It's a strange thing to be so many miles away but still entangled in the lives and day to day going on of friends and family back in NZ.
I am bombarded face first with conflicting news of the Glory of God being poured out vs others who think that things are not well in the church and that it has lost it's way. This is not gossip/sin stuff I am referring to but to how God is manifesting in the church. All I can say is that I don't know what to think. My inner most being sometimes cringes at some things I am told and I want to cry out "be careful" and I am not completely sure if it is a warning in my spirit or an immaturity in me that does not yet understand how God is moving. Part of me feels cynical and the other part wants to stay open to what God may be doing.
Part of me cries "don't be led astray" and another part of me sees people loving God more deeply than before and that must be a good thing. Part of me says "You guys just sound weird" and then another part says "stop judging"
Not being there means that my judgments are based on others reactions and there are people on both sides of the river whom I trust and respect.
At the moment I have resolved to say:
"I just don't know"
I really believe God is pouring out His glory and spirit in greater measure today - that we are entering times where the miraculous is going to break in and that believers are going to be so blessed and have such favour. This glory outpouring is not just for us to revel in for the enjoyment of it - it is so that we encounter Him, see what He is doing so that we can reach out to the world in love, power and with real truth and answers. If we just play in this river then that's when it will become a problem. Mostly we just need to enjoy Him and His presence.
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