” Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain’t where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain’t you. You’re better than that!”
Last night, I was truly inspired by probably one of the best films I’ve seen this year. Surprisingly, it came in the form of Rocky VI. The quote above came when Rocky was speaking with his son, one on one, outside on the corner of a dark street, sharing with him what it means to really means to be a man, a overcomer, what it means to be a coward and what it means to have self-respect.
With the ladies (women of God) who are shaking Hong Kong upside down for God’s glory! It is truly a testament to see what God is doing through them to unite the body of Christ across the city in prayer and action!
I just got back from Hong Kong, it was an AWESOME trip, mostly because I was able to see and spend time with my family and friends, it was also a wonder to see the altar filled at the stadium with souls coming into the kingdom, this is only the beginning of a greater harvest in Asia! God was guiding and breathing through the whole time there, as we met with all our network leaders we knew something huge is on the horizon, everything is being prepared for something beyond what we can all think or imagine, below are just a few pix spent with my loved ones.
Hanging out after “The Greatest Love” Christmas outreach with my cousins and buddies :) good times!
This morning, as I prayed about it, I felt led to share this story of what happened last week at UCLA. In the midst of finals, exams and the Christmas season, I knew in my heart of hearts last week that God wanted to reveal His glory on campus, how I wasn’t sure? After watching the USC vs. UCLA football game, I was overjoyed with happiness to see UCLA make the big upset, (to be honest I prayed for them to win, and so did others at Passion Church =P) I know God loves both USC and UCLA, but I guess that day one team had a little more faith, in fact, I saw the head coach pointing to the sky, up to God right after the victory on national television. My point being this, the next day (Sunday) we had our Passion Church Zero gathering, as we were praying, I could not help but to think, the entire Rose Bowl was filled with CHEERS, SHOUTS, DANCING, SINGING, CELEBRATION and JOY. Tens of thousands were cheering ecstatically, thousands more in the UCLA dorms and in Westwood were celebrating this great victory over USC, yet suddenly a holy jealousy rose up in my spirit. “God where is your victory? If 40,000 UCLA students can cheer for the victory of one football game, how much more could not this campus of 40,000 cheer, celebrate, jump, shout and dance for the victory that was won on the cross 2,000 years ago? Oh God, I saw a glimpse of a football revival that day, how much more do you desire a spiritual revival, where one day, every dorm hall, every city street, every stadium and every classroom and shouting “WE WON, WE WON, JESUS HAS WON!” all across this UCLA campus? Why not? As we prayed during church, I began to pray with a holy jealously, Lord stretch out your might right hand this week at UCLA and show your glory, for Your names sake, make Yourself famous in this land!
Well, it’s been 3 months of rest, sabbatical, call what you want, but it’s been good. It’s been a challenge to learn to rest, I have and I haven’t in so many ways. I’ll blog more about my experience at Singing Waters round II. Good times :) I’ll write a post soon about the “showdown” at UCLA this week, God is still moving and how awesome it is to see His name be made more and more famous on this campus. Dec 14, I start traveling on the road again to speak and train leaders from around the nation and world, I am looking forward to it, please pray for me and the teams going with me. Pray God uses these times of equipping to bear much fruit for His kingdom in this hour, 2006 aint over till the fat lady sings…mmhmm, below is a list of events I will be speaking/training at, please do pray, it means the world of difference…
1. UNCONFERENCE III – Dec 14-16 in San Diego (Signs & Wonders & Simple Church) This will be a very strategic gathering. It encourages me to see the prophetic movement embracing this new move of simple churches, plus Graham Cooke is gonna be there! Sweet! check out: www.thirddaychurches.com
Blogging friends,
Please spread the vision and the word on this strategic gathering at One Thing conference this year. We are believing for a new student volunteer missionary movement among Asian students far and wide to bring the Gospel to East Asia and from there Back to Jersualem. Let Joel’s army arise!
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One Thing: Asian Break Out Session
This is a clarion call to emerging young Asian’s who have answered the call to bring the Gospel to East Asia and Back to Jerusalem. We will be praying and releasing a vision of Asia’s destiny in the end times and your part to play in it at this years One Thing Conference in KC.
In the last year and a half over 1,500 Asian students have committed in the US and East Asia to commit two years of their lives in the next 10 years to be missionaries on the universities and growing urban cities in East Asia, in order to transform these nations and bring the Gospel along the silk-road back to Jerusalem!
What: One Thing: Asian Break Out Session
When: Dec 31st, 9am-12pm at One Thing Conference, KC, Municipal Auditorium
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