"Being built up in Love."

So I just got back from OneThing recently and I have to say that it seems like each time I go to IHOP, I fall just a little bit more in love with the body of believers there and the ministry and most importantly Jesus. I think I recall Drew describing the people at OneThing as totally "bonkers for Jesus" and I think that is a very accurate statement.there were so many things that had a significant impact on me that I don't think I really have the time or energy to really explain it all of expand on it just yet because I am still processing a lot of it, but I would highly recommend that if you can you should try to check out the teachings from this year's conference.

I'll share just one little tidbit that really struck me. Allen Hood talked about the necessity of growing your heart along with your mind and said that if you are only growing your mind that you will be puffed up in knowledge rather than built up in love and wisdom. I feel like that is somewhere that I have been for a while now. I have felt as though my mind were growing exponentially quicker than my heart was and so I have all kinds of knowledge and facts and good things to share from commentaries and sermons but I have been lacking in the things that truly matter and truly endure such as love, faith, and hope. Knowledge is passing away but faith, hope, and love remain, and the greatest of these is love. He talked about the dire need of going deep into the word while also cultivating a lifestyle of prayer and fasting and worship. It is amazing to me how easy it is to quickly become unbalanced as a believer and how quickly we (or really I) can miss the point and begin chasing after something that was so far from what God was really after. I have a lot more to say about this but I think I'll save it for after i have processed it all more.