Gods been showing and teaching me so much lately, however they're things I'd find difficult to put into words. Like flakes of snow, so small in themselves, yet every one adding to the other to form something larger and much more noticeable.
It's like Gods been doing lots of little bits and pieces in me, one week it's one thing the next it's something else.
He will show me one area or a certain word for a while and then it will be something different, yet each stage seems to link and join up with the last in some way. And that's something that continues to amaze me, and really convince me that God is so in control of all this, that as I look back the things He's telling me now tie in so perfectly with the things He's shown me in the past.
It's like many angles of one ball, all being sculptured and brought to light at different times until one day I shall stand complete in the very image of the One I live to serve :)
I found a few short video clips, of a revival that happened around 15 years ago in the Philippines, recently that have encouraged me no end.
Some would say these people were out of control and driven by emoticon, but one look into their faces, the joy, the total devotion and adoration towards Jesus would surely dismiss such claims.
To see people unafraid to dance with all their might, laugh, cry, and just let God have His way in their lives is so beautiful.
And it's given me a hunger, a hunger to see more of God, to see more of His Spirit, to see Him have His way totally in my life and the lives of those around me.
I will no longer settle for anything less than that.
Any less than to see the church as she should be, to see my life as it should be.
To read of what God has done in times gone by, in other areas of the world, and other churches is encouraging and instills hope, but I'm not just happy to read the stories, I must live this!
I wrote three months ago of the new thing God was outworking in our church, and I'm so glad of that, and since that time I have seen change, compared to several months ago our church has come on miles, yet it is still so far off where it ought to be.
I long with all my heart for the Spirit to be given complete control, for all the restrictions to be taken off.
Why is it so easy to give the Spirit freedom in measure, yet never venture far from our comfort zone, and never lose too much control?
It's like everything is geared to reaching a point in our meetings where God begins to move amongst us, but as soon as He does it's on to the next thing, where does that leave God?
Surely that should be the starting point rather than the climax anticipated?
But no more. I've learnt over the years that prayer does change things, and does change hearts.
I am my Beloveds, and He is mine, and He shall build His church!
To just return to the simplicity of walking in the Spirit and letting Him takeover and lead, that's my hearts desire at this time.
Really it's so very simple, revival is so so simple, give God time and space to move and He will.
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