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What To Do With What You've Received

What To Do With What You've Received: Fervor

1 Thessalonians 5:17-19

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Picture this: you’ve just attended Christ Life Camp 2024, a power-packed, life-transforming meeting where God spoke clearly about your 2025. Through long hours of prayer, teaching, and impartation, your spirit was stirred, and you left filled with fervor and direction. The temptation now may be to think that what you’ve done during the camp is enough to sustain you spiritually for months. You may feel justified in taking a step back, reasoning that you’ve already given so much of yourself.

But let’s consider this from a different perspective. Imagine you’re an artist who’s just painted a masterpiece. Would you abandon your tools and studio because of one great achievement, expecting your skill to remain sharp without practice? Of course not.

Likewise, after such a profound spiritual experience, it would be counterproductive to neglect the structures and fervor that were built during the meeting.

The long hours of prayer and teaching at Christ Life Camp are not extraordinary interruptions to your walk with God but an integral part of your devotion and everyday life as a believer. To fulfill what God has revealed, you must maintain the fervor and structures that were cultivated during the meeting.

It’s natural to feel spiritually “full” after a meeting like Christ Life Camp. But this fullness is not a signal to relax—it’s a charge to remain steadfast.

Overcompensation happens when believers, having expended themselves during a spiritual meeting, pull back in an attempt to “balance out” their efforts. They may reduce their time in prayer, slack off in studying the Word, or adopt a passive posture in their devotion.

The danger here is subtle but real: neglecting what has been built during the meeting opens the door to stagnation, and soon the fire you carried begins to dwindle.

Let us learn from Jesus, whose ministry was marked by consistency in devotion.

Luke 5:16
New King James Version
16 So He Himself often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.

Even after performing miracles and ministering to multitudes, Jesus didn’t rest on the strength of His past efforts. He returned to the place of prayer, understanding that the power for His ministry was tied to consistent fellowship with God.

If Jesus, our perfect example, continually sought the Father even after intense spiritual activity, how much more should we?

The long hours of prayer and teaching at Christ Life Camp were not just for that moment; they were meant to be the rhythm of your everyday life. The devotion you displayed during the meeting is the same devotion you are called to carry throughout the year.

1 Thessalonians 5:17-19
New King James Version
17 Pray without ceasing,
18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
19 Do not quench the Spirit.”

Praying without ceasing is not just an ideal—it’s a directive. The fervor experienced at camp meetings like Christ Life Camp should translate into a lifestyle of unbroken communion with God. The Word you received must be meditated on and acted upon.

James 1:23-24
New King James Version
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;
24 for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

It would be tragic to hear the life-changing instructions from God at Christ Life Camp, only to forget them as life’s distractions set in. The revelation God gave you was not meant to be a fleeting experience; it was meant to shape your daily walk and your 2025.

God’s plans for your life are great, but they require your active participation. The prophecies you received, the impartations, and the specific instructions for your 2025 are seeds that must be nurtured.

1 Timothy 4:14-16
New King James Version
14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the eldership.
15 Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.
16 Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

Neglect occurs when you think the intense devotion during the meeting is a substitute for your daily walk. On the contrary, the gift you received must be stirred up continually. The fervor from Christ Life Camp should propel you into greater heights, not signal a time to ease up.

Paul’s instruction to Timothy to “meditate” and “give yourself entirely” is a call to complete dedication. The same call is extended to you.

Ephesians 5:18-19
New King James Version
18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,
19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.

Being filled with the Spirit is not a one-time event. It’s an ongoing experience that requires deliberate action. You must stay filled just as you were during Christ Life Camp, by maintaining the structures of prayer, Word study, and worship in your daily life.

2025 is not a year to slack or lose focus. It’s a year to walk in the realities of all God has shown you. Christ Life Camp was a preparation ground—a place where seeds were planted and structures were built. Now, it is your responsibility to carry the fire forward.

The long hours of prayer and teaching were not extraordinary; they were an example of what your everyday life should look like. Do not quench the Spirit by pulling back; instead, remain fervent, knowing that consistency is key to seeing the fulfilment of God’s plans.

Romans 12:11
New King James Version
11 Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.

Stay fervent. Maintain the structures. Keep the fire burning. God has spoken concerning your 2025, and it is your responsibility to walk in His Word.

Prayer Point
Lord, I thank You for all I received at Christ Life Camp. I refuse to overcompensate or slack in my devotion. I declare that my fervor remains strong, my structures remain intact, and my life continually reflects Your glory. In 2024, I walk in all You have spoken concerning me. Amen.