Day 16
We did a prayer walk at Ballston Common Mall today. I've found that some days it is easy to pray and other days it's hard to pray. I'm not sure I know why. Today was easy! There was something about praying at the Mall that gave me a sense of confidence and excitement. I think part of it was deja vu to February of 2003 when I did a prayer walk at the Mall when we were trying to figure out where to launch our next location.
I'm praying for miracles to come out of these forty days of prayer and fasting, but I really felt like the Spirit spoke to me today and reminded me that it's a harvest. Every prayer, every message, every outreach, every video plants a seed and those seeds will produce a harvest of souls. I think sometimes praying for miracles instead of working for harvests is a cop out. It's both/and--pray like it depends on God and work like it depends you.
I find that the better I'm doing spiritually the more I'm focused on influencing others. I find a more acute awareness of opportunities to share my faith. Sometimes it's as simple as a smile. Proverbs 15:30 says, "A cheerful look brings joy to the heart."
I think the worse I'm doing spiritually the more I think about myself. It's tough to get outside myself.
It's tough to describe, but there is a subtle shift that happens when we're doing well spiritually. Jeremiah 15:19 says, "You are to influence them; do not let them influence you." I think this is a fundamental measure of spiritual maturity--how much you influence others toward good versus how much others influence you towards bad.
I'm praying for miracles to come out of these forty days of prayer and fasting, but I really felt like the Spirit spoke to me today and reminded me that it's a harvest. Every prayer, every message, every outreach, every video plants a seed and those seeds will produce a harvest of souls. I think sometimes praying for miracles instead of working for harvests is a cop out. It's both/and--pray like it depends on God and work like it depends you.
I find that the better I'm doing spiritually the more I'm focused on influencing others. I find a more acute awareness of opportunities to share my faith. Sometimes it's as simple as a smile. Proverbs 15:30 says, "A cheerful look brings joy to the heart."
I think the worse I'm doing spiritually the more I think about myself. It's tough to get outside myself.
It's tough to describe, but there is a subtle shift that happens when we're doing well spiritually. Jeremiah 15:19 says, "You are to influence them; do not let them influence you." I think this is a fundamental measure of spiritual maturity--how much you influence others toward good versus how much others influence you towards bad.
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