Walking Churches

We had a great discussion last Sunday in our Sunday School class and one of the ladies shared a story of how when she visits her sister in a care facility she always talks with the CNAs and other workers.  She said one of the workers recently had a difficult health challenge with her husband and when my friend from church went again to visit her sister, this care worker said, "I've been waiting for you".  She wanted to share this struggle with my friend and ask her to pray.  My friend had become a walking church to her and she was waiting to see her again because she knew she would care for her and take this difficult matter to the Lord in prayer.

As I have been thinking about that the last few days, I know that even though we do not hear "I've been waiting for you" from the world.....that is what they are saying!  They really do need what we have to give....if we have Jesus!

I have been praying for a personal revival and asking God to use me for His glory and not allow me to lose or limit my influence toward His work and His Kingdom by only focusing on myself and my family....and as I have been reading more about revival and praying....I know that it has to begin with the individual...the church that walks.....flow into the collective church in a wave of repentance and forgiveness and renewed power of the Holy Spirit....that is what the world sees and that is when the world responds.  Telling the world where they are sinning is not effective.  Repenting and showing the world how God forgives and empowers is effective.

Pride limits us from admitting that repentance of sin and revival are necessary throughout our Christian lives, but we are walking churches and when we walk we have to lead by example.  I really do think so many people are waiting for us.