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Roy Schwarcz's avatar

Michelle, I appreciate your perspective on Revival. One of the best quotes I came across on revival was the preacher Gypsy Smith who wrote. “Go home, lock yourself in your room,

kneel down in the middle of your floor. Then draw a chalk mark around

yourself and ask God to start the revival inside that chalk mark. When

God has answered your prayer, the revival will be on.”

I have found that true in my life. When I am revived by walking in God’s Spirit, I find myself more tender to the things of God and more alert to being available to our Master. More sensitive to serving others and more free to share God’s truths with grace and love.

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TerryDeGraff's avatar

I just discovered you here a couple of weeks ago and am catching up.

Your description of Revivalism (in my opinion) compares to Munchausen-by-Proxy. You put the patient in trauma and then play the hero by rescuing them.

There is an organic way followers become aware of their sin and failings, leading to repentance and renewal. But in the late 70s and early 80s I found myself in a group where that was the only kind of preaching we heard or even thought of as The Gospel. For the record, I was with Last Days Ministries in East Texas, and the local preaching was Keith Green, David Wilkerson and Leonard Ravenhill. All three were precious and gifted men, but that kind of message, internalized and without balance, wasn't healthy.

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