Revivals and Awakenings

In the history of America there have been several national Spiritual Awakenings. In 1993 Robert Fogel of the University of Chicago won the Nobel Prize in Economics. Much of his research had to do with these Spiritual Awakenings.

In my reading and experience, every Spiritual Revival is followed by an Awakening. Revivals are events that bring new life to masses of people with God that result in salvations and new interest in the things of God.

Awakenings are what these spiritually renewed and reborn people do after they become mature in Christ and want to impact society. The culture and society itself is impacted in work, play, caring for the sick, the poor, and rejected.

I was very engaged in the great Spiritual Revival that came about in America in the 60's and 70's. It brought numerous new believers into the Kingdom of God and a high percentage were broken in mind, emotions, and relationships. Many people became engaged in delivering care, counseling, and healing to the new people brought to faith in the revival.

I saw similar activities in Scandinavia in the 80's and Russia in the 90's and Asia also in the 90's. Revivals followed by Counseling and Healing ministries. Today we need new revivals and new healing. I am praying for both to happen.

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