My Life is about to change !!!!

I have had many changes in my life, (in no particular order)......... the day I got married, started work, had kids, left home, went into ministry, bought my first car... and of course some of the big mistakes in my life changed me as well.

So, for me, and for Jules, life is about to change big time... our daughters will both be married within the next couple of months. The first wedding is in less than one month and the next 6 weeks after, and for the first time in 28 years we will be empty nesters.

it will no doubt take some adjusting.... and more than likely, a few tears as well.

we love our girls and we will miss them, even though they wont be living very far away from us for a while, but life is about to change.

there could be loads of things I could mention, like routines, and the normal life issues that every family faces, but for us, its a pretty big year.

I am not complaining...just blogging !!!!!

here is what it looks like...

• 4 weeks to the first wedding.
  
• 3 weeks after that we visit Perth for a weekend while Jules speaks at a women's conference, and I hang with some friends.
  
• 3 weeks after that the second wedding.
  
• 2 days after that, we travel to India, for the Indian celebration with the other family.
  
• we then arrive home Late October, just in time for Christmas preparation.
  
• straight away after Christmas, early January, I then travel to London for 6 weeks of ICO, followed by 4 weeks of leave in London and maybe Paris. (with Jules joining me in late February)
  
• back home in March in time for Easter and back into work.
  

so life is about to go nuts....for me !!! But its not bad... its good, but it is going to change my life.

 

Sometimes our lives need to have changes. Sometimes we need to be challenged and shaken out of comfort zones and normality. Sometimes we just need to go nuts for a bit.

 

Jesus Changed my life, and still challenges me every single day. And there is still some more change required for me personally.

 

and here's another thought....

its not rocket science this....

 

BUT... if you keep doing what you have always done, you will keep getting what you already have.

If you want different results in your life, if you actually want (or need ) change, then you have to mix up and change what you do in your life.

 

So... think about this... if your life, your ministry, your church, your career, your relationships, your family is stuck.... not much growth, not much life .... then everything that has been happening up until now has led the situation to be in the condition it is in.

If you want a different result, a different condition... then the process must change.

 

That really has nothing to do with the changes about to happen to us, but .... change is something some people either love or hate, but in this world it is inevitable, everything changes..... our age, our families, our work, our kids, our parents, our finances, (after a couple of weddings etc sigh !!!!) and also our church and social networks.

 

the one thing that never changes is God Himself. what a relief that is.

 

And there is this further truth that must always be considered.... in every situation, church, family, work, life...

if you are hitting a brick wall, not winning, not achieving what could potentially be achieved, if things are stagnant or going backwards.... then you MUST change the processes, otherwise you will stay stuck.

And right here at this position you will potentially have some pain.

But the old analogy is still true, no pain no gain.

 

Yep, my life is about to change again.... and for our family massive change.

But Love will carry us through. It always has and it always will.

 

 

 

 

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I have a dream !!!

I dream of  a day when things will not be as they currently are.

what do you dream of ?     You being famous ?     or you making Christ famous ?

changing the world ?  making it a better place ?


I want to share with you, some of the things I dream about these days, these things shape my prayers, and my choices everyday, they lead me... closer to Jesus.


I dream:

when the Salvation Army will be a huge growing church that impacts the nation and shapes local community.

when prayer meetings in TSA are the best attended meetings every week. Packed with hungry Christian ( Salvo's)  seeking Gods heart.

when Gods power is evidenced amongst us in tangible ways, with people being healed and set free and delivered and transformed right before our very eyes, and this is common  and normal amongst us.

when the church stops picking on, and criticizing the church. (not just our church)

when I am consistent all the time with in my own life.

when the queues are so long to get into church every Sunday and in every Worship service.

when coming to church requires you to be at the church 2 hours early just to get a seat.

when people just walk in off the street, feeling drawn to this place, and they just ask, who is Jesus and how can I meet Him.

when Christians just turn up each day, looking for opportunities to serve in the House of God.

when we understand that we do not seek the applause of men, but rather the applause of heaven.

when our Officer Training College is full, with a waiting list of people ready and willing to go into full time ministry.

when our Salvation Army Churches have many people who are willing to march into hell for a heavenly cause.

when people say to their boss and to their coach, NO, I cant play / work on Sunday, I need to go to church.

when you get a phone call in the middle of the night from someone who is just so excited about  what they just learned from reading  their bible.

when our church is impacting the world in such ways that a real and very visible tangible difference is made.

when poor people are served with food freely, given beds to sleep in, blankets to keep them warm, free medical care and support, without discrimination or prejudice, or condemnation...

when everyone is cared for equally, loved with unconditional love....

I dream of  day..... when I am able to love and be loved, to care for others and to be cared for by others, to be known by others and to know others, and our churches in The Salvation Army are known and characterized like this everywhere, all the time.

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Yesterday in our church at Ringwood I touched briefly on this kind of Vision of what church can look like, and what I hope one day it will be like.... ending with this beautiful rendition of   "The Impossible Dream"  take a look and listen and let God speak into your heart and soul and mind, ..........................and may I say it ?

Start dreaming again of what God can do in impossible situations.

http://youtu.be/AijRBQf-ato 


Dream away, and surrender to the Cause of Christ on the earth.