The Fight for Connection

The devils highest priority is to keep you disconnected from Jesus. 

And why is that? Because the single most important thing in your life, to the absolute exclusion of all else, is your relationship with Jesus, and he is exceedingly aware of this. You’ve probably heard that before, and I admit, it can all to easily become a nice idea that has no application to real, everyday life. But if we can get a hold of this truth, not just at a head level, but deep in our hearts; and if we can allow this to become a real, living revelation, I guarantee you it will change your life. 

Our relationship with Jesus is the very heart and centre of our lives. It is, above anything and everything else, what we were created for. Only in the context of knowing Jesus will we ever become who we were made to be. When Jesus taught this to His disciples, He used the example of a vine and its branches to illustrate this essentially important truth. Jesus said:

“I am the vine; you are the branches. 

If a man remains in Me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; 

apart from Me you can do nothing.”

John 15v5

The only way we are able to produce anything of true value in our lives; the only way we will ever be able to live a life that really counts is by being connected to Jesus. There honestly is nothing of greater importance. All goodness, fruitfulness and meaning in life flow out of our intimate connection with Jesus. Jesus’ greatest goal is connection with us. It was for connection that Jesus came to earth and died on that cross; it was for the sake of connection that God placed the sins of the world upon Jesus. The veil that separated us from the presence of God was violently torn in two. Incredibly, man was once again able to have fellowship and connection with God.

It is this connection that changes everything. 

Only when we are deeply and intimately connected to Jesus will we find true and complete wholeness in our lives - spiritually, emotionally, relationally and physically.

There is no other source of true joy and tangible peace apart from Him. In Jesus alone can a life of purpose and meaning become a reality. 

Only in Him will we be healed and set free from our hurt, pain and disappointment. He alone can liberate us from the crippling weight of sin, shame, failure and condemnation.

Jesus holds the solution to every problem we face, and He has the answer to every one of our questions. 

Jesus not only offers us life, but a life that is beautifully and extravagantly abundant; a life that becomes a reality when we are connected to Him.

And so obviously the devil will do everything in his power to keep us disconnected from Jesus, so none of this can ever happen. Because while Jesus offers us an abundant and fulfilling life, it is the devils consuming passion to steal all joy, peace and hope from our existence; to kill everything good; and to brutally destroy our lives, and ultimately us. Jesus will not force His way upon us, and so the devil knows that if he can keep us so busy and distracted that we don’t have time or energy left for Jesus, he has won the battle for our attention, and therefore our lives. Without Jesus we’re just going to be an angry, bitter, burnt-out mess with no capacity or ability to live how Jesus desires. And that’s exactly why we need Him, desperately, every moment of every day. Because without Him we are finished. 

So please, I encourage you with all my heart, don’t be too busy for Jesus. Make time for Him in your life today. Set aside every distraction and obstacle, and make your connection with Jesus the absolute top priority in your life. You honestly can’t afford not to. Again, this may all sound really nice, but if we want to see this become a reality in our lives, we must, absolutely have to act upon it. 

I implore you, right now, get alone with Jesus. Ruthlessly rearrange your life; cut out and remove everything necessary to cultivate your connection with Jesus. There is nothing more important. 

Maybe it looks like shutting yourself in a quiet room and literally calling out to God; or getting into His Word and letting its truth wash over your life; or putting on some music and passionately worshipping Him. Maybe it means sitting in silence and just soaking in His presence; or confessing your failure and receiving His overwhelming forgiveness. It may even look like staying up late tonight, or getting up early tomorrow morning, just because you are so desperate to know Jesus more. God promises that we will find Him if we seek Him with all our hearts. He is waiting and longing to respond to us. 

Even right now, the devil will seek to harden your heart; he will try to distract you from the matter at hand, because he knows just how important this moment is, and how powerful it can be in changing your life, should you choose to act upon it. 

Joshua stood before all the tribes of Israel and made his choice. He made this powerful declaration over his life, and I encourage you, make it over yours:

“…Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, 

whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, 

or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. 

But as for me and my household, we will sere the LORD.” 

Joshua 24v15

Jesus, thank you so much for being interested in our lives. It’s incredible to think that You, the God who created the universe, would desire connection with us; a connection that is so important to You, that You would go so far as to die to make it possible. Holy Spirit would you stir up in us a greater hunger and desire for You than we’ve ever known before. Would our yearning and passion for You consume our lives God. Help us prioritise, above all else, our connection with You. We really, desperately need You in our lives God. Come and fill us afresh, right now. Fill us with Your peace, Your joy and Your life. Holy Spirit we surrender completely to You. Have Your way in us. 

I feel it is important that I quickly mention the importance of walking this whole journey with others. While much of the time we spend with Jesus will be alone (and that is needed), God designed knowing Him to be most deep and complete when it is done in the context of community. We need each other. You need people to encourage and build you up, and people need you to have that same life-giving influence upon them. So get people around you and keep each other accountable; find someone with whom you can share your walk with God. If you don’t have anyone, ask God to bring them into your life. If you have no one else right now, and need someone to talk to, please send me a message.

Only in community can we keep each other encouraged and accountable to stay on fire for Jesus. 

The Global Movement of People

The past few months have been a whirl-wind of changing plans and spontaneous ventures, although Papa seems to be heavily involved in guiding every step we take. Following two months of missions school in Mozambique, Chloe and I set out for Blackpool, England. Our plan, along with our small team of graduates, was to spend three weeks ministering to the poor and homeless who call this sea-side town home. 

Papa apparently had other plans. After being denied entry into the UK due to not having the ‘required’ volunteer visa, we miraculously found ourselves on our way to France. In a few short days, our outreach co-ordinators happened to know someone, who knew someone, who had heard of something that was going on in France, and so incredibly, connection with three different ministries was made and we were set to go. 

I’m not going to go into detail, but I just want to make a point of emphasising just how unlikely this whole journey was. I was absolutely convinced that God had His hand upon us and was directing our path. For some reason He didn’t want us in Blackpool, He wanted us in France instead, so He miraculously made sure we got there. 

So here it is. 

Our team spent two weeks in Calais, Northern France, where we hung out with refugees predominantly from the Middle East and North Africa. Nine out of the ten most persecuted countries (for Christians, according to Open Doors World Watch List) were represented in the camp, known as the Jungle. It is home to over 9,000 men, women and children, with Sudan and Afghanistan being the most represented countries.

Our main ministry was with Mr T, a big red van decked out to serve 500 teas and coffees every day. While the hot drinks were being prepared and served, the rest of the team were scattered around the back of the van playing games with the refugees. The favourites included chess, scrabble, uno, jenga and connect four. There were also two guitars floating around, along with a mostly functioning accordion, and occasionally a ukulele or two. 

The games provided a great way to build relationship with the refugees, as it provided a comfortable, non-confrontational environment where conversation could happen naturally. They also provide a place of ease, laughter and enjoyment, where the refugees could turn their mind to something other than the hopelessness and struggle of their current situation. The musical instruments brought so much joy and excitement to the atmosphere, as we were able to teach new chords, worship songs, and even hear a few songs straight from their hearts. We continually prayed that the van would be a spiritual oasis of hope amidst the oppressive atmosphere of the Jungle. 

Throughout our time in the Jungle, we were able to build friendships with many of the men from the camp. One such man was Joel (not his real name), a small yet fiery Muslim man from Afghanistan. He would arrive at the van and begin passionately sharing his Islamic beliefs in nearly every conversation he had. This provoked debate from many of the people he talked to, but I personally was able to listen to him and very quickly earn his trust and build a friendship. Through many days of talking with Joel, I quickly discovered there were many similarities and points of agreement between our Islamic and Christian beliefs. We both believed wives should be treated with love, respect and gentleness (he greatly respect the fact that I was married and treated my wife with love). We both had a very high value for discovering the truth ourselves, and not just believing somethings because it was taught to us by our parents or a community. We both had a passion to help others find God and walk in the way of truth. We both believed in the sovereignty and wisdom of God in His dealings with mankind. He was not ashamed of what he believed, and had no problem sharing his heart (and even handing out little booklets on the Quran), even when he knew he was surrounded by people with opposing beliefs. 

On our last day together, Joel brought a Quran and began flipping it open to random pages and reading to me the truth he believed to be there, much of which I actually agreed with. He then turned to a passage that told how the Torah of Moses and the Gospel of Jesus were both truth sent down from God as a guide to mankind. I could hardly believe what he was reading to me, and so I challenged him, if the Torah and Gospel were both sent by God, they’re worth reading right? Shouldn’t we value every revelation God has sent down to mankind, even if in his view, some are greater than others? I proposed to Joel that if he would read these two books of revelation from God, I in turn would read the Quran, and so we would both be seeking a greater revelation of God and His truth. He eventually agreed, and so we exchanged books. Joel gave me his Quran, and I gave him a microSD card which he could put in his phone, containing the Bible, along with a few other Christian resources. We had a hard copy of the Bible to give him, but he said it was to dangerous to have in the camp, and so the SD card was an excellent option. Just before my wife and I said goodbye to Joel, I asked if he would pray to God with us, that He would guide us in the Way and reveal even more of His Truth to us. He agreed, and so we did just that. I also prayed for Joel that He would receive the peace of God in his life. We said amen, hugged and parted ways. 

Jesus, would you reveal yourself to Joel. Would you show yourself, not just as a prophet of God, but as the only Way to God; the very essence of Truth; and the only path to Life. Would you give him dreams of the man in white, and would you fill his life with your peace. Holy Spirit, compel him to read your Word, that he would find the words of life and live. You are faithful Jesus! Finish what you started in Joel. Amen. 

I briefly met another Muslim Afghani man (lets call him Amos), who spent the past two months traveling and being smuggled across Europe. By night he is one of 600 men who attempt the near impossible and life threatening task of smuggling themselves aboard a truck headed for the UK. Back home his wife is three months pregnant with their first child. He wants to have a big family, because he knows children are a blessing from God. Like me, he also loves to cook, because there is always a reward at the end of his labour. But after just a week of being in the Jungle he was already running out of hope, because he knew how minuscule his chances of success were. 

He’s simply seeking to fulfil his God given desire to protect and provide for his growing family. He wants something better than a war torn country to raise his kids in. Can you blame him? I felt helpless talking with him, because I don’t have a solution, and evidently, neither does anyone else really. He just becomes a face in the crowd, a problem to be solved, and an ever increasing statistic in a world wide movement of refugees. But God sees him. God cares about this man and his family. He is currently handcrafting this mans first born child in His very own likeness. He is loved and precious in the sight of God. 

Papa, teach us to see through your eyes. Give us your heart for the refugees all over the earth who are seeking a life with hope. You are hope Jesus. You are the solution. Show us the part we play in seeing your will done and your Kingdom come on earth, as it is in heaven. Amen. 

One of my favourite things about our time in the Jungle, was the hours on end we spent just hanging out with the refugees. Amidst the hopelessness and loneliness of the camp, we were able to create a space where they could come to be appreciated and loved. Here we were, around twelve white people who's countries they would give a hand and a foot to get into, and all we wanted to do was be with them and simply show that we cared about their lives. More than the games, the coffees and the guitar lessons, the purpose of our ministry was purely to show Papas heart. Despite their crazy and impossible situations, God is interested in their lives; He is interested  in simply being with them though it all, and walking every step by their side. 

I saw another side of the equation a few weeks later in Paris, where Chloe and I were spending a few days to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Amidst the life and pomp of this beautiful city, entire families sat begging on the street. Maybe they had been granted asylum in France, or maybe this was just the end of the road (It is drastically more difficult for women and children to smuggle themselves into the UK, as they don’t have to same capacity to run, climb high fences and jump aboard moving trucks that many of the younger men do). Here they were, in a foreign country, surrounded by a language they didn’t understand, with no work and very little support from anywhere, save the occasional compassion of a passing stranger. 

Scattered around the bridges and popular sights of the city, were men selling roses, beer and wine, padlocks (for couples to romantically attach to a bridge), and little Eiffel Tower statues. Inspired by the presence of thousands of affluent tourists, this provided, for many, the only available means of income to support themselves and their families. And they weren’t selling much either. 

I never really thought twice about the whole refugee situation; I didn't really care to be honest. Every now and then I saw something on the news about the boats being turned around, or maybe there was another riot on Christmas Island, but none of it affected my life. 

But things are different now. No longer are these people merely a news headlines as I scroll through Facebook. I've met them; I've seen their faces, shaken their hands and heard their stories. They're real people, with real families, facing very real struggles. And I'm called to do something. 

Actually, we're all called to do something. 

The United Nations estimates there are more than 65 million refugees all over the world who have been displaced by war and persecution. That's more that the populations of Australia, New Zealand and Canada combined. 

Or maybe it's the fact that there are more people in slavery today than ever before in human history. 

The point is folks, there is something bigger to live for than merely the preservation of our comfortable existence. Most of us live in the worlds most privileged and affluent countries; we have resources, a voice, and freedom. We have been blessed to be a blessing. The greatest man in all of history once instructed His followers, “Freely you have received, freely give.” Matthew 10v8 NIV

The apostle John, debatably this same mans closest friend, and the one who most knew His heart wrote:  

“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”

1 John 3:16-18 NIV

So where do we go from here? I don’t really know to be honest, because I’m currently on the journey of finding that out, but I know someone who does.

Jesus, thank you for your extravagant love. Thank you for laying down your very life for us, even when we were so hopeless and undeserving. Would you fill us with this very same love for each other. Give us your heart for the refugees, and show us your solution God, because we don't really have one. Jesus you are the answer; you alone are what this world needs. We humble ourselves before you Lord, and we cry out for more of you. You are worthy of our lives Jesus; you deserve that we would live every moment for your fame and glory. Show us how to live. WE LOVE YOU JESUS! 

Amen. 

Note: I think it is important to quickly clarify my above references to God, both directly and indirectly. I used the word ‘God’, often in the same sentence, in reference to both Allah, the god of the Muslims, and Yahweh, my God. However, I only did so when what I was saying was completely true of Yahweh, even though it may have originally been in reference to Allah. I understand how easy it may be to misinterpret pieces of what I said, so please get in touch with me if you need any further clarification. Bless you. 

A People of Influence

I am currently reading through the gospel of Matthew, and as it’s not the first time I’ve read this book, I find it can be very easy to read over something and not let it sink in, because I’ve heard it before. Thankfully, the Holy Spirit isn’t hindered by my weakness (which is such a bonus), and something jumped out at me. In chapter five, Jesus sits down on the side of a mountain with His disciples and begins teaching them about life in Kingdom. Among the many radical, counter-cultural statements Jesus makes, this one in particular got me thinking: 

“Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.”

Matthew 5v5 NIV 

Well inheriting the earth sounds awesome, but what does it mean to be meek? It isn’t really a word we use everyday, so I whipped out my concordance, and what I found was really quite interesting, not to mention profound and pretty powerful. In Greek (which is the original language of the New Testament), the word meek means “gentle, meek, the positive moral quality of dealing with people in a kind manner, with humility and consideration”. 

Lets get our heads around what Jesus is saying here. If we put these two together, we can see Jesus looking at His disciples and saying, “Blessed are those who deal with people in a kind manner, with humility and consideration, for they will inherit the earth.” 

How cool is that! If we love people and treat them in a way that makes God happy, Jesus promises we will inherit the earth. But then what does that mean? What does it mean to inherit the earth? 

The way I see it, if were to inherit the earth, that would mean God giving me influence in society; that would mean God giving me favour with government and those in authority: that would mean God giving me power, not political power (although it could happen), but power in the sense that people would respect and put weight in my opinion and values. 

Well that sounds cool, but whats the point of all that? I believe God desires that His children would be people of influence in every sphere of society, for purpose of advancing His Kingdom and seeing His will done. We as Christians should be seen and known in society, not as people who are judgmental and condemning, but as people who love, people who treat others in a kind manner, with humility and consideration. Then, and only then, will we receive true influence and God-given favour in the sight of people. We will inherit the earth, to the glory of God. 

So what does this look like for you and me? Maybe it will be in our friend groups, with our families, at school, in our workplace, our local community, with government or leaders in society, but wherever we are, it means being that person that people come to because they trust us, they know we’re kind and we treat people with respect and consideration, and so they want our opinion. God desires that we as His children would be people of influence and favour, as we represent Him on earth. It is God’s heart to give us, as His Church, the earth as our inheritance. And it is solely in meekness that He will do this, because only then will we be too focused on loving God and loving people to use this privilege selfishly. 

Holy Spirit, thank You for giving us everything we need to live a life that really counts. Please help us to be meek. Help us to deal with people in kindness, humility and with consideration, that we may show your incredible love in everything we do. Give us wisdom and teach us how to use our influence and favour to advance Your Kingdom and bring glory to our wonderful Jesus. 

Amen. 

How I See the Rainbow

The past few weeks have seen one particular ‘issue’ take our culture by storm. The Rainbow Flag has been saturating our social media (though often in quite an anti-social manner), and everyone’s got something to say. 

We’re all entitled to an opinion, and so I’m offering mine. Please make note that I am sharing exactly that - my opinion. Imperfect and flawed as it may be, as of Saturday afternoon, on the 4th of July (while enjoying Macca’s free wifi), this is my headspace. 

Before I address the issue at hand, I first want to express my remorse and disappointment at how Christians at large have handled the idea of homosexual marriage. Billions of people in the past few weeks, have been driven away from the Church, from Christians, and even from God because of us. We, more than ever, are separating ourselves from humanity. The world sees Christians as often nothing more than a bunch of judgmental hypocrites, and I dare say the last few weeks hasn’t helped that out. Not in the slightest. 

And I’m not even talking about the gay people (for whom Jesus actually died) that our attacks are levelled at. The world has been watching. They are the millions of heterosexual spectators who have sat on the sidelines observing how we as Christians have been conducting ourselves. What kind of God are we showing them? Are our reactions drawing people to God or repulsing them from Him?

Paul put it like this:

“All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.” 

2 Corinthians 5v18-19 NIV

You could put it like this: There was a great big problem between us and God, and He fixed it. Meet Jesus. And now, after fixing it, God has given us the task of making that happen in peoples lives. Its called the Gospel, and contrary to popular opinion, its good news. 

How are we going at that? If thats our job description, are we doing it well? Before we move on to refereeing everyone else’s lives, lets check out our own first. Are our actions and words bringing people closer to God, or are we having the opposite effect? Is love characterising our lives? Does the world look at us Christians and think, “Man these followers of Jesus really love people!”? It’s worth thinking about. 

But what do I think about gay marriage? To put it simply, I think it’s wrong. But so is a straight sexual relationship outside of marriage. And for that matter, so is stealing, pornography, dishonouring our parents, cheating on our taxes, lying, hate and unkindness, just to name a few.

How do those rocks in our hands feel now? A bit heaver than we remember? Maybe we should just put them back on the ground where we found them. 

Don’t get me wrong, homosexuality was not Gods idea. It’s a rip-off version of something He created to be fulfilling, fruitful and really good. Anything less than God’s perfect design (which is sex between a man and a woman, inside of marriage) will leave people missing out. Its a counterfeit. And lets be honest, settling for anything less than God’s perfect design will leave us broken and empty, no matter what it is. 

So whats Gods response to all this? Does He, in a fit of holy rage want to destroy the homosexuals, utterly obliterating them from the face of the earth, or does He want them reconciled to Himself? Does He want the thing keeping them from Himself to be removed, so He can have relationship with them? Which mission are we serving? 

“But hold on a second!! Don’t you know that the Bible says homosexuals will not inherit the Kingdom of God?!?”  You’re right, it does say that. Let’s have a look:

“Don’t you realise that those who do wrong will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Don’t fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes, or practice homosexuality, or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God. Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.”

1 Corinthians 6v9-11 NLT

Notice where Paul said, ‘Some of you were once like that, but God fixed it! That thing that was between you and God, well it’s gone now.’ And if we’re honest with ourselves, we’ll remember that time long ago when we were actually in that boat - lost, broken sinners who needed a Saviour. 

And thank God we got one. 

Am I trying to justify homosexuality or gay marriage? Absolutely not. Nether would I justify the times when I’ve compromised on Gods best or settled for a counterfeit. I’m just so grateful for His mercy, and kindness, and grace, and forgiveness, absolutely none of which I deserve. 

Do homosexuals need Jesus? Do they need to turn from their sin and call out to God? Yes. And so do it. So do you for that matter, along with the new girl learning to cook the fries, and the guy enjoying his chocolate sundae. 

I’m simply asking that we check our perspective. As I know first hand, its easy to get caught up in the flow of things and end up somewhere, or doing something, or saying something that we never would have intended. 

May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 

Amen. 

The Eyes of Love

We all have people we love. 

Whether it’s close friends, children, a wife, a boyfriend, or in my case a fiancé, we all have these special people in our lives. These are the people we would do anything for. We desire to see them happy, safe and fulfilled, simply because we love them. We want to do what’s best for them, because that’s what love is. We would happily cross oceans, willingly sacrifice our money and even lay down our lives for those we love. We find ourselves taking any and every opportunity to show these people just how much we love them. 

But let me tell you, there is one thing you can do, far above all other acts, that will enable you to love to the very best of your ability, and actually even beyond that. Its really quite simple to be honest, and if we do this one thing, we will see our lives and relationships filled with more love than we ever imagined possible.

Firstly we must understand that Papa God loves these people more than we ever could. He is so passionately, deeply in love with these people. He’s actually obsessed. And so, the more time we spend with Papa, the more we see these special people through His eyes, the eyes of love. Every moment we spend with Him allows us to more completely understand His love for us and for others. When you encounter that kind of crazy love, it’ll change you. All of a sudden you’ll be full to overflowing of the deepest, most powerful love you’ve ever known. 

The thing about love is, when you feel loved, you’re actually enabled to love others. When you’re full of something, it will actually start to overflow into the world around you. Therefore, spending time with Papa and learning to see through His eyes of love will radically change not only how we see ourselves but how we see others. All of a sudden we discover this passionate love for people we never knew we had, and so we can can love them with this crazy love that far surpasses our ability to understand or comprehend. Even if our love for someone has grown cold or hard to come by, encountering Papas love has this fascinating way of reigniting that love. It’s real and it will change you. It will totally revolutionise the way you love.

It’s actually that simple. Spending time with Papa is the best thing you could ever do for the people you love.

So get off my blog and do it. It’ll change things. 

So What's This All About??

I love my Papa and my Papa loves me. He is by nature good, and He delights in His children. He finds great pleasure in giving us beautiful gifts, not because we deserve them, but simply because He can. As a result He shows me things; He gives me glimpses from His perspective; He allows me to see things through His eyes, and thats what I want to share with you. 

There is no end to Papa God, and therefore I don’t believe we will ever fully understand Him or completely get our heads around who He is. However, He delights to reveal Himself, and He will show us as much as we are willing to see. I believe we will spend eternity continually discovering more of Him, and therefore forever being more captivated by His beauty, and falling ever deeper in love with Him. The wonderful thing is, we can start this journey now, in this life. If we are willing, we can start this journey today. 

The road to knowing more of God is paved with revelation, but what is revelation? Simply put, a revelation is seeing something as it really is. It is seeing from Papa’s perspective and through His eyes. In order fully grasp this concept, we must first realise that what see through our natural eyes is not the superior reality, and this physical world we live in is not the whole picture. There is a supernatural reality which is superior, yet directly linked to the natural reality we see every day. Papa sees in absolute clarity and perfection, but through our natural eyes, we only see in part. It’s as if a veil covers our eyes, hindering our true vision. A revelation therefore, is when God lifts that veil on a particular subject and allows us a glimpse of true reality. He allows us, at least in part, to understand as He understands and see as He sees. Revelation is to see through Papa’s eyes. 

I by no means claim to fully understand anything or have a complete revelation on any one subject. There is always more to discover and we can always go deeper. And so we’re on a journey, walking the road paved with revelation. Every step of the way we see a little clearer, understand a little more, and to an ever increasing degree, see through Papa’s eyes. 

I want to share my journey in the hope that it will encourage you, build you up and inspire you to pursue Him with an ever greater love and passion, because He is so dang worth it. 

I pray that He would give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. Because that’s what it’s all about - relationship with Him. You obviously can’t have relationship with someone you don’t know. So the more you know Him, the better your relationship right? Bring it on then. Lets do this thing.