One Life

I've just returned from Edinburgh, where I spent the weekend ministering with a great church. Im always amazed everywhere I go how many incredible people there are all walking out their God given purposes and gifting. We are part of an ever expanding family and its good to remember that! I walk around communities wherever I go thinking ‘people actually live here as well, and you are doing good stuff with them Lord!’ – it helps me get out of the little mindset of ‘pete’ world where everything seems so important and all consuming. God is on the move all over, and he is calling all sorts of people into a fullness and freedom that will enable them to impact their communities!

One of my favourite places to sit is on a ‘kissing gate’ near my house (no comments about kissing gates please!). I’ts in a peaceful field where there is a beautifully kept farm, with glowing lights at dusk that speak of warmth and welcome. At the same time you can see planes circling in the distance queuing up to land at Heathrow. I’m always reminded of the bigness of the world as people jet off around the place, but the importance of the local day in day out community symbolized by the classically English farmhouse. People everywhere, and we are called to play our part in the small corner of the world that we call home. If we all step up and play our part locally, then the globe will know the difference.

It’s not quite jet setting to the globe, but Sarah and I will be in Sheffield this coming weekend for the Steelroots youth leaders and young leaders conference (Saturday 10^th October). Cant wait to see what God is doing in that place too!.. Maybe we’ll see you there.