Hot Wind from the Desert

Too often we can't find ourselves. There is a great line in TeenWolf were Michael J. Fox says, "I'm just an average guy with an average $5 haircut, I don't need this." To some extent he speaks for us all. Many of you reading this blog are just average-- not rich, not poor. Not that religious and not that pagan. Somewhere in the middle. Now, what would you do if I told you that God intends on shaking the middle to see His will done on earth as it is in heaven in this generation? Are we going to continue to live our lives in middle earth or are we going to step foot out the door and see where the road leads? If there is anything Tolkien had a vision of is this: average, middle class people, content with their place in the world seeing something greater than their own lives and giving themselves to it. What is the ring of power for this generation? I believe that we are being called to repent of our beliefs about being average, i.e., useless, and pick up the divine mandate to carry on Jesus' work to destroy the works of the devil where we find them. Tonight I prayed for my friend. His neck was hurting and we prayed for healing to come. Now, we didn't see immediate results, but we at least took a shot at the basket. Later, I prayed for my baby to be free of teething pain. With prayer and a little Tylenol, he went back to sleep. Yeah, I gave him some Tylenol, too. I personally haven't had a lot of success with teething pain through prayer only. I'm still taking baby steps into my destiny and baby steps into our authority in Christ. Baby steps are better than nothing. So, my average, suburban prophets, step into your destiny and start praying for your pets and friends. See how far God is willing to meet you.