"Are you burning?" This was the question that the old revivalists of John Wesley's day would ask each other upon meeting – not "Hi! How are you?" "Are you burning?" That was the question that they asked, and it was the one that I was faced with last night at the beginning of my church's annual Burning! Conference.
"Are you burning?" Am I fanning into flame the gift of God within me? Am I treasuring the Holy Spirit and growing in intimacy with Him? Am I burning?
This weekend has already been such a blessing. We have had incredible revival fathers coming to worship and pray with us. Ken Gott from North England, Wes Hall from the International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Chad Dedmon from Bethel Church in Redding, and Jonathan and Melissa Helser (my favorite worship leaders in the entire world) have all joined us for a weekend of worship. It's been a time to honor the Father and to bask in His Spirit's presence, burning with passionate love for Jesus. WOW! Seriously, I don't even understand how to tell you the blessing that it has been to spend 2 days worshipping. Everything else melts away in His presence. Fear, worry, stress, finances…all gone. All the waves that distract us and giants that intimidate us dissolve when we turn to Him and ask Him to show Himself great.
Also, quick testimony: I did let go of those things and focused on Jesus this weekend, and let me tell you: He showed His goodness in a beautiful way. My first support deadline for the World Race is May 6th. I was supposed to have raised at least $3,500 of the $15,500 total for the Race by that day. Well, this afternoon a friend handed me a check while we were at the conference that blew me away. I set me just above the deadline, not a full 2 days before time was up. God is teaching me dependence in a new way (not just on His timing, but on His body!). It's really great. AHHH!!! JESUSSSSS!!!!! I just have to scream I'm so happy. His faithfulness stretches the length of the skies. God!! You're so good. Bless you!!
As I have worshipped these last few days, Holy Spirit has been speaking to me in a really wonderful way. I've felt frustrated with this blog, because I don't want to just post for the sake of posting. I want my words to have meaning and value. He answered. He gave me three new posts that will be coming out in the next week, in no particular order:
Go Organic
Heart Transplant
Dwell
It's good to be refreshed.
Bless you guys!
Quick question: Are you burning??
