Renungan Kehidupan: Desember 2015

Rabu, 30 Desember 2015

Walking Through the Valley

My child, there are portions of your walk that seem so incredibly difficult, that sometimes you lose the will to continue, but remember that there is not moment that I am not with you. There is not single tear that you cry, travail that you feel, or weariness that you experience that I am not there or that I do not feel and experience right alongside with you.
So know that I will not only understand everything that you are going through, but that with Me, you can, and will get through it.
So run to Me and let Me fill you with my strength, my hope, and my courage. Let Me be the one that you pour your heart out to and give Me your burdens to carry. When you cannot see your way forward, trust that as you hold tightly to my hand, I will lead you the right way through. For every night has a morning, and every winter gives itÕs way to spring, so will this difficult time in your life will come to an end.
So let us walk together, and know that you will emerge through this valley, stronger, wiser and filled with a strength and confidence in Me that you did not know you had.

Do Not Deter

Keep your eyes always on the big picture my child. When you do, everything that you put your hands to will have a purpose. You will not be discouraged by the rock that you stumble on in your path, but you would get up quickly and move forward.
When you keep your eyes fixed on Me and on the vision that I have given you, it does not matter what challenges you have to face. Each challenge will not tear you down, because it is but a stone to kick off your path.
Do not deter from the path when things get a little tough, my child. But let the fire that I have ignited in you burn until it burns away all the dross. Look up to Me and remember that I am the King of Kings and that I can do it for you. Do not let go of the hope and desires that I have placed in your heart, child.
As you keep walking forward, indeed, you will see that hills will turn to valleys and the mountains will lay low before you. Remember that I am the power that works in you to cause my will to pass. For indeed, through you, I will do great things, so keep your eyes like a flint and move forward in my plans for you. Amen.

Senin, 28 Desember 2015

Let Me Lead You

Even as the wind may blow in many different directions, so may I choose to use you in different capacities, says the Lord. There is no need for you to be confused though, because the wind, no matter where it goes, always accomplishes a purpose. It always brings refreshment. I have called you to be a vessel in my hand that can be poured out or poured into. I have called you to be what I need you to be depending on where you are, says the Lord.
So just trust in Me afresh today. Come to Me. Sit on my lap and allow Me to direct you. Allow Me to give you wisdom and show you what I need you to do today. There is fresh wisdom I have for you today, and fresh wisdom I have for you tomorrow.
So stay close to my heart. Listen to my heartbeat even throughout the day and allow Me to direct your steps, says the Lord.

Minggu, 27 Desember 2015

Take a Moment to Rest

Take a moment today to stop my child. Listen to the quiet. Rest in my peace. You are running so fast that you do not realize how exhausted you are. You are rushing forward so much on the road I have placed before you that you miss out on all the little surprises that I placed before you along this journey.Ê

There is a time to run, and there is a time to rest. Today is the time to quiet your spirit, to quiet your soul, and to rest your body. Come to rest in Me and let Me fill you will everything that you need so that you can be refreshed again.Ê

Let Me show you the small things that you missed while you were running this race. Let Me show you the seemingly insignificant things that I wanted to bless you with to make this journey something very special.Ê

Come and sit with Me and take this time to rest and be quiet. Then you will see so much clearer again. What you haven't seen before, you will suddenly see. Where the way looked foggy, it will clear up, and you will understand and see afresh what I have planned for you all along.Ê

Sabtu, 26 Desember 2015

I Have Called You

As you have laid yourself before me as a living sacrifice, my child, allow Me to complete the work in you that I have started. I love you, and I desire to use you mightily in my kingdom.

Allow Me to add, and to take away. Allow Me to pour into you, and to add to you. I have a clear plan and a perfect road laid out before you. All you have to do is take my hand and follow Me.

Stand in faith, my child, and use the hope I have placed inside your heart to focus on your goal. Take every step of the way as a step of faith, and thus take the land I have called you to take, says the Lord.

Continue to be moldable and allow Me to do the shaping. For I have indeed called you to fulfill something unique, and I indeed want to use you powerfully, says the Lord

Rabu, 23 Desember 2015

Stand up in my Power

My child, when life seems to keep knocking you down, and nothing you do seems to help, do not be discouraged. For I have put a fire and a strength in you that is not from you, but from Me. That power is the very same that raised Christ from the dead, gives you the authority to trample on all of the plans of the enemy, and to overcome every obstacle in your path.

So do not despair and do not be discouraged. Know that I have placed within you power, strength, and courage for you to conquer the darkness and shine brightly for all to see.

As you put on your armor and stand against everything the enemy throws at you, you will see victory when nothing he does shakes you. So do not shy away from the challenges and obstacles, but stand tall in my power, and know that all that I am is available to you!

Planted by the River

The tree that becomes the biggest in the garden is one that draws from the living waters beside it, my child. To give shade to the sun-beaten, fruit to the hungry and rest to weary, you must also have a place to draw from.

Be like the strong tree that is planted beside the waters. It yields fruit when it is time and it never withers away.Ê So too, I am your source of life. The tree does not draw from the waters for one season and then stop the next, but it continually drinks from the river daily.

So too, I desire to fill you up, that you may never thirst or be barren and dry. Do not wait until you are empty, child, but come and draw from me daily. I am always here with a word, a psalm, or just to wrap you in my arms.

I am here to teach your fingers for war and I am here to strengthen you. I am always here, ready to give you whatever you need. Amen.

Senin, 21 Desember 2015

Come to Me

Perhaps there have been times in your life when you feel that you are trying to reach me and I am not available to you. You feel that I cannot see you and that a crowd of people are getting my attention, but you alone have been left out.
However, just as Zaccheus climbed the tree and did whatever he needed to do to see me, so am I simply looking for your faith in your actions, my child. For it is faith that pleases me.
Just as I said to Zaccheus come down from the tree, tonight I am going to eat with you in your home, I am here saying the same thing to you. My child, I have saw your works of faith. I have not taken my eyes off you.
Come to me, my child, it is time for us to meet for our dinner reservation. It is time to come to me and sit on my lap, to come to me and just feel my heart beat and my love that I have for you, says the Lord.

Take Your Land Back

As you are going through the valley of shadow and death, know that I am right at your side my child. I have not called you to a walk in the park, but I have called you to go and dismantle the king of darkness, to conquer the land and to take what is rightfully yours.
To do that you have to go where no one likes to go. You have to go to the enemyÕs camp and walk through the valley of shadow and death.
Do not be afraid though but know that I am surrounding you with my light. I will cause the darkness to flee and enlighten your path. I will show you every step of the way and fill you with hope and confidence. Know that I have already won this battle. All you have to do is to walk out that victory and take back what was stolen from you, my child!

I am Right Behind You

I am always with you no matter where you are and no matter what you do, my child. I am always standing right behind you with my arms wide open ready to reassure you and catch you. All you have to do is trust me and lean back and I am right there. However, you often think that you have to go far and wide and set aside large amounts of time to come to me. However, the truth is that I am always right there.
So if you face a tricky situation at work, just fall into my arms. I am right behind you ready to catch you.
If you face a difficult situation in a relationship, don't look far and wide but rather just fall into my tender and strong embrace.
My child, I love you and I am always there. So as you go about your day today, know that I am right behind you, ready to catch you, says the Lord.

Participate in Life

My child, if you just look at a picture, you can only imagine what it may be like to be there. You see a picture of a forest and an open meadow, and you could only dream of what it may smell like and what the wind would feel like. Yet to experience the fullness, you must actually be there.

In the same way, I do not want you to just imagine what it may be like in life, my child. I want you to taste and smell and touch the beauty of life in its fullness.

I want you to live each moment to the fullest. So do not be afraid to reach out and touch, to feel, and to be fully affected by life. Do not simply observe and look on in from the outside, but step out and seize the moments in front of you.

I laughed with children and I debated with the elders. I dined with families and I partied at weddings. I LIVED and so shall you, my child. Do not be afraid, but step out and participate in the many blessings that I have given you! Amen.

Seeing From the Correct Perspective

It does not take much to wash away the discouragement from your heart my child. It only takes a few moments in my presence and the thoughts of your mind will come to peace. For it is my peace that will calm the storms of your heart. While the storms are raging, you cannot see clearly. While the wind is blowing, the whole world feels in upheaval. So come to peace. Once you come to peace you will see with new eyes and hear with new ears. Each time that you try and fix things when the storm is upon you, you end up trying to push against the storm and are undone. However if you would only come to peace first, you would see that I have given you a way to escape. You would see that I have already prepared a way for you that is so much easier. Yet you always choose the hard way! You fight with your flesh and you beat your fists into the air without having any target.
So wait on me now. Come to peace and ignore the storms around you for a moment. Allow me to show you where they are coming from. Allow me to separate the truth from the lie. For much of the storm is a lie from the enemy to distract you from the truth. He would have you run in so many directions that do not solve the problem. So come to peace! Only when you are at rest, will you see the solution open up before you - right in front of your eyes! Once this happens, all the turmoil within will come to rest. The discouragement will give way to hope. Frustration will give way to love and doubt will give way to faith.
Then you can stand up again and command that storm to be silent! You will have the insight to know where to focus your strength. You will have the wisdom to know what step to take next. This revelation can only come from a place of rest. So come now child and rest in my arms. I am always here to give you a shelter and direction for the rest of your journey. Come to peace and in it you will find the secret to undo the work of the enemy and to discover the treasures I have put inside of you says the Lord. Amen.

Plant Your Seed

My child, you may look at what is in your hands, and think that it is so small compared to what others have. However, did you know that the greatest of trees that tower over the forest come from the smallest of seeds? This seed is what I have placed in your hands, my child. You cannot see fruit from a tree that hasnÕt been planted. So whatever what you have, plant it as a seed in faith for the harvest that I am promising you will come. Do not look at the gardens of others, because what I have given you, is specific to you.
So plant your small seed and wait in expectation and anticipation of what will arise. I have given you exactly what you need to sow for the season that you are in. Rejoice in the harvest that will arise from what you plant in faith, for everything you do in faith, I can bless and make prosper!

I Want to Know it All

I want you to know this day my child, that you are so precious and so very special to me. Never think that there is anything in your life that I am not interested in. The smallest, most insignificant thought you may have, is a big deal to me. I want to know it all because I want you to learn what my thoughts are for your life in every area and in every circumstance.
So speak to me throughout the day. Imagine me there with you wherever you go. I want to know what you think about when you are driving on the highway, and I want to know what you think about when you speak to a friend.
Everything matters to me. I have a word for you and a direction for you in everything, says the Lord. So don't be tempted to just keep all of these things to yourself, but share them with Me. So live every moment of your day with me, says the Lord.
I love you, and there is nothing I yearn for more than to be with you every minute of your day. I love you so dearly my child. Come to me even now and share your heart with me. Allow me to see the big and the small. Allow me to speak to you and give you my perspective even now, says the Lord.

Come out of Your Hidden Places

Come, my child. Come out of your hidden places. Stop being afraid and overwhelmed of what you see and hear. Come out and know that you are indeed capable of overcoming. Yes, I have called you to rise up. Yes, I have called you - not because you are so capable, but because the world classifies you as a fool.
I will take the foolish of this world to confound the wise, my child. I will take the weak and incapable to display my strength and power to this world. I will take you to glorify myself.
So do not hide away any longer when you hear me calling. Do not be afraid if what I am calling you to do looks so big and impossible for you to do. I did not call you to do what you are capable of doing. I have called you to do the impossible!
I have called you to be my herald, to be my soldier, do be the one who shows the world who I truly am. So do not hide away any longer. It is time to pick up your sword and embark on battle knowing that this is what I have called you to do.

Come and Dine With Me

My child, when the pace of life seems so full and rushed, you may be tempted to eat on the run, and grab whatever is readily available to just keep going. This is not healthy in the natural and it is even worse in the spiritual. Do not be tempted by the spiritual junk food that is all around you. I am inviting you to a banquet of the best and most delicious fare. Come and dine with Me and let us spend some time together.
As you stop your work to spend time with Me, the food that you consume from My table will not only nourish every part of you, but time spent in my presence will give you the wisdom and clarity you need for the journey ahead. So come and join Me for a meal together. Come and taste and see that I am good. I love you and desire for you every good thing!

I Know the Path You Should Walk

No matter how busy your life gets, realize that I am the one who sets your direction and that I am the one who knows exactly what needs to be done when. If you come to me and spend time sitting on my lap, and take the time to listen to my gentle whisper, my child, then you will be successful in all that you do. The enemy is a master at distraction. He will put a problem before you, and he will try to trip you up by making you think that this is now the most important thing to handle. My child, am I not your father? Am I not the one who created you and the one who created the road you are walking on? Am I not the one who called you?
So look to me for direction and even when problems seem to be hitting you from all sides, look to me. Don't allow your problems or your circumstances to dictate, but allow me to point the way. Allow me to determine your direction and allow me to give you my wisdom.
My wisdom is unlike the wisdom of man. It sometimes appears even illogical to your own understanding. However, if you submit and surrender to me and walk in obedience to my word to you, you will rise up way beyond any difficulty, and you will overcome the enemy.
So trust in me and follow me today. Come sit with me for a moment and allow me to set your direction. Amen.

You Have the Final Say

When the waters seem to rage in your life, and you feel that you will be overcome by the storms of the sea, know that I am right there. I am saying to you, just as I said to Peter, ÒCome to me and walk on water."
Sometimes the storms that we face and the winds that blow seem as if they will defeat you. However, I have given you the final say, my child. I have called you to rule and to reign. You do not have to bow to the storms that rage or to the winds that blow.
It is time for you to grab hold of my hand and to realize that you can walk on water. You can still the storms of your life. You can cause the winds to cease and the waves to calm. For I have equipped you to be victorious in every area of your life, says the Lord.

You are Fully Accepted

My child, I do not desire your many works and your abilities. I do not require perfection from you, for you could never deliver that. All I desire is to hold you and for your heart to be Mine. I desire fellowship with you child. So put away your works and do not perform for me.

Don't you see, you've already impressed me? So much so, that I gave up my life for you. Indeed, when I look upon you, I see a beautiful inheritance. I see my treasure that the Father has given Me. I see you, and I say that it is good.

My child, in my presence you are fully accepted. You are who you are, and it is okay with Me. I love you with all your flaws and I love you, with all of your sins. So come and be filled up with my love today, child. Then you can go out and be a shining light to the world. You can then be the love, that world craves. Amen.

The Peace Beyond Understanding

My child, when the storms are raging around you and you are stressed, it is so easy to miss Me. The noise is so loud that you do not hear my gentle whisper anymore. Realize that this is exactly what the enemy wants. He wants to block out my voice and block out my gentle breeze so that you no longer focus on Me, but are led by fear, stress and by your flesh.

Continue to seek Me even if the storms are raging around you and if your world seems to fall apart. Continue to watch out for the light that leads you and for the peace that surpasses all understanding.

Just because the storm is raging around you does not mean that the storm also needs to rage within you. You can be at peace in the middle of the storm. When you are at peace, it allows you to see very clearly, and it allows you to see where you need to go next.

So, listen closely. Come to Me and let me give you the peace that you need to walk safely through that storm.

You Are a Child of a King

My child, when the wind and the waves hit you, and you feel like the enemy is coming against you like a flood, realize that you can simply stand in the authority I have given to you in my name.

Your name carries my name in it, and so as you stand in the name of Jesus every knee indeed has to bow and every tongue has to confess that I am Lord.

So when the storms come, stand in my peace and pick up the authority that I have given you. Don't allow the enemy to overwhelm you, or to trick you into thinking that he is stronger than you are.

In my name, and in my authority, you always win. I have already defeated the enemy on the cross. I have paid the price so that you could stand, free of his attacks. So just stand in the eye of the storm. Stand in my name, and in my authority, and watch the enemy perish.

I love you so much, my child. Just rest in who you are in Me. You are a king's kid and your decree carries power throughout the land. So sound your trumpet and carry your flag up high, because you stand in the name that is above every other name, says the Lord.

Do Not Worry

My child, look at how I clothe the flowers of the field and fret over how the birds will eat. I pay close attention to the details of the wings of a butterfly and I make an intricate plan on how they will eat. If I care for the smallest of my creatures in such a way, how much more will I care for you, my own child?

Do not think that you will have to seek to find your own way. Do not trust in what your eyes can see or put your hope even, on what you can produce. Instead, put your faith in Me, and my love for you. Rest in my power and ability to pour onto you an abundance of blessing.

Remember that you no longer have to toil for the soil to bring forth fruit alone, or become clever in how you will gain. Instead lift up your eyes to Me, knowing that before you open your mouth, I know what you stand in need of. Have faith in my love and let Me care for you. Do not fret or be anxious about tomorrow, child. Your needs are always on my heart, even when you sleep, I do not rest. I am continually at work, for you child. So rest knowing that I am at work on your behalf. Amen.

Shake the Dust From Your Feet

My child, just as I told my disciples to shake the dust from their feet when their peace was not received, so I tell you today to shake the thoughts of the enemy from your mind.

Since the very beginning of time, the enemy has been keeping the upper hand in the church by keeping her trapped in the battlefield of her mind, discouraging her and causing her to doubt that which I have promised her.

However, it is time to shake the lies, doubts, fears and guilt from your thoughts that the enemy has caused you to dwell on. For these things are not my thoughts or your thoughts, but satan's thoughts.

You do not have to carry with you the thoughts and children of the enemy. You do not have to babysit his strongholds anymore. Shake every negative and discouraging thought from your mind. Take your thoughts and make them obey Me and I will give you the rest and peace that you need, says the Lord.

Minggu, 20 Desember 2015

Give and it will be given

Give and it will be Given

There is no use of gaining so much spiritual knowledge and becoming a spiritual giant if you donÕt use it, my child. You are crying out to Me for more. But I cannot fill a full cup though. You are full to overflowing. You need to pour out so that I can pour more into you.

I have not given you gifts so that you can revel at them yourself. I have not equipped you as a warrior so that you can defend yourself. No, I have called you to go out and save my people. I have called you to minister to those around you. To pour the blessing and abundance I poured into you out to others.

Then as you run out of resources, I will fill you once again. As you continually pour out, I will continually pour into you and give you what you need to help my people. DonÕt keep it to yourself but give and it will be given to you.

Second to None

Perhaps, you feel at times that everyone has something better than you or everyone has more to give than you. However, what I have given you, my child, is second to none.

The anointing and authority that I have vested in you is not second rate or less important than I have given to any of my other children. I have given you a specific purpose that no one else can fulfill and accomplish.

I have given you a treasure that I have hidden in your vessel and that treasure I want to now use to fulfill my plans in my kingdom and in your life. What I have given you is more precious than any jewel, it is priceless and just what I need to complete the picture that I have in mind for my church.

So, stand up and take your place. Reach out to me and hear my words and direction for you. It is time to step out and accomplish my vision, says the Lord.

See With My Eyes

Lift up your eyes to Me, child and see with my eyes. Remove the limitations of your mind and escape the ordinary. I have made you to think big, to reach out for the stars and to see beyond what the mind can comprehend.

By you alone, so many things cannot be done. But with Me, child Ð there is nothing that you cannot do. Is my hand too short that I cannot reach out to deliver? Is there anything that I am unable to accomplish?

Indeed, I am the one that gives life and takes life. I am the one to fearÉ and if I am on your side, is there anything that you cannot do?

My child, I am bigger than every problem you have. I am stronger than any stronghold in your life. I am able and I can do all things. So do not fear, but see Me behind you as you race towards your future. See Me behind you when you face your Goliath. The spirit of power is the one you have inherited. My strength, my courage, and everything that I am, is yours.

Let us move on ahead with power and grace then, child. Take my hand and walk in my spirit today. Amen.

My Work Is Done

My Work is Done

My love, I have completed my work in you and in your life. Over 2,000 years ago, before I surrendered my last breath and gave up my life on the cross, I shouted and declared, "It is finished!"

Today, this decree remains true in your life, ministry, and in my church. I stand before you today, my child, letting you know that the work that you need Me to accomplish is finished!

The healing that you need, the favor that you need, the direction that you need, the finances that you need - it has already been given to you. My work is done! I have indeed blessed you with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places.

It is time for you to take that which is in heaven and loose it into this earth! Come to Me and let Me show you the finished work that I have done in Heaven. Then, take that image and faith that I give you and release it into the earth, says the Lord.

Jumat, 18 Desember 2015

Stand in My Strength

My child, as you walk this journey with Me, you will encounter all sorts people andÊcircumstances that will challenge what you see and believe. Do not be afraid of this, but let the challenges come for this is the place where you will see what you truly stand for and who I have created you to be. For every obstacle that you have overcome through my strength, every mountain you have climbed with Me by your side, and every time you have run to Me for what you lack, I have been building a mighty warrior without you noticing.

So do not be afraid to be the vessel that I have made with my own hands. Let the storms come, and let the opposition try to take you down. Know that when you stand in Me, there is nothing that can overcome you, or can shake what cannot be shaken. Stand in the confidence that in Me, you are invincible! Stand in My strength, and let the light I have put in you shine brightly for the world to see.

My Blood is for You

My child, you do not have to fear the judgment of sin, neither do you have to pay for its removal from your life through many sacrifices. Look up and see that I am the sacrifice for all of your sin.
I have taken on the punishment that belonged to you. I have taken on the sickness that was once yours. I have even taken on the load of fear, guilt, and shame. Yes, I carried it to the cross with Me and shed my blood to cover you.
I want you to remember today, my child, that there is power in my blood. There is freedom from sin and punishment in my blood. There is health and peace in my blood. There is protection and grace in my blood.
Whatever you are struggling with, my solution to you is my blood. You can put every sin and fear underneath my blood and walk in righteousness through faith. You can stand up, no longer condemned to death, but showered and filled with life and love, says the Lord.

Be Patient and Grow Daily

Like a tree that bears much fruit, so do I want you to be in my kingdom, says the Lord. I want you to be firmly grounded in my presence, and I desire for your branches to be strong and reach far. I want you to not only provide shade and comfort for many, but also bring sweetness and nourishment to my people.
I have called you to do great things for Me, says the Lord. However, be patient my child. For even as in the natural a big fruit tree doesn't spring up overnight, so does it take time for you to develop to become that strong tree in the spirit.
Your calling is progressive and I add to you all the time. I want to expand you and use you more and give you more. Do not rush the growing process, my child, but remain securely and strongly rooted in my arms. From there you will receive wisdom on what to do. From there you will receive clarity on what step to take next.
Become firmly grounded in Me and in my Word, and as you do, you won't even notice how fast and how much you grow each day. Fix your eyes on Me and do what I show you to do, says the Lord. I love you deeply and I am so proud of you, says the Lord.

Pick Up Your Garment of Praise

My child, when the cares of life come to weigh you down, you do not have to succumb to the spirit of heaviness or to the torn garments full of ash and sorrow. I have given you a garment of praise that you can wear for your heaviness and for your troubles.
It is time to pick up your garment of praise, to put it on, and forget about every single care and problem that you are facing. Give me your cares because I care for you and I want to help you and give you the wisdom that you need to make it through your hardships.
Praise Me, my love, until you are naked, and are no longer carrying any of the weights and stresses that you have. Shake off the clothing of sorrow, fear, guilt, doubt, and bitterness that you are wearing.
Run into my arms and remember that I have the power to place you high above the circumstances of this world and of your life, says the Lord.

Adopt the Throne Room Perspective

My child, when you fix your eyes on Me and seek Me, your problems become as vapor that just disappears into thin air. When you are with Me and sit in my Throne Room with Me, there is nothing that is impossible my child. You see, where I am sitting, there is nothing too big. From where I am looking, problems are like small little ant hills.
My child, change your perspective and come and sit with Me in heavenly places. I have a plan for you, and every challenge you are faced with has a solution when you look into my eyes.
So run away with me today, says the Lord. Come and sit on my lap and take in what I see. Take in what I feel and be conformed into my image as you sit there. The power and the anointing you will find there will empower you to go forward and do what I have called you to do, says the Lord. So hang out with me on my throne this day, and allow Me to transform your circumstances. Amen.

Rabu, 16 Desember 2015

It is Time

It is time to wake up, my child. It is time to pick up your sword and use it. You have been hidden away for a long time and you needed this time to get ready, to be transformed and prepared for the battle that awaits you.

The time has come though that I am calling you into the battlefield. Let me clothe you with my armor, take the weapons that I taught you to use, and to go out there. Do not be afraid for I will be with you every step of the way. Do not doubt that you do not know enough. You will encounter situations that you have never faced before, but my wisdom is dwelling in you and you will know what to do.

Do not wait any longer for I need you out there, my child. There are many crying out for Me. There are many who do not know how to come to Me and who do not know Me the way you do. Go and bring them to Me. Go and lead them into my presence.

It is time, child. You are ready. Go and do the work that I have called you to do!

Selasa, 15 Desember 2015

You are a Victor

My child, when you look at your life and you do not see things working out the way that I have told you they would, you do not have to feel helpless. I have given you all the tools necessary to make sure that you receive all that I have for you.

I have given you my kingdom as your inheritance. You are in this world, but you are not of this world. You are of a heavenly kingdom, the kingdom of God. You are a royal child and a chosen child with rights to the riches of my kingdom.

When what you see in your life on this earth does not align with what you see in heaven, you have the right to call that rebellious circumstance in line with my words and my thoughts.

So, do not sit by and allow yourself to be defeated or to have less than what I want for you. Stand up and bring heaven into the earth, says the Lord.

Minggu, 13 Desember 2015

Come Into My Presence

Just as a mother rocks her child on her chest and the child is content, so my presence can put you at peace. Come to Me and let Me fill you up. My peace I will give to you afresh. In the world, there are many demands that you must fulfil, but in my arms, you can find the refuge that you need.

I will give you the assurance of love, and the confidence to face every task, head on. So lay down your burdens a while, and power up in Me. When you fill up with my power and my joy, you will have everything you need to run full steam ahead. I am here with my arms wide open, ready to pour out my love over you, child.

In my presence is the fullness of joy. There are contentment and good gifts that await you, so come away with me and let me pour my love over you. Amen.

I am Making You Fit

My child, when you feel hard pressed on every side and the challenges are great, rejoice. Don't you see what is happening here? I am making you stronger. I am making you more capable and I am forming you into a vessel that will bring my anointing to many, says the Lord.

For even in the natural, if you want to strengthen your muscles and become more fit, you put yourself through strain and challenges. You exercise and rip your muscles, so that they can become stronger and take on more.

It's the same in your soul and in your spirit. The challenges are there to make you fitter. They are there to rip your spiritual muscles and make them so much stronger. Once I am done, you will stand as such a beautiful vessel. You will be able to be put in any circumstance, at any time, and I can use you for my purpose.

So don't despise the challenges, and don't despise the shaping. I love you my child, and I am by your side even now. I love you so much and delight in your dedication to Me. Come now, and overcome. Rise up and become the warrior I have called you to be.

I am the Lord Your God

My child, no matter how frightening and threatening your situations look, know that I am with you, and that I am the Lord your God. If you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and if you pass through the waters, they will not overwhelm you.

You are my child, my king and my queen. You are a mighty warrior and a victor in my name. When you embark upon that fire, embark it as the victor that I have called you to be, knowing that you will not be burned and that the fire will not harm you.

When you walk through the waters, don't be afraid, but walk through the waters with confidence, knowing that I will make a way for you.

I am greater than any of your circumstances and stronger than anything that the enemy tries to throw against you. So, take my hand, my child, and hold on tight as I will lead you to victory.

I Will Deliver You

Perhaps you feel that the trials that you are facing will never come to an end. However, remember my word to you that I will deliver you from all of your afflictions.

My child, do not dwell on the problems that are in front of you, but look into my face and hear my words speaking to you today. I am life to your bones and marrow. I am your deliverer and strong tower. I am your shield and defense.

There is nothing that you cannot overcome in Me. Take your eyes away from the issue that you have been trying to solve and put them upon Me. See my hand stretching out to save you and empower you.

Praise me for I have given you the victory and I have already defeated your enemy, says the Lord.

Let My Love Carry You

When a child is weary, that is the perfect time for their father to sweep them up and let them ride on his shoulders. The child not only gets a chance to rest, but also has the chance to see the world from a completely different perspective.

So it is with you my child. You do not have to run this race all by yourself. When you get weary, let Me put you on my shoulders to rest. Come and see the world from my perspective, and feel Me carrying you further along in this journey.

Rest in my strength, knowing that sometimes rest with with Me is the most important part of your journey. There is always time for you to run on your own, but know that when you truly rest in my arms, you can travel much further than with your own strength. So let your burdens and your cares go, and let Me carry you with my love. Spend some time with Me and see the world from my shoulders.

As High as the Highest Mountain

My child, I love and accept you the way that you are. You don't have to run around in this world trying to get that acceptance and recognition met in what you do, or what you accomplish. I love you. I have made you beautifully and wonderfully and my love for you is so deep, says the Lord.

So today, just stop for a moment and come into my presence. I want you to see what I see when I look at you. As you come to Me and understand and feel the passionate love I have for you, you will be able to run this race, and be the vessel I have called you to be.

You are precious to Me, and no matter what you may have done wrong or what you are not, I love you. My love surpasses all understanding. My love for you is deeper than the deepest place on earth. It's higher than the highest mountain on earth. So come and receive that love from Me today.

You are precious and you are special to Me, says the Lord.

Open Your Heart

When you imagine the power of all the water that is held in check by a dam, realize that it is all the power, love, and anointing that is inside of you that is waiting to get out! I have put rivers of living water inside of you my child, however all the hurts, and difficult circumstances in your life have built walls and veils in your heart stop all the goodness inside of you from pouring forth to all the world.

So come to me and open your heart. Know that I will hold it with care, heal every hurt, and take down every wall that keeps you from Me. For when your walls come down, my love can truly flow freely into your heart and fill you to overflowing with my love. Let yourself be transformed by my love, and then pour out everything you have received from Me to a thirsty and desperate world. Amen.

You Are a Gift

I have called you to be a gift to my people, says the Lord. I want to pour you out and use you to reflect my glory. You are important to Me, and what I am asking and calling you to do, is key to the move I am bringing about in my Church, says the Lord.

So, run to Me afresh my child, and let Me conform you into my image. Let Me remove all the dust and the dirt you have accumulated as you have walked this road. Let me fill you afresh, and give you all that you need to run this race.

As you come to me, I will fill you with the love that you need. I will give you the faith that you lack, and I will empower you with the focus of hope. Then, you will be equipped anew to go and to show others the way into my presence.

I love you my child. Come and let Me polish you. Come and let Me fill you with everything you lack, and then, let Me take you and present you as the gift I have called you to be, says the Lord.

Selasa, 08 Desember 2015

A Thankful Heart

A Thankful Heart
(En Español)

A Thankful Man is a Humble Man
If you think you know God but do not live your life in gratitude before Him, it is doubtful that you really knew Him in the first place. A thankful heart honors God. Too often when people say they "know God," what we actually mean is they know facts about God. But we should ask ourselves, "Do I truly know Him?"

Paul warns that just knowing doctrines about God is not enough to enter eternal life. He said,

"For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened" (Rom. 1:20-21).

Even though we may know God, if we do not "honor Him as God or give thanks" to Him in our daily walk, our minds darken. When we are in that hardened, ungrateful state of mind, every word we speak is a spark lit by hell, set to destroy the quality of our lives (James 3:6).

H. W. Beecher said, "Pride slays thanksgiving . . . a proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves." We should be thankful that we do not get what we deserve!

When God gives us less than we desire, it is not because He is teaching us poverty; what He is teaching us is thankfulness. You see, life - real life - is not based upon what we amass but on what we enjoy. Even in difficult circumstances God still gives us much to appreciate. We fail to see what the Lord has provided because our hearts are wrong.

Someone once said, "When I see a poor man who is grateful, I know if he were rich, he would be generous." A thankful spirit is akin to a generous spirit, for both appreciate and receive the riches of God. When we are thankful with little, God can entrust us with much.

Out of Zion God Has Shown Forth
"The Mighty One, God, the Lord, has spoken, and summoned the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God has shone forth" (Ps. 50:1-2).

The Lord desires to shine forth out of Zion. It is this God, who beautifies His creation with His presence, who is calling us into covenant He says, "Gather My godly ones to Me, those who have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice" (Ps. 50:5).

To make a covenant with someone is to enjoin ourselves in the most solemn bonds of unity. A covenant is more than a promise; it is the pledge of two lives to live as one. The union God seeks with us is called a covenant of sacrifice.

This covenant is not a ritual form of worship; it is not the Jewish sacrifice of bulls and goats. It transcends time and methodology and reaches to every soul who longs for the living God. It is a covenant of thanksgiving. He says,

"He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors Me; and to him who orders his way aright I shall show the salvation of God" (Psalm 50:23).

The terms of the covenant are simple: We pledge to thank Him and adore Him in everything; He pledges to shine forth from our lives in the perfection of beauty. It is a sacrifice of thanksgiving, for it will cost us to praise Him when we hurt. But to do so is part of our healing and the beginning of our salvation.

Begin to thank Him. Name the gifts He has given you, starting with the blessing of life itself. When we thank Him, we are honoring Him.

Today God is calling for His people to enter into a covenant bond with Him - a covenant where we pledge to live a thankful life and He pledges His life to shine forth through us. This covenant of thanksgiving is the key that shuts and bolts the door to demonic oppression in a person's life. It is a glorious gate into the shelter of the Most High God.

Blessed Lord, I come this day to covenant with You. By Your grace, I will be thankful regardless of what my life seems. You have given me so much. Forgive me for complaining! This day, I make a covenant of thanksgiving. In Jesus' name. Amen.

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The preceding message is adapted from a chapter in Francis' book, The Shelter of the Most High. Available at www.arrowbookstore.com.

Leave the Past Behind

My child, don't look back, but look forward this day, says the Lord. The past has gone and a new day has dawned. I am doing a new thing in your life and in your ministry, says the Lord. Don't be distracted by what happened in the past. Be courageous and bold, and step forward.Ê

I have placed an open door before you that no man can shut. So step forward boldly and be unafraid. The enemy is the one who wants you to feel all guilty and full of shame about what lies behind you. He is the one who wants you to be afraid and full of doubt and defeat. Don't allow him to sneak in and trip you up, but be the strong warrior I have called you to be.

Stand in my image and revel in my promises that I have given to you. For I have given you good plans. Plans of a future that are filled with faith, hope, and love. You are my beloved child, and there is nothing I delight in more than to shower you with blessings.

Overcome the wiles of the enemy by raising your hands in praise and by shutting the door behind you. Look forward I say, and take my hand in total trust. Amen.

Raise your Sword

My child, I work with you. When you go into the battle as my warrior and fulfill my purpose, listen to my voice and my direction. However, as I direct you and give you wisdom on how to overcome and how to fight, I also need you to use the skill I have given you, and actually use the weapon I have given you.

Even Moses faced this when he stood before the Red Sea with the Egyptians at his back. He knew that I had made a way. He knew that I had delivered them. But while he was standing there waiting for Me to move, he realized that he needed to stand in the authority I had given to him as my servant.

So realize your authority today, my child, and raise your rod. Pick up your sword and do what I have taught you to do. Do what I have directed you to do. Don't be afraid, or allow doubt to creep into your heart. Just stand firm on my direction and then run with all that is within you, says the Lord.

As you do, the Red Sea will indeed part, and that enemy will indeed be defeated! Amen!

Look at the Goal Ahead

My child, I have called you to follow Me and to love Me. Sometimes life can get a bit hectic and things come at you from all sides. I understand that it can feel so overwhelming.Ê

My child, today I am here to tell you to fix your eyes afresh on the goal ahead. I am here to let you know that if you fix your eyes on Me, and on the call I have placed on your life, you will find the wisdom you need to push through any circumstances and any distractions, says the Lord.

I love you so much my child, and I just desire for you to see as I see. So come to Me afresh. Fix your eyes on what I am doing and what I have called you to do. The goal ahead is clear. The enemy is merely trying to distract you. Overcome those distractions by looking outward and noticing what it is that I desire you to do.Ê

I love you! Rise up this day and take hold of my promises. Press forward and overcome the distractions in your life, says the Lord

Senin, 07 Desember 2015

The Eye of the Storm

In the very center of each storm is an eye. In that eye is the most peaceful place on earth. Even though there is havoc and a whirlwind all around, if you are in the eye, you will sense nothing but quiet and calm.

I am that eye of the storm, child. You do not need the storm to cease in your life, to find peace. Your joy and your peace does not depend on the circumstances in your life, but I have come to give you peace.

Even when the earth is trembling beneath your feet, child, you can run to Me and find refuge in my arms.ÊIn Me, you will find all the freedom that you need. You will see clearly into every situation and know that I am at work in all of them.

My child, I am your Savior and I give you all things. Close your eyes and find Me in the eye of the storm. Amen.

Sabtu, 05 Desember 2015

My Peace is Key

No matter what you do today, and what you are faced with, be sure to stand in the power of my peace, says the Lord. My peace indeed transcends all understanding, and guards your heart and your mind.

The enemy can try to do many things. He can try to push you beyond what I intend for you, and he can try to make a problem appear so big. However, remember to stand in my peace. If you don't have that peace, then wait until you do.

My love is patient, my love is kind. My love doesn't impose. My child, I don't impose my will upon you. I give my will to you, and want you to submit to it out of love. I am not a butcher that drives you to the slaughter. No, I am a shepherd. I go ahead of you and I lead you to gentle streams and still waters. I allow you to lay down on green pastures, and I give you all that you need.

So rest in my presence today, says the Lord. Feel that peace course through your veins, giving you the strength you need to take the next step ahead. I love you deeply and delight in you, says the Lord.

Sun and Rain

A good balance of rain and sun is needed for a land to be fruitful. It is the same with you, my child. As much as you need the times when you work hard under the hot burning sun, you need the times of rest, when you sit back and let the rain water your land.

If you continually push through and want the sun to shine longer and harder, your land will dry out and not bring forth fruit.

If you only sit back though and want more rain to come down, your land will be flooded and not bring forth good fruit either. So, trust Me when I tell you to work and trust Me also when I tell you to sit back and let Me do the work.

Only when you work in accordance with Me, you will bring forth good fruit. There is a time to work hard and a time to rest. Accept the balance that it needs and work hand in hand with Me. Then everybody will see the fruitful land that spreads forth all around you.

“Why?” Isn’t the Most Important Question

by Ray Hollenbach

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“Why” demands and answer. Why deals in theories, ideas and concepts.

The wisest people are not those with all the answers. Wisdom teaches us to ask the right questions. Asking the right question leads to the right answer, and the right answer is always a person—never a reason. Among the educated, the privileged or the elite, the right question seems to be Why; but among the humble, the lowly or the disciple, asking the right question is the journey from Why to Who.
Not only are we a people of unclean lips, we have become a people of prideful questions. On the lips of the childlike, Why is a question of wonder and awe; on the lips of a grown-up, Why becomes a demand for accountability. Why summons those we hold responsible before the court of our understanding. And the bigger the issue, it always ends up being God:
Why did God make this happen?
Why didn’t God intervene?
Why did God give this illness or take my loved one?
We foolishly believe that if we can understand the reasons behind an event, we will be equipped to cope with it. Yet it turns out that Why never brings comfort. Cold is the comfort and hollow the explanations of people who deal in Why-answers. We ask, Why did this have to happen—and even if we could actually receive a full accounting—it brings no comfort.
Asking Who brings the Comforter near. Why demands an answer. Who seeks a comforter. Why deals in theories, ideas and concepts. Who leads us to a Person.
Even in the middle of Apostle Paul’s most theological letter, filled with theology, explanations and reasoning, we see the importance of Who. When he despaired of his wretchedness he cried out “Who will deliver me?”
Who can I turn to?
Who will deliver me?
Who will walk with me?
Deeper still, Who leads us to look beyond ourselves. After we have turned toward the Comforter, the Spirit gently urges us to become the presence of Who for others:

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

This is the heart of ministry, because it’s the heart of God, the one who simply promises, “I am with you, always.”