A Call to Anguish - David Wilkerson

This video was shown in church some months back, and Wai Yan recently reposted it again on Facebook, reminding me about it.



Anguish - Have you ever felt it? The complete absolute destruction of your heart? Everything within you has been obliterated, destroyed, broken?

3:35 - Does it matter about the Jerusalem that is in our own hearts? The sign of ruin that is slowly draining spiritual power and passion. Blind to lukewarmness, blind to the mixture that is creeping in. That's all the devil wants to do. Is to GET THE FIGHT OUT OF YOU. And KILL IT. So you won't labour in prayer anymore. So you won't weep before God anymore.

5:40 - There is going to be no renewal, no revival, no awakening, until we are once again willing to let him break us.

6:16 - I've wanted it easy. I just wanted to be happy.

I've felt anguish. I've felt pain. Brokenness, despair, sorrow, you name it.

But it's always been for myself, about myself. Anguish for someone else? Hmm. Concerned, yes. Pity, yes. But anguish?? WHY would I want to feel it again? I think I've successfully numbed myself to plenty of things. Plug in the holes and the pain stops. Yeah, easy as that.

And yet David Wilkerson's powerful and (charismatic) message can -almost- strike me to my heart's core.

It's been far too long. I've abandoned important things for far too long in my quest to avoid pain..

Have a blessed day!
Jo

P.S. Btw, David Wilkerson died in a car crash on April 27, 2011. Gruesome but quick way to leave earth, me thinks.