We need revival in North Okaloosa County. I am not talking about a series of services designed to enhance our emotions and feelings, but rather, real soul searching.
A true refreshing from God can come when people hunger and thirst after His righteousness.
God and His righteousness, when rightly seen through the eyes of His Word and through His sweet spirit, will show us areas where we need to do better. It is not God that needs to do more, it is us.
True revival will result in people turning from sinful habits and seeking a better relationship with Him.
Is this necessary?
I believe it is for God's perfect love to be manifested to all mankind.
We need to carefully guard our testimony. If we cannot turn from those things that cloud our testimony, God and His love cannot shine through us and you will not be the individual whom God desires for you to be.
Perhaps you feel that your relationship with God is personal, nobody's business, and you may be happy with that relationship. While this is possible, I believe for others to see Christ in our lives, we must be willing to deepen that relationship by giving into His will.
In the book of John, chapter 15, Jesus talks about how we are to be in Him and bear much fruit. He states in verse 5 that those who spend time with Him will bear much fruit, for we cannot do it ourselves.
Your salvation, your relationship should be everybody's business, so we can and will bear much fruit.
If you want to gauge how you are doing, look around at those you have won. Will many stand with you in heaven?
So many Christians have won no one to Christ in their lifetime — do not be one of those.
The Rev. Richard Helms serves at Miracle Acres Ministries, 3187 E. James Lee Blvd., in Crestview.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: HELMS: How many souls have you helped save?