Revival Weekend is coming up THIS weekend! I’m so excited and expectant for what the Lord is going to do through the ministry of Josh Muse, but I also know sometimes conferences like this can be intimidating or overwhelming. As such, I wanted to share some tips with you all on how you can get the most out of this weekend, coming from someone who lived in a conference environment for three years!
Overall, I’ve seen three big factors contribute to a limited experience during a Christian conference: comparison, single-minded expectation, and trying to “force” something to happen.
Comparison is pretty self-explanatory; you compare your experience to the experience of another, illegitimizing what God is doing in you. When we start to compare what God is doing in us versus in others, we quickly stop receiving and instead start judging! In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul tells how God gives different gifts to different people, and how each person is made uniquely! Everyone is not the same on purpose, and what God is doing in you may look different from someone else because God wants to do something unique in your life.
Single-minded expectation is when we come to God with a specific thing we want out of Him, often unintentionally resisting anything else God may want to do. Having expectations isn’t bad, but when they resist what God is actually doing, they become problematic. Proverbs 3:5–6 says “lean not on your own understanding,” instead “submit to the Lord and He will make your paths straight.” In terms of a conference, that means to surrender your own agenda and instead have the humility to say yes to what God is giving to you today!
Lastly, many try to “force” something at a conference. They try to make themselves feel a certain way, “fake-it till they make-it,” or try to get God to finally give them what they want out of something. Similar to the prior two factors, this also robs you of what God may want to give you! In Matthew 6:8, Jesus says “the Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” The same goes for you, and if we remind ourselves of Proverbs 3:5–6, we can ground ourselves on the truth that God knows exactly what we need (even if we don’t realize it), so the best thing we can do is humbly submit to Him and ask how He wants to meet us.
I’m thrilled for this conference and all that God is going to do, and pray you will be able to powerfully meet God in new ways during it!
Overall, I’ve seen three big factors contribute to a limited experience during a Christian conference: comparison, single-minded expectation, and trying to “force” something to happen.
Comparison is pretty self-explanatory; you compare your experience to the experience of another, illegitimizing what God is doing in you. When we start to compare what God is doing in us versus in others, we quickly stop receiving and instead start judging! In 1 Corinthians 12, Paul tells how God gives different gifts to different people, and how each person is made uniquely! Everyone is not the same on purpose, and what God is doing in you may look different from someone else because God wants to do something unique in your life.
Single-minded expectation is when we come to God with a specific thing we want out of Him, often unintentionally resisting anything else God may want to do. Having expectations isn’t bad, but when they resist what God is actually doing, they become problematic. Proverbs 3:5–6 says “lean not on your own understanding,” instead “submit to the Lord and He will make your paths straight.” In terms of a conference, that means to surrender your own agenda and instead have the humility to say yes to what God is giving to you today!
Lastly, many try to “force” something at a conference. They try to make themselves feel a certain way, “fake-it till they make-it,” or try to get God to finally give them what they want out of something. Similar to the prior two factors, this also robs you of what God may want to give you! In Matthew 6:8, Jesus says “the Father knows what you need before you ask Him.” The same goes for you, and if we remind ourselves of Proverbs 3:5–6, we can ground ourselves on the truth that God knows exactly what we need (even if we don’t realize it), so the best thing we can do is humbly submit to Him and ask how He wants to meet us.
I’m thrilled for this conference and all that God is going to do, and pray you will be able to powerfully meet God in new ways during it!
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