...Joe
yeah it sounds just crazy
it kinda feels like, as a movement - it would be good to go back to the first things kelly did, like praying outside of the area...
like a spiritual prayer walk around the places we have had to leave behind...
12:26Me
yeah
and as a movement we are not giving up on countries that become so dangerous that we can't be in there
when we prayed there was such an amazing feeling about God not letting go and those places being still so much in his plans, it was like for a seed to die to produce plentiful of fruit kinda feeling
12:28Joe
yeh - isn't it weird...
mega pray needs for the guys in ibiza i reckon
12:30Me
yes, definitely need to pray
and same in all over europe, for all communities
12:31Joe
this is a massively important time
there's definate pruning going on!!
12:36Me
in small and big, i have known it's something that has been going on for a while, but i think it only truly hit me yesterday
12:36Joe
and me today
!
12:37Me
as I had had a sense of it in my own life for some time, then hearing these stories reminded me that it's going on in communities, churches, organisations
and hearing also stories, most of our community (basicly, all ppl in our early 20-30's) are looking for jobs/generally big life choices + general direction in their lives at the moment
and it felt to me like we are being shaken and stirred a bit too
12:38Joe
yeh ... i mentioned that to my brother and wife yesterday
12:39Me
and i know this is something that is going on in the whole generations, it almost feels like it's going on in all of those lives of ppl who have said that they are seeking lord and want to follow him
12:39Joe
ever since IAM10 its felt like God has been prodding, and challenging, saying 'what if i want to do something different instead'...
12:39Me
exactly
12:39Joe
its a bit scary
cos it felt like we were on to something good...but i have this weird feeling that God may want something different - maybe something deeper, something less obvious or famous
12:41Me
i agree with you
"What if scriptures actually are true, and we will face trials and tribulations?" "What if scriptures actually are true, and as Jesus said we are to not to worry what to eat or what to wear for each day will bring it's own worry and God WILL PROVIDE" "What if Scriptures actually are true and we are called to live in acts 2:42 community DAILY, and then God will and into our numbers DAILY?" have been some of my questions
12:43Joe
daily - that is the difference
12:43Me
exactly
12:45
I was reading Acts yesterday while waiting for something, and was just astonished really, how it says in the beginning so often how they did things daily together, daily as really being every day
It helped me as I had been feeling bit silly, with my longing to have a community that lives together and things stuff together daily
I know they soon had problems too and it wasn't easy and required a lot of wisdom
but still it was, a call to day to day life together
and how that ties into call to unity!
ps.133:1 kinda of " How good and pleasant it is
when brothers live together in unity! "
when brothers live together in unity! "
12:47Joe
yeah - ah i love that verse
12:47Me
that Jesus prayed about, for His church, and we should be recognised by the world by that... uh oh
12:47Joe
you know the oil it references there is the oil made up of loads of flavours and spices
12:48Me
living together can be smelly
lots of flavours
12:48Joe
yep - through our love for one another, the world knows we are jesus people - but through our oneness, the world knows they too are loved
love that (John 13-17)
12:50Me
and so, that love for another would be best displayed not only if we go to church once a week or be kind sometimes, but if we change our whole lifestyle to serve others, to surrender in unity (unity seems to mean also mutual surrender) and live together daily
??? !!!
12:50Joe
yep - its more than prayer rooms, gatherings, and projects
its more than websites, stories and awesome fun times...
its in that daily mundaneness - but if we could only live it, it would be wonderful
12:52Me
oh, may we dream about it until it comes true
12:53Joe
'dont let your dreams be dreams' says jack johnson
12:53Me
AH amen jack johnson,
12:53Joe
yeha - go for it!!
12:53Me
so HOW to ? would be my nxt question
12:53Joe
may we wake up from our dreams and start living!!!
12:53Me
AMEN
12:54Joe
i have to go now
but please - do blog this cos it would be good to go over again!!
the next installment is soon to come!
...
12:55Me
that's cool, yes I will, next time let's discuss about "HOW TO" from dreams to reality
Yes, have a good day!
12:55Joe
btw - i had an idea for a book the other day: a collection of blog posts, face book conversations and letters
like a modern day cs lewis 'letters to malcolm, chiefly on prayer'
12:55Me
love the idea!
12:56Joe
12:56
just one more though - i like that: children of the revolution
cos it doesnt say 'of A revolution' ... but THE revolution...there has only ever been one revolution
12:57Me
as there only is one church
one God
12:57Joe
one dream - one life (eternal!)
Amen.
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