Saturday, May 31:
For those who don’t know, there has been revival in Lakeland for the past 62 days . Allison, Cristie, Sean and I decided to check out what we have heard so much about. Sunday morning, we packed the car and headed south…World Race style – no plans.
Why am I here? Simple. I want to draw into the Lord. I want to see Him move. I know that He is a supernatural God. But there is this disconnect at times between the truth I know about Him and what I see. I catch glimpses of it, but often, I think I miss it. I want to go where I know He is moving, and Lakeland seems to be the place. I want to be a part of this movement…this movement of our nation and our generation back to the heart of God. I feel like that is happening. I want to corporately join people here in seeking Him.
What I expect? I don’t know what to expect. I haven’t really watched it on GodTV. I’ve read little pieces here and there. I’m going so I can see and know for myself. And so that I can share it with you. I think there will be intimate worship, thousands of people who are hungry for God, probably some speakers here and there, the power of the Holy Spirit, and definitely the presence of God.
What else? I also go wondering what all this means. Wondering how this happens. What is a Revival? I think of revival of peoples spirits, but how can you measure that? And if spirits really are revived, than that is seen in the long term, right? The word revival conjures up thoughts of Southern churches, no air condition, all day meetings, and loud preachers. But who knows where I got that, probably erroneous, perception.
I’m not interested in looking for the next spiritual high every couple months, but I do want to be overcome with my God every moment of my life, and I know I won’t get there unless I chase after Him. This is me chasing Him.
Monday, June 2:
Fast forward 2 days. We went to the meetings Sunday night and Monday morning and evening. It was rather incredible. Your spirit is completely energized when you get together with thousands of people who crave His presence; all worshipping our God; all longing to go deeper into His presence.
I don’t know who I expected to be here, but one of the things I love most is the diversity. There are people from all over the States, not to mention people from many nations who flew here for the revival – Egypt, Australia, Korea, South Africa, Germany, Switzerland, England….people are so hungry for God. And there are millions of people watching via GodTV. There are families and people who came alone. There are people from every walk of life – sick, healthy, rich, poor, black, white, asian, old, young, broken, free, believer, unbeliever, skeptic, republican, democrat, Pentecostal, Catholic, Baptist, etc, etc – the one uniting factor is our overwhelming desire and love for the Lord. I love it!!
It is a beautiful thing when God’s people join together, worship and pour out their hearts before Him. Though, I do have times of uncertainty. Some of the things I see scare me – I’m mostly scared that they may happen to me. But I want more and more of the Lord, so I am trusting Him, and eventually I will get over myself. I only fear because I don’t fully understand. But what I haven’t experienced, I can’t understand. That is where I come face to face with faith and trust.
If you haven’t heard about what is going on, you should absolutely check it out. You can start here. You can also watch GodTV every night, if you can’t make the trip to Lakeland. If you can make the trip here, I highly recommend it.
