Some time back I was praying to God about opening my ability to see God's visions for my life more clearly. I told the Lord that many times when I see spiritual visions in my mind, they always seem to be as though I am observing from a great distance. Have you ever felt like you were close but not close enough for it to make a difference? It is kind of like attending a pro baseball game and having to sit in the cheap seats. you can still see the game, you can hear the announcer over the speaker system, but you are not able to see the expressions on the players faces. From your vantage point you could not tell if the pitcher threw a curve ball, a slider or an off speed pitch unless you heard if from the announcer. So today why don't we begin to ask the Lord to spiritually move us out of the cheap seats to the expensive ones so that we might be first hand observers and participators in the spiritual game of life in order to get the most enjoyment and pleasure from serving his pur
Unfortunately a sizable portion of the church today has become drunk on its own definition of success. How often does God need to remind his people not to judge true success on the basis of whether something works or it seems not to. Paul and Silas did not appear to be successful when they were put in a Philippian jail, Peter did not appear to be successful when chained between prison guards, the gathering at Lazarus tomb did not have the aura of success and Jesus death on Calvary's cross appeared to be a total failure. However all these situations ended in great victory despite what it looked like on the outside. When man in his own power and might puts together great programs and buildings in the church world, God reminds us that their success is not always indicative that his presence is in their midst. Remember it was Jesus himself who said in Matthew 10:34 that he came to send a sword and not peace to the earth. What did he mean? I believe Jesus through the power of the Holy