Saturday, July 24, 2010

How He Loves Us



He is jealous for me,
Loves like a hurricane, I am a tree,
Bending beneath the weight of his wind and mercy.
When all of a sudden,
I am unaware of these afflictions eclipsed by glory,
And I realise just how beautiful You are,
And how great Your affections are for me.

And oh, how He loves us so,
Oh how He loves us,
How He loves us all

Yeah, He loves us,
Oh! how He loves us,
Oh! how He loves us,
Oh! how He loves.


We are His portion and He is our prize,
Drawn to redemption by the grace in His eyes,
If grace is an ocean, we’re all sinking.
And Heaven meets earth like an unforseen kiss,
And my heart turns violently inside of my chest,
I don’t have time to maintain these regrets,
When I think about, the way…

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Lord of Lords



Beholding Your beauty
Is all that I long for
To worship You Jesus
Is my sole desire
For this very heart
You have shaped for be your pleasure
Purposed to lift Your Name high

Here in surrender
In pure adoration
I enter Your courts
With an offering of praise
I am Your servant
Come to bring You glory
As is fit for the work of Your hands

[Chorus 1:]
Now unto the Lamb
Who sits on the throne
Be glory and honor and praise
All of creation resounds with the song
Worship and praise Him
The Lord of lords

Spirit now living
And dwelling within me
Keep my eyes fixed
Ever on Jesus' face
Let not the things of this world
Ever sway me
I'll run 'til I finish the race

[Chorus 2:]
Now unto the Lamb
Who sits on the throne
Be glory and honor and praise
All of eternity echoes the song
Worship and praise Him
The Lord of lords

Holy Lord
You are holy
Jesus Christ
Is the Lord

[Chorus 3:]
Now unto the Lamb
Who sits on the throne
Be glory and honour and praise
Call all the sinners to join in the song
Worship and praise Him
The Lord of lords

More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/b/brooke_fraser/#share

Saturday, July 17, 2010

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arena view





This was a quick view of the arena that I sat in for 12 exhausting hours!! It's VERY quick because I thought I was going to get in trouble for recording on my laptop. HA!! It might be a bit of a blurr...sorry.

spontaneous choir




Ok...so this was a bunch of random people that had never sang together before, and they spontaneously started singing some gospel praise songs up in the small lobby. The camera men were eating it up, so they had them move down to the main lobby. WOW!! This was such an insanely moving moment. To hear such beautiful music, and witness such worshipful hearts. AMAZING!! I was overwhelmed with the fact that God was being glorified on camera!!

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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Hello all! My name is Destiny Stanley. Here in about three days I will be embarking on, what seems to be, and ordinary adventure. Yes! I will, along with MANY others, be auditioning for American Idol in Nashville, TN. 
I know for many individuals this is the "american dream" that they live for, but I can't say the same for myself. Let me just say that I have been a supporter of the show for a few years, and I have been entertained...no doubt. This, however, does not mean that I would ever want to participate. Even though I believe in Jesus and know that He calls us to do many different things, I've always had the attitude that American Idol is an "I want an easy road to a self glorifying life OF the world", and that anyone who went for it was conforming to the ways of world. I know...great attitude, right?
 Funny story...as a follower of Christ, I also know that I have been called to expand His kingdom, which sometimes calls me to step out of the box into different, uncomfortable things. Our God is an unordinary God, and He sometimes calls us on unordinary missions to glorify His name. Over the next few video blogs I will be sharing with you what I feel God has been speaking to me as I trudge through the auditions. Come with me as I adventure out of the box and into the promises of God...whatever they may be.