Wednesday May 16th
It’s 10:45 am. I woke
up about 8:30 this morning. The last
thing I remember last night was listening to Joey, Scotty and Kevin praying on
the stage. After what happened Tuesday
night, their prayers were amazing to hear.
Joey and Kevin walked around the perimeter of the church property and
anointed it and prayed for protection.
Last night I slept like a baby.
After 3 days of living in the circle, I’m beginning to
realize how difficult this is going to be.
I want to call Joey and see if he wants to meet me at Julie’s Restaurant for lunch. Some of the guys set up a shower for me in
the back. It’s a lawn sprinkler turned upside down and attached to a frame
above my head. Then they wrapped a tarp
around a few two-by-fours. That’s just
in case somebody pops in to say hey while I’m taking a shower. I’d hate for people at Relevant Truth
Church
I know that Jesus can and will provide the $6500 a month
that we are praying for. I know that God
will bring 150 people to church soon. I
know that He has called me to stay in this circle until He does. I don’t understand it all the time. Often I feel really foolish. But I’ve never
felt so confident that this is where I’m supposed to be. I don’t have answers,
we don’t have resources, and there is no end in sight. I’m living in a circle. It’s weird, but Jesus put me in the circle. I
know Jesus will get me out.
I’m spending a lot more time in the Word than I am used
to. I have always enjoyed it, but I have
never had time to spend with this kind of focus. The more I read, the more I face a nagging
question. How in the world has the
Church gotten where it is? When did we
exchange Christ-like men who fought hard, loved hard, prayed hard, played hard,
and acted like men, for the yellow sweater-vests that fill the pulpit in so
many of our churches? Don’t misunderstand;
I have no problem with sweaters. I guess
I am just looking for men that love Jesus and could kick you’re A$$! Men that love their wives sacrificially, and would break anyone who
threatens her. When did our dudes get
more manicured and pretty than their wives?
No wonder many men won’t come to church.
There is often no place for real men in the church. Somewhere we exchanged relationship with
Jesus for polite society. I want friends
like David’s 40 mighty men. I believe I
have several men around me like that. I
don’t want this pretty, perfect American version of church. I want to love Jesus, love people, and piss
religious people off. Weird what you
start thinking about when you have the time J
