All posts by Mark Edwards

Dreams and visions

Some Christians never experience God speaking to them in personal, powerful ways.
Though they read their bibles, and read the book of Acts, their lack of experience of Gods voice, means they filter it and interpret the supernatural out of the Christian life. They are Christians, but they never experience the fullness of Gods revelation. This is not meant to be judgemental, it is an observation.

There may be different reasons, unbelief, no desire to hear more, God has His own reasons…..

I have heard from God in ‘charisma’ ways a few times, most often when I was under spiritual attack, at a crisis point, or deep in prayer and fasting…….

All of us say we want to hear from God, and sometimes we desperatly seek Him and don’t hear from Him.
Its not an easy question to answer, why doesn’t God speak to me.
But I do know what we can do to best place ourselves so God will speak.

Experience spiritual attack
Have a crisis time
Seek Him in prayer and fasting
Find yourself at a place and an opportunity where God needs to direct you.

Do you want God to speak to you, if He did would it change anything……or are you pretty content with how everything is?

Trust

How much do we expect others to trust us?
What does it mean to trust another?
How hard is it to regain someone’s trust?

I hope I’m easy when it comes to giving grace and forgiveness to those who might have neglected my trust. After all, God forgives me, time and time again.

But it does help when someone is open and ‘confesses’ openly and freely. I reckon that helps God forgive us easily too.

A Great Weekend

There is not much better that a weekend when the Dockers win, and the Eagles lose.
Apart from perhaps a weekend when the Dockers win, and the Eagles lose and this happens……
“Saint Kilda v Kangaroos Gareth tips Saint Kilda for the last time this season if they lose!!!!!!! Karyn tips Kangaroos”

Aaaaaah 🙂

Coffee……what milk do I use?

After the birthday present of my coffee machine I have been experimenting with coffee making methods.
One of the key decisions in making a latte is what sort of milk to use.
I have picked up from various cafe’s that they use a very low fat milk, sometimes using “Capo”.
I have used Capo and low fat milk because of this. People express that it is easily to fluff/aerate.

Then a mate and I went out to a coffee shop I have wanted to visit, the Beaufort St Merchant Coffee shop, opposite Soto’s. I used to love Soto’s, but lately I have been unimpressed with the coffee, I think they may have changed their barrista, too hot and ‘watery’ and on a side point, the music is too loud (!)

But at the Beaufort St Merchant Coffee shop we had a good chat to the young barrista there. I asked him what milk he used…..Harvey Fresh Full Cream Milk.

So I made up my morning latte using Brownes full fat version. I have to tell you….it is much better than low fat milk. You can make a nice think cream of milk, with a good full taste.

mmmmmmm…….

Saints and Adelaide

I reckon the bookies have got it wrong this week with the Saints as favourites over the Roos.
The only thing counting against Laidleys men is the fact they have had to travel back from Perth.

And it must be a loonnng time since Adelaide were not favourties to win at Aami, but Geelong are listed as the bookies favourite.

And by the way, just in case anyone missed it, St Gaz is not going to tip the Saints again if they lose this week……That should be enough to get them over the line!!