Saturday, August 23, 2008

[revival-fire] Let’s Not Lose Site!

******* REVIVAL FIRE!!! *******    

Have we lost our way, again?

I pray not.  When you read Nehemiah,  one of my fathers favorite books, you see that he has a burden to build the wall.  He has a destiny, a calling, something that consumes him.  Yet, how many times did the devil try to distract him from his destiny.

How many times did the enemy speak through the cracks of the wall lies to discourage and cause them to do just one thing.  The enemy had one goal in mind.  KEEP THEM FROM BUILDING THE WALL!

Right now the enemy is doing it again, and we as Christians tend to fall into the same trap. 

Am I saddened about Todd Bentley and what took place at Lakeland? Yes.  Am I praying, Yes.  Do I want to throw myself in the middle of who was right and who was wrong and start defending how we should respond or not? NO!

I am sorry, if you had not noticed, I am building a wall! I am fulfilling destiny! I am changing the world! And so you should be also…..

Did Todd stir hunger in me and make me jealous? Yes, but not of Todd, and not of Lakeland, but of the potential of all that is waiting for each and every one of us, here and NOW!

I did not desire to go to Lakeland, though I don't down anyone that did.  I wanted God to pour like that here, where I live!

I did not want to be like Todd! I wanted to be like Matt, cause that is who I am, and ultimately I want Matt to be a little more like Christ, cause that is the transformation that should be taking place.

The devil is achieving so much here, not because someone fell, but because wall builders have turned into a bunch of rubberneckers.  We are stopping to see the crash, wherever you stand on the issue.

If you loved the revival and believed in Todd, then continue the work of transforming the world.  The whole point was not to see a man or a building, but to see the glory cover the earth.

If you thought there were issues and problems, then make sure you don't allow issues and problems in your life by bringing division or gossip.  Pick up a brick and don't throw it, but try building the Kingdom!

 I know that there are some of you who think, "Yes, but what did we learn?"  "How do we keep this from happening again?" 

Well, first, when you figure how to live without the flesh that surrounds our bodies, let me know.  Until then – I know that there are amazing leaders and apostolic elders involved.

I truly respect Dutch Sheets response, in the sense that He is willing to say what was not said no matter the consequences.  And he is in a place to say it, and I am willing to submit all of this to them.

Now I am building, I am warring, and I am not stopping!  I am praying and helping brothers up, but instead of stopping to their level, I am bringing them to mine!

There is a world out there in need of us, so let's go encounter them, and lets remember that there is a whole generation that loved the RAW, Real passion that was evident in Lakeland.  Let us get a clue that there is a world out there looking for REAL!

Now let's get that, and the character of Christ and see the world transformed!

I don't know if any of that made any sense, but I feel better…. Now I am going out to change the world.

See ya on the front lines

Matthew Oliver

 

And yeah – FUEL is going to be wild – go to

www.riverlife.net to sign up or

www.myspace.com/fuelconference08 for video's and blogs and stuff

 

plus – if you are really wild you can check out a VIDEO BLOG from yours truly at

www.myspace.com/cnsecratedone

 


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