New Wine

After going to John Crowder's meeting in Austin last week in April, I have since been whacked out in Jesus like every single day. I know that my love and compassion have risen and grown..I have more zeal and compassion for people in the world that I did not have before. I am growing in my relationship with God, I am feeling His love and being healed in all kinds of areas in my life right now..from childhood...and things like that which is an awesome thing always. I am more sensitive to others and my spiritual discernment has grown. My adoration and appreciation of what God has done has grown tremendously. The anointing has grown..when I pray for others and talk to them they can feel the anointing...that is not something that I have done by any means. I have just been spending more time with God in His presence getting buzzed out and getting bold for Christ so that I can go out and pray for miracles, signs and wonders for people. I feel unreligious..so relating to others is better for me. One of the main things that has really got me with this whole thing is my realization of how many christians are just concerned with earthly things instead of heavenly realites. The word of God says to set your sights on heaven above and to let heaven fill our thoughts. To let the reality of heaven fill our thoughts. Tell me where in the bible it says to constantly be talking about your problems down here on earth? To constantly be talking about our defeats ...we are supposed to be exalting Jesus over our circumstances. We are seated in heavenly places. And that changes our approach to problems in our lives. I know that getting whacked out in Jesus is chasing my depression and feelings of hopelessness away. I have been given joy. Much persecution has come since this whole thing happened. I have had friends engage in petty arguments with me accusing me of stuff that isnt even true. I have been accused of stuff from my family that is not even true. The enemy has tried to intimidate me with fear, all kinds. Because he is just trying to slow me down. But whenever you step out to do works for Jesus, such as prayer in the streets, discipling someone who is getting set free..growing in the love of God ..realizing the love God has for you..the more persecution you will experience. But the word says to rejoice for great is our reward in heaven, and its to be expected. Also, if you are being persecuted that means you are doing something right. Because the enemy doesn't really attack anyone who is doing nothing. But we can't let him try and intimidate us, because God's work will prevail. The gates of hell cannot prevail against the kingdom of God. The kingdom of heaven suffers violence and the violent take it by force. Of course the enemy doesn't want someone to get delivered..of course the enemy doesn't want someone to get healed..or to know and realize that God loves them. God does want miracles to break forth in the streets. The kingdom of God is one of power! People want to feel His power not just hear His words, although there is nothing wrong with that either.