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27 INDICATIONS THAT WE NEED REVIVAL
- When we do not love Him as we once did.
When earthly interests and occupations are more important to us than
eternal ones.
When we would rather watch TV and read secular books and magazines than
read the Bible and pray.
When we have little or no desire for prayer.
When we would rather make money than give money.
When our Christianity is joyless and passionless.
When we know truth in our heads that we are not practicing in our lives.
When we make little effort to witness to the lost.
When we have time for sports, recreation, and entertainment, but not for
Bible study and prayer.
When we do not tremble at the Word of God.
When we seldom think thoughts of eternity.
When we are more concerned about our jobs and careers than about the
Kingdom of Christ and the salvation of the lost.
When Christian husbands and wives are not praying together.
When our children are growing up to adopt worldly values, secular
philosophies and ungodly lifestyles.
When we watch things on TV and movies that we would not show in church.
When our prayers lack fervency.
When our hearts are cold and our eyes are dry.
When our singing is half-hearted and our worship lifeless.
When we aren't seeing regular evidence of the supernatural power of God.
When we are bored with worship.
When we are more concerned about what others think about us than what God
thinks about us.
When we are making little or no difference in the secular world around us.
When we are unmoved by the thought of our neighbors, business associates
and acquaintances going to hell.
When we have ceased to weep and mourn and grieve over our sin.
When we aren't exercising faith and believing God for the impossible.
When the fire has gone out in our hearts, our marriages and our church.
When we are blind to the extent of our need and don't think we need
revival.
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