Anne Graham Lotz and Just Give Me Jesus

"I've never outgrown the simple disciplines--Bible study, prayer, obedience, and service. That's the Christian life," says Anne Graham Lotz. 

She shared her heart for revival with me recently. Likening believers today to the children of Israel, she said, "Many Christians are saved out of slavery but then they spend the rest of their lives wandering around in the wilderness. Like Joshua, I want to help women enter the Promised Land of the fullness of the Christian life."

She'll be doing that on September 21-22 in Augusta, Georgia. Her goal "is to bring each woman into a fresh encounter with Jesus." 

The free, two-day Just Give me Jesus revival is the only one in the United States this year. If you're anywhere nearby, I encourage you to join me. It could change your life.

 Just Give Me Jesus Augusta Revival 

Anne Graham Lotz 

September 21-22, 2012

James Brown Arena Augusta, GA
Free Admission 

 For more information, please contact us at: JGMJesusAugusta@gmail.com

Program Schedule: This is a two-day event. Please plan to attend both days.

• Fri., Sept. 21, 7 - 9 pm (Doors open 5:30 pm)
• Sat., Sept. 22, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (Doors open 7 am)

Registration: Admission is free. No ticket or registration required. 

For More Information: Please contact our local Revival office:

Just Give Me Jesus Augusta
3241 Washington Rd., Ste I

Augusta, GA 30907

(706) 922-4800


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Is Your Prayer Life Squirrelly?

 Have you ever wondered if there's a secret to having an effective prayer life that everyone but you knows? For many years, I felt that way. I felt like the squirrel that stares mournfully at me from the sill of my kitchen window every morning.

 

There's a bird feeder that hangs under the eaves. It satisfies the chickadees, finches, and wrens, but vexes the squirrels. They watch their feathered friends feasting abundantly on rich Black Oil Sunflower seeds while they gaze at it,  dangling hopelessly out of reach.

They climb up one side of the window, then the other, even try hanging upside down, always scrambling for a closer launching pad from which to make their raid. But to no avail. 

Occasionally a particularly courageous (or desperate) squirrel will fling himself off the windowsill toward the feeder, land on the wildly-spinning feeder like a child on the Tilt-o-Whirl at the fair, and rocket back off again.

Eventually they give up and resign themselves to scavenging for leftovers in the bushes. They don't know what their bird friends know. They don't know how to fly.




In my early years as a a believer, I felt like those squirrels. I'd listen to others talk about miraculous answers to prayer, intimate times of conversation with God, and remarkable power that channeled through their quiet times, and I'd feel left out. Like the boy who attempted to crash our NO BOYS ALLOWED club when I was 9, I didn't know the secret handshake.

Recently, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Troutville, Virginia, I had the privilege of sharing the concepts of Becky Tirabassi's Let Prayer Change Your Life. Seventy-four ladies and I met for a day-long retreat and focused on powerful prayer principles from the Word of God. These principles were underscored by the dynamic testimonies of prayer warriors down through the ages. It was a sweet and special time of learning, laughing, and praying together.

Our day culminated in a Come to the Cross time. After studying Persevering Prayer, one of many we examined that day, we wrote out the prayer concerns that were weighing heaviest on our hearts. One by one, we prayerfully committed those requests to the Lord. 

 




Then we pinned them to the cross. 

It was a powerful, poignant, and fitting way to symbolize our new resolve to trust God to work on our behalf through prayer. Prayer Warriors from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church have committed to faithfully continue to lift these requests to the Lord long after our time was finished.

To the ladies who attended,here is my charge: "(s)he who has been given a trust must prove faithful." I have every confidence that you will allow prayer to change your life. 

I know many of you prayed for me as I led this conference. Thank you. God empowered me, not as an expert, but, as C.S. Lewis so eloquently said, "as a fellow-patient in the same hospital who, having been admitted a little earlier, could give some advice."

I've posted a few more pictures of the day below. I hope you enjoy them. And if your church would like to know more about hosting a Praying with Power Day Conference, feel free to contact me at loriahatcher(at)gmail(dot)com. 

Pastor Kevin Wirt welcomes the ladies.

Heather Martin Wirt and her team of amazing ladies planned the event. Thank you Chris, Denise, Karen, Abby, Debbie, and Debra.

Sutton led us in reverent, introspective worship.

The Wirt family (Brighton, Weston, Ashton, Sutton, Heather, and Kevin) worked so hard to make this event a success. Ethan (not pictured) was our tech guy.

Is Your Light On? What the Neighbors See -- Second in a Series on Prayer

When I take the dog out early in the morning, there's only one light on in the neighborhood.

It shines unobtrusively in the window of my neighbors' house. And though the glow is muted, it is as bright as a lighthouse beacon to me, because I know what it means.

When I see the light, I know my neighbors are praying.

I know they're spending time in God's Word before they start their day. I know they're sharing a devotional or word from some hero of the faith. I know they're orienting their lives to the truth in order to go out into a world full of lies.

 I know they're putting God first.

This is a comfort to me, a fellow pilgrim on this journey of faith. It reminds me that I'm not the only one striving to live a godly life in a wicked generation. It reminds me that others are lifting their voices to God because they believe he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. It reminds me that should disaster strike my family or fear strike my heart, I will not be alone. It reminds me that where two or more are gathered, God is there in the midst.

That light reminds me that although the enemy of my soul is alive and well, greater is he that is in us, than he that is in the world. It reminds me that the Light of the world has chosen to place his light in us, his children, so the world might see our good deeds and glorify our Father in heaven.  

This little light of mine, 

I'm gonna let it shine. 

This little light of mine, 

I'm gonna let it shine, 

Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. . .  

How's your light today? I encourage you to let it shine brightly for Him.

You never know who might be watching.

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Homeschooling When You're Weary

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“Come unto me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”  

 (Matthew 11:28)

"The purpose of the voice of condemnation is to push you away from His presence -- that which is the very source of your victory. The purpose of the voice of conviction is to press you into the face of Christ." ~Bob Sorge, Secrets of the Secret Place. 

Sometimes I forget that homeschooling is a spiritual endeavor.

 I forget that it is only through the empowering and equipping of God's Spirit that I have any hope of success. 

Somehow, though I know it to be true, that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me, I sometimes begin my day without a moment spent in His presence. Brushing Him breezily aside, I dive into my busy day without taking even a moment to consult with Him.

I wonder, how many of the "imperative" items on my to-do list might be cast aside if I had held them up to His wise eyes?  Better yet, if I sat before Him with an empty page and asked, "Lord, what would you have me to do today?" how different would my to-do list be?

It is no wonder then, when I fail miserably, that the voice of the enemy shouts loud words of condemnation into my ear. He plants feelings of failure, doubt, confusion, and defeat. That voice pushes me away from the things that are good and right. The voice of Satan isolates me from those fellow sojourners whom God has placed alongside to help me. His voice makes me doubt whether I have a right to an audience with the King Whose presence I have neglected so many times.

But God the Father is long suffering and forgiving, slow to anger and abounding in love. (Exodus 34:6) He forgets our sin of independence as quickly as we confess it, and He runs to take us in His arms and restore us to a right relationship with Him. Do you realize that the only time scripture reveals God hurrying is when He, as the waiting and watching Father, ran to welcome His prodigal home?

Whether you are enjoying success or are experiencing struggles, I encourage you to begin each day with an appointment with God. As you seek Him through prayer and His word, He will give you wisdom (James 1:5), strength (Philippians 4:13), freedom from fear and anxiety (Philippians 4:6), and clear direction for each day (Isaiah 30:21). 

 Even 15 minutes with the Savior each morning is an investment in the quality and effectiveness of your day, of your very life!  Time spent at Jesus' feet is never time wasted. Best of all, if your heart and mind are filled with His  words, then when the accuser whispers lies in to your ears, you will recognize whom it is that is speaking. 

Homeschooling mom, run to Jesus!

 Application Questions:

1. Do you tend to view your family’s homeschooling as an academic endeavor or a spiritual one?

2. If you view it as an academic one, are you missing out by not inviting God’s power into your day?

3. If you view it as a spiritual one, do you still have a tendency to homeschool in your own strength? 

4. How can you access God’s power during the day to enable and equip you for the task of homeschooling?

Action Step for This Week:

Write into your lesson plan a quiet time for all members of your family as the first part of your school day. If you have young children, set a goal to teach them to sit quietly with their Bibles for 15 minutes. Even a toddler can look through a picture Bible and pray a simple prayer.

Prayer of Commitment:

“Lord, I know that ‘apart from You, I can do nothing,’ (John 15:5) but sometimes I don’t act like it. I charge through my day and my to-do list without a glance Your way. I am so thankful that when I fail, You are there to gently remind me that You want to help me. Your ‘yoke is easy and Your burden is light’ when I operate within Your strength. Help me to seek You first in the morning, and to train my children to establish the habit of a daily quiet time.”

  Homeschooling is HARD!

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With a devotion for every week of the school year, Joy in the Journey helps remind you that God wants to be a vital, active part of your homeschool. Each chapter contains devotions specific to what a homeschooling mom encounters each month, application questions, an action step, and a prayer. It's suitable for personal devotions or for use by your support group for meeting topic ideas.

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