Last night I was woken up just after midnight by a family member. God rarely wakes me up in the night - possibly because we already have a deal where I get up very early to spend focused time with Him, and He speaks to me lots then, so I just tried to go back... Continue Reading →

One of the delights of lock-down has been having more time to just have fun playing with my kids - and some of that has involved the Wii. The other day God spoke to me personally from Mariokarts (how sometimes I need to know when to ease off full-throttle if I don't want to shoot... Continue Reading →

This morning I was struggling. That in itself doesn't bother me: I know from everything God showed me about Jacob last year that wrestling - clinging on to God through dark, painful and confusing times - can bring great blessings and can release us into new callings. And as I was reading the other day... Continue Reading →

This one's been brewing for a few days, and isn't fully resolved yet, but a conversation with a friend yesterday crystallised some thoughts and feelings that I'd been having, so I wanted to write them down so far, to see where God will take them. I had been restless and wrestling since the word God... Continue Reading →

Every great revival throughout history that I know of has started with a renewed conviction and passion for prayer, often focused around 2 Chron 7:14 -"if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin... Continue Reading →

This morning, waking in a world that is rapidly going into lock-down in response to the Covid19 pandemic, I was praying that God's Church would be awake: that we would be watchful to see where He is moving and how He would have us respond. That we wouldn't succumb to fear, but would fix our... Continue Reading →