Who we are, not, What we do

I was in bed last night listening to Misty Edwards and just spending time being ministered to by God, and He was downloading all sorts of hunger for more of His life into me. It was a special time, one that seems to be rare this summer. It has been kinda a dry summer Spiritually for me. Being completely out of the Christian bubble has been an interesting experience. You really find out where you stand with God when you do not have the fellowship of other believers any time you want it. It is so important that we stand on our own faith and not the stories of other faith-filled Christians whom we tend to idolatrize. In times like this we can be encouraged by such stories, but they cant live our lives for us. We must stand on our own two feet. We need to live the Bible, not just know it. There is a giant need for Christians to absolutely surrender their lives to the service of the King and give up their own fleshly desires for their futures. Bill Johnson has said that "the Holy Spirit is imprisoned in the lives of unbelieving believers". We need to believe, which is acting upon what God has told (and is telling) us to do. Camp this summer is reminding me of just how important it is to have such an intimate relationship with God. How important it is to be absolutely consumed with His plans and completely surrendered to them.
Let us pray, and act.