that is all intellectual” and have dismissed what the Spirit is doing in the balance of things.

Watchman Nee wrote a brilliant book called “The Latent Power of the Soul”. In it the basic premise is that we must crack open our intellect and our emotions so that our spirit man can be released. From this I gathered that both were at enmity with our spirit and warred against what God’s Spirit within us would have us do. Watchman Nee realized the power the soul had and how it was able to keep the spirit in improper submission and encaged in a fleshly prison.

Only when our minds and our emotions line up with God’s heart will we be able to live a consistently Godly and love-producing life.

Must we lose our minds when it comes to revival? I do

Paul was able to articulate the power of the resurrection and the gospel of the good news with such passion and clarity precisely because he was highly educated in the old ways. If I remember correctly the Gospel of Matthew was written in such a way as to appeal to the intellect and the education of the Jewish people who would know that heritage was important. In an opposite fashion, the Gospel of Mark was written in a more simple format to reach those who were not concerned about genealogy. It is written for action, paints a moving picture, and moves along a chronological timeline.

They are all works of intellect and did not magically appear on really, really thin pieces of paper in thee Old English tongue.

Daniel was a man who walked with a great anointing from God. He interpreted dreams, stood faithful in a captive situation, and rose to high levels within the government. Is it possible that in his anointing he had to lose his mind? It is more likely that his mind had to be completely engaged in the service and worship of God as he found favor in all things.

Joseph was able to completely transform the current and future lives of his entire tribe because he engaged his mind in what God was doing. Had he been lead by his emotions he would have gone crazy with what life threw at him. Instead, he took each thought captive and wrestled it into the reality of who he knew God to be. Because of his intellectual ability his family went from starvation and drought to some of the best land in Egypt.

Jesus Himself continuously engaged people’s intellect using scripture, parables, pictures, and debate tactics to both draw them in relationally and to breakthrough to their spirits.

It has been said that our intellect gets in the way of God moving. However, is it not true that our emotions get in the way of God moving? Both are the fleshy part of us (our soulish nature) and both must be submitted and conformed to God’s will. Yet, rarely do we hear revivalists asking us to suspend our emotions.

On the contrary, our emotions are engaged at an almost rock concert level with blaring music, rock star status for the special speakers, dimmed lights, and our favorite tunes.

Why are we not warned in the midst of these meetings of the emotions that run rampant and lead us into soulish endeavors? Why are we not told to turn off our emotions so that God can speak to our heart?

In a world where the culture is far more prone to emotionalism than intellectualism it appears that revival services may be playing into the dominant spirit of our culture: emotionalism. Similarly, we have made fun of the Baptist style of revival that contains solid preaching for a 3-5 day period and appeal to the intellect yet it appears that we may have swung to the other side in providing an emotional free-for-all without even attempting to engage the mind. In the same way our Baptist brothers would say “Ah, that is all emotional” and dismiss what the Spirit is doing in that realm we have said “Ah, that is all intellectual” and have dismissed what the Spirit is doing in the balance of things.

Watchman Nee wrote a brilliant book called “The Latent Power of the Soul”. In it the basic premise is that we must crack open our intellect and our emotions so that our spirit man can be released. From this I gathered that both were at enmity with our spirit and warred against what God’s Spirit within us would have us do. Watchman Nee realized the power the soul had and how it was able to keep the spirit in improper submission and encaged in a fleshly prison.

Only when our minds and our emotions line up with God’s heart will we be able to live a consistently Godly and love-producing life.

Must we lose our minds when it comes to revival? I do

great anointing from God. He interpreted dreams, stood faithful in a captive situation, and rose to high levels within the government. Is it possible that in his anointing he had to lose his mind? It is more likely that his mind had to be completely engaged in the service and worship of God as he found favor in all things.

Joseph was able to completely transform the current and future lives of his entire tribe because he engaged his mind in what God was doing. Had he been lead by his emotions he would have gone crazy with what life threw at him. Instead, he took each thought captive and wrestled it into the reality of who he knew God to be. Because of his intellectual ability his family went from starvation and drought to some of the best land in Egypt.

Jesus Himself continuously engaged people’s intellect using scripture, parables, pictures, and debate tactics to both draw them in relationally and to breakthrough to their spirits.

It has been said that our intellect gets in the way of God moving. However, is it not true that our emotions get in the way of God moving? Both are the fleshy part of us (our soulish nature) and both must be submitted and conformed to God’s will. Yet, rarely do we hear revivalists asking us to suspend our emotions.

On the contrary, our emotions are engaged at an almost rock concert level with blaring music, rock star status for the special speakers, dimmed lights, and our favorite tunes.

Why are we not warned in the midst of these meetings of the emotions that run rampant and lead us into soulish endeavors? Why are we not told to turn off our emotions so that God can speak to our heart?

In a world where the culture is far more prone to emotionalism than intellectualism it appears that revival services may be playing into the dominant spirit of our culture: emotionalism. Similarly, we have made fun of the Baptist style of revival that contains solid preaching for a 3-5 day period and appeal to the intellect yet it appears that we may have swung to the other side in providing an emotional free-for-all without even attempting to engage the mind. In the same way our Baptist brothers would say “Ah, that is all emotional” and dismiss what the Spirit is doing in that realm we have said “Ah, that is all intellectual” and have dismissed what the Spirit is doing in the balance of things.

Watchman Nee wrote a brilliant book called “The Latent Power of the Soul”. In it the basic premise is that we must crack open our intellect and our emotions so that our spirit man can be released. From this I gathered that both were at enmity with our spirit and warred against what God’s Spirit within us would have us do. Watchman Nee realized the power the soul had and how it was able to keep the spirit in improper submission and encaged in a fleshly prison.

Only when our minds and our emotions line up with God’s heart will we be able to live a consistently Godly and love-producing life.

Must we lose our minds when it comes to revival? I do

in Egypt.

Jesus Himself continuously engaged people’s intellect using scripture, parables, pictures, and debate tactics to both draw them in relationally and to breakthrough to their spirits.

It has been said that our intellect gets in the way of God moving. However, is it not true that our emotions get in the way of God moving? Both are the fleshy part of us (our soulish nature) and both must be submitted and conformed to God’s will. Yet, rarely do we hear revivalists asking us to suspend our emotions.

On the contrary, our emotions are engaged at an almost rock concert level with blaring music, rock star status for the special speakers, dimmed lights, and our favorite tunes.

Why are we not warned in the midst of these meetings of the emotions that run rampant and lead us into soulish endeavors? Why are we not told to turn off our emotions so that God can speak to our heart?

In a world where the culture is far more prone to emotionalism than intellectualism it appears that revival services may be playing into the dominant spirit of our culture: emotionalism. Similarly, we have made fun of the Baptist style of revival that contains solid preaching for a 3-5 day period and appeal to the intellect yet it appears that we may have swung to the other side in providing an emotional free-for-all without even attempting to engage the mind. In the same way our Baptist brothers would say “Ah, that is all emotional” and dismiss what the Spirit is doing in that realm we have said “Ah, that is all intellectual” and have dismissed what the Spirit is doing in the balance of things.

Watchman Nee wrote a brilliant book called “The Latent Power of the Soul”. In it the basic premise is that we must crack open our intellect and our emotions so that our spirit man can be released. From this I gathered that both were at enmity with our spirit and warred against what God’s Spirit within us would have us do. Watchman Nee realized the power the soul had and how it was able to keep the spirit in improper submission and encaged in a fleshly prison.

Only when our minds and our emotions line up with God’s heart will we be able to live a consistently Godly and love-producing life.

Must we lose our minds when it comes to revival? I do

the emotions that run rampant and lead us into soulish endeavors? Why are we not told to turn off our emotions so that God can speak to our heart?

In a world where the culture is far more prone to emotionalism than intellectualism it appears that revival services may be playing into the dominant spirit of our culture: emotionalism. Similarly, we have made fun of the Baptist style of revival that contains solid preaching for a 3-5 day period and appeal to the intellect yet it appears that we may have swung to the other side in providing an emotional free-for-all without even attempting to engage the mind. In the same way our Baptist brothers would say “Ah, that is all emotional” and dismiss what the Spirit is doing in that realm we have said “Ah, that is all intellectual” and have dismissed what the Spirit is doing in the balance of things.

Watchman Nee wrote a brilliant book called “The Latent Power of the Soul”. In it the basic premise is that we must crack open our intellect and our emotions so that our spirit man can be released. From this I gathered that both were at enmity with our spirit and warred against what God’s Spirit within us would have us do. Watchman Nee realized the power the soul had and how it was able to keep the spirit in improper submission and encaged in a fleshly prison.

Only when our minds and our emotions line up with God’s heart will we be able to live a consistently Godly and love-producing life.

Must we lose our minds when it comes to revival? I do

that is all intellectual” and have dismissed what the Spirit is doing in the balance of things.

Watchman Nee wrote a brilliant book called “The Latent Power of the Soul”. In it the basic premise is that we must crack open our intellect and our emotions so that our spirit man can be released. From this I gathered that both were at enmity with our spirit and warred against what God’s Spirit within us would have us do. Watchman Nee realized the power the soul had and how it was able to keep the spirit in improper submission and encaged in a fleshly prison.

Only when our minds and our emotions line up with God’s heart will we be able to live a consistently Godly and love-producing life.

Must we lose our minds when it comes to revival? I doubt it. In fact, it appears that we must engage our minds even further in the study of the written word and in intimacy with the Living Word.

The next wave of revivals will be a result of the emotions and the intellect being cracked open and submitted to the heart and mind of God, thus allowing the Spirit that dwells within us to move freely through us.