sense of worship. I can't explain it. Words cannot express. I am trying to find a word that explains a bit of the extent- I don't think such a word exists. I inebriated, drunken, intoxicated, joyous, delirious, ecstatic, mad, obsessed, possessed, filled, overtaken, ravished, undone.
It is a feeling I can't describe- I just know that it is the love of God. So intensely I want God- every minute of every single day! *Nothing else matters*
I feel the movement of God's Spirit in me- I see a dance in my soul. I hear a wordless song that cannot be voiced: it's expression a deep cry from within. A reflection of glory that cannot be fathomed by man. The song that angels sing: the sound of the heavenly anthem.
Hahaha, I see Jesus. He's looking at me, and I'm looking at him. He is holding a cup and it is full of a deep crimson liquid.
He is saying,
"I am the wine
the JOY,
the fullness of bliss
the Ecstasy of Heaven
the madness of men...
...I am JESUS."
Jesus. Full of power and might: the embodiment of heaven, the definition of love.
He is so beautiful. So, so beautiful. I cannot fathom him- my mind is too small for comprehension; he makes me wonder, makes me awed. I try to understand him, but I can't. He loves me beyond anything I can imagine- and my imagination is pretty crazy!
I love him so much!! I can't begin to explain it to people- I just get lost in my search for words. His love has ruined me for any other thing- after being loved by God, how can you feel the love of another, unless it is of God...?
Ahhh. Jesus :D
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Awakening in Christchurch
Hi All – this is a email an brother sent out the other morning on October 27 2010 –
Be blessed & Encouraged!
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Good Morning, Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
I am emailing you, because I know you to be a Christian or have heard that you are a Christian. I am writing to let you know that the Spirit of God is on the move again in Christchurch.
A prophet named Jason Westerfield, has been in the city and doing some meetings last weekend and God is moving in such a way that he has cancelled his agenda for the next month and is going to do meetings Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights for the next month. There have been a number or miraculous healings, most notably a women with a hole in the heart since birth has been doctor certified as being healed of that condition. Jason loves the Lord and is passionate about encountering him, he has been fully endorsed by Bill Johnson from Bethel and is a credible man of God.
I am not writing to get numbers to meetings or anything of the like, because North City Church (95A Sawyers Arms Rd), is not the church I got to. I am letting you know because when God begins to move it is exciting and not to be missed, ignored or rejected. The meetings are different to a normal church service, because God is coming powerfully, although this time around there seems to be only limited amounts of “shaking and baking”. Whenever the Lord comes he often comes in a way that breaks our religious mindsets, patterns and formulas, so it will challenge you but it is biblically and theologically sound, although some people always get into the flesh at times. This move has a focus on saving souls so is very exciting.
I know that everyone I am writing to are from different denominations and churches but God doesn’t align himself to any denomination or church, they have to align to different parts of his character. So whether you are Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal, Charismatic or non-charismatic, we all serve the same God, and at this moment in history he is beginning to move by his spirit again in ChristChurch.
In recent history Christchurch has had several moves of God, and it seems that this is another one on the way. In the 80’s the lord moved powerfully through Murray Robertson at Spreydon Baptist church, in the mid to late 80’s he move through Peter Morrow at City Newlife (now the Majestic Centre) in 1992 he moved in Celebration Centre with Jill Austin and Murray Watkinson, this was before the Toronto blessing that happened in America in 1994.
The Meetings are at North City Church, 95a Sawyers Arms Rd at 6pm, starting 27th October.
Bless you all
Clark.
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Blessings guys, it would be awesome if you could join in prayer and fasting for the revival of Christchurch- on the weekend we got a word specifically for 100,000 souls.
Lets allow a move of God to rise up in all of us.
Love Maddi.
Be blessed & Encouraged!
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Good Morning, Brothers and Sisters in Christ.
I am emailing you, because I know you to be a Christian or have heard that you are a Christian. I am writing to let you know that the Spirit of God is on the move again in Christchurch.
A prophet named Jason Westerfield, has been in the city and doing some meetings last weekend and God is moving in such a way that he has cancelled his agenda for the next month and is going to do meetings Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights for the next month. There have been a number or miraculous healings, most notably a women with a hole in the heart since birth has been doctor certified as being healed of that condition. Jason loves the Lord and is passionate about encountering him, he has been fully endorsed by Bill Johnson from Bethel and is a credible man of God.
I am not writing to get numbers to meetings or anything of the like, because North City Church (95A Sawyers Arms Rd), is not the church I got to. I am letting you know because when God begins to move it is exciting and not to be missed, ignored or rejected. The meetings are different to a normal church service, because God is coming powerfully, although this time around there seems to be only limited amounts of “shaking and baking”. Whenever the Lord comes he often comes in a way that breaks our religious mindsets, patterns and formulas, so it will challenge you but it is biblically and theologically sound, although some people always get into the flesh at times. This move has a focus on saving souls so is very exciting.
I know that everyone I am writing to are from different denominations and churches but God doesn’t align himself to any denomination or church, they have to align to different parts of his character. So whether you are Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican, Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, Pentecostal, Charismatic or non-charismatic, we all serve the same God, and at this moment in history he is beginning to move by his spirit again in ChristChurch.
In recent history Christchurch has had several moves of God, and it seems that this is another one on the way. In the 80’s the lord moved powerfully through Murray Robertson at Spreydon Baptist church, in the mid to late 80’s he move through Peter Morrow at City Newlife (now the Majestic Centre) in 1992 he moved in Celebration Centre with Jill Austin and Murray Watkinson, this was before the Toronto blessing that happened in America in 1994.
The Meetings are at North City Church, 95a Sawyers Arms Rd at 6pm, starting 27th October.
Bless you all
Clark.
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Blessings guys, it would be awesome if you could join in prayer and fasting for the revival of Christchurch- on the weekend we got a word specifically for 100,000 souls.
Lets allow a move of God to rise up in all of us.
Love Maddi.
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