Renewal Comes in the "Doings"
Renewal comes in the doing of the little things, the little habits of engagement with God throughout our day. Sometimes we have the belief that renewal happens at once in a spectacular flash, though it can and does. Other times God wants to encounter us in our consistent devotion. We often think that spiritual things come transferred in dazzlingly bright moments where the world shakes and an event that is jointly experienced in a humongous crowd are the most genuine and authentic. Renewal in this sense is synonymous with Revival which is a meeting or service where God impacts many at once. Though the tradition of mass revival is a good one and is consistent throughout biblical and church history [1], renewal is more focused on the individual rediscovering their first love. This comes to a person asking God to come into the daily. We often think of our normal days...