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I want to go to there

Liz Lemon (30 Rock)

What a week we have had! Between family coming into town, our youngest turning five, three sick kids and another sad farewell service, Heather and I are tired. I am sure I am not the only one either because life happens for all of us. Through the chaos of the last few weeks I have asked myself what am I hungry for? What am I longing for? Not in terms of food, however, I will never say no to a good steak (thank you Greg & Ruth). But what is it that drives me at the core of who I am? What is it that drives me in ministry? What do I hunger to see God do?

To say that I hunger for more of Jesus wouldn’t quite convey to you the vastness of what I crave. Not only do I want more of Jesus, I want it for every single person. I am hungry to see the lost saved, but not just a response in an altar call by lifting a hand and praying a prayer. I want to see a radical apostle Paul on the road to Damascus kind of transformation. The kind that when a sinner confesses the blood of Jesus over all their sins they begin teaching and preaching the Gospel!

I crave freedom for believers! The kind of freedom that sees addictions broken. The kind that sets men on fire! The kind that David displayed when the glory was returned to Israel. Freedom from fear, depression, anxiety and mental illness! I crave all of it! 

But at the top of list, I want more of the Holy Spirit in my life. I want the to see sick healed, the blind see. I want to see all the things. I want to encounter the angels that announce themselves with a fear not. I want to see a generation of young adults rise up in revival. I want to be so full and led by the Holy Spirit that I will see each and every demon that I can rebuke! 

When my time here on earth is drawing to an end. I want to be able to look back and say and see that I went after God with everything that I am. I know in this lifetime I’ll only ever scratch the surface of the fullness of who God is but He’s worth every minute that I spend in pursuit of Him. The supernatural life that He says is for every believer is worth going after and worth pursuing. So if anyone needs me, you can find me running hard after Jesus. I dare you to join me! 

– Dustin