Where is the passion for God?

My soul is burdened by the lack of passion and zeal in people who are on staff at ministries and churches. Do they not realize what they are doing? Do they not realize that the chief of staff is Jesus Christ Himself? Do they not realize that all things done apart from Jesus leads to nothing?

Why do I see church staff members not fired up about Jesus? Do they even experience getting into God’s presence daily? This should not be so.

For there to be revival in the body of Christ, which infects the world, there needs to be revival in church leadership! How? By pursuing Jesus Christ more passionately than anything else on this planet. By obeying the first commandment. By loving the Lord your God first, and then loving your neighbor.

People in our churches are dying. Spiritually dying. Who is taking them the medicine? It’s like going to an obese, overweight, unhealthy doctor…really. This doc doesn’t even do what he should, how greatly will he impact his patients? Just as a complacent, lukewarm pastor will not impact his church. It is a sad, sad thing. An epidemic I tell you.

If you are waiting for the church leaders to lead you…you may be disappointed. They too are sinful man and fall. Put your eyes on Jesus, the truth, the life, and the way. He is the one who laid down His life for you. He is the one who has the final say-so on this life. He is the one who created a plan and purpose for your life. Put your allegiance in Him. Put your faith back in HIM only!

Historically, revival has started after  (corporate) prayer and fasting…a place of repentance, sacrifice, and complete physical dependence on God. This leads you to become so spiritually dependent on God…leading you to return to His presence routinely. Experiencing God’s presence regularly keeps you conscientious of your sins and His help and forgiveness. Through this dependence on God, you become anointed by His spirit, anointed with His power to carry out that which He has shared with you in those silent moments with Him.

What the body of Christ is lacking is the presence of Christ.

The churches will continue in this downward spiral of morals and morale if they do not sober up and pursue a life that pleases God. The Bible tells all on how to please God. Moreover, is it safe to say that the body of Christ is lacking biblical knowledge?

I read a statistic given by Billy Graham in 1992 that 11% of believers read their Bibles. I read in a counseling book, published 10 years later that 10% of believers read theirs. Proof is in the pudding. With the advancement of technology and social media, I’m sure that numbers continue on the decline due to greater distractions. As a result, spiritual poverty is on the incline.

What do we do?

• Love the Lord God with all our soul, strength, and might.
• Refuse to live a life separate from Him. Pursue Him.
• Long for His presence.
• Talk to Him; tell Him about your grief, joy, struggles, and accomplishments.
• Read His Book of Life daily, meditate on it.
• Call out to the Holy Spirit for help, strength, and guidance.

We have to acknowledge the Lord in all our ways

so that we live on His path for our life.

This takes making your relationship with Christ TOP priority. Then you must make your schedule accommodate your priority. Make the time. Set it apart. Make an appointment with Jesus & don’t break it out of laziness or lack of discipline.

Do you realize that He wants to do something amazing in your life? He wants to use you in this life to change the face of the world. REALLY! So show up with your Creator and see who He is, what He has for you, and where He wants to use you!

Be faithful....to Him!

My eyes see the world, too lazy to change,

My heart is despairing in this day and age.

Peer pressure, affairs, alcohol and drugs,

Have taken the place of true friendships and love.

So many worshiping their things and their faces,

Spouses and kids’ hearts left empty, vacant spaces.

So many things with so little time,

Relationships are what we choose to sacrifice.

Times need to change and not get our best,

It’s our hearts, minds, and attention we need to invest.

 

God forgive us for serving only ourselves.

God forgive us for leaving our Bibles on the shelves.

Open our hearts to Your love and our ears to Your voice,

Let grace fall from above, help us make the right choice.

 

Thank you Lord in advance, for helping us to change,

Help us let go of our first loves, despite the pain.

 

Lord, give us this day - our daily bread,

And help us trust what Your Word says.

 

Take our lives and make them new,

Help us be ready and faithful to only You!

By Jennifer Morin, August 30, 2012


Interesting that I wrote this poem before I read Luke 12:22-40:

²² Then Jesus said to his disciples: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; or about your body, what you will wear. ²³ For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. ²⁴ Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn; yet God feeds them. And how much more valuable you are than birds! ²⁵ Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life^[b]? ²⁶ Since you cannot do this very little thing, why do you worry about the rest?

²⁷ “Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. ²⁸ If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, how much more will he clothe you—you of little faith! ²⁹ And do not set your heart on what you will eat or drink; do not worry about it. ³⁰ For the pagan world runs after all such things, and your Father knows that you need them. ³¹ But seek his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.

³² “Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom. ³³ Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. ³⁴ For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

³⁵ “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, ³⁶ like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him. ³⁷ It will be good for those servants whose master finds them watching when he comes. Truly I tell you, he will dress himself to serve, will have them recline at the table and will come and wait on them. ³⁸ It will be good for those servants whose master finds them ready, even if he comes in the middle of the night or toward daybreak. ³⁹ But understand this: If the owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not have let his house be broken into. ⁴⁰ You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”