Daring to be Restless

“A move of God is, by its very definition, God moving.   In the very first mention of the Holy Spirit in Scripture, He is moving (see Genesis 1:2). That is His basic nature, and He will not change. Those who are led by the Spirit are also moving, going somewhere, and are always focused on a purpose and a destiny.” – Rick Joyner, The Power to Change the World , p. 9 According to the Bible, there is something fundamentally different about the Children of God, something that keeps them from blending into the crowds of unsaved people at their door – their lives are exciting, moving in dynamic ways, focused, powerful.   Admit it; as you read the quote above, something in your heart was stirred, longing to live a life like Joyner describes, longing to experience so much of the Spirit that you are able to constantly move in the exhilarating flow of God’s plans and purposes for you.   There is something in all of us that longs to stand apart, even when it’s difficult, lo...

“The adventure of faith begins with faithfulness.   Being faithful is taking responsibility for the good we know to do .” – Erwin Raphael McManus, Chasing Daylight , p. 81 I’ve always loved how the military names major tactical adventures “Operations;” after all, they’re bloody, dangerous, a matter of life and death, like most surgeries are.   And I have to admit, as I read the quote above, thinking about all the good things we know to do and imagining what it would be like if we would all actively do them – my spirit stirs with the same imagery.   To intentionally do good works as Christ did requires adventurous tactical organization by the Holy Spirit, a healthy covering in the blood of Christ, and is very much a matter of life or death to those we will potentially share the Gospel with as we obediently serve.   So, I’m writing to challenge you to just that – to a battlefield, to a dangerous and life-threatening wonder known as serving God.   Lately, God...

“Where in the Bible is missions ever identified as an optional program in the church?   We have just seen that we were all created by God, saved from our sins, and blessed by God to make his glory known in all the world.   Indeed, Jesus himself has not merely called us to go to all nations; he has created us and commanded us to go to all nations.   We have taken this command, though, and reduced it to a calling – something that only a few people receive … But what if we don’t need to sit back and wait for a call to foreign missions?   What if the very reason we have breath is because we have been saved for a global mission?   And what if anything less than passionate involvement in global mission is actually selling God short by frustrating the very purpose for which he created us?” – Radical , David Platt,   p. 72-73 , 75 I’ve found myself praying a lot this last week, as I’ve been digging into the Word and into books that challenge me to live mor...