I hope this doesnt offend anyone, but I care too much for people to not address these issues... Ive watched people, who are dear to my heart, give literally decades of their lives to movements that are going nowhere. They are movements based not upon helping people or social justice (thats a bit of an overstatement, as there are smaller factions within these larger movements that DO focus on such things) but upon pumping up the masses to expect a fresh wave of revival, or a new thing which God always seems to be on the verge of doing. Year after year after year after year, the prophecies, promises and prayers keep coming - Gods getting ready to do this, Gods raising up that, were entering into a season of this, etc... The fact that almost none of these promises ever actually materialize is ignored though, and the faithful simply heap guilt upon themselves, believing if theyd have prayed harder, fasted more, or lived more holy that something would have happened. They shoulder the guilt and responsibility that belongs to the irresponsible leaders who make the empty promises, blame themselves and determine to try harder next time. They pray and pray and pray, but the promises and prophecies never come to pass. When weariness sets in, the leaders simply switch gears and begin preaching about not giving up, and about how breakthrough is on its way, and revivals right around the corner: Dont give up, they say, keep pressing on, cause youre on the brink of your breakthrough! This keeps the faithful...faithful, but also enslaved. They are hopelessly devoted to a system and movement that is founded on false hope. When the falseness of the hope begins to be revealed, theyre simply given bigger and flashier things to hope for. But year after year, decade after decade, nothing changes. And why does nothing change? Because instead of devoting ourselves to bettering humanity, we hide in prayer closets and prophecy clubs, begging God to act, and telling each other things are about to change, but deep inside, we know were lying. Once it becomes apparent that the movement weve been longing for is still a ways away, the gears shift again, and the faithful are told that God is raising up people to pray in the movement that God wants to raise up - which apparently He cant raise up until we ask Him to do it ... a lot! Now its not about expecting the revival, but about expecting God to raise up prayer warriors to pray in the revival - which begs the question, what was it we were doing all those years then? Why would God need for us to pray for Him to raise up people to pray to Him so that He could do something He already wants to do? Any way you cut it, its madness. Its faithful and devout madness, yes, and the tenacity and devotion of those involved is a marvel, but its madness nonetheless. If you push a button on a vending machine and the screen says all out, you move on and press another button. Would it not be mad to stand pressing the same button for years, hoping that suddenly things would change? If something doesnt work, it doesnt work, and you move on, but these popular prophetic movements dont allow you to move on. Theyve employed and trained an army to stand behind you and whisper in your ear, just keep pressing that button! Dont get weary in well doing. Harvest is on its way, breakthroughs coming, but dont stop pressing the button or you might miss it! If youd only tune out their voices and press a different button you could get on with your life, but the fear of what if theyre right and I miss out?, and the thought of were the hours and hears I spent pressing the button just wasted, then?, spur you on. This madness has to end. Your life is too beautiful a thing to keep imprisoned in such insanity! Dear friends, I mean no offense, but I know this madness all too well. Ive been trapped in such movements in my own past, and almost destroyed my life and everything precious to me because of them. There is no hope in clinging to these sinking ships. Theres an abundant life waiting for you just a few short steps outside of the prison of unfulfilled prophecies and unanswered prayers that youre living in. You dont have to stay trapped and bound. Theres hope for you. You need not waste another moment. Run for your life, and find freedom and rest in Christ! Theres a better way.
Posted on: Mon, 26 May 2014 03:04:25 +0000
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