{"id":475,"date":"2015-01-24T16:07:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T21:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiansurvey.org\/?p=475"},"modified":"2015-01-27T22:57:57","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T03:57:57","slug":"does-god-move-in-the-hearts-of-men","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiansurvey.org\/?p=475","title":{"rendered":"Does God move in the hearts of men?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Saturday, I published a post entitled “Are you ready for a change?<\/a>“<\/em> \u00a0I expressed a disappointment in myself for contributing to the world being the way that it is – a sinful world that\u00a0apparently is becoming\u00a0progressively more sinful.\u00a0 I have been part of the popular culture, which appears to lack any trace of God.\u00a0 I have\u00a0been of this world, and in so many ways, I still am.\u00a0 However, I now find myself in somewhat a Christian bubble.\u00a0\u00a0We homeschool our children,\u00a0we are self-employed – working out of our home, and we make every effort to filter out the world.\u00a0 So, we now have a unique vantage point.\u00a0 It’s like we are on the outside looking into the world.\u00a0 I do not know of any other way to describe it.\u00a0 It’s hard to see the dirt sometimes when you become accustomed to it.\u00a0 Are we better than others?\u00a0 No, well, maybe we are, in some respects, but not really.\u00a0\u00a0We are not righteous – not even close.\u00a0 In fact, there are so many people whose behavior is more acceptable to\u00a0God than ours.\u00a0 But we are trying.\u00a0 And, quite honestly, I don’t see a lot of others trying.\u00a0 Don’t get me wrong.\u00a0 I am not judging others.\u00a0 If you knew just a little about me, you would know that I am in\u00a0no position to judge.\u00a0 In fact, only God can judge us.\u00a0 But, I am concerned.\u00a0 Being in the world, exposed to sin, makes it difficult to stand strong, to resist temptation.\u00a0 We really need a revival, a genuine revival.\u00a0 Today, I read an article entitled “Conference seeks genuine revival”<\/em>\u00a0in the February 2015 issue of the “AFA Journal<\/a>.”<\/em>\u00a0 The article does not appear to be available online but I can summarize it as follows.\u00a0 The article was promoting a conference entitled “Heart-Cry for Revival<\/a>,”<\/em> which is scheduled to be held in April 2015.\u00a0 It’s sponsored by several heavy hitters in the Christian community.\u00a0 The sponsors believe that there is an urgent need for a spiritual awakening.\u00a0 I couldn’t agree more.\u00a0 The dark forces working among us appear to be prevailing, at least at this instance.\u00a0 Satan must be reveling.\u00a0 He is the great deceiver.\u00a0 It seems like he is either deceiving people to believe that there is no God, that popular behavior today is not sinful, or that God does not call us to a life of repentance.\u00a0 To add fuel to the (eternal) fire, we have become so comfortable in our environments that we are complacent about what is going on around us.\u00a0 Our God is an all-powerful God, whose capabilities are limitless.\u00a0 But, He has passed His judgment on those who turn their backs on Him.\u00a0 And, we appear to lack commitment towards God.\u00a0 Have we turned our backs on Him?\u00a0 Are we idly standing by awaiting His judgment?\u00a0 It seems questionable whether God is moving in the hearts of men today.\u00a0 We need a genuine revival but do we really want it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Last Saturday, I published a post entitled “Are you ready for a change?“ \u00a0I expressed a disappointment in myself for contributing to the world being the way that it is – a sinful world that\u00a0apparently is becoming\u00a0progressively more sinful.\u00a0 I have been part of the popular culture, which appears to lack any trace of God.\u00a0…
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