Presence of God, Part 2

During the service in Radcliff, KY last night the Spirit confirmed to me the need of the modern day church to focus our attention on Christ. Do I attend church out of the function of duty or do I attend church out of a burning desire to offer praise, adoration, and worship to the Lord God Almighty? I truly believe that God is calling His people back to a deep recognition of His presence and to the spirit of true reverence and adoration. The "spirit of the culture" seeks to displace God and to replace Him with the attitude of the world. The spirit of the world seeks its own way, its own will, and it seeks to make decisions based on fleshly desires rather than the direction of the Holy Spirit. Will we dare to resist the attitude of the fallen world? Will we dare to seek God in the midst of all that is trying to pull us away from God and His direction? Will we resist the trend to be molded by the humanistic approach to life rather than the need to allow the Spirit to mold us in the image and likeness of the Creator of all things? The future success of the church in this world depends on our desire to make the correct choices concerning our relationship with Christ. I am making the choice to make correct decisions concerning my walk with God; I know that I am not perfect but I do know that I desire to please God and serve Him to the best of my ability. Will you join me in that choice today? It is never to late to resist the attitudes of this world; this is day to choose the path that may be less traveled. Christ will lead our lives as we seek to follow Him with true passion, desire, and surrender. ENJOY THE JOURNEY!

Presence of God

The Kingdom Celebration in Cleveland, TN was a wonderful meeting that was permeated by the unction and anointing of the Holy Spirit. Each of us who attended the meeting were brought under the teaching presence of the Spirit. It is such a blessing to understand that God is interested in our spiritual development. We can celebrate the fact that God has forgiven us and adopted us into His family. We can celebrate the fact the God has provided for our healing in His atoning death on the cross. We can celebrate the fact the Christ overcame satan so that we can walk in the strength of that victory. We can celebrate the fact that Christ has made it possible for us to bring our hurts, injuries, challenges and stress of this present life. I believe those facts and I share those facts with local churches all across this nation. But God reminded me of a far more powerful principle (at least in my opinion) over the past few days. What if I just desired HIS PRESENCE? What if I came to public worship opportunities just desiring to be in His presence? What if I just "looked" for Him rather than looking for things (blessings)? Have we become more interested in His provision than we are concerned about being in His presence? Now, I fully believe that God desires to meet our need (Biblical principle and promise) but I also believe that God desires to fellowship with us and out of this fellowship He desires to build relationship. What if the modern day church just hungered and thirsted for His presence? What if the modern day church re-discovered the joy of just being in His presence? What if the modern day church re-discovered the joy of just worshiping Him and recognizing the sacredness of His presence? The Spirit used Pastor John A. Stone (Keith St. Ministries) to remind me of the "sacredness" of the presence of God. We must allow the Spirit to teach our hearts to reverence the presence of God among us. We must rebuke the "casual" approach that this culture desires to place in our thought process when it comes to the presence of God. I can testify that my life was challenged over the course of the past few days and my view of the presence of God has been altered for the remainder of my days. I refuse to return to the thoughts of yesterday; God has birthed a fresh desire and passion for the presence of God. Will you ask Him to do the same in you today? Take a fresh look at the presence of God and recognize the sacredness that is connected with His presence.

Don't Give Up, Part 2

I did not have any intentions to continue the thought that I shared yesterday until my prayer and study time for this evening's service in Cleveland, TN. Many of us are facing our own unusual set of circumstances. In many instances these circumstances are very daunting and the enemy will use them to discourage and frustrate us. In those moments we must rely on the strength of God to provide the persistence and desire that we need to continue our journey and to continue our pursuit of a deeper relationship with God. I woke up this morning with Hebrews 12:1-3 in my spirit. The last part of verse 2 keeps being raised up in my spirit as I have sought to listen to the Voice of God. Let me remind you of what the Bible says, "...let us run with patience the race that is set before us" (KJV). The word "patience" provides an interesting challenge to all of us. The original language provides this insight to the meaning of the word. The word "patience" is translated from the word which means "cheerful endurance." The Lord reminded me that I can "cheerfully endure" my race as I reflect on the presence of God that is traveling with me. Some of you may feel lonely, isolated, disconnected and even discouraged today; but rest assured that you are not alone. Cheerfulness does not emanate from your circumstances but cheerfulness comes from the Biblical promise that the Lord will not forsake you. You are not alone on the road of life; we can not afford to give up our walk with God regardless of what life is bringing our way. We do have days of challenge and trials but rest assured Christ has already faced those challenges for us and He stands ready to assist if we will remain consistent in our pursuit and recognition of His presence. Each of us need to take the time to recognize His presence today. During prayer time God reminded me that I needed His presence more than I needed "blessings." The blessings come from His presence. Oh that we would desire His presence in our lives, in our homes, in our marriages, in our families, and in our worship services.

Don't Give Up

I sense that the Spirit is encouraging me to make this declaration over our lives. This is not the time to give up on our dreams, desires, destinies, and future encounters with God. This is the day and time of divine revelation; we are being called to see and recognize God as the revelation of Truth, Grace, and Mercy. God desires to work in our lives if we will be willing to respond and commit to a life of seeking Him and following Him. I Thessalonians 5:17 deposits this challenge in our spirit; "Never stop praying" (NLT). We can not afford to stop listening to the Voice of God. Many of us are still praying for needs to be met in our lives as well as the lives of our friends and family. The enemy seeks to discourage us and he wants us to discontinue the offering of our sincere prayers to God. But before you quit praying let me remind you to take time to hear the Voice of God. God speaks to us through a variety of ways: through the Word of God, through the insight and wisdom of fellow believers, through the elements of nature that declare the glory and power of God, through our own conscience that speaks volumes of truth into our lives, and God also uses dreams, visions and other means of inspiration to alert us to His presence. God desires for you to hear Him this day; "Never stop praying." Let us fan the flame of intercession that is being awakened in our land today. We are in desperate times and we need Divine intervention. We should intensify our praying; we can not afford to become slack in this command of God. Do not lose heart; pray with passion, faith, and fervency. We must remember that God does hear the cry of our hearts and He responds to the brokenness of our spirit. KEEP PRAYING!

Weekend Review

It is such a blessing to be able to serve Christ. I am blessed that God has called me to join Him in the declaration of the Word of God as a Gospel Preacher. It is a privilege to stand and declare the greatness of our God and recognize His awesome presence. It is an honor to share the Word of God and watch the Spirit of God release conviction into the lives of individuals who are sitting in that particular service. I just felt that I needed to give honor to God today for the great opportunity of participating with Him in the spreading of the message of the Gospel throughout this nation. I firmly believe that God is speaking to people in our nation and we need to be willing to respond to the call that is being issued. Are you paying close attention to those nuggets of truth that God is depositing in your life? Are you presenting yourself to God a "living sacrifice" which is your reasonable service? Are you serving God out of duty or you serving God from a heart of desire? These and many more questions need to be answered by all of us; let us pay close attention to the Word that is being declared to us and let us make a commitment to follow Christ in full obedience. Thursday found me in Radcliff participating in a meeting with New River Ministries. The Spirit God called us to prayer during our time of worship. The Worship Leader, Carol Baker, felt led of the Lord to share what the Lord had placed in her heart. Those attending the service chose to respond to the call from God rather than ignoring the call of God. Each of us need to examine our lives and make sure that we are responding appropriately to God and not ignoring the message that God is sending to us. We spent the majority of the evening service interceding for our nation, our city, our families, and for our individual lives. I can declare that I truly feel that God was in charge of the meeting that night. That also reminds me that we must allow God to be in charge of each public meeting in which we participate. The Spirit knows exactly what we need and He will provide for those needs to be met if we will follow the leading of the Spirit. This week finds me at Keith Street Ministries in Cleveland, TN. Pastor John A. and Judy Stone have invited me to participate in the Kingdom Celebration services. From the very outset yesterday you could sense the desire of the people to worship and praise the King of the Kingdom. The King of the Kingdom offers great provision to His family; we are not just subjects in the kingdom, we are sons and daughters who have been invited into the presence of Royalty. I am grateful that God has chosen to adopt me into His family and I seek to honor Him through love and adoration. The altar services were tremendous as the anointing of the Spirit flowed as we prayed for numerous needs that people are encountering in their lives. My life was enriched as I saw several young people respond to the call from the Spirit. I have not given up on the youth and children of this generation; there is a group who are choosing to seek the face of God with passion and desire. I am convinced that "nothing is impossible with God." I believe that God is at work among His people and that we are seeing a renewed desire to release our faith and see God move in our lives. We saw that yesterday and we will see that in the remainder of the services. Many of us are choosing to wade out into the deeper presence of God; we no longer will be satisfied with the status quo. Will you join me on the journey and allow God to reveal Himself in the midst of your life?

Turning our Attention to Christ

The revival at the Woodland Hills church in Bessemer, AL brought a powerful reminder to my heart. I need to make sure that the Word of God and the presence of God has my undivided attention. It becomes so easy to become distracted from the true purpose of my walk with Christ. I am to focus on Christ, the Chief Shepherd of my soul. Am I developing my desire to focus on Christ even in the midst of the daily challenges of life? It is so easy to become "consumed" in living my life that I can forget the presence of Christ. We can develop the mode of survival rather than realizing that Christ is present to lead and direct our steps if we will commit to following Him. One of the elements of the vision of Pastor James Wallace of the Woodland Hills church is to "Exalt Christ." At first glance that may seem simple yet our hope and source of strength is found in that statement. As we exalt Christ we are able to understand that God is greater than all of the events of life that we face. Christ is greater than any sin that may be practiced in our society; Christ is greater than any disease that we may find in our bodies or mind; Christ is greater than any trial that may cross our path; and Christ is greater than any power that seeks to undermine our faith in the promises of God. Do you see the point of the statement, "EXALT CHRIST" (emphasis mine)? Christ is worthy of exaltation. He is the source of our life and His presence in our lives will lead us to victory over the snares of the enemy. Would you take a moment today and lift your voice to the Lord God Almighty and declare His greatness? "God is great and greatly to be praised." Let us exalt Christ in all that we do and say!

Update

I have been unable to update the blog due to my travel schedule and lack of Internet access. I have missed the opportunity to share information and inspiration with those of you who take the time to read the thoughts that I post. I am always blessed by the words of encouragement that are shared with me via emails and comments on the blog. I am a firm believer in the need for each of us to encourage one another. The accuser of the brethren (satan) does all in his power to discourage and dissuade us from our journey; but God can use the fellowship of the believers to speak words of strength and encouragement into the lives of our fellow human beings. I encourage you to take the time to invest yourself in the lives of other people; people are in need of friends who can help share the load of burdens that life can bring to all of us. The revival services in Bessemer, AL at the Woodland Hills church have been wonderful. The anointing of the Holy Ghost has been very evident in each of the services. We have seen the miraculous power of healing released before our very eyes. A young lady walked into church on a crutch/cane on Sunday night and left without the aid of the crutch/cane. She has been in each of the evening services participating with the worship team. GOD IS GOOD TO GIVE US SO MANY BLESSINGS! I give this testimony to encourage the release of our faith. Faith is the key that unlocks the door to the promises and provisions of God. I have a greater desire to release my faith; as I have said before, these are the days to trust God and realize that He is at work in His Kingdom. He is still the King of Kings and Lord of Lords; I just want to offer Him praise and adoration. We have seen people saved, filled with the Spirit, delivered from oppression, and encouraged by the moving of the Holy Spirit. This morning during prayer the Lord placed this thought in my heart; many of us may be living in the Friday's (spiritual death and drought) of our lives but the Sunday's (resurrection and spiritual life) are in our future. Look for the Sunday's and realize that God is alive and that His power is real. He is still touching the lives of people around this world. I continue to be excited about the fulfillment of the promises of God; I am determined to remain focused on the progress of my journey with God.

Distractions

As I continue to draw near to God I am blessed to know that God is interested in the successful completion of my journey. God has planned for my victory and not my defeat. The cross has made provision for us to walk in His strength and not in the strength of the flesh. The strength of the flesh will lead to confusion and disillusionment but the direction of the Spirit will lead to a deeper dependence on God. I truly believe that God will reveal the strategies of the enemy as I continue to draw near to His presence. I would like to look at one of the strategies of the enemy that God brought to my heart during prayer time. The enemy seeks to distract us from our purpose and from our call. The enemy will place all types of obstacles in our path; he does not want us to be alert to the traps that have been set for our demise. The enemy seeks for me to lose my focus; he wants me looking everywhere but to the Lord. Hebrews 12 talks about "keeping our eyes on Jesus" (NLT) on our journey through life. I have come to realize that the enemy will do all in his power to move the "eyes of my heart" away from Christ. The enemy wants me to focus on what is going on around me and in some cases what is going on in me. But I am given the opportunity to make a decision and defeat the strategy of the enemy by constantly refocusing my attention on Christ. We are living in the prophetic times in which we need to constantly refocus the desires of our heart toward Christ. This is no time to be looking around; this is the time to be looking up to Heaven and realize that Christ is our answer. Some of us may be able to compare our situation to the race horses of Kentucky; we may need a set of blinders placed around our eyes. The blinders keep the horse from being distracted by the crowd or by the other horses involved in the race. The blinders cause the horse to stay focused on the finish line and the race at hand. What are you focused on today? Where are you looking? Are you being distracted from your relationship with Christ? Take a moment today, lift your heart to God and ask for a renewed desire to see Him as the focal point of your life. The revival meeting in Acworth, GA has been awesome. A powerful anointing has been released in each of the services. The altar services have certainly "altered" the lives of all of us who have been involved in seeking after God. The Spirit of God is certainly interested in "altering" our lives so that we can fully please God in all that we do. I desire to be open to this process and procedure; I do not want to resist what God is releasing among the people of God. I am hungry to become all that God has planned for me to become; He has a plan and purpose and I desire to submit to His plan.

Speaking from my Heart

I am constantly amazed at the greatness of God's love and His desire to inform me of His will and direction for my life. I must allow the Spirit to develop my spiritual sensitivity to a higher level. I must allow the Spirit to have full sway over my life and I do this by making the decision to listen, follow, and obey the direction of God in my life. Each one of us in the family of God must make the decision to invite God into our lives and I mean each area of our lives. Is it possible that we have kept some of the compartments of our life off limits to God? We do not want Him revealing what is hidden in those compartments. Those compartments may contain sin, hurts, injuries, and all sorts of failures. But we must remember that the Spirit not only reveals those problem areas of our lives He also has the "healing balm" that can bring relief and deliverance to each one of us. Will you allow Him to search every compartment of your life today so that you can fully reach the potential that God has deposited in you? The Lord also dealt with me concerning the process of decisions in our lives. Each of us face our own set of daunting circumstances but we must make the decision to follow Christ regardless of the circumstances. Politicians use the term "waffling" when their opponent does not stay committed to a previous position on a certain issue. We must not be guilty of "waffling" when it comes to our decision to follow Christ. We must choose to follow after Christ and His will for our lives regardless of the cost. I was praying with someone last night who was asking God for freedom in certain areas of their life. I began to join with this person in crying out to God for their "deliverance." I truly believe that we made progress during the time of intercession for that individual but this morning I was awakened to this thought in my spirit. It is only through the process of "decision" that we are able to invite Christ not only into our hearts but into our lives. We can not avoid the decision; I believe that Christ will only deliver us from those things which we have decided to place in His hands. Do not be afraid to make the decision to follow Christ will all of your heart. Do not "waffle" in your decision to place Christ as the leader of your life; as I have said before, "God will guide and lead if we will decide to follow." Will you make the decision today to follow God regardless of the road of life that you may have to travel? God has promised to accompany us down the road of life regardless of how bumpy, treacherous, or challenging the road may become. Decide to follow Him today without any reservation in your heart! You and I will be blessed and encouraged by the strength that God will provide as me make that decision in our hearts.

Weekend Services

Sunday found me in service with Pastor Neal and Neva Wright in Acworth, GA. It is always a blessing to be with the Wright family and the people of the Acworth church. I have been privileged to serve this congregation as Evangelist on other occasions and it is a special privilege to be invited back into the the fellowship of the local church. Acworth is located north of Atlanta for those of you who many not know the location of the local church. Sunday's services were awesome and anointed. I firmly believe that the anointing makes the difference. The modern day church must fully realize that the secret of our success will be found in paying the price to have the anointing of the Spirit upon our lives as well as upon the services. The anointing of the Spirit will break the shackles and bonds of the enemy. Many people who enter the doors of our local churches are facing great struggles with the enemy; we must fully understand that we are living in a time of spiritual warfare. The enemy is after my soul and your soul but we must remember that God is fighting for us and not against us. God has provided for and planned for your victory; Jesus Christ died on the cross that we might overcome the enemy of our soul. I am encouraging people to walk in the liberty of the victory that was won at Calvary when Jesus triumphed over the power of darkness and sin. We do have FREEDOM in Christ and we must walk in that FREEDOM! The altar services were powerfully anointed as people were delivered from oppression, the spirits of people were refreshed through the unction of the Holy Ghost, people claimed the promises that God has declared over them through His Word, strength and courage was deposited in the lives of many people, and I could give other testimonies about the moving of the Spirit. I write these things to encourage you to keep reaching for your miracle; God is not dead and God is still in charge of YOUR life. He is in charge of your life no matter what you are facing; God has not forgotten you or forsaken you. He is prepared to intervene on your behalf; the release of our faith opens the door for spiritual activity in our lives. The devil does not want the modern day believer releasing their faith. The enemy is completely satisfied if he can keep us locked away in the room of doubt and fear. But many of us are coming to the conclusion that we will not remain behind those closed doors of doubt and fear; the Deliverer has arrived and He is bringing us into our spiritual destiny. The old hymn declares, "Trust and obey, for their is no other way..." Trust Him and be willing to follow Him into your day of victory.

Thoughts on Worship

Last night during worship service in Radcliff the Lord began to deal with my heart concerning the offering of worship that I was presenting to God. I could sense these questions rising in my heart. Was I serious in what I was singing to God? Was I concentrating on the words that I was expressing or were they just words coming out of my mouth? Did I truly believe what I was singing or was I just doing the "religious thing" in front of my peers? Was the worship coming from my heart or was it just coming from my intellectual ability to speak words and phrases to God? As you can sense, I felt strong Holy Spirit conviction in my spirit as I participated in worship service. Each one of us need to take some time and examine our own motives when it comes to offering praise and worship to God. Can you imagine the presence of God that would be in the church across America if we took our time of worship seriously and that we truly concentrated on what we were saying to the Lord God Almighty? Can you imagine the release of grace and love that would be present when we truly began to magnify Christ and exalt His name above everything that is going on around us as well as in us? I firmly believe that God is calling us to focus our attention on Him and let Him know that our words and actions are based on a heartfelt response to the "love that He has shed abroad in our lives through the Holy Ghost." God is good and He is worthy of our praise and adoration. Let me close with this quote from Adrian Rogers; "We have a God who is simply presented in all of creation; we should recognize Him. We have a God who is sovereignly powerful; we should respect Him. We have a God who is surely purposeful; we should reverence Him. We have a God who is savingly personal; we should receive Him." Turn your focus and attention to God in a purposeful way the next time you are involved in a time of worship whether the time is private or public. You might be pleasantly surprised at the response of God when we approach Him in a serious, respectful, and sincere manner. Blessings on you and your journey with God!

Doubt, Part 2

This post is to remind us that we are all faced with the daunting task of trusting God when all of the information speaks otherwise. I sincerely feel that God understands and responds to our humanity and He is prepared to strengthen our faith at those difficult moments. We must not allow those moments of doubt to drive us away from God but we can turn those moments into opportunities to develop a deeper relationship with God. I am convinced that God is ALWAYS interested in the development of our relationship with Him. Moments of challenge and concern become the "soil of opportunity" which can either drive us away from God or drive us toward God in a heartfelt pursuit of His presence. We can use our doubt as a moment to develop a fresh and new conversation (some my say prayer) with God. These moments of conversation (prayer) can offer us fresh insights to the greatness of God as well as the concern that God has for us. These moments of conversation (prayer) allows us the opportunity to see a fresh revelation of God's love for us as individuals. I can not overstate the passion and fervency of God's love for fallen humanity. His great love is revealed in the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross and the desire that God has to redeem fallen humanity. We must rejoice in the fact that God's love is real and that he will not forsake us during the times of doubt and difficulty. These moments of conversation (prayer) also reveal to us how we can relate to God and this deeper understanding brings us to the point of trusting Him more. We must remember that we can ask God for help during these difficult challenges that life will bring to all of us. Remember the promise that God has spoken to us, "God has said, I will never leave you, I will never abandon you. " Hebrews 13:5, (NKJV). Always remember that we can walk in the strength of the promises of God!

Doubt

Each one of us at various times face certain struggles that can create doubt in our lives. Does this doubt mean that our faith isn't real or does it mean that we are not trusting God? Let us look at some examples from the Bible. Abram faced the challenge of believing the promises of God because of his age and the age of his wife (Genesis 15:8). John the Baptist asked this question of Christ as he sat in a prison cell; "John the Baptist...sent his disciples to ask Jesus, Are you the Messiah we've been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?" (Matthew 11:2-3, NKJV). Does it mean that these men doubted when they asked these questions or does it simply reveal their humanity as they look at the daunting situation they were facing? As we look at these examples we can understand that even these "pillars of the faith" had moments when their circumstances seemed larger than their faith. I don't believe they felt that the circumstances were larger than their God; rather I believe they could have felt that the circumstances were larger than their faith. Their faith was being challenged in a new way; they were entering territory where they had never traveled before. Each one of us have to be careful and not allow the enemy to place the seeds of doubt in our lives; he will create the strategy to defeat or overthrow our faith. Each one of us will face these new "territories" of faith; but it is in these places in which we see God reveal His character to us. We learn to recognize the provision of the ability of God in ways in which we have never seen Him act. We see God in a fresh and new way in our lives and these circumstances begin to produce an even stronger faith as we see God at work in our circumstances. Many of us are facing some of these challenges of our faith; do not let the enemy work his strategy against you. Maintain your trust in God and offer your praise to God for all of those times in which He divinely intervened in your circumstances and you were able to see His hand of provision. October 8: I would like to remind you of a weekly service that is taking place in Radcliff, KY. We are meeting to worship God, preach the Word, and intercede for the needs of our nation. You are welcome to join us at the Woodland Elementary School (cafeteria) at 7:00 PM. Due to the seeting arrangements feel free to bring your own chair. The school is located at 6000 S. Woodland Drive in Radcliff. Feel free to share this information with family or friends who may live in Radcliff or one of the surrounding communities. Radcliff is located adjacent to Ft. Knox if you have family or friends stationed at that base.

Weekend Services

The blessings of the Lord were very evident in the services this past weekend. It is always a great honor and privilege to worship the Lord will fellow believers and to have the honor to share the Word of God. I never want to lose the "AWE" of being in the presence of God and the strength of sharing fellowship with my brothers and sisters in Christ! Saturday found Ann and I participating in a meeting of Pastors and Laity Leadership from around the state of Kentucky. We were able to fellowship with people that we have served with for over 30 years; we have been encouraged and strengthened by these men and women of God on many occasions and in many situations. I was given the great honor to minister to these leaders in the afternoon session of the Conference. State Bishop, Scott Gillum had assigned me the subject of "Encouragement." I was blessed as God began to deposit the Word in my heart during preparation time; I was equally blessed as God began to pour out His anointing during the delivery time of the Word. All of us need ENCOURAGEMENT from time to time on this journey through life; but we need to focus on giving encouragement as well as receiving encouragement. God will place people in our lives who are in need of a kind word fitly spoken. Will we allow the Spirit to awaken our sensitivity to these people or will we choose to remain in our own little world of self-preservation? I came out of that meeting with a renewed desire to be sensitive to the needs of those around me. I challenge you to develop that same desire with God. Let us look for those opportunities to share a Word of Encouragement with those we contact. Sunday found us ministering at the Willisburg, KY local church. We had the privilege and honor to serve that local church as Pastor for over eight years. Some of the best ministry years of our life were spent in the Willisburg community. Sunday allowed us the privilege to renew old friendships as well as begin the process of developing new relationships. It is always a blessing to interact with people who have maintained their faithful pursuit of God in the midst of various challenges that they face. As Pastor we were able to be with many of these people during difficult times yet they maintained their desire to be faithful to God and to His Word. I must maintain that desire in my heart; I must continue to strive to reach that place that NOTHING will move me away from my hope in Christ. We were given the privilege to pray with people whom we love with a deep love of appreciation and respect. I was reminded of that privilege as we drove home last night. It is a blessing to know that someone loves you and that they truly care about you and your family. I encourage you not to allow the enemy to move us away from that appreciation and recognition. We need each other in the family of God; our love must grow stronger and not weaker. This past weekend renewed my desire to be a blessing to the family of God. I want to come along side of people and help to encourage them on their walk through life. All of us know people that are facing their own set of challenges and they need someone to speak words of kindness and love to them. Will you allow God to use you to be that person TODAY? I truly thank God for all of those people whom He put in life at the time that I needed their encouragement.

Rejoicing

Due to my schedule I was unable to update the blog for a couple of days but I wanted to give you an overview of the past few services. Carbon Hill Revival: The altar meetings in the revival were powerful and anointed. The manifested presence of God was awesome; many needs were met as people sought after God with hungry hearts. One of the great blessings of the altar services was the diversity of the group of seekers. We were able to witness people of all ages crying out for more of God. The call of God that we sense and feel is for all generations; no one is excluded from this challenge of the Spirit. Each of us regardless of our age needs to seek to follow God with true passion and fervency. We do not need to be content with the "motions/activities" of church; we need the presence of God that is able to ALTER our lives so that we can please Him in all things. I was able to witness the blessing of Christian cooperation; Pastors brought people from various congregations in the community to participate in the services. Many of these brothers and sisters in Christ responded to the call to prayer and they were able to see their needs being met as we looked to God through the eyes of Christian unity. Radcliff: We were able to have our second service in the city of Radcliff. The presence of God was very near to those who attended this effort to reach out to the community with the message of the Gospel. God is prepared to change lives if we will submit to His leadership and direction. Feel free to contact me if you have friends or family that live in Radcliff or the surrounding communities. Radcliff is the city located nearest to Fort Knox; you may have family or friends stationed at Fort Knox. We would be glad to contact your family or friends if you feel led to share their names with us. We just have a desire to share the love of God with a hurting world; God is looking for people who will trust Him even during their moments of challenge and trial. I continue to ask for your prayer covering for this ministry effort. I realize and understand that without Christ "we can do nothing." I desire and want your prayer support and encouragement.