So perhaps it was dangerous to post about wilderness times... or perhaps it is God's direction before a time of trial.... but I am certainly in a wilderness time.
I think I came home from Bethel all fired up to see God move in power in my church... and then we hit the 'summer season'. Basically our church stops normal services for about 7 weeks. Some weeks we have had no church, another week was a cream tea afternoon, and a few services with shorter worship sessions and no sermons. I have never been so hungry for more of God. I am still reading my bible and worshiping at home but I long to see our church filled with the Glory of God. It bothers me that we all shut down for God over the summer holiday. I know that God never shuts down on us.... surely we can give him all in every season?
This week as I faced another 'event' rather than church my spirit cried out for some Godly meat. We decided to go to another church 30 mins away in Oxford. St Aldates was our church 15 years ago before we had all our children. They are a vibrant church of England Church - similar to HTB. As the worship began I felt like God filled a huge dry well that had become vast over many weeks. We had the pleasure of taking the children to the kid's work and then listening to an excellent talk about the Holy Spirit. God's word. Amazing. I was really encouraged by a member of their worship team who came straight over to me when they had finished to encourage me about my singing. He said it was beautiful and really encouraged Him to worship God. As we left the church the vicar grabbed me by the arm and asked me to wait to talk to him. He asked me if we were joining his church - when I said that we were only visiting is face dropped. He said that he was so blessed by our passion for God and it really encouraged him to push more into Him. He said that he would love people with our passion in his church.
It was like God was encouraging me. I need to worship God. I am passionate about Him. I am passionate that the lost are saved and passionate that the church rise up and give God the glory he deserves.
