Have you felt unable to move forward and take the next step? Have disappointments of the past immobilized your faith and caused you to get stuck in your tracks? I believe spirits of Fear and Self Protection are whispering into many ears and leading to a dead end. If this is you, God wants to reintroduce you to His Grace as an untapped source of power and strength.
Yesterday during worship, I saw Jesus take a clock off the wall and set the time. He said, "THIS IS THE HOUR OF MY HOLINESS." He is recalibrating the time for we have entered a unique and holy hour. It is an uncomfortable time of exposures and confrontations, not only in our nation, but among the brethren. And yet the Lord is determined that His standard of righteousness is no longer compromised or defamed.
When we consider faith for healing, it is easy to isolate our "I believe" statements to just the healing part. I can absolutely believe that God is able to heal me, and desires to do so. But the Lord reminded me the other day, the kind of faith that results in "…your faith has made you well…" is the kind of faith that encompasses every part of our lives – not just our healing. It's the kind of faith that believes in His goodness and power in every detail of our journey.
You ask for a breakthrough, but God may give you instructions. You ask for your healing, but Jesus may ask you a question. You want a miracle, but heaven will dig deeper to get to your heart. The means to your miracle may not be what you think. Scripture is full of examples of people imploring God for miracles. And yet, the way they received their miracle was rarely what they expected. Consider these examples that reveal how God's priority is something much deeper than just a miracle:
I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleanness, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and be careful to obey My rules. Ezekiel 36:25-27 ESV
There is a call on your life that will affect destinies. The voice of Him who speaks is calling out your name. Do you recognize His sound? Can you hear Him beckoning you to come closer? There are other voices drawing you to themselves and promising grandeur and greatness, but they are imitations and shadows of something higher. Do not fall for their pitch, for they are distractions and distortions of the God-given potential within you. The direction you seek can only be found in answering the higher call on your life. But you must settle who you are before you can hear the call.
In recent weeks, I have felt the overwhelming presence of the Lord and His great love for the Bride. His tangible presence has been on the increase, and I sense His determination to make Himself known. Your spiritual adversary has been causing sensory overload. Aiming to short circuit your soul and spirit, the enemy has tried to overwhelm your senses with negative input in hopes of shutting down your ability to perceive My presence. He knows what's coming and is desperate to stop it.
So shall My word be that goes out from My mouth; it shall not return to Me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10-11 Due to a rising discouragement concerning unfulfilled prophetic words about the nation, and disillusionment with prophetic ministry in general, I would like to offer some suggestions. Let's use the mistakes of the past to mature into our future and become a prophetic people who rightly represent the testimony of Jesus, who is the spirit of prophecy.
The Spirit says, "You ask Me what I'm doing. You ask Me why the painful process. You wonder what has changed. I'll tell you. Though the prince of darkness has sought to change the rules, I have not changed! My standard has not changed. The plumb line of My Father's house has not changed. That which was created and formed from the foundation of the throne has not changed. I am holy, and I am Spirit!" the Lord says. "This cannot be altered. It cannot be compromised. It is only in My holiness that you can access My grace. It is only through My Spirit that you can have true power. Without My holiness and without My Spirit, you have nothing!"
There is a new breed of women rising on the earth. A new company of women brave hearts are emerging who carry an authority not given by man, but gained through personal victories. These women have already been tested by the Pharisees of religion and been confronted by the seductions of the snake. They have already faced the powers of the age and have overcome. Most have remained unseen by the masses because they never sought the spotlight. They have been quietly exercising their spiritual muscle in the secret place and overcoming devils with an audience of one.
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