What drew me to Ninians?
I was baptised in the waters of St Ninians bay on the 14th of September 2014. From that day on there has been an invisible draw on me to be at Ninian's waters. I knew nothing of St Ninian until 4th of June 2017, Pentecost Sunday. I had developed a habit of going for a swim in Ninian's Bay on Pentecost; I first did this in 2015 as a reminder to myself of my commitment to God. My church had just got a new Pastor, Peter, so I invited him and his family to join me for a BBQ and swim. A few other members of our church joined us and a visitor from the nearby Isle of Arran. After my swim Peter asked if I’d been to the chapel on the Point. I hadn’t - but immediately had a burning desire to go and see. So the next day my Ninian adventure really began. I felt like I’d come home. I had done no research on the geography of the land, but I found the wells first - I didn’t even know they were wells. I knew nothing, although I did feel God’s presence. As you cross an invisible boundary onto the Point, everything changes, it is like any concern or worry leaves you. I began to go daily; I had never experienced this kind of peace. I feel all of nature worships God with me; if you have never worshipped outside you may not understand this. It’s like I can more truly connect with God the Father, my father. My prayer life has changed as a result of the visits. I began to hear God, often led to a scripture passage that was unknown to me. Having only walked in God’s light for three years I had not read all the Bible; it had been two and a half years without a pastor over me, no discipleship from my church, and no Bible study plan. Suddenly to be receiving clear instruction through his word, promptings, commands and visions, I was to say the least overwhelmed. I confided in Peter, who I didn’t know that well, after God spoke to me through a sermon he delivered when God asked me to tell Peter everything. I really had no idea of Peter's own Ninian experience; I had no idea whether hearing from God IS normal. Peter made me feel it’s okay. The initial vision was a of a pilgrimage. In many ways that’s what the last two years have been. So much has happened in a year, including signs and answers. Our first visitor came seeking healing and a word from God. Our first repeat visitor. Then John, another established Christian, became drawn to our movement and God has sent others: Janet and Paul. All diverse, all different, we all have very different giftings and we are each in our own way broken. What we all do do is we seek God with all our hearts. There is none of ourselves in Rúna Rìngan - God breathed life into it in the beginning. So is it not what but who drew me to Ninians point? It’s simple: it was God. Even if God is neither a who or a what! Ninian's has been for me the place where He has taught me that God is everything.
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