A fresh set of eyes

We’ve just wrapped up our weekend of ministry with Clive Pick and I believe that it will prove to be a very significant weekend in the shaping of our family. As Clive shared about the importance of living under Open Heavens we were challenged to not only live in complete obedience to God’s instructions regarding tithing but to increase our expectation and demand on the covenant that we activate by returning our tithes. We need to have an undiminished expectation that as the Heavens open the resources of Heaven will be poured into our land resulting in healings, salvation, relationships restored and all manner of Kingdom expressions.

Over the course of the weekend Clive had the opportunity to meet with some of our leadership and during this time he shared some areas of growth within our church that he had discerned and observed. It has been 3 years since Clive was last with us (November 2004) and it was encouraging to hear what a fresh set of eyes observed in our House. Sometimes when we are around something all the time a couple of things can happen. We can either miss the growth that is happening or become so accustomed to what we have that it becomes common place and ordinary instead of a blessing.

As we brought Clive in to minister at our House we received more than his message and anointing, we received his fresh set of eyes to see what God has been doing in our family. I pray that through his fresh eyes we would all be encouraged by what God is doing as He builds the House. For all of us who are labouring for His Kingdom to come on earth as it is in Heaven I pray that these observations will bring a fresh encouragement and determination to continue contending together for the fulfillment of ALL God’s promises.

Here are 5 areas of growth that Clive discerned and observed in our family:

1. A greater maturity in our family
2. A sweeter and stronger anointing in worship
3. A higher level of responsiveness to the message
4. A strong unity and relationship in the leadership
5. A confidence that God IS birthing something through us (last time it was an expectancy that God WOULD birth something)