Category Archives: Rest of God

These are posts are my thoughts on the current move of God called the “REST of GOD.”

The antidote to crazy

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Mel Wild

What does one do when the world around you seems to have gone insane? Contemplating it can make us feel hopeless. Some of my Christian brothers and sisters may just shrug and say it’s just proof that Jesus is coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Heaven on earth, Rest of God | Tagged Christianity, Intimacy with God, Jesus, New Creation, transformation | 11 Comments

Why we must be led into a lonely place

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Mel Wild

We’ve heard much about what God might be trying to show us during this pandemic. We have all felt the isolation and separation, the frustration from our inability to gather like we used to. Some have lost their jobs, even … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Rest of God, Sonship | Tagged Christianity, Intimacy with God, Jesus in the Wilderness, Pandemic lockdown, Spiritual maturity | 4 Comments

True Grace

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Mel Wild

Grace is not a declaration from God of innocence; it’s not a “get-out-of-hell free” card you wave at the pearly gates, and it’s not just unmerited favor. We have God’s unmerited favor because Christ lives in us. God empowers us … Continue reading →

Posted in Grace, Rest of God, Sonship | Tagged Christianity, Intimacy with God, Jesus, New Covenant, transformation | 4 Comments

Will we follow Holy Spirit or our confirmation bias?

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Mel Wild

One of the challenges for us as followers of Jesus during this pandemic is maintaining a vibrant faith while not being able to meet in the normal way. This is why I believe God is re-training us during this season … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Rest of God, Sonship, Worship | Tagged Christianity, Following Jesus, Holy Spirit, Relationships, Spiritual growth and health, The Church, The Living Word | 12 Comments

This is the greatest time for the Good News!

Posted on January 22, 2021 by Mel Wild

While we’re currently living in a very politically divisive and emotionally charged time, there was never a time in our lives when the Gospel message was more relevant. Why? Because every human actually wants the same two things. They just … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Rest of God | Tagged Bill Vanderbush, Christianity, Evangelism, Good News, Jesus, liberals and conservatives, Woman at the Well | 12 Comments

God is making new wine…out of us!

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Mel Wild

I heard a troubling statistic from a new Barna survey recently, that one in three Christians (32%) have not attended either an online or on location church gathering since the pandemic. It does beg the question about the true nature … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Reformation, Rest of God | Tagged Christianity, First love, Intimacy with God, New Wine, Prophecy 2021, revival, Spiritual warfare | 11 Comments

What are we learning?

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Mel Wild

A soul that’s not self-reflective is a superficial and impoverished soul. It has no knowledge of its own shortcomings. Its focus is more often on the shortcomings of others. It has no governing capability to mitigate against its own hypocritical … Continue reading →

Posted in Freedom, Identity, Rest of God | Tagged Christianity, Following Christ, Intimacy with God, Spiritual growth, transformation | 3 Comments

The Gospel: God, love, fellowship, and joy!

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Mel Wild

The Gospel is not ultimately about forgiveness of sin. While important, that’s only a means to a much greater end. The Gospel is, first and foremost, the good news about God. For we see Him in the life of His … Continue reading →

Posted in Father Heart of God, Love, Rest of God | Tagged Abiding in Christ, Christianity, Divine Dance, Evangelism, In Christ, Jesus, joy, New Covenant, The Gospel, Trinity | 2 Comments

How to keep a vibrant faith

Posted on September 24, 2020 by Mel Wild

How do we live a consistent vibrant faith? To be vibrant means to be full of energy and enthusiasm. The etymology for the word, enthusiasm, is instructive. It’s directly from Late Latin enthusiasmus, from Greek enthousiasmos, meaning: “divine inspiration”…from enthousiazein … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Father Heart of God, Identity, Rest of God, Sonship, Worship | Tagged Abba Father, Christianity, Jonathan David Helser, Personal testimony, Salvation, transformation | 7 Comments

Walking out our redemption

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Mel Wild

Graham Cooke said, “We’re saved once, but we get redeemed from our old ways every single day! We’re learning how to be a new creation.” This is critically important to understand if we’re going to walk in what God intends … Continue reading →