Listen to God, Fear Nothing, Stand in Authority & Walk Through the Open Doors (8.11.14)

My Child,

Today, I put before you an open door that no man can shut. 

The door is open. 

Listen for My voice so you will know your next steps. 

In the past, you were not listing to Me and walked right past the door. 

Please do not do that this time.  

Listen to Me and walk through the door. 

There are things assigned to you that are waiting behind the door, 

that you must pursue. 

There are things I want to show you and will teach you. 

There are also things that others need to hear. 

These words will be life changing for their good.

Reject the lies of the enemy, and do not doubt that it is I, 

the Lord your God, who led you to this door. 

The enemy does not want you to advance. 

he does not want you to receive your blessings. 

Do not allow his spirit of fear to stop you from advancing in the Kingdom. 

Listen very closely to what I am saying. 

There is nothing to fear. Walk through the door. 

I have never led you astray. 

Stand up in the authority I have given you.

Step out in faith.  And walk through the door.

My Child, I am with you. 

I will be walking before you every step of the way, 

leading you in the way you should go. 

Together, we will overcome every obstacle that tries to block your way. 

Together we will be victorious. 

Now, do not pass by the door, but walk through the door in faith,
knowing that your blessings are on the other side. 

I am waiting.
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Isaiah 30:21 - And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.

2 Timothy 1:7 - For GOD hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Revelations 3:8 - I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength,

Trust God. Come to Him. And Allow Him to Take Control of Your Life. (8.10.14)

 Beloved,

You have sought Me for a while; 

and asked Me to bring renewal and restoration into your life. 

You cried out during the midnight hour for a change to come into your life. 

Circumstances have once again taken over.  And you are discouraged. 

You are on your face saying, “Where are You Lord?” 

My child, can't you see that I am right here for you? 

I never left you.  And I never will.
I am right there by your side,
and I have been working on your behalf.
I never stopped.

My child, have you closed your heart
because you have not received exactly what you wanted from Me?
I desire to bless you abundantly, beyond anything you can imagine.
I want to give you far more than you can imagine,
if only you would let go and let me do what I promised!!
You feel you have to have things a certain way.
I need for you to let go of your imaginations.
I need you to take the limits off Me.

I am the Lord your GOD and I know what is best for you.

Trust Me. Come to Me.  And allow Me to take control of your life.

I have everything you will ever need.
I have the perfect plan already laid out for you.
Open your heart once again to see things through My Eyes.
Why did you stop looking through the Eyes of Faith anyway?

You came to Me.  And you cried to Me.
But your heart was not open to see what I truly have for you.

It is My desire to bless you.

Wake up and see that I have not left you.

Open your heart to me and start trusting Me.
As you do this, you will feel My touch come upon you like never before.

And you will rise up out of your slumber.

Meditate on My Word: Isaiah 43:18-19

Stand Strong & Be God's Faithful Vessel (8.9.14)

My Child,
I know where you are. 

I am the One who placed you in this chosen position. 

I have not left you powerless. 

I have given you the anointing and grace needed to be victorious 

in your position right now. 

Therefore, be faithful where you are 

and be faithful in what I have given you to do. 

It does not matter what others think you should be doing; 

you are doing exactly what I have called you to do. 

Be faithful in where I have placed you and stand strong. 

If you continue in the way that I am directing you; 

you will see your mustard seed faith come into full bloom. 

Walk in obedience to My will, and watch how I will bless you. 

As you walk according to My will, I will show you how everything 

you are going through will work out for your good. 

I love you beloved, and I want to give you nothing but the best. 

So trust in My Word, and know that I am going to bring you through.

Now, until I lead you out of where you are, 

stand strong, and be My faithful vessel.
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Job 8:7 - Though thy beginning was small, yet thy latter end should greatly increase.

Luke 16:10 - He that is faithful in that which is least, is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least, is unjust also in much.

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Acknowledge the Presence of the Lord & Everything in Your Life Will Change (8.7.14)

The Lord is always present when His people gather in His Name. 

But all too often His presence goes unnoticed. 

When people of GOD acknowledge the Presence of the Lord, 

everything in their life will change. 

Our worship, our family lives, our evangelistic efforts and our lives, as a whole,
will become different when GOD shows up for church.

The Bible teaches us that GOD came to dwell in us through His Holy Spirit.
The Old Testament name given to the Messiah was Emmanuel…GOD is with us.
Colossians 1:27 teaches us about the mystery of GOD.
Jesus said, “If anyone loves Me, he will obey My teaching.
My Father will love him, and We will come to him
and make Our home within him” - John 14:23.
The Lord also made it clear that when two or more are gathered together,
He would be there in our midst.

The tabernacle in the Old Testament was a place
where the Presence of GOD was manifested on earth,
so now the Church becomes a place where His Presence is also known.
Some churches meet for worship, teaching and fellowship;
and leave again without truly being aware of GOD in their midst.

Lord, help us to see Jesus!
Open the eyes of our hearts that we might know You
and become aware of Your Presence in our lives.

 ~~ A 'Presence-Seeking' Prayer ~~
Father God,
I am awed that through the power of Your Holy Spirit,
You dwell within me and make Your home with me!

Yet, how often I forget!

Help me to become more aware of Your Presence,
even in the most ordinary moments of life.

Give me strength to turn away from the things that distract me
from recognizing Your nearness.

Wake up my sleeping heart,
so that my life will be a reflection of Yours!

In Jesus' Name,

Amen

Take Time to Search for Joy, Everyday of Your Life, with a Spirit of Praise and Thanksgiving (8.6.14)

My Children,

'I will bless the Lord at all times.'
This should be your thought no matter what happens in life.
Whenever faced with a trial or test, praise should be your first step.
Yes, before you cry out in distress to Me,
let a praise of thanksgiving rise up to the heavens.

Do this always. 

Even in the most difficult circumstances, 

take time to search for the smallest thing to be grateful for; 

and begin to praise Me. 

When praises come forth from your lips, you begin to defeat the enemy. 

You send the enemy fleeing from your presence, 

and open a line of communication between you and Me. 

Then you will find that I will do My part and blessings will begin to flow.

Oh what joy you bring to My heart
when you overcome the enemy with praises to Me. 

Take time to delight yourself in Me, 

and watch the desires of your heart come forth. 

Take time to search for joy everyday of your life. 

Hunt for it like hidden treasure. 

Right now, enter into a spirit of praise and thanksgiving;
even in the midst of what you’re going through
and destroy the works of the enemy.

Oh bless My name at all times.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord
and watch Me deliver you from all your fears.
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Psalms 34:1-4 - I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the LORD: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. O magnify the LORD with me, and let us exalt his name together. I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.

Psalm 37:4 - Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

"Turn Your Worries Over to Me Now, My Child," says Our God (8.5.14)

My Child, 

Do not fear the mountains that you see looming ahead. 

Do not fear what is to come in the future,
nor what awaits you at the horizon,
but focus on Me.

Right now, as you look ahead, you may think,
"Oh no... another set of mountains to climb.. I wonder what is going to happen?"

Do not give in to worry.
Worry is something designed to get you down.
Plus it really is something you don't have to be concerned with,
because worry wants you to panic about things that have not even manifested yet.

Take one step at a time.  Trust in Me.

Focus on the path that you are on right now. 

Look into My eyes and let Me direct each of your steps.
The only foresight I want you to have is the fact that whatever lies ahead,
is part of My plan!

I want you to stand in hope and trust in Me completely.
So turn your worries over to Me now, My child.
Let go!

Do not worry about what is to come,
because I have promised you a future of hope and much blessing.

Focus on what is important right here and right now
and give your whole heart to the task at hand, says the Lord.

God is Everywhere, He is Omnipresent and He is Always with Us (8.4.14)

Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence? - Psalm 139:7

GOD's omnipresence is an attribute that is foundational
for the man or woman of prayer.

GOD is everywhere.

He is on His throne in heaven and yet, near to man on earth.
There is no place in the universe where GOD does not dwell.

Followers of Jesus do not need to search for the dwelling place of GOD.
You can climb the highest mountain and meet GOD.
You can go to the deepest ocean and encounter GOD.
No place on earth or in heaven exists without the presence of GOD.

Christians can meet GOD at any place, in any country, on any continent. 

Where ever you go GOD is there watching and listening.

The omnipresence of GOD not only gives the man or woman of prayer
access to GOD in any place, but it also gives him or her
the ability to pray for people everywhere.
This attribute of GOD is the foundational characteristic
that opens the door for intercessory prayer.

Too many people pray in the context of their own little world.
They become entrapped by tunnel vision.
But GOD is everywhere, His concerns are global.

 ~~ A Prayer of Grateful Intercession ~~

"O Lord, You have searched me and You know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
You perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
You are familiar with all my ways” - Psalms 139:1-3

How grateful I am that there is nowhere I can go
that is apart from Your presence.
How grateful I am that You have given me
the wonderful privilege of intercessory prayer.

How grateful I am that I am able to bring before You
any person or situation anywhere in the world;
and You are listening and promise to answer.

Expand my vision so that I can see needs through Your eyes
and respond with heartfelt prayer!

Then, use me to be the answer to my own prayers
in whatever ways You desire!

In your Son Jesus' name we pray,

Amen

The Divine Relationship of Prayer (8.3.14)

Fellow Faith Believers,

Let this mindset be in you, the very same mindset of Christ Jesus.

Who, being in the form of GOD, thought it not robbery to be equal with GOD. But made himself of no reputation and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. - Philippians 2:5-8

Even though Jesus was in essence the Son of GOD,
He relinquished all rights, all privileges and all power
to become utterly and completely human.
To identify with us so completely, that something as alien to GOD as death,
might be His common lot with us.

This has implications for when we pray, “Yours is the power,”
because it is clear that Jesus had to pray to find out what GOD the Father wanted. 

Jesus, like us, had to pray to access the resources and the power of heaven.

Jesus, out of necessity and based on His self-humiliation in becoming a human, was required to seek for “the kingdom to come and the will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Just as we should do. And when the Father spoke a hard word requiring submission to a greater will; Jesus, just like us, had to choose to submit.

Jesus was, and is, the model of our ability to access the power of GOD. Just like Jesus, we can receive what the Father has for us through the only means available to Him and to us.  Submission to the Divine Will, as GOD speaks to us in the two-way communication called “prayer.”

And when the tasks of the day were done,
and GOD had moved through His existence
in a sovereign, powerful way;
Jesus, as He taught the disciples, most likely declared to the Father
that “the kingdom, the power and the glory are Yours!”

This declaration makes clear that GOD did it by His power alone,
and that Jesus’ power was the power of submission to GOD the Father.

 ~~ A Plea-ful Prayer ~~

Lord Jesus Christ
Son of the Living GOD

Teach me to love and obey the Father
as You did in Your humanity!

Help me to be willing to submit my mind, my emotions and
the activity of my life to His power.

Power accessible to me through
the divine relationship of prayer!

In Your Holy Name,

Amen

All That God Has, Belongs to You; It's Up to You to Reach Out & Receive It. (8.1.14)

My Child,

You are struggling trying to move forward, 

but you are still hindered by things you cannot seem to leave behind. 

You cannot go two ways at once. 

It is not wise to look one way while trying to go another. 

Eventually, you will lose your focus, your vision and your dreams. 

You may even cause yourself unnecessary pain. 

This is exactly what you are doing when you continue to hold on to your past.

I've called you to a walk of complete trust and surrender. 

Trust Me and commit your every thought, your every desire

and all your plans unto Me.

Believe that I have already made the way for you to go forward. 

Then rest and know there will be a blessing with every step you take. 

I do not want you to cling to things that are outdated, obsolete
or even detrimental to you.

I have so much more that is yours for the asking,
but you must be willing to move forward in order to receive them.

Do not allow anyone or anything to hinder you from what is yours. 

Look to Me, 

for I am the author and finisher of your faith. 

Stop struggling with issues of the past;
move forward and embrace the new things that are waiting for you.

All that I have belongs to you.

It is up to you to reach out and receive it.
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Philippians 3:13-14 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 12:2 - Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith;