Watching the glory of God show up & show off has been one of the most amazing ongoing experiences in my life!
In 2010, after a brief "ministry training" session at St Arbucks - Cardiff, Wales God decided to hijack the team by showing up & showing off with such heavy presence "took most of the team out"(see picture below...).
I remember being laid down on the ground outside St Arbucks, looking around at the body's all around me & wondering who was on our team & who were simply members of the public. Random shoppers & passers by were so drawn by the joy & love of God breaking out that they ran & jumped in among us asking if they could have some of what we were experiencing. And they did :) They experienced, extreme joy, electricity & many feeling the real presence of God for the first time. People began praying for healing & we watched just a surprised as the passing crowd at what God got up to.
In this place we have seen, knees get healed, a leg grow out, heart get physically healed, lives get restored, witches falling in love with Jesus.
The training programme we ran the day we watched the glory of God break out involved the simplicity of having coffee with each other & next thing we knew the team were falling out of their chairs. As we were in the "upper room" of St Arbucks I feel it vital to back this up using the book of Acts as an example.
On a personal note I want to highlight the fact that Wales is where I came on 'honeymoon' with the Holy Spirit. I was given space, time & encouragement by precious friends here, to dare to go where no man had gone before in knowing & falling in love with every aspect of God. From a place of loving God back in a daily 24/7 lifestyle in the kitchen, in the bedroom, in the store etc...I watched him break out more & more in & around me and others in the same boat.
His glory is like a tsunami of love that crashes down and annihilates everything that is not of his love and best for his kids. Its a part of his character that is full of surprises and way beyond me. But I love that part about him, because I love him.
So yes Holy Spirit you have permission to show up & show off & simply be yourself no matter what that looks like. Thanks for being so amazing! Your the bomb... made with uncontainable,uncontrollable LOVE
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