2CO 11:24 Five times I received from the Jews the forty lashes minus one. 25 Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, I spent a night and a day in the open sea, 26 I have been constantly on the move. I have been in danger from rivers, in danger from bandits, in danger from my own countrymen, in danger from Gentiles; in danger in the city, in danger in the country, in danger at sea; and in danger from false brothers. 27 I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. 28 Besides everything else, I face daily the pressure of my concern for all the churches. 29 Who is weak, and I do not feel weak? Who is led into sin, and I do not inwardly burn?

So do you still want revival? If we ever think that we have it bad, all we need to do is read the above scripture. The bottom line with revival and serving God in the earth is that He will always promote maximum growth in our lives, with as little comfort as possible in order to achieve that. There are many of us that have received life assignments that contain a high degree of difficulty, and if you make the critical mistake of comparing your hard life with someone else's easier life, then you can lose your perspective and peace pretty fast. But what do you want to show for your life at the end of it?; Spiritual maturity, or a life of ease, flesh, and immaturity? We all hate trials, but they are what produce our growth and maturity.

LK 16:25 "But Abraham replied, `Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony.

Much of our walk means receiving what most folks would consider to be the bad things in life. Many people that are slotted to bear much fruit for the kingdom can expect to be often despised, rejected, overlooked, ignored, lied about, have many character defects, have poor family relations, few close friends, be held back and denied, never apologized to-but always expected to apologize, have your failures broadcast to the world; be disrespected, betrayed, ridiculed, insulted, mocked, and generally just getting the loser end of the stick much of the time. There are many people like Joseph who had less than stellar childhoods that went on to do great things for God later on. You see, God wants dependence, and trials create that.

DT 28:13 The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.

Living life as a tail and not a head can become very wearying and disheartening if you have had to do it for decade upon decade, and never seeing a change. You can start to get a "I must be cursed and hated by God" mentality, and satan is right there to agree with you. But our characters and foundations of experience and faith are forged in the fires of having to first serve as a tail before we are ready to lead as a head. But rest assured, if you keep obeying and cooperating and you don't give up, your day to become the head will indeed come. Most people live somewhere in between, but if you are destined to walk in God's power in this final harvest, then God will begin preparing you for it at a very early age with many difficult trials.

GE 45:5 And now, do not be distressed and do not be angry with yourselves for selling me here, because it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.

God has allowed you to live your hard-knock life for one good reason, to save the lives of many. All of the many character defects and sin habits that God has brought you through were meant so that you in turn could help a whole world of people who are suffering from the same problems. Deep testimonies require many deep trials, so get over it and stop whining to God about how unfair you think He has been to give you the difficult life that you've had. Believe it or not, there are many who've had even tougher life assignments than you got, so thank God that you got the one that would best suit you. When you see the countless souls that are saved later on because of the heartbreaks you've suffered, you will embrace them.

AC 13:22 After removing Saul, he made David their king. He testified concerning him: `I have found David son of Jesse a man after my own heart; he will do everything I want him to do.'

The spirit of Saul (flesh directed leadership) has been judged and rejected in the modern day Church, and God has been preparing many people (David's) that He has forged His own heart in who will do everything that He requires of them. Maximum trials produce maximum obedience, compassion, and love for everyone. Be glad that your life was harder than most other people's around you, because it has created the very heart of God in you that you will need to reap this final harvest. The days that are coming will be perilous and only those who have been fully prepared by God through many trials will stand strong. Let your trials make you better, not bitter, and just know that your hard life has created spiritual maturity in you.

JAS 1:2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. 4 Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.