sanney introduced this song, Desert, from the latest hillsong album. a powerful anointed song!
the lyrics speaks so much. so much. so much. there's still so much to learn and grow into.

and especially after hearing the testimony of the lady, i totally salute her! she's truly truly a testimony of a woman of faith of the almighty God!

in a nutshell, even though she lost her baby just 1.5 wks before the recording of the album, she still went on stage to lead the congregation to worship. only a person who believes that God is in control no matter how bad the circumstance may be to them, could have the courage and energy to do what she needed to do on the night of the album recording.

the song just sums up everything that i've been learning on sunday. we don't praise God only when we feel like it. we praise Him even when we don't feel like it. it's hard at first, but if we persevere, breakthroughs will come! i've experienced it for myself. through ups and downs, God is still God, watching over me in every season.

PRAISE IS A FUNCTION OF YOUR WILL, NOT YOUR EMOTION. - Pastor Amos

we also have to position ourselves to look at things from God's perspective. God is still God and He will not change.
like how people and building will look small and smaller as the aeroplane flies higher and higher into the sky, our problems will look smaller and smaller as we "fly" higher and higher to seeing things from God's perspective. because as we fix our eyes on God, we forget about the problem because our God is bigger than our problem.

This is my prayer in the desert
When all that’s within me feels dry
This is my prayer in my hunger and need
My God is the God who provides

This is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain
There is a faith proved of more worth than gold
So refine me Lord through the flame

I will bring praise, I will bring praise
No weapon formed against me shall remain
I will rejoice, I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

This is my prayer in the battle
When triumph is still on its way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on His promise I’ll stand

I will bring praise, I will bring praise
No weapon formed against me shall remain
I will rejoice, I will declare
God is my victory and He is here

All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

All of my life
In every season
You are still God
I have a reason to sing
I have a reason to worship

This is my prayer in the harvest
When favour and providence flow
I know I’m filled to be emptied again
The seed I’ve received I will sow.

(took the lyrics off sanne's blog.
wanted to just copy the lyrics, but i would have bold the words you bold too, so i just left it the same. hope you don't mind sanney.. ;) )