What's the point?

So, why have I started blogging, and what have I got to say?

Well, let's start at a conference a couple of weeks back, called Unlimited. I'd been going through a 'swamp' period in my life... you know where everything looks flat and dull, and every step takes so much energy you feel like resting for a couple of hours after each one? Well, I was wanting to get out of that experience, so I decided to make an all-out effort and get along to Unlimited. I knew that if God had something he'd been trying to get through to me, he'd probably manage to hammer it home there.

OUCH. Was I right.

I was beaten, pulped and minced (well, that's how it felt). On the bright side, I came out of the conference feeling a lot lighter - much guilt and many things I'd been hanging onto got left in God's hands where they had belonged all the time.

God (obviously) knows my fascination with bargain books. Every now and then, it seems he deliberately places a book he wants me to read into a bargain bin, knowing I'll be unable to resist buying and reading it. This weekend was no different. As soon as I browsed the book stall, I saw two books about prayer, and felt drawn to them. Since our bible study group is studying Prayer at the moment, I decided they'd make good resources and hence would be good buys. So I bought them both.

Wow.

One of the books was titled Red Moon Rising (Pete Greig and Dave Roberts). It's an incredibly powerful book about the beginning and growth of the 24/7 prayer movement. Full of visions, prophecies and people getting on their knees (metaphorically) and giving it all to God. ALL.

And that's what started the process... that's why I've got something to say. More to come when I get a chance to write again.