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Buildings and Provision

God has been re-emphasizing that His leading us to this place is HIS thing.

One of the huge ways that he did this was by putting on a local Pastor's heart to give 3000 Euros a month (almost $4000) towards us having a building of our own.

With that support we have been searching for a dedicated building that can be used for the different facets of our ministry. From what we felt from the Lord, we were looking for 3 specific things for the building:
1. Must be IN the city of Brussels
2. Must be near a subway or train station
3. Must be able to seat over 500 people.

This was a HUGE order since we were looking in Brussels and large real estate is hard to come by.

Well by God's grace we found an amazing building owned by the Catholic Church. To say that it is PERFECT for what we want to do is beyond an understatement. The Catholic Church heard our proposal and loves what we want to do with the building and are willing to give us a 100 year lease for a FRACTION of the building's value.

The second floor of the building once was a theater and is considered a Historical landmark. Therefore, for every euro we put into the renovations, the city will match it by 4 euros!

Incredible, but of course there is a hitch. The city up until this point has blocked all permits on the building for religious intention. They do not want another Church in this prime location. We are believing for favor that has never before been seen. That the Lord would move on the hearts of the people on the committee and we would be granted permission to occupy the building. We are proposing more along the lines of a Performing Arts School which would encompass the vision for training young people in worship and prayer, as well as discipleship training, the Brussels House of Prayer and using the facility as a networking place for churches and ministries all over Belgium.

We are still a few months from knowing if we will be approved, but immediate prayer is needed.

But in more immediate news, we have been given full use of a large building every Tuesday. Beginning in September, we are launching into a new level of gathering the movers and the shakers of Belgium and all encountering the Presence of God together. We are SOOOO excited about everything that is happening.

It reminds me of that line in C.S. Lewis' Lion Witch in the Wardrobe, "Aslan is on the move." No one at this point knew who Aslan was, but when that line was spoken, there was a birthing of faith and hope. They suddenly could tell by the way their world was shifting, that it was preparing for the return of their King. In that same way, we are saying, "God is on the move!" and feeling that same burst of faith to believe for the impossible.

Falling on My Knees

What is this movement of 24/7 prayer really about?
Is it just the latest church buzzword?
Is the newest church structure?

Jesus says in the gospels that His house shall be called a house of prayer but what does that really mean for you and me? I believe Jesus was more talking about the core foundation of our lives then He was talking about a church structure. We have to guard against taking the things that the Holy Spirit is doing in these days and not just put them into programs and structures when really He is wanted a heart shift in His people. We can so quickly merchandise and commercialize the "new" things He is doing and step right back into the things that were happening in the temple when Jesus utter those words, " My house shall be called a house of prayer." It can't just be about an outward expression but an inward heart cry.

The prayer movement of our day is about God calling His people back to the place of pure, undivided devotion to Him. It is not about establishing a building where prayer goes up night and day but about establishing a people whose hearts are crying out to Him and dependent upon Him every night and every day. Now, I am not against houses of prayer. At this moment I am helping to get one started in Brussels, Belgium and we are in the process of looking for a building. I believe we need them to help establish this culture. What I am saying is that we can't make it about the building but about the culture that God is wanting to bring. Through His people being established in that place is what will bring about His Kingdom being established on the earth.

One of the problems is sometime we strive in our own strength to establish His Kingdom that brings salvation, healing, and deliverance and when that doesn't work through our striving then we turn to prayer for a little bit before we give up or get burned out. Instead we should establish ourselves in a lifestyle of prayer and fasting not for the sake of revival but because we our in love with Jesus. The reality is you can pray and fast with wrong motives and your heart be far from God. When we pursue Him for the sake of loving Him then His heart is moved and He moves on our behalf. He may not move when we think He should or how we think He should but He will move on behalf of His elect. Prayer should be the first thing we run to because it is in that place that we are running to Him but so often we try everything else and then say, "well I guess I'll go pray about it." It is amazing how backwards we have been living.

So fall on your knees today with no other motive or desire but to see His face and dwell on His beauty and I promise you, He will reveal Himself and begin to move on your behalf in any and every situation. He will speak to you and reveal to you the path that He has laid out for you each day. Set your eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of your faith and lay aside every weight and sin that so easily ensnares.

With Every Great Move of God

I've heard this phrase many times and each time something resonates in my spirit:

"Every great move of God has begun because a group of people have dedicated themselves to worship and prayer."

I'm serious people. Research it. If you look at every great revival or move of God, you will see the same thread. It began because there was a group of people who dedicated themselves to prayer and worship.