Saundra
Comment on July 25th, 2010.
I want to see people longing to be surrounded by the Love of Christ Himself, and not to just seek the hand of God to help them through their troubles, but to seek His face and KNOW that He loves them ~ no matter how “rotten” they think they may be. I want for people to know that guilt and condemnation is a work of the devil used to separate us from our Beloved, and that conviction and freedom come from the Lord. I want people to get a total grip on the fact that ANYTHING that you keep hidden or secret has control and power over you. Anything that you confess to God or to a Godly, trustworthy brother or sister in Christ will destroy that yoke of bondage and that thing no longer has any power over you. (My paraphrase of Matthew 10:26-28 “there is nothing done in the dark that will not be brought to light”) It will also help to ensure accountability in that area so that you are not ‘as’ tempted to slip back into old habits if you know someone is watching out for you and holding you accountable. I want people to understand that TEMPTATION appeals to the worst part of us and includes a desire to yield to what is wrong and to know that satan is the temptor. Also understand that TRIBULATION (or trials, tests, whatever name you want to give it) appeals to the better part of ourselves and should yield in us a desire to do what is right and good. I want people to know that tribulation or testing is of God for our betterment by putting us “through the fire”. Mark Chapter 6 describes how God sent his servants “out into a storm”, Jesus saw them alone and struggling (Mark 6:47-48), Jesus came to them in “the storm” (as He comes to us in our trials/tests) and intended to “pass them by” ~ translated ~ wants to be near them, then explains that we should “Take courage, do not be afraid” Mark 6:50. At least that’s the way I understand the story as compared to our lives in this day and age. Unbelief and faithlessness hardens our hearts and limits what God can do for us because we do not have TRUE faith. We may as well BEGIN by trusting God because, ultimately, we will wind up there anyway. Why go around a mountain when you can walk a clear cut trail?
I’m a lump of clay on the Potter’s wheel and may not look so great; but boy when He gets through with me …haha Well…. you just wait!
I pray that families will be restored to fullness, that addictions will be destroyed and replaced with a craving for God like a drug addict craves heroin or an alcoholic craves a drop of liquor. I pray that men who are the “head of the home” in name only, will rise up and declare that “as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” and that those men will take that rightful place upon the thrones of their homes and take charge of their families. I pray that the wives (who may or may not) have been “the man of the house”, will step down beside her husband and allow him that rightful place and honor him with her submission, as is ordained by our Heavenly Father in His Holy Word. I pray that women will understand that submission is a holy reverence to an honest and loving companion, and not domination by a hard, controlling person. Submission, as noted in the Holy Bible, is actually required on both sides, male and female, as we are to submit one to another. For some of us (who shall remain nameless :0 ), submission is like sand stuck in the “crawl” of our swimsuit after a great day at the beach That does not , however, make it any less a requirement of God the Father. 
Ok, I’m done for now. Still want a lot more stuff to happen but God knows what those things are and it is in His hands to control. I love my church family and, even though I do not get to be there as often as I would like, I am so thankful for each of you and for the wonderful pastor that God has raised up in our family. God knows, we sure need him if anyone does! Love you Jason, Kelly and kiddos! Love, Saundra
Saundra
Comment on July 25th, 2010.
Oh, I and I ain’t even got started on taking care of the orphans and the widows……….. Don’t get me on a soap box! LOL
milam
Comment on July 25th, 2010.
07/25/10
I want to be able to love people as jesus loves them and be ever being filled over and over till overflowing with the spiritof god. I want god to so much be a part of me that i will willingly do as he calls me to do no matter who likes it or not and just do what jesus and the holy spirit direct me to do. I would love to see our church body in complete unity as christ jesus wants us to be . and see the body really loving each other and others as jesus comands and to be his hands and feet and mouthpeice wherever we go and what ever we do . and to pray more and praise god more for the ans prayers that we get and to really get out of the walls of the church and live and love for jesus no matter where we are or what we may be doing. to remember to always put jesus first place in our hearts and lives and to care when i brothers and sisters are suffering and suffer with them and rejoice with them when there happy and that is what jesus does and what he ask us as his children to do. I want our church to be known as the church that love is building and so sense we are always to love one another as jesus loved us the chruch will always be growing and jesus adding to it dailey such as should be saved. if we sew we will reap and there will be a harvest and god will supply all our needs according to his riches in glory . I thank himso much for saving my soul and that he loves me and i sure dont deserve any of it . but because of jesus blood i am the righteouness of christ jesus to god be the glory he is still doing great things
Lei
Comment on July 26th, 2010.
For the past several weeks I have felt so unworthy, more than ever before to call upon the sweet name of Jesus. I want to be so intimate with my Savior and just enjoy my life now. I wanna be so excited that we share Jesus wherever we go with no fear. In my home I want Jesus to be so thick in our house that when people drive by they feel His presence there. I want Lee and I to do whatever we can or what we have to in order to get our lost family and friends to see that they need Jesus in their lives. I want our Church to be so close that when there is a need we fill it, and when there is a hurting we are there with out even thinking twice about it. I love the Lord and I wanna give Him all of me not just a portion. I also want my time with Jesus to out weigh my time with anything else alot. I don’t want anything coming in between me and my Savior.
Loretta
Comment on July 27th, 2010.
I love the Lord with all my heart but I know I am slipping some where it comes to the fire I used to have, that hunger for Christ and His work. That’s what I want from this revival. I want it to light a fire under me again. I know that may sound selfish, but as I see it, if I’m not on fire for God, how can I lead anyone else to Him? I still read the Bible almost everyday, but not with the same longing I used to have and I want that back, I want to get up early, eager to read the word of God and eager for that alone time with Him instead of looking at the clock and groaning and trying to talk myself into just a few more minutes of sleep. The first few months I couldn’t wait to get out of bed for my time with God, just Him and me, and I want that back. “if it is to be…it starts with me.” I want to see my family and friends saved who are lost now but I want them to look at me and say, “I want what she’s found.” If people can’t see it in you then how can we expect them to want it too? That’s what I’m coming to this revival wanting, needing and believing God for. Praise God for what He’s going to do at Sharon Heights in August and for all He’s done for us already. I love you, Father and I thank You in advance for the miracles I know that are coming!
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