So hidden in Christ should my little heart be,

A piece of treasure for only Him to see.

It is for freedom I have been set free,

And the truth of that abides in me.

Psalm 19 "mash up"

The law of the Lord hangs perfectly,

It challenges my soul.

Sweet Jesus hung so painfully,

fulfilling what has gone before.

The truth of the Lord absolute,

Making simple men wise.

His Spirit abounds in the words I read,

What is hidden now comes alive.

The judgements of the Lord remain,

They taste like sweetest honey.

Now grace at work releases us,

To love him ever more fully.

I love a God who has surpassed my expectations.

This year Charlie and I have been taken on the most wonderful journey by God, we have felt totally secure in His love and in the plans that He has for us the whole time even when in an earthly sense things could have seemed uncertain. We have been so completely overwhelmed by his goodness, and when I wrote this poem in America I thought we had seen all He had for us in this season but I was wrong!! Since we have moved to London we feel that we have been blessed even more abundantly! God has demonstrated time and time again that He truly knows us, that He does indeed "perceive our thoughts from afar." I feel that I have learnt so much but the lessons uncovered are really so simple. God does not let us down. Surrendering control to Him does not mean we lose anything, we gain EVERYTHING. Jesus was not messing about when He said " He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it." Of course for some people this literally means giving up their physical body in their "carrying the cross" but for many of us this should mean that we choose to say, as Jesus said, "not my will but yours be done." I feel I still have much room to grow in this area but God has just been so faithful to us this year and although I am but a child, that is my testimony.

My God, my God, King of unsearchable ways,

Abandoning self is the delight of my days.

Falling and tumbling through unfathomable space,

I'll not break any bones whilst I'm caught in His grace.

Running off the edge, an unimaginable plan,

Suddenly becomes safe when it's into His hands.

Wonderful Father will never let me down,

He takes my ashes and fashions me a crown.

My greatest hope and my extravagant dreams,

Only find life in His unsurpassable peace.

His call for us to join with whatever He speaks,

Grumbling doubts grow into faith unleashed.

This kingdom existence astonishes my heart,

He takes perceived goodness and blows it apart.

His lavish provision is what I have gained,

It brings freedom for ALL who call on His name.