This is it! (LONG)

THIS IS IT!

 

The month of May. Many prophets have spoken as to what this will mean to His people. A time of abundance and prosperity.

 

I want that to be in the back of our mind as we look at what is happening. For Tina and I, it means working hard to see the store sold and get our business of PPL(isn't it interesting that it means "PEOPLE?") moving nationally. I have many projects on the burners simmering, so to speak. It is a time of harvest. We will see many salvations coming.

 

Yesterday we met with Darryl and Martha Rodman. Two things came out of that meeting. One was a testimony about the 1,000 member Bible club in a school where gangs ruled and it was a lockdown school. All because of the faith of one 17 year old young lady. The other helped me clarify my thoughts about something that had been bothering me. We have 2 positions we hold. One is blessing people and the other is building with people. I had been wrestling with this. Over "obligation." I feel obligated to "bless" people, but not all of them will we build with or partner with. My thoughts have been on the scripture about fruit that remains. Darryl articulated what I had been thinking.

 

And that leads me to the next point. Nothing is more disturbing to me than "lack of passion." Be a passionate "sinner" and I hold hope for you. God can steer a moving ship. Be dead in the water, and nothing happens. Except the sharks of the enemy begin to circle. I am beginning a quest for passion and passionate people. I am talking about the person who will stay up till 3AM with me and break open the bread of life. The person who says I have not seen enough of God, I want more. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for they will be filed."

 

Time waits for no one. God gave us passion. It is up to us to use it. I have recently contemplated some thoughts from the "Jesus Revival." And one of the results I came away from is the computer acronym. GIGO. Garbage in. Garbage out. The contemplations have to do with this. "Inward, Upward, Outward, Forward." What is going on inside? That is part of the reason for Deeper Relationships. To help one another sort of things. Upward-what is our relationship with Him looking like. Outward is how is the previous 2 thoughts shaping your actions towards others? Is it loving? And Forward is contemplating what is to come? What will my future look like as I take on these previous 3 actions. What are my feelings? How do I do this?

 

My teaching will reflect this passion. My life will reflect this passion. It changes our thoughts about our home here. We have been told it is a place of worship and prayer. It changes what we think about what we are going to do here. We will be looking for passionate people to work with. In the process we will bless those that are along the way, but a recent study of John 6 left me thinking a lot about this. Many witnessed the miracle" of no lack that fed thousands of people. He met them with miracles and food. And when asked how they might do these same glorious works. He said "believe." (6:29) An easy thing many have said. Obviously not, because in a few short minutes, many left him behind.

 

It leaves me thinking about taking our church to the internet level. Much is happening in that realm. We have people all over saying, "Hey. Let's do this." Imagine the church 24/7 with pastors available and teachers, etc. (My 3 David's-please read this. I need help here.)

 

I will be returning to my training and teaching schedules. We are going to embrace the words constantly spoken about a training center. We do not know what is will look like. We are not sure what will happen. We just know God is to be trusted.

 

These are exciting times folks. May is IT! What you have sowed, so shall you reap. The hearts of the fathers turned towards the children and the hearts of the children turned to the fathers. Wild things can be counted on to happen.

 

 

So many accomplish the first 2-3 moves but when it comes to FORWARD it seems like the transmission fell out. WE must see this through. Do we want to see 1,000 NEW CONVERTS in a Bible Study? I DO. I do not care what it takes. Do we want to see a Coliseum filled by a church of 500? Oh, they did a special meeting for EASTER and 14,000 people showed up. 800 got baptized and were encouraged to wear their wet clothes to Easter dinner and explain what happened.

 

I am glad when people seek a change inwardly. I am glad when they expose themselves to God for His care. I am excited about the outward changes that manifest. But the most exciting realm is when passion takes over and the train moves ahead. What does the future hold? Where can we go? When can we go? LET'S GO. My friend Jack Taylor did an incredible teaching one time on "can't stay here. Can't go on. Might as well go ahead. Got to tell somebody." It was about the lepers who were caught in famine. They would die if they stayed. There was nothing back in the city for them. So they decided to go ahead and see if they could grab some food from the enemy. When they got there the enemy was gone. So they ran back and told everyone.