He showed up at SCPx Austin

I must say Student CPx Austin far surpassed my expectations. I always hear people say, "If you're vision seems possible to accomplish, than you're not dreaming big enough." Real visions should be so extreme, so ridiculous, so unlikely, that only God could do it. What happened at CPx was so extreme, so ridiculous, and so unlikely, that looking back I know it was all God who did it. I'm like, God I couldn't even dream that up if I tried.

So this is how I measure fruit- not by how powerful the worship was, not by a number count of how many people came to Christ, nor by how many people came to the training.... real fruit = personal transformation. And that's exactly what we saw.

Short memories pass through my mind of moments that are hard to think about without crying. The tears that came from a simple prayer breaking off generational curses. The intense freedom and joy that released God's children into dancing as two students got baptized, not as a ceremony like the first time, but as a celebration. Guys, yes guys, weeping at the effects of the church coming together in genuine care, relationship, and fellowship; the profound contrast between being used in order to advance someone's ministry... and being loved... in order to be loved. I remember Jesus baptizing some students in ways that we couldn't... with the Holy Spirit and with fire. And the grateful response to being healed... by the One whose favorite activity is to heal every type of sickness and disease. Students leaving with new outlooks on life, with testimonies bound to be repeated, with a vision that chills the flesh, and a hunger that cannot be satisfied. Three teams forming, one that will shake and transform Joplin, Missouri, one that will fill TCU with God's glory, and one that will usher in the long-due revival at UT. And we will never forget that night of prayer when we lingered in the presence of Jesus together till our bodies demanded sleep. "His presence is life. His absence is death." We heard it from Brian, but we learned it from experience.

I can't handle the history. I just freak out. Two students named Joshua and Caleb begin to pray and preach, longing for a move of God they never saw with their eyes... but something was shifting the spiritual realm. Simultaneously Lee Myers begins to bring the kingdom of God to earth, walking in faith and healing the sick... before disease attacks back and takes his life. God marks the students. And then He calls forth fathers and mothers. They all begin to see the vision that was in His eyes... all at the same time... and by destiny they find each other and start the first Student CPx. One year later, there are three Student CPx's. And two of those who attended were the firstfruits of the first CPx. The story continues. The weave of divine appointments continues to tangle, and the tree that started as a tiny seed continues to grow, until soon all the birds of the air will find shelter there. Sam Lee said at the first CPx, "If we were to witness the glory of God's plan, we would die." Just a glance into a fragment of it, and I'm feeling sick. All I can say is, prepare the way of the Lord.

There is nobody who can do what our Jesus just did. I can hear Kirk Franklin calling..."Can I get a witness in the house?!"