It’s been a while since I blogged .. An interesting couple of days.

Funny how when you think you’re getting on top of everything something disturbs your equilibrium, your plans.

Funny how when you see a miracle unfolding, the enemy comes to steal it away.

It’s actually not that funny. It’s disappointing, frustrating and hurtful.  Misunderstandings can follow or worse still blame shifting occurs. You wonder why your best attempts at communicating your true motives are never understood. Words fail you, and any attempt to correct things only makes it worse.

I am reminded that we “Fight not against flesh and blood, but spiritual forces in high places”

I am reminded that our enemy the Devil has one purpose “To steal and to Rob” the blessings of God on our life, his purpose is to destroy anything of Kingdom value.

We say we should live counter culturally. We say we want to live by kingdom values yet in our relationships we choose to live by the standards of a popular pseudo secular wisdom that has only a smattering of the Kingdom of God and is more aligned to secular thinking than transformational living.

What would happen if we truly lived out our relationships through Kingdom eyes, if true forgiveness was a reality, and true restoration was given half a chance? How transformational would that be?

Fare Trade coffee, the responsible purchase of fair trade goods is all well and good and is to be applauded.  To live counter culturally, to live by the values that Jesus taught is most  attractive, immensely refreshing and is at times seen as a little weird by society in general but is hugely transformational.

For those seeking another way; “Seek first the kingdom of God”