Time feels different these days, doesn't it? Days move fast. Weeks disappear. And before we know it, another month has gone by. We live in a culture that applauds busyness—but then we wonder why prayer feels so difficult. I don't think prayer is hard because God is distant. I think prayer is hard because we are rushing. One of the greatest challenges in prayer is not faith—it's slowing down. Somehow, we've attached prayer to words like perseverance and discipline. And while those words matter, they can make prayer feel exhausting before we ever begin. We approach prayer like another item on our to-do list instead of the invitation it truly is.
The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.... He has not dealt with us according to our sins, nor punished us according to our iniquities. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so great is His mercy toward those who fear Him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm 103:8, 10–12 When I visited the Mount of Beatitudes in Israel some time ago, the Lord opened my eyes to see for the first time how He had met the man with leprosy in Matthew 8:1–4.
"We'll have Church when God comes, but not until then. All of our religious activities mean nothing without His hollowed presence. The week is full of activities; we know how to keep the programs going. We know how to play our part. The machinery continues to operate, but the mountains won't move until He comes" (Gene Easley). As a person passionate about spiritual awakenings, Gene Easley's statement above is spot on; we must desire spiritual renewal. Yes, revival is a sovereign act of God, but God calls us to participate and to respond. In short, He'll provide the fire if we provide the sacrifice.
As we step into the Gregorian year 2026, aligned with the Hebrew year 5786, the Lord is prophetically announcing a season of dominion, multiplication and divine alignment. This is not just another year on a calendar—this is a divine appointment and a release of the new eternal kingdom order. The new eternal kingdom order is God's original mandate being made manifest in the earth. This original mandate is what God gave humanity but was marred by the sin of Adam and Eve and is now restored and reactivated through the second Adam, Jesus Christ. We are being called to step into the fullness of our heavenly identity and bring heaven into the earth realm with intentionality and function.
There was a time when kindness was considered a basic virtue. It wasn't something you had to announce, defend, or perform. It was simply how decent people tried to live. It showed up in everyday interactions, in how neighbors spoke to one another, how disagreements were handled, and how people tried, imperfectly, to leave the world better than they found it. Today, kindness often feels optional. We live in a culture fueled by outrage, where anger spreads faster than understanding and conflict attracts more attention than compassion. Social media amplifies the loudest voices, while gentleness is easily overlooked.
From the first chapter of Genesis to the closing moments of Revelation, God never once positioned humanity as passive, powerless, or peripheral. He created sons and daughters, not spectators. He formed rulers, not victims. He established partners, not observers. The entire Kingdom model is built on a divine pattern: God empowers, and His people activate. God reveals, and His people respond. Beneath all of this – beneath the authority, the dominion, the assignments is a more profound truth.
The Bible teaches us that it's God's will for us to help hurting people. In John 13:34-35, Jesus says, "A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another" (NIV). Matthew 22:37-39 says, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself."
Our heart's desire is to be in the center of God's perfect will, and that is to preach His word with signs following—to heal the sick, to see blind eyes opened, to raise the dead, to see legs grow out. Jesus said that even greater things than these you will do because I go unto My Father. When you experience the flow of His spirit, you don't want to settle for less in this mundane life. You feel that there is nothing in it for you, but this is where the Lord purges the dross, conforming us into His image, honing our character, working on the pride, patience, etc., developing the fruit of His spirit in us.
There is a voice that has been speaking to you all year long. You know exactly the one I mean. It is not the voice of your boss or your family or the culture telling you what you should want. It is softer than all of that. It is the voice that waits for you when the world finally lets you be still. The one that whispers, "This is not right for me. I need something different. Pay attention to this." It is the inner nudge you have probably been brushing aside. Most of us are experts at this. We push it away because it asks for something our thinking mind is not prepared to say yes to.
Devaluing and dehumanizing words and actions have built a cultural edifice one brick at a time. It is now in our power to dismantle that structure of injustice one validating blow at a time. The journey of everyday justice begins internally before it is lived externally. If words create thoughts, which are manifested in actions, we can rewrite our internal narrative as we confront every thought that would lessen the value of a human being in any way. Once we align our beliefs with justice—power used for good—it will become our automatic pattern of thought. This new way of thinking will be revealed by all that we do and with everyone that we meet. What can this look like?
Follow Up
