I'm working on a series of posts regarding healing. I want to make it clear before In start posting anything up that I do not know everything about healing, and I will not pretend to. This topic in itself is very broad, and is easily open to misinterpretation. As a result, some people may start commenting of my beliefs on the subject before I have finished explaining it. So please wait for me to complete the whole thing before delving in. I want to try and cover as much scripture as possible, so if you think I may have missed something out, please let me know... and yes this is controversial, so please don't start planning a flame war!

Keeping Tabs...

Okay, I'm rubbish at keeping this blog updated. However I have been inspired recently by my brother-in-law to keep a log on my Christian life and feelings. I have a good memory for some things, but a bad memory for others, and some of the things I have learnt and discovered over the past 2 years shouldn't be lost at all, and should be documented for other folk to blessed by too.

There are a heck of a lot of doctrines floating around the body of Christ these days, some are standard (i.e. the Trinity) however there are a heck of a lot of doctrines I've discovered that are not productive, a lot that are theoretical, a lot that make no common sense when you start questioning them, and a lot that have no or very little foundation in the word of God. A big problem is that I have been brought up on quite a few believes that have done nothing but hinder my relationship with God.

The last 2 years of my life, I have been following the teachings of Andrew Wommack, and listening to his free downloads on various subjects. What I love about his teachings is that it's completely flooded with verse after verse of the Bible, and that he has made more sense out of the Bible than anyone else I have ever listened to. He has helped me recognise and deal with practically all of the wrong thinking and attitudes that I have been brought up on, and has created in me an incredible desire to learn more about God's word, and develop my relationship with Him. I have finally discovered what the "Good News" is all about that Jesus spoke of, and it has completely changed my life.

But I've hit this problem! I discuss various doctrines with my friends and family, and as I listen to them, some of them get me down and disturb me. So I may be slow to work things out for myself, but I have finally come to the decision.... What I believe now is great and really beneficial to my life with God. If someone suggests a doctrine to me...

1) I will weigh it up against what the Bible says, and place it into context with the Redemption that Jesus provided.

2) I will see if it will benefit my current relationship with Christ or if it will get in the way.

3) I will weigh it up in my spirit, and listen to if the Holy Spirit confirms or rejects it.

Once I check it over with this, I will either accept it, and let it start to benefit my life, or reject it and deny it any further in-roads into my life.

Right now, I've set the bar against everything is measured as pretty high! In regards to the teachings of Andrew Wommack, and so far I have found very little that I have a problem with. They way my life has been turned around is a testament to that. Some thing you should consider is this... if you are doing better than I am in your relationship with God, then maybe you have something I could learn from. If not, then maybe you should take some pointers from either Andrew or myself.

Everything Has Changed!!!

So, you've noticed I've not updated this in a while. Things are changing! This Blog is purely dedicated to my personal life. I'm planning to do something else for Mac stuff.

My Perspective on life is so diferent now, to how it used to be 2 years ago, and I owe it all to God. Yes I was a Christian before, but now I've discovered much more to the christian life, and the inheritance that God has already provided for us.

This Blog is titled "Land of the Giants", and I felt like one of the little people when I started it! Well now it's time for me to shout "LOOK OUT BELOW!!!". I'm lovin God, Jesus, Life, and not even the Devil can get me down!

God is Fantastic, His timing couldn't get any better!

I know I haven't blogged in a while, but this is just SO worth writing about!

For the last few months our finances haven't been so good. We've really tightened our belt in order to deal with everything, and cut out nearly all luxuries. We went to a barbicue a few weeks back, and whilst enjoying some charcoal with a hint of burger, I discovered part of my tooth coming away. needless to say, I knew it would take a big bite out of our finances, so I put booked a doctor a few weeks down the line, when I thought I may have some money.

Reuben, my middle son (2yr old) has Cerebal Palsey (sorry if spelt wrong). More specifically a left Hemiplegia, which means the signals from the brain to the left side of the body are getting scrambled, and as a result don't respond too well. This means that the left side needs to get exercised quite frequently. This is pretty much a part time job for my wife, as Reuben has several appointments across the week, from physiotherapy to hydrotherapy...etc has his walking monitored... he's currently in a cast to stretch his muscles in his leg and ankle. As a result of this, we applied for Disability Living Allowance(DLA) a few months ago.

I was ready this morning to cancel my dentist appointment today, and put it off till another time I thought we might have some money. There was barely enough for any extra food for the next week, let alone petrol for the car.
The letter came first thing this morning in the post. It told us we were entitled to the DLA, and had been put in the highest rank for it. We would be getting £60.60 per week (£240 p/m), this would also be backdated to April in a lump sum of over £780.
We called up the Tax Credits aoffice, to let them know of the change in circumstances, as a result they are now giving us an extra £3200 per annum.
Within one morning, my income had increased by over £500 per month.

This means we can now afford a second car that we so badly need, and I could afford the dentist, which I later discovered I was exempt from having to pay for.

What Lies Ahead?

Happy New Year, first off, although that phrase comes with a question mark hanging behind it, when we're constantly reminded about the devastation of the Asian Tsunami. As you may know, I have two boys, and it's absolutely heart-wrenching hearing story after story of families killed and torn apart. I wouldn't be able to cope with that sort of loss. I know for sure my two boys in that situation would have been lost, and I don't know what the status of my wife and unborn child would be. Then for these orphaned families to hold on to a false hope of finding a relative alive, even if clinging onto life.

But there is hope! Always! You may have lost everything you own, everyone you love. But you have you, and if that isn't good enough, God is. God is unchanging, God is unswaying... No, God didn't cause this, and God didn't want this to happen. But he can help the healing.

So then... 'Happy New Year?'

It can be, and I'll certainly work towards that aim.

Complete Strangers Wave at Me!

I'm guessing it's along the same path as the Macintosh. When you buy a Mac, you don't buy a computer, you buy into a community. About 10 months ago we bought a new car (second hand, but well worth it). As our family is expanding, we decided either to go for an MPV or an Estate. Well we narrowed it down, and found the ideal car which left the competition behind.

The Fiat Multipla is by far the ugliest car on the planet. My friends call it the pope-mobile, however I either call it a duck billed platypus, or (because of the colour of the car, and my uncle's history with gerry anderson) Thunderbird 2.

I have to admit, that when I first bought the car, and drove it around, it made me beam with delight, and I quite often had urges to wave at other multipla drivers as they passed by. However, my wife managed to surpress those urges in me. But even now, there's other multipla drivers that happily wave at me for no other reason than we have the same type of car, and are completely over the moon about it.

As I said before, it's the same sort of issue as with Macs, when you start using them, you just can't give them up. But with the Multipla story, it may have a shorter lifespan than expected. Fiat have changed the ugly part of the car...


It's no longer that ugly, but at the same time, I feel it loses it's identity. Despite it being a fantastic car, I fear that may not now be enough. But please feel free to give me a wave in your Multipla as you drive by!

Long Time, No See.
Ok, ok let's see what's been happening since May...
Both our boys (Thomas and Reuben) have grown and developed a fair bit, and now we're expecting our third (from the scans we think another boy).
Reuben, I've mentioned, was diagnosed as Hemi-Plegic, but he's an absolute raving looney none the less. He's as stubborn as a rock, and then some, which is good for his situation, but sometimes hard for us to deal with.
Thomas we think may have something along the lines of 'Semantic Pragmatic Language Disorder' Which means he has a good intelligence, but bad social skills. We had a school photo taken of the boys, and they look absolutely fantastic. I wouldn't swap them for any other child in the world.

Summer Hols were fantastic at Bible week, and I'm looking forward to next years too.

My old Mac died (Blue & White G3), so it got replaced with an eMac, which... I've probably mentioned already.

I dropped and broke my old Treo 600, which was given to me in the first place. Well gutted, it's been one of the most useful things to me recently. I sent it off through insurance, and they lost it! so I got a brand spanking new one instead off them Woohoo. So the first thing I did when I had it was to get hold of a rock solid case for it!!!

Now the biggie. I've been offered a job starting next year. It's not been finalised yet, and it may fall through, however it's the same pay, but a more relaxed environment. Taking advantage of my Graphic skills, also managing a small network of Macs and PC's. I'll be so happy to finally get out of my current job, where I'm not even appreciated for all I do. It'll be interesting to see who takes my role as Mac Guru after I'm gone.

Aw heck, I'm always at the end of an eMail.

Small Update...

Just downloaded a nifty little Mac Blogger tool called 'MarsEdit' which will hopefully help me keep this a bit more up-to-date.

Lots been going on, lots to talk about... but it's late, and I'm going to bed. G'night