Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – We Are Connected

My child, hear this today: We are connected.

I know that lately it has felt like I am far away. You have felt like My voice is silent; like your heart is separated from Mine; like My presence is distant. This is not the truth.

The truth is that you and I are one. 

Even in the times when I do not feel as close as you would like, you must hold onto this truth. For you are empowered by My Spirit! You live not by the flesh but by My Spirit. 

We are one – you and I – and no matter how you may feel, hold onto this powerful truth. My child, we are connected!

Activation: First, let go of any doubts or disappointments you have been feeling about God’s closeness to you. Share your heart with Him and repent where needed. Then, declare aloud, “I am connected to the Spirit of God!” Say this as many times as it takes until you feel the weight of it within yourself. Then, ask the Lord for a deeper awareness of His Spirit to grow within you and a fresh security in being Spirit-led.

14 “The mature children of God are those who are moved by the impulses of the Holy Spirit.

15 And you did not receive the “spirit of religious duty,” leading you back into the fear of never being good enough. But you have received the “Spirit of full acceptance,” enfolding you into the family of God. And you will never feel orphaned, for as He rises up within us, our spirits join Him in saying the words of tender affection, “Beloved Father!”

16 For the Holy Spirit makes God’s Fatherhood real to us as He whispers into our innermost being, “You are God’s beloved child!””

Romans 8:14-16 (TPT)

But now you have been united with Christ Jesus. Once you were far away from God, but now you have been brought near to Him through the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:13 (NLT)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – History

Today, my child, I want you to reflect upon your history with Me. Remember the ups as well as the downs. There were days when you were overcome by gratitude and joy but just as many days when you were downcast and heartbroken. Each of these days are precious to Me as they collate the sum of our history together.

There is power in our shared history.

In the ups and downs you have been equipped and empowered for what is ahead. You have learned to trust Me; you have learned whose voice you must listen to. The story of our shared history has power so today, reflect upon that history. Let it encourage and embolden you, for I celebrate our shared history. I celebrate who you have become both in the moments of light-hearted fun and crushing pain which we have shared.

I am invested in this journey with you; I am with you each step of the way.

So, reflect today on all that we have journeyed through together and be encouraged as you look ahead to the days set before you.

Activation: Take some time today to look back over your life. As you remember and reflect upon your history with God, ask Him to highlight how He has equipped and transformed you over the years. Celebrate with Him where He has brought you through and where you have experienced His faithful love. Ask Him today what He celebrates about you and your shared history with Him. 

Praise for the Lord’s Mercies

A Psalm of David

1 Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is [deep] within me, bless His holy name.

2 Bless and affectionately praise the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget any of His benefits;

3 Who forgives all your sins, Who heals all your diseases;

4 Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you [lavishly] with lovingkindness and tender mercy;

5 Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the [soaring] eagle.

6 The Lord executes righteousness and justice for all the oppressed.

Psalm 103:1-6 (AMP)

“The Lord your God is in your midst, a Warrior who saves. He will rejoice over you with joy; He will be quiet in His love [making no mention of your past sins],
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.

Zephaniah 3:17 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Rebuild

“Do not build in vain,” says the Lord.

“Houses built on sand will be washed away. Therefore, establish new foundations, build new walls, make  a new covering for your head, that will not be shaken in the high tides and gusting winds of this season. Hear this decree: I make my home among the Righteous.”

“The righteous are My people,” says the Lord, “who build according to My ways, My decrees and a covenant with Me. But you do not know them! You have forgotten them, pushed them aside to build your high towers with loyalties to this world and its ways.

Houses built on sand will be washed away.

Hear the call today to rebuild and to pull down the towers. Rebuild according to My laws, My ways, My heart and My Kingdom, for My ways are not your ways.”

“I build hearts of flesh not of stone,” says the Lord. “I build people not structures; I operate in life not death. Today, rebuild, re-establish, rededicate!”

Activation: Sit with the Lord today and ask Him if there are areas in your life that need to be handed over to Him and rebuilt. Spend time processing this with Him, asking for direction and fresh revelation.

A song for pilgrims ascending to Jerusalem. A psalm of Solomon.

Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted. Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.

Psalm 127:1 (NLT)

26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 

27 I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.

Ezekiel 36:26-27 (NKJV)

The Two Foundations

24 “So everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, will be like a wise man [a far-sighted, practical, and sensible man] who built his house on the rock. 

25 And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 

26 And everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not do them, will be like a foolish (stupid) man who built his house on the sand. 

27 And the rain fell, and the floods and torrents came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell—and great and complete was its fall.”

Matthew 7:24-27 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Personal Trainer

My child, 

I have not left you to journey this life on your own. I have given you My Holy Spirit living in you. He is there to empower, lead, and guide you through the trials of life. He is your comforter and confidant. He is there to encourage you to persevere when things get tough. He will illuminate My written word to you and bring you into understanding the truth which brings freedom.

Do not forget to speak to Him and ask Him for help. He is your own Personal Trainer!

Ask Him about your training programme, what to study, what to pray, when to fast, and when to rest in My presence. Yes, even athletes have periods of rest to allow their bodies to recuperate from their physical training. In the same way listen to My Holy Spirit who will guide you into resting in My presence.

Activation: Sit with Holy Spirit and ask Him to reveal the training programme He has for you for the next month. Write it down and ask for His help to keep to it. Ask Him if there are things you are doing that are taking you away from His presence, and you need to give up, or things you need to include in your routine to take you into a deeper relationship with Him. Ask Him to teach you how to rest in Him.

26 But the [a]Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you.

John 14:26 (AMP)

7 Do not waste time arguing over godless ideas and old wives’ tales. Instead, train yourself to be godly.

8 “Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come.”

1 Timothy 4:7-8 (NLT)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Significant to Me

Beloved, let’s talk!

I am aware of your innermost thoughts. I see what you are thinking, however, your thoughts do not always align with Mine. I have called you to advance My Kingdom in the Earth. I have equipped and positioned you in authority and told you to rule in the midst of your enemies. Yet, you stand still, paralyzed by thoughts of insignificance. You are not insignificant. 

It’s time for everyone in My kingdom to step up and contribute as I have assigned each of you to do. Every person in My K

ingdom is significant, and that includes you.

Think about this, if I consider the sparrows significant, then you are much more valuable and significant to Me.

It’s now time to finally cast off the thought constraints that are holding you back. These mindsets of insignificance lead to self-sabotage and they create barriers that prevent you from receiving the fullness of My blessing and favour in your life; the favour that is required for your assigned calling and duties.

So, shift your thinking. Stop focusing on your own thoughts and put Me at the forefront of your mind. Allow My thoughts to guide you into action. You are indeed significant to Me, and My thoughts are the only ones that should matter to you.

Activation: It’s time to take every negative thought captive! Using scripture to create affirmations is a powerful way to remind yourself daily of your God-given significance and authority. Get a set of Post-it notes or 3×5 cards and make a set of affirmation cards based on the scriptures below and any others that speak to your significance in God’s kingdom. 

Include declarations like “I am significant to God,” “God has equipped and positioned me in authority,” and “I am called to rule in the midst of my enemies.” Place these cards in areas where you will see them every day, such as your bathroom mirror, work desk, car dashboard, etc. Each time you see a card, say the affirmation out loud to remind yourself of the truth of your significance and authority in Christ Jesus.

We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ,

2 Corinthians 10:5 (AMP)

Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.

Colossians 3:2 (NKJV)

What is the price of two sparrows—one copper coin[a]? But not a single sparrow can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.

Matthew 10:29 (NLT)

Footnotes

[a] 10:29 Greek one assarion [i.e., one “as,” a Roman coin equal to 1⁄16 of a denarius].

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Take Up Your Cross

23 And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to follow Me [as My disciple], he must deny himself[set aside selfish interests], and take up his cross daily [expressing a willingness to endure whatever may come] and follow Me [believing in Me, conforming to My example in living and, if need be, suffering or perhaps dying because of faith in Me]. 

24 For whoever wishes to save his life [in this world] will [eventually] lose it [through death], but whoever loses his life [in this world] for My sake, he is the one who will save it [from the consequences of sin and separation from God].

Luke 9:23-24 (AMP)

When I carried my cross through the streets of Jerusalem, it was an outward acknowledgment of the spiritual alignment with the Father’s will that I had already accepted at Gethsemane. Not My will, but His be done. It was the sign that no matter the cost, My life was in alignment with His purposes.

I have asked you to take up your cross daily, and follow Me. 

This means that every day you must intentionally surrender each part of your life to come into alignment with My purposes. You must put aside any agenda, ambition, pride or offence and choose to re-align yourself to Me every day.

At the start of your day set your heart towards Mine, sacrificing your life to Me and allowing My Spirit to work in you. But this is not where it ends. There will be multiple opportunities within your day to stop, examine your heart, and re-align with My will and purposes for you. Choices to rise above anger and choose kindness; to resist putting yourself first and instead to build up another; to rise above your emotional responses and to seek My counsel first before reacting. Re-align your spirit to Mine at every opportunity that you have.

Activation: Sit with Jesus and ask Him to show you the reality of what it means to take up your cross daily. Use the verses below from Psalm 5 and picture yourself laying out your life on the altar before Jesus and the Spirit coming as fire to burn off all of your wordly intentions, so that only a pure heart remains. Be intentional throughout your day to take every opportunity that you have to re-align yourself back to His will and purposes.

2 Heed the sound of my cry for help, my King and my God, For to You I pray.

3 In the morning, O Lord, You will hear my voice; in the morning I will prepare [a prayer and a sacrifice] for You and watch and wait [for You to speak to my heart].

Psalm 5:2-3 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Attune

There is a download that only comes in My presence. Partake of My Word so the great exchange happens. Being sensitised, tenderised and aware of Me; understand who I am, what I am like by examining how I’ve acted in the past. I love to reveal Myself and set pure truth ablaze in your heart. 

But, when you choose to attune yourself to Me – to present yourself bare before Me – you grow in awareness of how close I am. In this closeness, a transformation transpires. A heaven originated work where you and I are of one accord. Can you see Me? 

Activation: Picture yourself uploading all that you are and have been before the throne. As a child, as a teen, young adult and present day. Take your time. Then visualise Holy Spirit downloading all that you need for the hour, your days, and your future. Ask Holy Spirit what He is focusing on during this season of your life. Ask Him to give you a picture of what His goal is for this season. Write it down and ask Him to attune your heart to Him in new ways to expand your understanding of His Rulership within the territory of your heart.

7 In Him we have redemption [that is, our deliverance and salvation] through His blood, [which paid the penalty for our sin and resulted in] the forgiveness and complete pardon of our sin, in accordance with the riches of His grace 

8 which He lavished on us. In all wisdom and understanding [with practical insight] 

9 He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ, 

10 with regard to the fulfillment of the times [that is, the end of history, the climax of the ages]—to bring all things together in Christ, [both] things in the heavens and things on the earth.

Ephesians 1:7-10 (AMP)

13 In Him, you also, when you heard the word of truth, the good news of your salvation, and [as a result] believed in Him, were stamped with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit [the One promised by Christ] as owned and protected [by God]. 

14 The Spirit is the [a]guarantee [the first installment, the pledge, a foretaste] of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession [His believers], to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 1:13-14 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Ephesians 1:14 Or down payment.

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