Dreams 1

Someone told me recently that out of frustration, vision is birthed. I have lots of frustrations, all of them often including me, so please don't see this as picking at others as if I'm blameless...

* Church can be dull, where people have lost passion for God and forgotten to fix their eyes on Him and give Him their all
* Church can be lively and relevant to today's culture but can fail to be authentic
* There's a need, a HUGE need, in this country for God. People need to be saved!
* There isn't any persecution in this country - that suggests to me that there's something wrong with the body of Christ in Britain. When good things are happening for God, there is persecution and hardship to deal with as a result. Are we really as on fire for God as we'd like to think?
* Complacency and apathy are irritating. We're too comfortable in our Sunday routines, sitting in our comfortable seats listening to a mildly challenging sermon. Where's the passion? Where's the urgency?

Other half to this will have to come later, it's been a challenging evening.