Talkin 'Bout A Revolution

Clearing The Ground

Paul says...

"The world is unprincipled. It's dog-eat-dog out there! The world doesn't fight fair. But we don't live or fight our battles that way—never have and never will.

The tools of our trade aren't for marketing or manipulation, but they are for demolishing that entire massively corrupt culture. We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosophies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and impulse into the structure of life shaped by Christ.

Our tools are ready at hand for clearing the ground of every obstruction and building lives of obedience into maturity." 2 Cor 3-6

Something's going on!

It's my first day back at work after being in Sunbury for the SA's prayer training weekend. It was an amazing weekend, 80 people with a real passion for prayer and a real hunger to go deeper with God. I was simultanoeusly amazed, scared, challenged, thrilled and entirely shocked.

Waiting and Hoping

Sometimes this walking with Jesus thing feels like an endless slog of me asking and asking for things and then waiting and waiting for things to change.

Hebrews 11:1-2 says: "The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this faith, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It's our handle on what we can't see. The act of faith is what distinguished our ancestors, set them above the crowd."

Encouragements... and callings

Someone gave me the following verse this morning. Was one of those moments when the words seemed to jump off the page as I read them.

10 But he knows the way that I take;
       when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

11 My feet have closely followed his steps;
       I have kept to his way without turning aside.

12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;
       I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.

(Job 23:10-12)

Selling Our Stories

I got a bit sad today... I was just randomly surfing the net, and I followed a link that took me to a site where, for the 'Highest Web Fee - Guaranteed' - you could sell your story... they would publish it to national newspapers, or wherever was appropriate... I guess if they thought it was gritty or exciting enough.

Catching up

Ok, so I've got to the point where theres so too much to update, so will attempt to do it in little segments.

I'm in Edinburgh at the moment, we've got a big youth gathering thing in Glasgow tomorrow that I'm heading up the prayer team for (and, somehow, doing a couple of hosty bits - eek!).