So much I could write about. I just had this wonderful conversation with my mom on IM. I just want to say that I love my mother very much. It is so awesome when you see evidence of God’s hand moving. Knowing God’s will is not always easy. But when you are walking in the purpose and destiny that you have been called, let me tell you that there is no other feeling like it. When you are a part of the move of God, it is an awesome thing.
America is going to experience a move of God, I know it. There has been no revival in this country since the early 1900s. We are living in an age of dead lukewarm churches. We don’t even have a clue what city-wide transformation. It is happening all over the globe. Where stadiums are packed with thousands of people who just come to worship God. Jails are closed. Crime is almost non-existant. Agriculture increases. Drug rings disappear. Politicians getting saved. Cities being renamed “Jesus Dwells Here.” It is amazing. Can you imagine that happening in the USA? What is it going to take for America to experience this? We had thousands of people killed when two towers fell. But how long did it take for us to be back to the old grind like nothing had happened. People prayed a little more and sang some worship songs alittle more than year for sure, but no true change happened.
True change will come when people begin to get on their faces, and get in the presence of God in worship, intercession and warfare. When people come together in unity and the walls of division between denominations fall – that is when true change will happen. So much of that stuff is so divisive – and it is precisely why people look at the “church” and have no desire to be a part of it. It is full of people who are fighting amongst themselves, are so divided by insiginifcant things, and are so inwardly focused. Compound that with trying to stuff God into this little box that He won’t fit in and you have a sure fire formula for failure. God will not be held by our finite expectations of who we think He should be or how we think He should move. God is all about breaking down our preconceptions – God’s wants out of the box!
For me it is happening all around me and it is awesome to be a part of. And even though I have seen the power of God stop a tornado in it’s path at the edge of our property, I know that GREATER THINGS are coming, and that will look like nothing! To be a part of the move of God means getting out of the way and letting Him completely have control. And that is not easy. Nor does it even look sane to most people. But let me say this, when you are walking in the purpose and destiny that God has called you to, you will have such a peace – even in the midst of everything going wrong – that you are where you are supposed to be and that God is in control.
It has just been such a great night – so many good conversations… so hard to put it all into words. God is good… all the time.
have you heard the song “gift of cool” by the rock and roll worship circus? i’m going to put it on here cause this post reminded me of it. i hope you don’t mind:
gift of cool
i remember the day when the love of God landed in our town
he took all the silent and broken hearts,
fixed them up and gave them a sound
you had almost every different kind of kid
from every different kind of social background
taking all the cool they had and praising God
as He spun them around
when God came to town….
and the people in our churches, they were constantly amazed at the kids kneeling at the altar with their different fashion flavors
you had squares, preps, and skater punks, goths and techno ravers and the tattooed kids with colored hair…and they were all getting saved you think the 60’s had good vibrations, well check out my generation…
we will run and never stop
yeah we all will stand together
taking everything we are
and then praising Him forever
well, anyone and everyone, come and join us for a good time
we are breaking all the rules by praising God with you gift of cool….
suddenly almost every kid in town had finally found the way
to take all the gifts and talents and beauty
they had and worship God every day,
man you had all the high school parties and they were turning into worship raves
and the sounds of the underground in town had turned into praise
when your people sing all of heaven sings so sing
is that cool?
lift your hands up to the sky
yeah, we all will sing together
taking everything we are
and then praising Him forever
thanks for letting me share the song. what a wonderful vision for the church.
I’d like to see some more content here.
Well, I don’t have anything profound to say, or any big words to use but I do know one thing… We as a body, a church, the BRIDE of Christ must stop being lazy and start walking in the Lords purpose. We must start praying for people we see on the streets, we must seek His face daily and ask for Him to put people in our path to share His love with. I am just as guilty as anyone, in fact I still regret to this day not praying for a woman at 7-11 a couple of weeks ago who flat out told me that she was having a sharp pain in her face, like a knife stabbing her. I know that God set it up, and I walked on out the door, into my car where it was “comfortable”. Sure, I prayed when I got outside, while walking to my car, but to think what she would have done if I would have stopped what I was doing, not worried about if I was running late and prayed for her. I challenge you (Josh) and whomever else reads this, (as I challenge myself) that if the Lord throws something like that in your path you step out, in faith, and do what He is calling you to do! Matthew 10:8 and Matthew 28:18-20.
Now onto worship…. 😀 …. I think Josh summed it all up! I think that’s all for now! (Josh, you told me to comment…so I did) 😀