Sadly, the answer in the minds of most Christians is to bash their liberal state, post condescending memes, send angry tweets, or go on bombastic tirades from the pulpit. But spiritual awakenings aren’t birthed in arrogance — they are born in the womb of brokenness. We must begin here! As I’ve said countless times: A spiritual awakening is America’s only hope.
A lack of humility and brokenness is no doubt the reason we’re not experiencing a national awakening. In these critical times, we need boldness not arrogant tirades; we need conviction not cockiness. Many today think they are bold, but they’re really just brazen. Boldness without humility will get us nowhere — we need both …
If we lack truth, we will be easily misled and lead others astray. If we’ve never been touched by God, we’ll be angry, not broken, and ticked off, not tender. And if we fail to produce love, joy, peace, and patience, we will turn others away from God rather than toward Him.
Yes, the truth will upset others, but our attitude shouldn’t. This is why when Leonard Ravenhill referenced Jesus weeping over Jerusalem before driving out the thieves in the temple, he said that we must “weep before we whip.” If you’ve never been moved with compassion for the sinner, you have no right rebuking the sin.
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