It's been a quiet time the last little while in many senses of the word. The prophetic world has been a bit silent. The thought world has been quiet in a sense. Silence can be frightening in some ways. Silence doesn't mean there isn't activity happening around you. It may not even mean that you're not listening. It could mean that there isn't anything happening that pertains to you at the time so you can rest assured in that.
I tend to become concerned in these times of silence. If a friend becomes silent I tend to personalize and internalize this and wonder if I may have said or done something that may have alienate that person. This more than like is not the case at all. Usually this is due to insecurity on my part. Silence is a hard thing for someone who loves words. I love how they are formed, how they are read/expressed.
Silence isn't a bad thing at all. Silence is something that should be embraced rather than rejected.
It seems kind of strange that I am writing a blog using words to describe silence. Silence is....beautiful.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Why Do I Want A Move of God In Corporate Setting?
In examining my heart as to the reason why I want a move of God in the church, is not to have a show. I'm tired of the show. I want people to have an experience with God in a corporate setting. I want people to see the Dynamic God that we serve. I want people to see and understand The Abundant God that we serve. I want people to experience Spirit.
My greatest fear is that we are raising up a generation that have no concept of Spirit, no concept of the importance the altar. If we don't teach a generation that balance between Word and Spirit we will have a full generation that will not know how to let what they have inside out.
It's not about manifestations. It's not about what we see on the outward. However it is about what is on the inside will come out.
A move of God within each person should cause a move of God in a corporate setting.
If we want to see miracles we need to be a miracle.
My greatest fear is that we are raising up a generation that have no concept of Spirit, no concept of the importance the altar. If we don't teach a generation that balance between Word and Spirit we will have a full generation that will not know how to let what they have inside out.
It's not about manifestations. It's not about what we see on the outward. However it is about what is on the inside will come out.
A move of God within each person should cause a move of God in a corporate setting.
If we want to see miracles we need to be a miracle.
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Easter - The Reminder of Love & Laying Down Life for Others
Easter is a wonderful time to remember just how loved we are. In our faith, it was the day that Love was expressed beyond measure. Love sacrificed. Love gave. Love still gives. Love gave before time began.
Jesus said that no greater love has a man than this: that he lay down his life for his friend.
I know what that means to each of us. I want to express this thought in a different light.
Are we willing to lay aside our agenda and take the time to listen to a friend who is facing a difficulty? Are we willing to lay down our "life" for a few minutes and be a friend in the truest sense of the word?
I have been on the receiving end of this recently. I have had a friend lay down their "lives" and be a great support, listener, and offer their thoughts concerning some of the circumstances I was facing. They took the time out of their day to be there. That's love.
I notice that for some people this comes naturally. For others, they struggle with this. Those that have a natural care and concern for others have cultivated this in their lives or maybe they didn't cultivate themselves. Maybe they were taught it from their parents. Or maybe it was something they were born with. Maybe they have a sensitive side. Whatever the case may be, they exude the nature of Christ.
Maybe they don't even realize that they reveal the nature of Christ. Maybe they don't "serve" Christ. Maybe they once did but they don't anymore. Maybe they have never been a Christian persay. The only way I can explain this is that as they breathe, they breathe the nature of Christ. They came from Spirit so they are simply acting from Spirit.
Isn't that what Jesus did the day "He had need to go to Samaria"?
Sometimes Samaria comes to us. Sometimes we go to Samaria. Sometimes we are Samaria.
So today, as we celebrate Easter, much like we did a few months ago with Christmas, I feel loved. Not only do I feel loved...I am loved. And as I have been blessed with the gift of love from my friends, so I desire to be in that position to return the favor. To lay down my "life" for a few minutes for a friend.
Jesus said that no greater love has a man than this: that he lay down his life for his friend.
I know what that means to each of us. I want to express this thought in a different light.
Are we willing to lay aside our agenda and take the time to listen to a friend who is facing a difficulty? Are we willing to lay down our "life" for a few minutes and be a friend in the truest sense of the word?
I have been on the receiving end of this recently. I have had a friend lay down their "lives" and be a great support, listener, and offer their thoughts concerning some of the circumstances I was facing. They took the time out of their day to be there. That's love.
I notice that for some people this comes naturally. For others, they struggle with this. Those that have a natural care and concern for others have cultivated this in their lives or maybe they didn't cultivate themselves. Maybe they were taught it from their parents. Or maybe it was something they were born with. Maybe they have a sensitive side. Whatever the case may be, they exude the nature of Christ.
Maybe they don't even realize that they reveal the nature of Christ. Maybe they don't "serve" Christ. Maybe they once did but they don't anymore. Maybe they have never been a Christian persay. The only way I can explain this is that as they breathe, they breathe the nature of Christ. They came from Spirit so they are simply acting from Spirit.
Isn't that what Jesus did the day "He had need to go to Samaria"?
Sometimes Samaria comes to us. Sometimes we go to Samaria. Sometimes we are Samaria.
So today, as we celebrate Easter, much like we did a few months ago with Christmas, I feel loved. Not only do I feel loved...I am loved. And as I have been blessed with the gift of love from my friends, so I desire to be in that position to return the favor. To lay down my "life" for a few minutes for a friend.
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