in redding.

my journeying compadre mel & i leave redding, ca here in an hour or so; then it's on to tempe, arizona & the Arizona State University campus! EeeEk!
we've been here in redding about 10 days & it's been so rich, so full.

this community of Believers @ bethel church carry so much of the heart of God to see the Body of Christ walk in the fullness of Her identity as whole, healed, joyful, powerful, peaceful, world-changing kids of the King who bring His Kingdom down to this planet because they actually believe & live out what God says about them.
ya know, when i open up my bible and read books like Mark or Acts--it becomes very clear, very fast that the "normal" life with Christ is to see God perform healings, miracles, & deliverances through His people on this earth.
THAT'S normal.
according to God.

and seeing other brothers & sisters walking with God in a constant state of awareness of His presence & peace; of living a LIFESTYLE of the miraculous in daily life, has of course stirred the soil of my heart enough to lead me to evaluate the places inside myself that have been ravished by the apathy, excuse, complacency, & cowering that i've allowed to come in. i live a life at times that, i am ashamed to say, is so easily distracted that i fail to remember my great desperation and soul-craving for this God Who is much more strong, beautiful, brave & creative than anything i can find on this planet or within myself.

we've had the sheer joy of hearing story... after story... after story of His desires coming down to this earth--of His Kingdom crashing into the lives of individuals & entire communities. and as mel & i have been traveling around the past 6 weeks or so, it's apparent- there's indeed an awakening stirring all over this nation. the Bride is getting back up once more, looking her Husband-God in the face and remembering who He is & who He says She is.
He is worthy of no less.

God is on the move. always. forever.
and may no temporary, shallow distraction or any false pleasure or vain escape keep us from seeing Him as He is and offering all of Him & His love to this world all around us.

do you know it? that God LIVES in you?
can you feel it? can you feel Jesus wanting out of you to touch this world and every individual it contains that His heart so longs for?