Revival and the Grace of God.

Many of you who know me know that I take God at His word. I believe that includes the reality of His power manifested in signs and wonders. I believe God always wants to heal the sick. I believe that He desires to provide for us in tangible ways. I believe that the presence of the Holy Spirit can be experienced in visions, dreams, prophetic words of knowledge and wisdom and in many 'wonderful' manifestations that are 'out of the box'.
I did not come to this place of 'belief' through the typical path of following the 'signs and wonders'. (though I love following those who walk in these today.) I came to this point by understanding the grace of God at a very deep level. I believe that faith in a God of demonstrable power is the only natural conclusion I could come to when I began to believe in the totality of His favor.
When we grasp the full extent of the revelation of 'faith-righteousness' we cannot help but realize that there is nothing standing in the way of God's blessing. We have a God who is always good, always for us, and always backs up His promise with evidence. I have seen incredible evidence of God's favor these past several years. But that is not where I started out.
What set me on the journey that has taken me into the realm of God's power manifested in many fantastic ways was not first 'seeing' but first 'believing'. As one 'rescued' from years of legalistic Christianity in 1992 I fully embraced, studied, prayed into and accepted what could be called the 'doctrine of Grace', but it was not enough, I still wondered why my life was not going anywhere near the place I had been promised. It was only at the point when I decided to take God's word literally that I began to see the evidence of blessing. That is not to say it was a quick and easy road. Rather, it took a concerted effort to renew my mind and recover from the years of unbelief I had experienced.
But it was the 'doctrine of Grace' as a foundation which led me to the only logical conclusions I came to. He is so radically in love with us that He wants to bless our socks off. He is so desirous of our lives to be full of His presence that He is more than willing to demonstrate His power in our lives. He is the lover of our souls, the restorer of our hearts, the encourager of our faith, the provider of His promise, the rock of our security, the soundness of our mind, the answer to our questions and He is the God of the universe.
We were created for a purpose and it is good. As ones created in His image we carry with us His very DNA. We can do through Him the things He is known for. He is the God of the impossible. That means that nothing is impossible for Him. And if He is for us then nothing is impossible for us through Him.
I encourage you to read my two articles. The one entitled 'The Power of God' will better explain what understanding 'faith-righteousness' brings us into. 'Self Pity' will help you to understand why I believe faith and belief are important to the way we view God.