When Do We Need Revival
When Do We Need Revival?
Evidences of the Need for a Fresh Visitation of the Spirit in Revival
-when we do not love Him as we once did.
-when earthly interests and occupations are more important than eternal ones.
-when we would rather watch TV and read secular books and magazines than read the Bible and pray.
-when church dinners are better attended than prayer meetings.
-when concerts draw bigger crowds than prayer meetings.
-when we have little or no desire for prayer.
-when we would rather make money than give money.
-when we put people into leadership positions in our churches who do not meet spiritual qualifications.
-when our Christianity is joyless and passionless.
-when we know truth in our heads that we are not practicing in our lives
-when we make little effort to witness to the lost.
-when we have time for spoi1s, recreation, and entertainment, but not for Bible study and prayer.
-when we do not tremble at the Word of God.
-when believers can be at odds with each other and not feel compelled to pursue reconciliation.
-when we seldom think thoughts of eternity.
-when God's people are more concerned about their jobs and their careers than about the Kingdom of Christ and the salvation of the lost.
-when God's people get together with other believers and the conversation is primarily about the news, weather, and sports, rather than the Lord.
-when church services are predictable and "business as usual."
-when preaching lacks conviction, confrontation, and divine fire and anointing. -when Christian husbands and wives are not praying together.
-when our marriages are co-existing rather than full of the love of Christ.
-when our children are growing up to adopt worldly values, secular philosophies, and ungodly lifestyles.
-when sin in the church is pushed under the carpet.
-when known sin is not dealt with through the biblical process of discipline and restoration.
-when we are more concerned about our children's education and their athletic activities than about the condition of their souls.
-when we tolerate "little" sins of gossip, a critical spirit, and lack of love. -when we will watch things on television and movies that are not holy.
-when our singing is half-hearted and our worship lifeless.
-when our prayers are empty words designed to impress others.
-when our prayers lack fervency.
-when our hearts are cold and our eyes are dry.
-when we aren't seeing regular evidence of the supernatural power of God.
-when we have ceased to weep and mourn and grieve over our own sin and the sin of others.
-when we are content to live with explainable, ordinary Christianity and church services.
-when we don't long for the company and fellowship of God's people.
-when we aren't seeing lost people drawn to Jesus on a regular basis.
-when we aren't exercising faith and believing God for the impossible.
-when we are bored with worship.
-when people have to be begged to give and to serve in the church.
-when our giving is measured and calculated, rather than extravagant and sacrificial.
-when people have to be entertained to be drawn to church.
-when we start fitting into and adapting to the world, rather than calling the world to adapt to God's standards of holiness.
-when we are more concerned about what others think about us than what God thinks about us.
-when we are unmoved by the fact that 2.5 billion people in this world have never heard the name of Jesus.
-when we are unmoved by the thought of neighbors, business associates, and acquaintances who are lost and without Christ.
-when the lost world around us doesn't know or care that we exist.
-when we are making little or no difference in the secular world around us.
-when the fire has gone out of our hearts, our marriages, and the church.
-when we are blind to the extent of our need and don't think we need revival.
Published by Life Action Ministries, Printed in the U.S.A.