Recently a good friend of mine sent me an article about Christians who don't "go to church". The author was suggesting that such Christians are not Christians at all... the gist of his point seemed to be that if you love Jesus you will go to church for His sake. To be honest, I may... Continue Reading →

My last couple of blog posts have been rather strong, I'll admit. I'm OK with that, and it seems God is too, as before I posted them I asked Him as always if they were to share or not, and both times I felt His release. But they did attract a few concerned comments, so... Continue Reading →

This morning when I came to my Secret Place my heart was full of so many things that I had been pondering and God had been speaking over the past few days. The frustrations that I shared yesterday were clumsily expressed, but not just from my flesh. Many are expressing similar dissatisfaction, and I believe... Continue Reading →

Warning: this is not a nice tidy blog post - it's a raw and messy outpouring of what's in my heart as I try to sift through my own frustrations to find what God is saying...If we believe God has promised revival, why are we so half-hearted about it?Every revival that I can think of... Continue Reading →

When I came to pray this morning there was nothing obvious on my heart, so I asked God what was on His. Immediately He picked up the theme that we had been chatting about a couple of days ago when He said "YOU come!", and He started speaking some more... "I am calling My Beloved... Continue Reading →

As I came to my Secret Place this morning, I already had an idea of what I wanted to speak to God about. As usual, I got a drink and set my worship playlist to shuffle. But as soon as the first song started playing, God started to speak - before I had even started... Continue Reading →

This subject has been brewing in me for some time, and recently God has brought it to the front of my thoughts. I shared recently about the heart prepared for war: that attitude of contending for what God has already made available to us. And at the weekend I shared about the season we are... Continue Reading →

Saturdays are usually my day of rest when I allow myself to lie in and focus on receiving & appreciating all that God has done for me. It's a rest that God led me to, to counter the Pharisaical works-mentality that would drive me to keep 'pressing in' for fear of God withdrawing. The mandate... Continue Reading →

This morning during my prayer time God asked me to pick up my pen and write. As I did so, the verse from Ps 45:1 came to mind: "my tongue is the pen of a ready writer". I felt prompted to dig into the meaning of the words, and as I read about the writer... Continue Reading →