Not everything we’re actually ‘believing God for’ eventuates. People say that God is an 11th hour God in that He comes through just in the nick of time. That’s often true, but sometimes He comes through at 2.45pm the next day (too late for the success of plan A but obviously committed to the success of plan B). Sometimes, however, it’s too late in every respect for God to come through … either the person’s died or irreversible decisions had to be made in the absence of the obvious intervention of God.

Momentum is the unseen genius behind much of what is achieved both in our world and for the Kingdom of God. It’s rarely ever mentioned, receives no awards and is rarely ever visible to the naked eye. It’s a power, however, that surges beneath the surface of all who finally achieve their dreams. Those who lose it’s presence lose out on more than they could even imagine.

I admit it – at times I exhibit juvenile behaviour! Christmas has always been a favourite time of mine to relax, step out of the box and do some really silly things. As a minister, you have to be pretty grown up and pretty responsible most of the time, so on Christmas day, for many a year at around 2.30 in the afternoon, myself and my former associate pastor used to start giggling like two naughty school boys as we organised ourselves to make silly calls to members of the congregations who could possibly take a joke!

“One night I dreamed of walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there were one set of footprints. This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints.

As senior pastor of Hope City Church, Dave Gilpin outlines his vision for 2012, which centers around the power of a single step. Dave reveals his aspirations for the next four years in the life of Hope City Church. It’s all about the power of a step.

Whenever someone claims that what they’re currently experiencing is a ‘move of God’ I wonder what was happening to them before God moved! Throughout the past ten years, there have been many places across the world that have been branded with the term ‘a move of God’. If that’s the case, what does that say about what’s happening in my neck of the woods!