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INDICATIONS THAT WE NEED REVIVAL
- Author Unknown
1.. When we do not love Him as we
once did.
2.. When earthly interests and occupations
are more important to us than eternal ones.
3.. When we would rather watch TV
and read secular books and magazines than read the Bible and pray.
4.. When we have little or no desire
for prayer.
5.. When we would rather make money
than give money.
6.. When our Christianity is joyless
and passionless.
7.. When we know truth in our heads
that we are not practicing in our lives.
8.. When we make little effort to
witness to the lost.
9.. When we have time for sports,
recreation, and entertainment, but not for Bible study and prayer.
10.. When we do not tremble at the
Word of God.
11.. When we seldom think thoughts
of eternity.
12.. When we are more concerned
about our jobs and careers than about the Kingdom of Christ and the salvation of the lost.
13.. When Christian husbands and
wives are not praying together.
14.. When our children are growing
up to adopt worldly values, secular philosophies and ungodly lifestyles.
15.. When we watch things on TV
and movies that we would not show in church.
16.. When our prayers lack fervency.
17.. When our hearts are cold and
our eyes are dry.
18.. When our singing is half-hearted
and our worship lifeless.
19.. When we aren't seeing regular
evidence of the supernatural power of God.
20.. When we are bored with worship.
21.. When we are more concerned
about what others think about us than what God thinks about us.
22.. When we are making little or
no difference in the secular world around us.
23.. When we are unmoved by the
thought of our neighbors, business associates and acquaintances going to hell.
24.. When we have ceased to weep
and mourn and grieve over our sin.
25.. When we aren't exercising faith
and believing God for the impossible.
26.. When the fire has gone out
in our hearts, our marriages and our church.
27.. When we are blind to the extent
of our need and don't think we need revival.
- Sent by Nicled
PRAYER
"Lord, you have chosen me to be
your disciple. Take and use what I can offer, however meager it may seem, for the greater glory of your name."