Keep Pressing In. :)

This post will actually kind of tag onto Eric's post.
When I shared with my brother about the prayer chain and about the crazy things that have been happening on campus, he was super excited and happy to hear that there were so many of us hungry for God.
He shared a verse with me and I felt like I should share it with you guys because it really encouraged me.
Galatians 6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
I was thinking about how often we put our hope and our trust in God based on how much "fruit" we bear. It's so easy to think that we're not doing something "good" when we do not see anything tangible happen. Even though we might not necessarily see some huge crazy difference right now, we are still doing good works. We are still making deposits and sowing the seed for something so much greater that will manifest itself in God's perfect timing. I know that when it does happen, we will look back and realize how God took every single step (huge or tiny) and used it according to His purpose.
I know that we probably desire to see results right this very second, to see tons of people be touched by the Holy Spirit but I know that God's plans are so much greater than ours and the seeds that we have sewn are going to take time to bloom. It requires our care, our nurture, our love, passion and devotion to grow and to manifest so don't give up hope. The key is to hold onto the very end, to trust that God is faithful and that He will make things beautiful in His time.
Something else that was on my mind was what happens after revival actually comes. I realized that we are so hungry for revival, but after revival happens, what's the next step? I realized that as intercessors we also need to make sure that we're not just praying for revival alone (or the crazy good things God will do during revival) but that we're praying for people's lives and hearts to be forever changed by God. It cannot be a temporary high, or a temporary craze, it has to be something that will be life changing, eternal.
God hears us. God knows what we are doing and the hopes and dreams we have for His glory to rain down. We just have to continue to be ready and willing, to say "yes" to Him every single day, to press on for the highest prize even if we do not get to witness the harvest. Everything we do is making a difference even if we cannot tangibly see it yet.
We are His beloveds. Lets continue to know His goodness, to trust in His promises, to fully understand and accept His unconditional and boundless love for us.
Revival is going to come out of an overflow of our personal and intimate relationship with God, our full understanding of His character, and our acknowledgment that He is just simply too good to not share with every single person we encounter.
Romans 12:12 Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.

joanne