this is my revelation...

My lovely husband and I are just back from 6 days in Europe, and I must say, 'twas a grand mini break! We spent 3 days in Amsterdam, soaking up the sun amongst the canals and tulip bulbs, cheese and clogs. So many clogs! I lost my phone at one point on a tram, and miracle of miracles, we got it back that evening. We walked a LOT, and saw a lot of beautiful flowers - hooray!  I can safely say it's one of my new favourite cities. However, before we were in Amsterdam, were were in Den Haag for Hillsong Conference Europe. And as always, when you go into His presence with expectation, you will hear and see God in all His glory. It was spectacular, encouraging, uplifting, challenging, filled with glorious worship and kind people seeking God. When singing one song (well, several really), it felt like heaven was raining down on us. But as usual, my biggest challenge is always when I arrive home. It's easy to be on fire for God when in an environment like Hillsong Conference, but how then do we put these things we have learnt into action when back in the daily routine of life?

The focus of the conference was on building the local church, and of course in building the local church, what first must happen is that we ourselves, personally, are being built into the person God wants us to be. Are we allowing the external to control and influence the internal? Or is it (hopefully) the internal changing and affecting the external? What measure do you take to protect your heart and soul? Are you spending time with God, listening to Him and learning to love Him more? And most importantly, as a Christian, are you living off other people's revelation of who God is and what He has done? Or have you been sitting at His feet enough that He has personally revealed Himself in all His glorious and magnificent slendour to YOU? What is your revelation? What is the 'why' behind your faith? Is it because of things you've been told, experiences other people have had? Or is it because you know Jesus through His revelation to you?

Coming back to Scotland, that is my greatest prayer. That God will reveal Himself to me. Because I know without a doubt, that will lead to a deeper relationship with Jesus every day.