Entry 3, suplemental

Now this deffinitely does sound like something from Startrek, Suplemental, was always the phrase used by captain Kirk, when something new happened, oh well, am I a treky, hope not!!!!!!!!

Anyway, Wednesday evening meeting in Lakeland, at the tent, wow what a night.

The worship was lead by a girl, who Emma and I had nicknamed ha ha as she said this quite a few times during her worhsip leading, but she was very good whilst watching her on tv, but last night she was just a brilliant worhsip leader.

She had a very good balance in encouraging the people there in worshipping God, but also allowing them space to worship in the way that they felt comfortable with.

there was very little shouting down the mic during the worship, and especially when there was meant to be just music, rather than the actual worship words, which gave you your own space to worship and meet with God.

The leading that she did was also done in a gentle manner, which also enabled you to have your own space with God and didn't intrude on what you and God were talking about during the worship.

It lasted for nearly 2 hours, and I didn't realise how long it was, just an amazing time, freedom to worship, no constraints, no time limits, noone telling you how to worship, just the ability for you to meet with God, which is what worship is all about.

Todd Bently has been given a few nights off by his leadership, which is probably a very wise thing to do as he has been here for nearly 100 nights, and burn out is always a possibility.

A guy called Craig spoke last night, and he was very good.

He pointed out that in essence we as humans expect God to do things in the way we would want them to be done. But he pointed out that Jesus himself didn't come in the manner that the Jews wanted him to Come, nor did he do things the way they thought he ought too.

So is God going to bring a revival in the way that we want him too, not likely I would imagine.

Sometimes things hapen, and we don't understand them, but hey, we don't necessarily understand all of God at all, so why should we reject things just because we don't understand them.

Questioing is fine, if done with right heart, and as long as people want to meet with God, does it really matter how god wants to do things.

Steven Strader had said in the morning, and probably rightly, there could well be some flesh in amongst the revival, hey, what a surprise, God is using humans, and we get it wrong, and do tings wrong, sometimes, it happens, but should we reject what God might be doing, because he is using humans, I don'tt hink so.

We are meant to understand God necessarily, we are meant to relate to him, have that relaitonship with him, love him, and allow him tolove us.

There was some prayer at the end, and when examining my left eye socket last night, it felt to me that the bottom eye lid had grown a bit again, and the eye socket itself had developed a bit, but I shall wait to see what emma says as she has seen it develop over the weeks.

Going to go to some of the evangelism training tomorrow to see what trianing they are giving people, and see what happens.

Really met with God last night, couldn't actually stop crying for the first 3 or 4 songs, wierd as they were the lively dancing songs as well, but couldn' stop crying.

As the worship went on, felt real release, and just felt God saying how much he loved me, and all I wanted to do was t shout back that I loved him.

If we get excited about football, which many know I do, and at concerts, why not get excited about our relaitonship with a loving God who has done so much for us.

I know people think there is hype in florida, but having been there last night, and also at the meeting in the morning, I can honestly say, I have not felt any hype, just the real presence of God, and the freedom to enter into that relationship in a new and fantastic manner.