Revival

What is our goal in ministry? What are churches and para church ministries suppose to be doing? This last week the topic of revival has come up. When asked of some leaders the question "do you what revival?" there was not an immediate answer. I think it is well worth the pause. Revival is not without cost...I've seen it cost people power and position, the pride that wants control, money that must be given away, the cost of laying some things down in order to restore what is much more important. As God begins this process, none of knows what direction the Wind will blow or how the Wind will blow or what the scene will look like afterwards. All I do know is, as much as it will cost, as mysterious as it seems, when revival breaks out you never want it to stop and you never want to go back because you are never the same again.