Gary Grant

I am not the sharpest of all people on the planet, in fact there are times when I think may be the dumbest. When life, or an event in life trips you up, you need to make a choice. Stay on the floor, or get yourself back up and get back to the journey. I find myself tripped up at times, flat on my face, embarrassed and hurt, and wonder why I fell for that...sometimes falling for the same trip, over and over again. I know I am not alone, but the real question is what do you do when you find yourself flat on your face. I believe the answer is get yourself up as quickly as you can. I also hold to these truths which I am trying to shape my own life with... 1. Find out what tripped you and get rid of it, so it doesn't get you again. 2. Walk around the obstacles. 3. If you have tripped, don't stay tripped, get up, keep going. 4. Apologize, repent, confess, renew. 5. Put plans in place to avoid future tripping episodes. I am not perfect, in fact I am way off even ...

It's been a busy few weeks, that's nothing new though, my life is always busy. The latest thing is we have started a Facebook group called... Growth partners network, which is all about leaders helping each other to start growing, and stay growing, staying sharp. My life is always a juggling act of trying to keep my life activity up to speed with my brain. Which is, or at least seems to be, always in overdrive. I am finding some balance though these days...walking 4kms a day, getting good sleep and also going home at a reasonable time instead of over working. Got a few more challenges though, getting my diet right, sorting through distractions, losing a few kilos and preparing for the pointy end of the year. We(our family) have just sponsored a Watoto child and feel blessed to be able to do so...if you could find a few extra dollars, $40 a month, you could also make a difference to a child in Uganda. So...another day beckons, always loads to do....but, the bi...

My personal Axioms: I will list them here as I develop and unpack them.... But without a shadow of a doubt my first one is as follows. 1. Pay now, play later....or play now and pay later . Ok so it's probably not my own original, but is one I have adapted and adopted as my own. The thrust of it is, if you do the hard yards now, work hard, set the foundations, then later on you can enjoy the rewards. But if you want the rewards first, then you can, but later on you will pay the price of not setting good foundations in place first, when everything falls over in the end, it will be, because the preparation wasn't done in the first place. I am trying to live my life with this in process. More soon( I have a month ) .... :) 2. Every Choice has a Consequenc e every choice has a consequence. we think our choices are right, but often we don't find out the outcomes of that, until we see and experience the consequence.  A good choice = a good consequence, and equ...

I love holidays. I hate holidays. I feel all sorts of things about breaking from my calling and ministry. I feel ripped off, but then I get rested. I feel like I lose momentum, but then God works in my mind and I get motivation. I feel like I lose routines, but then that's exactly what I need to lose ruts. Well I now need to go back to work and there is very much to do this week. We have Watoto Uganda children's choir in on Saturday. A church business and vision meeting on Sunday A ministers network meeting on Tuesday. In Adelaide coaching on Thursday. Leaders meeting Wednesday Connect groups Tuesday Set up on Friday for Watoto Ahhh ministry.... Don't you just love it ? Well actually. I do. So this week looks busy and it is busy. But as I was reminded today..I have only one life to live on this earth, this is not pre game warm up for the real other life on the planet. This is the game, this is the grand final, this is the life I was called and chosen...

Ali Sougou Ali Sougou was the first ever indigenous Christian of the Comoros Islands, a beautiful group of islands in the Indian Ocean, east of the continent of Africa. Born and raised in a Muslim family, Ali met Christ in a supernatural way. His first contact with Christ came through a Christian who visited his island. Ali was confused about what he had heard from the man. "Jesus loves me and died for my sins? Who is this Jesus?" He dare not ask the Christian. He could not anyway, as the Christian had already left the island. And there was no other Christian to ask. Ali went home - disturbed and confused. All he wanted now was a quiet rest and a good sleep. That night something happened. Ali realized he was not alone in the room anymore. Facing him across the room stood a man. The beauty of His countenance was beyond description. His white robe lit up the room. His eyes were as blue as sapphires. "He held out his hands and placed them on my forehead." Ali sai...