THE CHINESE CHARACTERS for "CRISIS": "DANGER" (wei) & "OPPORTUNITY" (ji).
Before getting to the OPPORTUNITY, the current DANGER is in the souls of parents:
- Who don't know their unsurpassed and irreplaceable appointing and anointing.
- Who've delegated their parenthood to the principal, president or even pastor.
- Who detest their children being home.
- Who detest being home with their children.
- Who don't know what to do with their children at home.
- Who are cultural thermometers instead of thermostats.
- Who allow devices to be divisive.
- Who sacrifice kids for things instead of things for kids.
- Who have settled for surviving instead of thriving.
Who are missing God's vision for their purpose and power.
OUR PRESENT CRISIS is punctuated by a culture of "at home homelessness."
Accordingly we have a couple generations that do not know the ties that bind. What it means to be human. What it means to truly be loved and to love. To have meaningful relationships. This generation has become a "field of dry bones" (Ez. 37), the masses hypnotized by every promise of connection but traumatized by the greatest disconnection. The highest levels of alienation. Depression. Divorce. Suicide.
AT HOME HOMELESSNESS. Is there any greater crisis?
AND NOW, THE OPPORTUNITY:
"Corona" means "crown." As so many false gods fall from their thrones... money, sports, security, control, advancement, activity... we will awaken to discover:
"The future of humanity passes by way of the family."
~ Pope St. John Paul II
OUR WAKE-UP CALL involves self-awareness: Each of us have been suffering from amnesia. We've forgotten who we are. We've been trying to fill God-purposed holes with anything but Him. And as has been witnessed by every person who's ever lived: Our deepest desire will not be satisfied by anything but God.
We are awakening to discover that we were designed to be in genuine, authentic, personal, intimate relationship with God. And in Him, with one another.
AND THIS PLACE is HOME.
THESE PEOPLE are OUR FAMILIES!
We invite you to rediscover God alive in your marriage and family. Reclaim your home for Him. Banish all pretenders to the throne. Make time for meaningful conversation and prayer. Join so many families who are being awakened, revived, restored, strengthened... ILoveMyFamily.us.
GIVEN ALL THE IMPORTANT FACTS, these remain paramount:
1) GOD IS STILL SOVEREIGN!
2) GOD is MOVING through such a time as this!
3) WE have to COOPERATE!
If you are in need of personal encouragement, prayers, support in more fully reclaiming your marriage, family and home... we're in this with you. Please contact us.
HOLY SPIRIT, COME! |
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