Hello 2020. Hello Inheritance...

To say I’ve been pumped about this new decade would be an understatement. It’s crazy actually because it suddenly just happened. I suddenly stepped into this momentum ten days before the end of the last decade as it dawned on me how crucial it was for me to finish the last decade well and step into the new decade with intentionality and divine alignment. 

Now don’t get me wrong - I’m all about finishing well. Anyone close to me will tell you that I’m big on ending seasons with fullness, completion, confidence and integrity. And only four days before my sober, heaven fuelled wake up call about stepping full wack into Gods clock I’d posted a post about this very thing. Finish Well. Yet when I posted this post on Sacred Sexuality’s Insta account it was something I knew I, we all needed to do with intentionality yet it hadn’t happened for me. Somehow I’d instead found myself in a bit of a stupor as the end of a decade drew closer. I was hardly preparing for it. On the contrary after a very lazy two months of resting and taking some time out a slightly lethargic posture had recently crept up on me which had rendered me almost passive about what was in fact a crucial life-shaping transition into ANOTHER DECADE…ERRR HELLOOOOO! 

Yet on the 21st of December I found myself awoken out of my stupor as God spoke into my heart...impressing particular things into my spirit which had me on my feet like nobodies business. It went a little something like this...

How you end this decade is how you start the new one Bobbi

If you’ve got tons of laundry sitting in your laundry basket on New Years eve you can piles of dirty washing and lack housework for the next decade…

If you’ve got any debt at all on your credit card as you enter 2020…you can expect to be in the red in the new decade

If you are scatty with your admin and behind with filing then news flash…the new decade will be filled with the same…

And on and on it went…God addressing prayer, relationships, habits…housekeeper…I meaaaaaan He literally gave me an intricate break down of all the loose ends that He wanted me to tie up so that I would start the new decade with a clean slate and a clear road…it was so distinctive…so specific and so so sobering…And of course I know He May not necessarily have been saying this to others…but I know for a fact this is what He was saying to me!

So…I began to partner with God immediately and with only ten days of the decade left I began to visualise the kind of decade I want to experience and the things that I don’t want to take into it and I began to pray like crazy and properly press in…asking God for a supernatural, heaven-fuelled grace to truly finish well…to indeed tie up all loose ends…to have relationships restored…to have prayers answered…to have my finances in tact…to have a clean home…to break unhealthy mindsets and habits…to experience every SINGLE thing that God had ordained for this current decade to come through before the season ended! To enjoy the suddenlies, miracles, signs and wonders reserved ONLY for this soon passing decade…to not miss a single bit of my inheritance for this current season and to have God totally blow me away with eleventh hour breakthroughs!!!

And oh my golly gosh…HE DID NOT DISAPPOINT…what I experienced over the final ten days of 2019 is truly mind blowing. The Lord in His dazzling kindness totally took the biscuit. He supernaturally restored every broken relationship, He blessed me with the most honouring extravagant, lavish closure over an ongoing situation that by His grace I was just stepping out of…blessed me financially…He gave me the best Christmas of my life, filled with love, authenticity and mind blowing prophetic words and confirmations, He floored me with the most incredible New Year’s Celebration where He dressed me up, treated me to a heavenly banquet, literally lavished me in royalty, dropping some more glorious proph bombs on me just to see the old decade out and then as I stepped over the threshold into 2020 He gave me the most delightful grace to step into a fasting season, drawing so much closer to Him and enjoying Him like never before. I mean I am literally UNDONE!!

I am still enjoying the fasting period with Him and He is continuously day by day shaping me, growing me, developing me, changing me, improving me. Blessings are literally overtaking me. And I know this is just the beginning. I had a look back at my blog a few days ago. I’ve been blogging for ten years and the adventure of God’s story in my life has been such a glorious journey. There have been many many storms…its’ been a bumpy ride but it has ALWAYS ALWAYS been sweetened by God’s presence and now as I sense the season’s changing and breakthrough of the most delightful kind kicking in…I am in awe…prayers and promises are about to be fulfilled in a glorious way over my life…I know it I know it I know it. I’m not bragging. Honestly. I just know that my life is about to showcase the glory and majesty of God in the most extraordinary way. And all the valley lows..the waiting…the trusting…the yielding has all been worth it…because I have just spent the last fifteen years of my life having the privilege of falling in love with Jesus and its been the sweetest adventure and the greatest honour of my life and I’m so excited about doing it all over again and again and again and again for the rest of my days because He is simply B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L…

But then the craziest thing about falling in love with Jesus is that you also step into all these crazy fringe benefits (Matthew 6:33) that come with the territory of being in a love affair with the Beautiful One…you don’t deserve all these crazy scandalous blessings but they just keep on coming and you get to experience them because its your inheritance and it’s crazy and totally unmerited but it’s your portion because He is our portion…and so I just know that I’m about to step into my inheritance in the most mind-blowing way even though that’s not even what drives me but I know it’s coming and all I can say is HELLLOOOOO inheritance…I AM SO SO READY FOR YOU!! 

Slayin Them Giants, Once And For All!

I’m writing this blog post to encourage anyone who is battling with insecurities. A while back I did a shoot for Authentic Magazine. I’d love to share a bit of the backstory, with a heart to release some freedom. You see, when the magazine approached me to do a cover story, it literally only really registered AFTER I said yes, that I would have to do an ACTUAL photo shoot. I am not kidding, when I say I was actually bricking it. The reason I was so nervous was because I struggle massively with strutting my stuff in front of a camera and ACTUALLY believing that I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

The honest truth is that, even though I’m often behind the camera, and run an image consultancy and am super passionate about calling out beauty in others - and even though I know 100% in my head that I am an image bearer of Christ and I am fully known and desired by God - nevertheless deep in my heart I can find it hard to accept this truth and as a result I often battle with feelings of insecurity. I am sure some of you can relate. It’s so silly. It’s such a lie. Yet it’s a reoccurring place of wrestle.

But I am SO glad I did say yes, because I was able to confront these dumb-arse fears, and get in front of that camera and just LET GO. By stepping ridiculously out of my comfort zone, by resisting my insecurities and choosing to believe afresh that I am who God says, I was able to slay those taunting giants and basically CHOP their heads off. And, it felt SOOO liberating. And because of this, these shoot pictures have become battle scars. Each one is meaningful to me. Each one has a story to tell and speaks of a lie that I had to wrestle with, confront and overcome - using weapons of God’s love and truth.

With this in mind, I would love to release this over anyone who needs to hear this today: “You are God’s masterpiece, just as you are - no matter what lies the enemy may try and tell you otherwise”. And I pray such a divine grace and courage over you if you find yourself on the battlefield, that you will courageously confront your giants today and slice the HEAD OFF of each and every one of them! x

Authentic Magazine

Eeeeek!!! I’m on the cover of a magazine!! Can you believe it?! BIG LOVE to the incredible editorial team at Authentic Magazine, led by super fabulous editor in chief Tendayi Mahachi for asking me to be their cover story for ISSUE 5! So honoured to be featured!

Authentic is a recently launched, fabulous Christian magazine that seeks to highlight giftings and personal journeys to bring encouragement to the many. What a joy it was to work with such a lovely, powerful, encouraging and kind bunch of beauties who all graft so hard for each edition.

Authentic Magazine, THANK YOU for the superrrrr long feature and all the love you have shown me. I’m stoked to have been part of this issue and still a bit baffed that you guys asked me!!! I pray untold people enjoy this latest magazine edition and are soooo blessed by the fabulous kingdom advancing, soul encouraging and love-drenched work of Authentic Magazine! You girlies rock!

Please do support their vision of uplifting women globally! To celebrate their launch, while stock lasts, the first 50 UK customers will get 50% off the magazine. A digital copy is also available, delivered straight to your device. Simply click here to bag your copy!

Sacred Sexuality Comes To Camarillo, California!

A few weeks ago I ran a Sacred Sexuality conference in California hosted by the amazing Jubilee Church and I’m SOOOOO ridiculously thankful to everyone that helped to make it happen, to those that served alongside me, those that prayed into it, those that championed and encouraged me, those that came and allowed themselves to be so vulnerable and naked! It was so powerful, liberating and led by God’s goodness, mercy, power, truth, hope and love! Humbled and excited.

I simply could not have done it without the support of Jubilee Church family and especially the crazy championing and sacrifice of the wonderful Diana Anderson and the Anderson family, as well at Peety and Noelle Escovedo! Was so touched by the Beastmode crew too! Undone and so thankful to you all!

Here’s my fave review:

“This teaching definitely rocked my life. I seriously have not been the same- it has changed my every day and even the way I parent! Just by opening my heart, and listening and learning , God came in like a flood to some hidden areas that desperately needed his TRUTH and lavish love. This teaching reminded me of God's glorious design and how much he wants to be a part of every detail in our lives (while the enemy baits us into getting busy and developing a lifestyle that squeezes intimacy OUT). I was so touched by the new friends I met and everyone's courage to be vulnerable . I'm Praying that all of our young adults and partners in Greece , Thailand , and the states watch this seminar, find the next one to attend LIVE and buy this book. Seeeeeriously!”

Looking forward to running more of these in 2020, here in London. Will keep you posted. Love love x

LIFE MATTERS

A while ago I was filmed by GOD TV for their powerful Life Matters Campaign and I spoke about God's incredible, incredible mercy and grace in my life. Not only did He save me from a life of drug and alcohol abuse, of promiscuity, self hate, shame and condemnation but He also forgave me and made me whole after having had two abortions.

When I had these two terminations I did not understand that I was taking the life of two unborn babies. I didn't understand nor, if I am to be honest, did I even truly care that the lives inside of me had a heartbeat, a functioning brain, developed organs, a destiny and a purpose. I was young, naive, scared and selfish. All I cared about was me, my own life, my own convenience and my own circumstances. Yet God is so kind and merciful. When I understood the gravity of my actions several years later, I repented wholeheartedly and God lavished me with forgiveness that I did not deserve - He cleansed me and washed me clean. He removed all guilt and shame and set me free from all condemnation.

Because of the love and Word of God and because of my own experiences I have truly come to know and understand and desperately value that no matter what, God has a glorious plan for each and every human life. Every single person, no matter how early in their conception is an image bearer of Christ, worthy of life and dignity. And none of us have the right to take another’s life, no matter how dire, impossible or difficult the circumstances surrounding a pregnancy may be. Yet there is so much divine mercy and comfort available for you if you have like me, aborted a child and there is also incredible courage, hope and strength available for you if you find yourself faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Please know that Jesus is so wanting to show His love, hope and grace to you and to help you choose life.

This is the God TV Life Matters Campaign where I share my own story of abortion. I sincerely pray this testimony of God’s love and mercy blesses and encourages you. It is my absolute honour, privilege and a mind-blowing redemptive blessing to be a voice for the pro-life movement and to honour the sanctity of life. x

Living in Light, Shining Bright in Sierra Leone

The last eleven days in Sierra Leone have been quite mind blowing, working with the beautiful, totally irresistible and super talented designers from Living Seeds - a business and training school founded by the incredible Nick and Kitty Marsh! Their heart’s desire is to train and empower young people in Sierra Leone to flourish, to come out of poverty and to not only see their own lives transformed but to help transform their own communities and nation. The focus of the vocational training offered at Living Seeds is fashion - and so yours truly was divinely connected with Nick and Kitty to come out here and help these gems launch their very own fashion label! Wow. To say that I am quite undone by the privilege I was given to pour into these incredible treasures and to witness the gold that came out, would be putting it lightly!

As I prepared to go out there I wasn’t even quite sure what to expect to be honest! I repeatedly prayed to God that He would use me to bless each person out there, asking Him to equip me not just naturally with skill, technique, craftsmanship and wisdom but supernaturally - with love, passion, compassion and celebration. And maaan, He did not disappoint. He was just soooo darn faithful that my heart is full, I am just so amazed at all that took place and God gets ALL the props!!!

It was such a joy to spend the first week helping them to understand the craft of pattern cutting and pattern marking. I was then able to teach them how to gather research to inspire their design work. I watched them create their very first mood boards and then create a series of initial designs from their freshly adorned boards before knocking the ball out of the park with their speed designing creations! I can’t tell you how impressed I am by their hunger, their diligence, their passion and commitment!

It was absolutely no surprise to me when they totally aced it with their prep for the fashion shoot during the second week! No matter what I asked them to do, no matter how many times they had to stitch and unstitch their garments they were so gracious and focused that I was literally floored with admiration!

On the day of the shoot. Well even the night before when we did the dress rehearsal they were spectacular. But shoot day…Oh my gosh. My heart. To watch these beautiful ones come so alive and grow in such confidence as they had their hair and make up done, as they all got ready for the camera… As they totally engaged and gave me one pose after another, coming out of themselves, taking risks and giving their all. The girls bringing it. The boys totally bringing it. So gloriously beautiful to see them shine so bright.

It rained all day during the shoot. Yet they were all amazing. As it chucked it down all around us, with hair and make up retouched twice already yet no sign of sunshine, light or a dry spell, they continued to be full of joy and peace. When we all started to worship whether it stopped raining or not, they all sung their hearts out. And then miraculously for about an hour it did stop raining and their all stepped up, striking their poses for the camera, moving here there and everywhere…totally committed, totally professional…totally delicious. The shots were incredible. I am just so proud.

And then with only one day left of the trip we went back to designing again, working on drawing and presenting their final design idea and then producing technical drawings for each design. Slightly tired and weary from the shoot the day before as I began to explain their task for the day I could tell they weren't sure what they were doing and lacked confidence. Yet what developed through the day enlarged my heart no end. As they gained momentum and saw their design work coming together they became so encouraged.

They were SO amazed. They had never even considered that they would one day know how to draw and apply colour. Yet here they were literally enamoured by the work of their hands and the fruit of their labour. When we all presented our work at the end of the day each and everyone of them gushed with pride at their new found ability to draw. Not a single one of them remained the same.

‘Yet they weren’t the only ones that have been changed. I have been forever marked by this beautiful company of young people. Each one of them has a story. Many of them are heart breaking, but here at Living Seeds each of them is truly flourishing despite their history. Despite their circumstances or their misfortunes. Each of them knows the Lord. Each and every one of them is living in His love. They have truly been given beauty for ashes.

They have experienced such glorious redemption in God that many of them refuse to leave. It’s so deliciously insane. Literally many of them graduated the school years ago and could receive support to build there own small businesses but they choose to stay at the school - part of the family. Part of the community. Refusing to leave the hub of love that Nick, Kitty, Agnes and Tamba have fostered over the last seven years.

And this is what I experienced over the last eleven days. An incredibly humbling, heart exploding community that embraced me so lovingly, who learnt from me so enthusiastically, so readily, so passionately…who taught me afresh what it means to be hungry, diligent and committed. Oh how I love them and I am just so so proud of them. I’m so in awe of all of them and blown away by the work being done out there. What an utter privilege and honour to be able to sow into their beautiful lives and to use my gifts and abilities to help a nation flourish. Wow. Totally and utterly wow.

x

Ibiza Diaries // With Love And Prayers

After seventeen days basking in the glorious presence of God so evidently and undeniably permeating the party island of Ibiza, I am now home. Words are not enough to articulate how in utter awe I am of just how delightfully, compassionately, creatively and tenderly the Lord is at work in Ibiza.

Mind. Forever. Blown.

This is the most profound takeaway I have exploding in the inside of me as I return to my everyday life adventure with God - I am totally pumped with the potent potential of a life of prayer and faithfully, and with patiently sowing into the ground that surrounds, with God’s love. This simple, yet super encouraging truth; GOD IS AT WORK when we pray!! It’s a smack you in the face reminder of just how at work God has permission to be when we drench something in prayer and love!

I mean San Antonio was heaving - like literally bursting at the seams with encounters, just waiting to happen. On our last night there we literally couldn’t bear to finish for the night because we knew there were so many people ready for an encounter…it’s like God was so so sooooo positioned to pour out and literally just needed us to step into place. People were so eager to meet with God, to pray, to hear more about Him and to acknowledge that His love and His intervention was at work in their lives…

I cannot count the number of encounters we had I Ibiza, with people day in day out where God showed up with His dignity, love and kindness - whether it was on the beaches during the day as we enthusiastically shared out oranges to quench holiday maker’s thirst, in the early hours of the morning, blessing someone emptying the bins, with eternal salvation and soul peace - or if it was on the dirty streets of San Antonio tending to someone completely inebriated, cursing away with vomit dripping from their chin. Every moment, in every circumstance God was at the ready - to pour out His love onto an Island that He had so passionately, intentionally and prayerfully been invited onto.

I honestly felt that because the Island of Ibiza gave so much honour to 24-7 and the work that they do in God’s name that they had vicariously engaged with the blessing of heaven. I felt like this island was positioned for the most delightful, delicious outpouring of favour, hope, rescue, love, adventure, salvation and goodness it could never have merited in the natural - simply because it had over the last twenty years so welcomed and honoured the work of 24-7 - and so as a result it had by association welcomed heaven into it’s midst. They have tapped into a blessing beyond their wildest dreams and a rescue of the sweetest kind because they have recognised and honoured the love that 24-7 carry! Woweeeeee! It’s CRAZZZY!!

I’m so excited, so convinced, so encouraged to be reminded afresh so powerfully that God is at work even in the darkest of places. Yet I am also soberly aware that God is only fully at work in those often God-forsaken places when we His kids set up altars there. When we meet with God and erect memorial stones to commemorate our encounters with God in those places and we do this time and time again that space no matter how dark or ungodly becomes an altar for Him.

And He is then magnified and glorified in that area. He is given permission to invade that space because it is holy and consecrated unto God no matter what darkness surrounds that area His light shines brighter still. Yet God has called us the light of the world and His light in the world can only shine where we choose to go. And if we don’t go to the dark places then Christ within us, the Hope of Glory is unable to move. He is restricted to where we choose to stay. He is only able to answer the prayers we pray in line with His Word.

So if we aren’t going where He wants us to go and we aren’t praying according to His Word then His hands are tied. Not to mention the angels who are simply confined to doing God’s bidding when we pray and so if we don’t pray they remain redundant! I remember praying away one night in the prayer room in Ibiza and marvelling at the field day angels must have out there because people are constantly praying God’s heart and they are constantly being despatched to do God’s work in thee most adventurous, miraculous and mind blowing ways. I mean seriously, it’s INSANE. In the most delicious way.

I want that. I must see more of this. I must be part of it. I want to see what I have just seen in Ibiza, in my own world. I want to see a prayer and love movement that creates the culture of heaven in thee most glorious way in the darkest places by simply living a life of love and prayer. I want to see heaven kiss earth as a lifestyle. I want to see lives transformed over time. I want to have the vision and patience to wait and sow and pray and press in over decades to be part of the mysterious long range plan of eternity that unfolds year upon year, decade upon decade, age by age, generation by generation.

More than ever before I want to see God move in this generation and I long for my prayers, my communion with God, my love affair with Him, my obedience and His love displayed through me to sooooo be part of HIS-STORY - in our time.

In the crushing, in the pressing
You are making new wine
In the soil, I now surrender
You are breaking new ground

So I yield to You and to Your careful hand
When I trust You I don't need to understand

Make me Your vessel, make me an offering
Make me whatever You want me to be
I came here with nothing
But all You have given me
Jesus, bring new wine out of me

- New Wine (Hillsong)

x

Ibiza Diaries // Perfected NOT defected

A few nights ago our team went to Defected - a huge House night at one of San Antonio’s biggest clubs. We went there to release the light, love, freedom and goodness of God in the club, to come in the opposite spirit and worship God in dance and celebration, to bless, to pray and to reclaim dance and music for God’s kingdom!! We renamed the night from “defected” to “PERFECTED.”

A few of us left the club around 4am and started walking home. A few minutes after leaving the club we met the most incredible young man who worked out there and he was literally popping out of the bar where he worked to empty the bins! As we engaged in this amazing convo we were able to speak such greatness and destiny over him and pray healing over his mind and he was so so encouraged! And then on the spot he gave his life to Jesus. Literally right there as he went to take out the trash!!! Haaaaa!

He was so so hungry for God’s peace. Like SO hungry! When we shared the gospel with him he asked if Jesus could forgive someone like him - we were like oh my gosh HECK YES!! It was so so beautiful seeing him come into the revelation of God’s unconditional love for him!!! We’re just so so so excited about him getting plugged into the Ibiza 24/7 community out here and for him to do his Ibiza season this summer surrounded by God’s love and God’s family! How very VERY exciting!!! JESUS You are QUITE deliciously just thee ABSOLUTE best!

x

Ibiza Diaries // Fruitfest

The second day of our short term mission trip with Ibiza 24/7 took us onto the beaches of San Antonio to love on people by handing out free oranges. I had already covered a fair bit of the beach and I was mindful of not approaching anyone that my two sidekicks may have already given oranges out to. Not wanting to walk too far away from my team mates I made my way back to the start of the beach where one of my team mates had been sitting chatting to a woman for quite a while. I noticed a woman sitting by herself and wondering if she’d already been given an orange I felt led to approach her anyway.

She ended up being lovely and she happily took an orange from me. We began chatting about her holiday and her boyfriend also joined us soon after following a dip in the sea. He was also pretty lovely! We chatted about them being fairly low key and not really into the hardcore party scene. I asked them both how they got together and it was so sweet to hear their story. When I asked what they do back home in Wales they shared with me their occupations with little enthusiasm. Smiles. They definitely didn’t enjoy their jobs all that much!

I asked them what their ideal job would be and we dived into a convo about being created to live an adventurous life of God-given purpose. This was totally unfamiliar territory for this precious couple because God was no where on their radar and aside from maybe subconsciously wondering if God even existed they had no awareness of Him or need for Him. Whaaaat???! I said! Oh my gosh you’re totally missing out! I told them!

I then proceeded to share the Gospel with them (with their permission) and then asked them if they wanted to be in on such an amazing gift - to be forgiven of your sins, to receive eternal life and to live in relationship with God Almighty, loving you, guiding you, revealing purpose to you - like who in their right mind could ever say no to such an amazing opportunity I asked???! And they totally agreed!! And so he looked at her and asked if she was up for it and she looked at him and said yes like totally....and then we all prayed!!!

Sitting on their beach towel on a busy beach in Ibiza, surrounded by revellers, sunbathers and holiday makers I led them into a prayer of salvation. And they gave their hearts to Jesus. Like wow! How glorious. More oranges were given out in celebration as I then chatted with them about getting plugged into a church when they get back home!!

What I really loved about it all was what this encounter prophetically represented for an island that’s so accustomed to sinful, godless hookups yet here was a couple wholeheartedly committing their lives to God, together with one accord - and with such sweet respect and honour for one another, inviting God into their union, embarking on a beautiful journey of purpose, adventure and discovery together. What a glorious thing to witness!

I absolutely adored their openness, their innocent hearts and their childlike faith. It really is so easy for the childlike to come into the kingdom. And it’s just so wild to consider, that something as simple as giving out oranges could lead to two precious people inheriting eternal life and coming to know the love of God.

...Now THAT is what I call bearing GOOD fruit.

Ibiza Diaries // World Peace

I loved my first night out on the streets of San Antonio’s West End, with the Ibiza 24/7 Team. Two particular encounters blessed my socks off. I would love to tell you about them. The way the night goes is that all of the team prays together for half an hour before going out on the streets. Then at midnight the first teams goes out and the other half stay to pray. And then each hour we swap.

So during the first hour I’d been part of the team praying in the prayer room and I felt God impress upon my heart to pray for the timid, marginalised group member who feels isolated, like she doesn’t belong, like the misfit, the odd one out. That the Lord would highlight those that felt that way and we’d be able to affirm, value and love them and to let them know that they were seen by God. 

When I then went out on the streets and we did a lot of praying and a few convos but didn’t actually have that many encounters. Amazingly a random stranger recognised me from my neighbourhood, although I had no idea who he was!! I myself definitely felt see then. Ha. Thank you Lord. But anyhoo, after our hour on the streets we were back in the prayer room and were asked to leave the prayer room and help out the guys on the street by attending a call to help a girl on her own who was super drunk and being propped up by a bar staff member until we arrived. 

To our amazement she was this timid, super precious, ever so sweet eighteen year old who was in the West End by herself! She hadn’t seen her friends for two days apparently, she’d been abandoned by them and felt completely alone. We were able to comfort her, love on her, speak words of value and affirmation over her. We were able to nurse her when she through up and we were able to pray with her and tell her how precious she is and how very loved by God she is. We were able to get her back to her hotel and walk her to her room. I love love love how God so specifically highlighted her need and met her so beautifully.

On my last shift of the night I had a beautiful encounter with three precious young men from Paris. Two of us were sitting on a bench praying and just waiting on God when one of the guys greeted us. As we started chatting we loved on them with words of affirmation, wanting so much to encourage them to go after their dreams as friends who were all chefs! I asked them if we could pray with them and they said sure. I asked them what they would like prayer for and one of them asked for peace in the world. I asked if we could all hold hands and again they were so up for it!

So there we were this group of five, one Indian girl, two Algerians, A Dutch girl and a Moroccan man all holding hands and praying to Jesus. As I began to pray they were so so touched. I prayed for their lives, futures, relationships, hope, dreams and their desires. I prayed for their friendship and of course I prayed for world peace. Smiles. The whole time I prayed we all stood looking at each other and they soaked in the prayers with hearts of faith! 

After we finished praying they were visibly blessed. One of them asked if he could now pray for me. He took my hands, closed his eyes and prayed for me. Wow. They began to speak of the energy and spirit that we carried. And then one of them says this. That if everyone carried what we carried there would surely be “world peace.”

I responded “I KNOW!!” and we all laughed! He must have thought I was joking when I said I know. But I wasn’t. You see, the truth is that although he had no idea but his observation was so so spot on! Because if everyone carried the love of Jesus in their hearts we would 100% have world peace. The world would be filled with unconditional love, joy, peace, hope, goodness and all the other glorious attributes of Christ within us - who is the very hope of glory! And as believers we know that one day there will be a new heaven and a new earth and every heart will be carrying Jesus in their hearts and world peace will indeed be the status quo.

Yet here and now we long for heaven on Earth. We long to see everyone come into communion with Jesus the beautiful One so that they can encounter the peace that surpasses all understanding...and overcoming peace that has stripped the world of its power to harm us. There are billions of souls longing for peace in this world and only Jesus can bring them true serenity. And those of us who have been blessed enough to encounter, experience and live with God’s glorious peace on the inside - we must desperately share this beautiful peace with a broken world longing for rest in their souls. We must share with them that peace in our world as impossible as it seems, is surely possible - when we have Christ within us, the hope of glory.