That becomes very helpful and encouraging when we consider our own ‘winter’ experiences.

Very often, seasons merge in the same way. It’s good to be switched-on though and to be aware that change is taking place.

Yesterday evening, at the age of 64 years, 4 months and 4 days, I played a game of football.

The football season has started and that means already, fans have known highs and lows, with extremes of both often being experienced in just one match. That’s the nature of the beautiful game.

The inspiration for today’s message comes from fishing trips that I’ve been on over the last week or so. It’s all about motive. Motive is important

Many of the illustrations that we use at The Church at Hiraeth to highlight spiritual lessons come from everyday life.

It always comes good in the end. Well, mostly anyway, but I’m sure you get the gist of where I’m coming from. ​

Whether it’s football or something else, there are always plenty of inspirations to be had from what goes on around us.

We like to keep things topical and, with just a few hours to go before the England v Argentina game in the World Cup, today’s Wednesday Words of Wisdom is exactly that.

Of course, and back to the message, we might not always get there in the end. Life isn’t that easy. However, by persevering, we will certainly make it on more occasions than if we just give up. That’s a fact.