It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
Hey I have been on one heck of a journey the last five years.
From the day I left Officership back in April 2015, I set about deepening my relationship with God, with the aim of being strengthened and healed.
And
I started back last week in Ministry in the Salvation Army a completely different person, with a new outlook on life, and a perspective that has shifted considerably.
I guess the quote from Dickens magnificent book, Tale of two Cities, really describes the battle to be healed and restored I have been enmeshed in over the last few years.
I have experienced the deep power of Jesus that changes everything, I've had help from some experts and some deeply spiritual help from trusted people. Then on the other hand I battled to allow healing to come to the wounds I had recieved. During the last few years I lost my mum and my brother. I've worked in a few jobs that were a blessing and helped with the restructuring of my inner persona. I have experienced highs and lows with massive extremes.
These are just a couple of things.
I will go into some of the amazing things that I have been humbled and blessed by as I resume my blogging now.
So
As you can probably guess.
It has been the best and the worst of times. The spring of hope and the winter of despair.
Yet
My goodness, I have learned so much about myself and how important changing my attitude towards life and ministry actually is.
And
It has been undoubtedly the most important time of my life.
So during the coming weeks, I will share some of my experiences and victories I have received and achieved in the hope it will help someone else out there to understand totally that hope is real.
Looking forward to it
Gaz
