Friday, September 15, 2006

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It's funny, I have a million and one ideas of what to put in my blog, and I forget them when I sit down. Acctualy, I've got thoughts coming to me...

I definately believe the division's youth are on the verge of revolution. I generally feel that God has somthing big planned, and I know I'm not the only one. However, there is no revolution without revolutionaries, and one cannot be a revolutionary unless they know what they are out to change.

O Sovereign Father God, that what I am about to say next is true, not self rightouess, but will bring glory and honour only to you!

I was talking to someone online yesterday, someone who agrees with me about this subject, which I am always going on about (I'm that excited about it), and they suggested maybe a group of us (and he ran of an example list of names) got together to pray and ask God what he wants us to do. Now don't get me wrong, I believe that sometimes it is appropiate to ask God what he wants us to do, because otherwise we could run off in other directions, however I believe that God has quite clearly revealed to some of us, myself included, what he wants from every person in this division. I believe God wants complete, pure christianity. I don't mean to say that people aren't trying hard as it is, and I don't want to belittle peoples faith and relationship, but I feel what God wants is us all trying our hardest to live out our faith as laid out in the Bible. I'm talking radical christianity. I've just finished reading Aggresive Christianity, and started Live like a Jesus freak, and that's what I'm talking about. I'm talking about a generation of young people who deny themselves daily, pick up their cross, and choose to walk in the footsteps of our Lord, and walk along Via Dolorosa. Not neccaserilly become martyrs of life itself (red martyrs), but definately martyrs to the posh, fancy, easy lifestyle the world has to offer (white martyrs). I'm talking about kid's who choose to witness to christ, not the facts from a book, not a lecture, but softly, via their relationships, their own personal stories; stories, combined with the true gospel which will make their friends respond like that roman centurion and say 'Surely this man was the son of God.' I'm talking a generation whose hearts wil be filled with so much love that they will not only love the community of salvationists and christians as they would their best friend, but also the unloveable, the downhearted, the distressed, the needy, the minority, that weird kid in class who doesn't speak, and whose tousers are too small and hairs in a mess. I'm talking about a group of young people always willing to pray for one another, and who always bless one another in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. I'm talking about a generation who loves God so much that their only desire is to get to know him more and more, and bring their friends with them. I'm talking about kids going to worship, forgetting everyone around them, and making it their personnal time to praise God. I'm talking about kids for full of the spirit that they don't see miracles, they carry them out, and not only that, but they recognise God and Satan in everything, and praise God for what he is in, and defy Satan. I'm talking about kids who see the spiritual battlefield and see where they are needed most, and conciously choose to serve God where he needs them most. I'm talking about teenages who will not let hormones control them, and who put christ before everything, and like Nehimiah pray to God before making any decision or doing anything important. I'm talking a 21st centuary Salvation Army.

I'm praying a 21st centuary Salvation Army.

I'm praying a mass revolution and revival.

I'm praying for personal revoltuion and revival.

(P.s, I'm really sorry for the bad english/grammer/spellings - spell checker isn't working!)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hi Ben

Wanted to let you know (perhaps this will act as some sort of encouragement) that you don't need to pray for revolution to begin, it's been happening among the youth of the South Western division for about 10 years.
It's not fast, but remember, we're working in God's time.
Oh that revolution was easy, that I could become that "aggressive christian" like that. But still, we pray and God moves. Rock on God. Roll on revolution!