Thirsty?!

Tom Shaw preached today on "Christus Exempler", it was a challenging and passionate preach, but it wasn't until the end that I really got choked up. Tom made a call for all those that were thirsty and wanted a fresh filling of the holy spirit to come forward. He said he thought it would effect a large number, but I'm not sure whether he thought the whole congregation would come forward!

As I took a look around there were only 5 or 6 people left in the rows and the rest of the church had come forward and spilled out into the aisles. I've seen this at Newday, Mobilise and other conferences but it was incredible to see the bride so passionate and thirsty. My family so thirsty, to know I'm in a passionate church.

As I looked around I was overwhelmed by the longing of the hearts around me and the desperation for more of God. It brought back to me a word I gave about a year ago:

"Are you hungry? Are you thirsty? I want your whole heart, I don't want to be a Sunday thing, I want to be in the 24 hours in everyday and in every decision you make."

It highlighted to me that the more thirsty we are and the more we seek God the more we grow as He gives us the Holy Spirit daily.

We need to be longing for God with our whole hearts and constantly running the race with passion and zeal. I'm not passionate enough everyday, I don't long for God desperately every day. As that word above says God needs to be in every decision in every minute and hour, in every day.

Strive to be passionate about God everyday, strive to long after Him, to be desperate for Him, strive for greater intimacy with God.

Run the race.