Do people actually pray?

I am worried. Very very worried. Wayne Rooney limped off Man U's match against Bayern Munich last night. He is having a scan today to see how bad it is, but it could mean the end of England's World Cup hopes if it is serious. It sounds sad, but it has got me a little bit worried. Then I read the article on the BBC site about it. In it, it talks about today's back pages and headlines. "England's Worst Nightmare", "Get Well Soon" and one final one that really caught my eye - "PRAY". A bit below that is a quite from the 606 message board saying "I pray the Rooney is going to be ok - for England's sake".

It got me thinking, when people say this, are they actually Christians praying? Or do they not really know what to believe but are clinging on to this hope of something, or are they just saying it and not actually praying? Not only with that, but the word pray is used so much, not just in sport, but film, TV, music and just general life.

If they are actually praying about it, then that is great surely? Whatever it is they are praying about, because if they are praying then there must be some sort of belief in them, no matter how hidden it is. It must be there. It might just be them saying it with out meaning anything, but if it isn't then surely we need to follow it up, but how? Do we pray with them? Invite them to stuff? Just chat through stuff with them?

I don't actually know myself, if you have any thoughts on it then please leave a comment below, it would be helpful! As with any of my posts, feel free to leave a comment :-)

That is all.

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Oh...

Just thought I would add that the song is at Number 1 and Number 3 on the Amazon chart and 21 on itunes.

I have a lot of work to do...

I am home for Easter, and it is nice! I love Petworth, beautiful place. The main problem is I am concerned with how much time I will actually have to do stuff other than work!

45 page script, a widget, 2 essays and a TV show to record. All things to do before my exams on the 5th May, not to mention finding time to revise. It is all fine, except my script. I am dreadful at coming up with stories, well, good stories, and making it last 45 pages! But at 11:30 on the 5th May I would have finished for the Summer. Exciting.

What is even more exciting is that this week I may well have realised what I want to do within Radio. News! After having a News day this week, where we were a news team for a day creating bulletins all day, and loving, I have decided it was something I want to look in to! Where do I go from here? I have no idea. Finish uni, get some experience in the summer hopefully, take a year off and try and get a job, if that doesn't work then maybe I will do a Masters in Journalism...we shall see.

I will push the door and see what happens. Not forgetting to pray about it. Lots.

Enough of that. It's making me loose concentration with this script I need to write.

My friend Jordan has started a blog, it's good and he updates it more then me. You should read it!

I'll leave it at that for now as I don't have anything interesting to say.

Actually, I do.

There is a campaign to get a song by one of my favourite bands to number one for Easter this week. Not just any old song, my Baptism song (The song I chose to be played when I got baptised) So it means a lot. You would think I would be all for it. I am unsure though.

The song is History Maker, by Delirious. The band have split up now, and all profits will be going to charity. The campaign organisers want to reclaim the charts for Jesus this Easter. Fair enough. But isn't it kind of forcing it on people. Why not just spend the time telling your friends about God and how he loves them. Not just buying a song. I wish it well, and it would be good if it got to number one, but I am not sure I will be buying it (The fact I have about 5 copies of the song already might have something to do with it!) . I do think there are better ways of showing the amazing love and grace of Jesus.

Oh, and this is nothing against Delirious, as I said they are one of my favourite bands. It is nothing against the people involved in the campaign. It is just my view.

That is all.

Peace

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Peace out.

Almost hypocritical?

Before I start this post you will need to read this article from the BBC website about an incident in Glasgow.

I read that this morning and, being involved with Tequila Radio at my uni I just thought how stupid they were...then I thought about it a bit longer and realised that they are still stupid, but...what role did the uni have in it?

University's are always giving advice to people about drinking, not to binge drink, stay safe, things like that. They have to, makes it look good for the parents. But actually, do they really mean it? If they did why would they have "drink the bar dry events" at the union, why make drinks at the union so ridiculously cheap if you don't want people to binge drink. I know its all about competition, and other places do it, so they need to to get business, but surely they should be trying to set an example, not saying one thing and doing another. At Cardiff University there is an event called "The Lash". What's that about? The name just says it all really doesn't it!

I'm not against drinking at all, and I sometimes get sucked in by it all, but that doesn't mean the whole culture is right and surely the University's and Student Unions should be doing something productive about it rather than going back on their words.

Rant Over.

Will post again soon.

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That little high...

Alcohol, drugs, sex. It's everywhere you look. "Wear this and you will pull" the adverts say. Everything makes getting wasted every night look like the right thing to do. Then there is the drugs...a lot of people don't see it, but it is there. Apparently Cocaine use in the UK has increased five-fold among 16 to 59-year-olds in the past 12 years.

I've been thinking about what the worlds fascination with those things are so much since I started uni. Growing up in a nice middle class family, in a posh little town in West Sussex meant I didn't see it quite as much as some people. I saw it, obviously, and I knew it was there. But when I came to Uni, WHAM. Hits you right in the face. People going out most nights, drinking so much they can't remember a thing.

"I was so drunk last night!"

"Did you Pull that guy?"

"When are we next out? I am going to get wasted!"

That's how the conversations go. Before I get right in to this, I should probably say, this isn't pointing the finger, having a go at anyone in particular, it's something that is going on in the world, and I want to try to understand why. I get sucked in to it myself sometimes, it's easy to do when you are surrounded by it.

To me it seems like people are just looking for some kind of high, a little moment of pleasure. That's what they give you. With alcohol, you are on a high for a couple of hours, but then low, feeling crap for a day, slowly tearing your body apart. Yet people cling on to the two hour high.

What if there is something that could give you a constant high? Not just a constant high, but a high that is better than any drug could give you? An eternity of pleasure? A love like no human could give you?

Guess what...

There is!

The love that Jesus gives you. It's all you need. I forget it sometimes, but it is so true. When I come back to that I feel a trillion times better than I could ever feel with a few drinks in me!

2 Thessalonians 2 v16-17 says "Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and wonderful hope, comfort you and strengthen you."

Spread the word.

Love :-)

Good weekend...

Alri!

Went to the Woody weekend away over the weekend (obviously). Was such a lovely time, went to Cefn Lea, which is like, mid Wales, amazing place, surrounded by snow capped hills. Great to just spend some time learning more about God, worshipping Him and just getting to know the Woody lot more! We heard some amazing stories of what God has done and is doing as well!

I have come back very tired, but psyched up and excited about what God has planned for me, for Woodville Baptist Church and for Cardiff. I realised I need to get stuck in to the Church a lot more as I come up to my final year in Cardiff.

Trevolution tonight was a good one, I thought anyway. Last minute we did a quiz as we didn't have enough staff to open the whole place. I am just longing for some of those guys to come to know God though, and they will, I am sure.

Gonna leave it at that I think...

One more quick thing though...horrible what happened to Aaron Ramsey, let's hope he will play again at the same level, but seriously, some people need to give Ryan Shawcross (the guy who made the takle) a break. It was a bad tackle yeah, but it was no way malicious and it was a mistake, they happen from time to time. Let's hope Aaron will set and example and forgive him, football could do with someone doing that at the moment...

Right that's it, I shall write again soon hopefuly :-)

remember... In the times that you call out to the Lord wholeheartedly he will listen.

God bless

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