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Convocation Part 2

Well this morning we finished up our fall convocation at Lee which I wrote a previous post about here. This week has been excellent and far exceeded my expectations. 

 

We began on Sunday night with our president Dr. Paul Conn who spoke to start us off. Then Monday and Tuesday night we had a guest speaker by the name of Loran Livingston who pastors a church in Charlotte North Carolina. Both nights were excellent as he brought the word of God and challenged our student body to press on in our relationship with God even when we feel like we cant see or feel anything. 

 

Last night we had a new speaker who’s name was Tom Sterbens who pastors a local church in Tennessee. As he spoke I enjoyed his humor as well as deep inspiring message. 

 

Also throughout the week various groups helped lead in worship. Each of the choirs sang and the symphonic band played as well.

 

This morning was the last day of convocation as we finished up with our morning chapel. The whole chapel was devoted to worship. This was probably my favorite chapel thus far. We spent the whole time worshipping the Lord and it was very powerful.

 

In the end convocation as a whole was excellent. I enjoyed it very much, but I know the Lord has more for this school. There are a few thousand people at this school and obviously not everyone drew closer to Jesus during convocation. The Lord desires to have a pure and spotless bride at this school and I am looking forward to that day. I am praying for Him to continue to reveal Himself because there is nothing that I or anyone else can do. 

Fall Convocation

Well last night we began our fall convocation week at Lee University. You may be asking yourself, “well what is that?” Honestly, I am not entirely sure other than something like a spiritual emphasis week, but to say the least I am looking forward to it.

 

A few weeks ago, as some of you may know, Lee began to have its first prayer meetings. Many of us students started to come together on Tuesday nights and started crying out to God for a revival here. We have been consistently doing this and we have just finished a 21 day fast leading up to convocation. 

 

The leader of these meeting (Greg Fisher, he’s a senior at Lee) had a powerful encounter with the Lord this past summer, and the Lord just dropped the reality of prayer and fasting in his heart. So he decided to start up these prayer meetings at our school. 

 

To me this has been a true sign of what the Lord is doing all across the earth. He is raising up a prayer movement for the church and He is restoring the Tabernacle of David. This is so evident because most of the people that have been coming to these meeting hardly even know what the International House of Prayer (IHOP) is. Honestly, this was quite a shocker to me, but amazing at the same time. Because the truth is, it is not about IHOP or any other ministry, the Lord is going to raise this up in whatever ways necessary before the returning of His Son to the earth. 

 

We strategically planned the 21 day fast to end the day before convocation. This has been incredible. It is so hard to find people today that are actually living out this lifestyle. Honestly, this is not a radical lifestyle. I have mentioned this before, (and hopefully will more as well) but fasting and prayer is Christianity 101. Jesus says these things in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). He doesn’t say that only the radical Christians will fast and pray but He says, “when they fast and pray.” Neither does He recommend this tool, but He assumes that we will do it. 

 

So convocation started last night and continues until chapel Thursday morning. I am very excited. We have been praying for God to release His spirit in power and we are believing that He will. We are not only waiting to see salvation (though that is the biggest thing) but also to see the Lord take our school to a deeper level spiritually.

 

Last night I do believe at least around 7 to 10 people were saved! It was awesome! We have more brothers and sisters in the Kingdom! But I know that there is more coming. I am asking God for fire to fall from heaven, and believing that He is going to do it. If you think about it please pray for us. Thanks!

Life…

Well I will tell you what, life is incredible. As of now I am going through an interesting time in life. A time of separation to say the least. It is both awesome and terrible, refreshing and monotonous, and energizing and tiring; but in the end, I know it is where the Lord has me in this season. 

 

I do believe I have finally come in contact with my true weakness as a human. Honestly, I am weak and broken and need God more than I could have ever thought. I do not only mean my weakness in that I almost always give in to temptation (although this is true), but more so I am beginning to see my frailty as a human being. Jesus said it the clearest:

 

“The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Matthew 26:41

 

This verse sums up exactly what I am talking about. Personally, I want so much to give myself to dwelling in the Presence of God all the days of my life. By this I mean walking in communion with God everyday. Wow. That seems so far from me even as I write it. The problem is that I am immature in the Lord right now. I have only been trying to pursue Him with my whole heart for about 3 or 4 years. That is nothing in the span of eternity. To develop a life in God it takes time.

 

Sure, some days are better than others. Some days are incredible. Seriously, sometimes I feel like I could do anything; then when the next day comes, I feel as if I am in the driest dessert in the world (spiritually). This is life. During those dry seasons are when we need to press in all the more. During those times when we cant feel God and it is purely a walk of faith is when we should be praying and seeking Him the most. 

 

I really believe that those seasons when we feel dry and weary and almost useless, are the times that are most important. These are the times when we grow the most. This is how are faith is made strong. We are saying: “Lord I do not care what I am feeling or going through right now, I am going to turn my heart to you and submit myself to your leadership.”

 

The Lord sees this and it moves His heart.

 

Well there is the story of my life right now. This is what I am going through. This is what the Lord is teaching me this very second. He is seeking to perfect love in my heart. Honestly, I really have never experienced this to the extent I am now. I have maybe been through it for a few days or even weeks, but when it comes to months I am new to this. I am living this way basically believing those wiser than me who tell me it works. 

 

I pray that this would encourage you. If your are in a similar season be encouraged. When everything seems to be going against you put your hope in God, our strength and salvation. Blessings.