I've never been good at the whole journaling thing, definately never done a blog but I thought seen as I spend seven hours a day in front of a computer it might be a good place to start.  I'm not sure how I feel about other people being able to read what you put but I suppose that is the whole point.  For the last two years God has been doing so many things in my life and apart from my own memories there is no record of it!  So I am going to attempt to blog my life from now and may occasionally add bits in from the past.  I'm really doing this for my own purposes but if you have read this far and are still interstred please continue.

I'm passionate about Alpha - mainly because I did an alpha course 2 years ago and it really did transform my life. I know most people say that and every time it happens it is a massive blessing from God - but I think it is important for everyone currently helping/running Alpha courses to understand what kind of impact they are having on people lives and that giving up your wednesday night for 12 weeks a year is setting people free and bearing so much fruit everyone could eat 15 a day.

When I gave my life to Christ I had the 'weight off my shoulders experience' and the following fortnight of being filled with unbelievable joy but then the reality of life kicks back in but with a difference God is now standing next to you (I'm certain He always was but now I knew it) with a plan of how it is all going to work out.  Now He has been invited into your life he starts the work that he will bring to completion.  It is definately not an instant transformation but God is great at going at the right speed for you and takes it one thing at a time, every time you think your sorted he shows you something else - after 2 years I now look forward to the next one.  Someone once described to me a picture God had given them for me which I found really helpful.  The weight that God takes off your shoulders (the shame and guilt etc) is totally gone but it left an impression that God now wants to fill in and everytime we work through something together I picture him with a little trowll and cement filling in the crator on the back of my shoulders.  I'm not sure I described that very well but it looks great in my head. 

Got to go and do some work but look out for the next installment.