My heart is overflowing with gratitude as I look back over our Arise 2012 weekend. I’m so thankful – for so many – that made this weekend the tremendous success it was.
I’m thankful for my husband and the attitude he’s had towards women. He forced me to become free in God and to step into my role as a preacher of the Word. And – it’s because of his attitude that our Arise Women’s Conferences are so unique and life-transforming.
We’re gearing up for Arise 2012 here at World Revival Church. I’m so excited to pour into the lives of so many women that I consider my friends. And what I want more than anything for you all is LIFE – genuine, vigorous, active LIFE.
That’s what Jesus came for: that you may have LIFE to the full. The God-kind of life that flows in relationship with your Creator.
God has a plan for you. A life that is beyond what you can even anticipate. One that’s not limited by fear, pain, gender or age.
Is that what you expected when you got saved? Got married? Had kids? What kind of expectations did you walk into this with?
I love what Pastor Steve shared on Sunday at World Revival Church. “’Blessed is the man who does not fall away because of me [Jesus]’ -- when things don’t go the way they expected!”
What did you expect of life? Did you not read in the Bible about “our warfare,” “our struggle,” and the contending for the faith?
Arise 2012 is fast approaching and I am ready to see revival women unite and be empowered for this new year.
To all my friends: spread the word and get the women of the world here to Kansas City for these meetings! Call them, text them, take them out for coffee… let’s all work hard to gather like-minded women to become a strong force for God in the earth.
Strong is right. Women of God who are strong in faith, in his word and in prayer are right. The world needs us, gals! They need what we’ve got!
I’ve got the perfect gift in mind for you. It’s the spirit of life and revival! Now wouldn’t that be a nice gift tucked under the Christmas tree this year?
Steve and I went many years in our earlier days when we didn’t buy gifts for one another. We couldn’t afford to! And you might be in that same situation today, but I’m telling you, everybody has something to give…
I’ve been married to Steve Gray for over 30 years now, and every day of it has been an adventure of faith. I wouldn’t have it any other way, though!
All the weeks and months leading up to the premiere of Steve’s feature film “Three Blind Saints” were like cutting a path through unchartered territory – and certainly NOT for the faint-hearted! But we knew that this was one of those things that would carry us into the future and help us touch a lot of lives.
There are times when you have to stop everything and simply offer praise to the Lord. This past Saturday night during the ministry time at World Revival Church, it seemed that’s all I could do is proclaim how good he is!
The Lord redeems his servants. King David knew it and I love Psalm 34 when he describes who God is to him:
• The One who delivers me
• The One who removes my shame
• The One who hears me and saves me from all my troubles
I love children! I love to help make kids strong and happy in the Lord. There’s nothing like our revival kids that are free, powerful in God and FEARLESS in the face of the enemy!
Last Friday was a momentous night on Daystar TV as we brought our second grade through middle school kids out to minister with Steve and I. I’m telling you what – there’s nothing that can stand in the way of these kids’ faith!
It’s the anointing of God that sets you free! Life-long roots of fear, oppression, voices that torment – all these things have to go when Jesus comes on the scene. Revival is helping God’s people grab hold of their freedom!
The mantle on World Revival Church is the same mantle that was spoken over Jeremiah. It’s an anointing to uproot, tear down and DESTROY everything that doesn’t belong in your life.
After that comes a time of building and planting. (Get the two out of order, and you’ll be building on shaky ground!)
We make healing too difficult sometimes. Some things just take the finger of God stretched out over your life! Saturday night I had our revival kids come up on stage with me to intercede and release God’s authority over sickness and disease.
These kids were able to grab hold of God’s presence and then point their little fingers out over the people and see healing happen. Backs were healed, neuropathy was healed… one man removed his leg brace and started dancing with Pastor Steve as God healed his leg injury.
