One Sunday I brought a box of chalk with me and gave everyone in my class a piece of chalk. I told them about the Evangelist Gypsy Smith who saw Revival around the nation when he spoke at churches in the early 1900's. One day, a man asked him what to do to experience revival as Rev. Smith did. Gypsy Smith told him to go into his room and kneel on the floor. Then he said to take a piece of chalk and draw a circle completely around himself. Then... pray fervently that God would send Revival to everyone inside that circle.
How can we experience Revival on a large scale if we have not experienced revival on a personal scale?
I challenged my class to take that piece of chalk and do the same thing. I often go to the woods to pray. My chalk didn't work on the dirt under the trees where I prayed, so I started gathering rocks and I formed a circle out of them. Now, when I tell my family I'm going to "my circle", they know right where I'm going.
It was after I had made my circle that I realized that I was doing all the talking, and then I would leave. I realized that conversations are back and forth, so one day after I prayed, I just sat there and listened. God revealed a lot to me that day. Since then, that has been my practice. I talk to God about all the stuff that's going on in my life. I ask Him for advice. I pray for my husband and my kids and my family and friends and my church. I pray for revival. Then I wait. Those are the times I am inspired. I come home and write a note to a friend or call someone or write a Newsletter article. I think through problems and wait...
Be still and know that I am God. - Psalm 46:10
If you would like to be challenged to Draw a Circle and see what God will do in your life, please download the .pdf called Draw a Circle: A guide for seeking personal revival from OneCry.com
While you are there, look around.
What Is the OneCry Movement?
A Nationwide Call to Spiritual Awakening
OneCry is a movement of believers who are urgently crying out to God to revive the church and transform the culture. It isn't an organization, program, or event. It's a movement of like-minded people, churches, and organizations who agree that our nation needs a dramatic turnaround—but not the kind that comes from different politics, more education, or a better economy. Instead, it's a cry to God for spiritual transformation of our hearts, homes, and communities. We believe that extraordinary things will happen as we turn from sin and seek God together!
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