Will you lift your eyes for a moment? You’ve been looking in the wrong places for your joy, for your peace. You didn’t lose it. You just need somebody to help you look. That’s what the Spirit of God does. He searches all things. He helps you look in the places where you haven’t looked yet. God has put his help on the inside of you, and I just want to help you look for a moment. Stand to your feet. One time, Paul prayed that the eyes of your heart might be opened. Prayer isn’t just about saying things to God. It’s about seeing things as God sees them. I do believe. Would you say that?
Steven Furtick is the founder and lead pastor of Elevation Church, based in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Elevation Church meets at seven locations in the Charlotte area and at various extension sites in the United States and Canada. The church has been named one of the Fastest Growing Churches in America by Outreach Magazine for each of the past six years.
Pastor Steven has been privileged to minister to a global audience, speaking at conferences and churches around the world including Catalyst Conference, Hillsong Conference, and the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit. He is the author of the nationally acclaimed "Sun Stand Still" and the New York Times® Best Selling follow-up book, "Greater."
Pastor Steven holds the Master of Divinity degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
He and his wife Holly live in the Charlotte area with their two sons, Elijah and Graham, and daughter, Abbey.
