Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Upon the Waters

I have called you out upon the waters. I told the disciples to get into the boat, despite knowing the storm that they would face (Matt. 14:22).

Jesus Walks on the Water

Immediately He directed the disciples to get into the boat and go ahead of Him to the other side [of the Sea of Galilee], while He sent the crowds away.

Matthew 14:22 (AMP)

I did not prevent the storm, for it was in the storm that they saw the demonstration of my power, causing them to understand who I really am (Matt. 14:33).

Then those in the boat worshiped Him with awe-inspired reverence], saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”

Matthew 14:33 (AMP)

I know you feel now that the waves are coming against you, that you are fighting to hold them back and that you are in danger of sinking, losing all that you have built.

Know that I have called you to this place so that you can learn more about who I am. Do not be afraid when I move in unexpected ways (Matt. 14:26). Do not be so focused on the storm, or the effects of the wind, that you miss what I am doing. For when I show up, it will not be as you expect. It will be in ways that surprise, challenge, and amaze you. In ways that reveal to you the mysteries and the wonder of who I AM.

When the disciples saw Him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear.

Matthew 14:26 (AMP)

What will your response to me be? 

Will it be to cower in the boat? Or will you follow Peter’s lead and ask me to call you further? (Matt. 14:28).

Peter replied to Him, “Lord, if it is [really] You, command me to come to You on the water.”

Matthew 14:28 (AMP)

When your heart is turned towards me, I will always call you further and deeper – there is always more for you to step into when you lean into my ways, however unexpected they are.

Peter started to sink because he let his fear of the situation around him overtake his trust in me (Matt. 14:29-31). You know my voice and you know that I have called you out – so keep your eyes fixed on me and I will uphold you as you stand upon the waters with me.

29 He said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat, and walked on the water and came toward Jesus.

30 But when he saw [the effects of] the wind, he was frightened, and he began to sink, and he cried out, “Lord, save me!”

31 Immediately Jesus extended His hand and caught him, saying to him, “O you of little faith, why did you [a]doubt?”

Matthew 14:29-31 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Matthew 14:31 I.e. allow yourself to be drawn in two directions.

Activation: Ask Jesus to show you where you are in the boat right now. Are you cowering on the deck? Peering over the edge? Or do you already have one leg over the side? Wherever you find yourself, fix your eyes on Jesus and ask Him to call you further. Ask Him what that means in your current situation, what is He asking you to trust Him with? Intentionally set your heart to Him and lean into His surprising and wonderful plans for you.

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Provider

Like a child comes to their father for provision, I am asking you to come to Me with each and every one of your financial needs. I know you are able to provide for yourself in many ways and to do things in your own strength. However, I want to teach you in this season what it looks and feels like to truly understand Me as your provider. 

Why? Because I want you to truly and fully find your safety and security in Me alone. 

Let Me place in the palms of your hands all that you need. I will do this in different ways. My heart is to not withhold anything from you. I want to lead and guide you in this season and take you along new paths and establish new ways for you to roam. I will not leave you unattended and I will not abandon you. As you submit your ways to Me, I ask you to trust Me in being your place of provision. 

Activation:

Where you have taken this area into your own hands and not asked for financial provision or not trusted God to provide and meet your every need, speak with Him today, asking for forgiveness as you repent. Can you make the choice today to allow Him to be your provider and the one who meets your needs? Give God permission to lead your finances, submitting to Him as Jehovah Jireh, your provider, and The One who is able to meet your every need. Choose to trust God in this area daily and to ask Him to meet every need that arises, knowing that He wants to meet your needs and that He is able in ways you are not.

The LORD is My Shepherd

A Psalm of David

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

Psalm 23:1 (ESV)

do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Philippians 4:6 (ESV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Fill the Gap

See that gap? That’s meant for you.

For have I not given you eyes to see and ears to hear? I am calling you to fill the gap!

Don’t wait for others to fill the gap. Don’t look around for someone else to speak to the new person or drop groceries off to the person whose paycheck never quite covers the month. Feed the hungry, clothe the young person going for a job interview, throw a birthday party for the foreigner in your midst.

Because you are called to be a Goshen – and a Goshen steps into need. So don’t mind the gap – fill it.

Prayer:

Father God, I thank You that You have given me eyes to see and ears to hear. I want to be a resource – to stand next to my brothers and sisters, holding up their arms in battle. May I not ignore the gaps but embrace a solutions-focused attitude. Will You help me to see the gaps and show me how they can be filled.

But someone may say, “You [claim to] have faith and I have [good] works; show me your [alleged] faith without the works [if you can], and I will show you my faith by my works [that is, by what I do].”

James 2:18 (AMP)

For you, my brothers, were called to freedom; only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the [a]sinful nature (worldliness, selfishness), but through [b]love serve and seek the best for one another.

Galatians 5:13 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Galatians 5:13 Lit flesh.
[b] Galatians 5:13 The key to understanding this and other statements about love is to know that this love (the Greek word agape) is not so much a matter of emotion as it is of doing things for the benefit of another person, that is, having an unselfish concern for another and a willingness to seek the best for another.

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Forged Together

Do you know what brings me immense joy? 

The sound of My children laughing together!

I love to see those so dear to My heart finding joy together in life’s simple moments – the breaking of bread, chatting into the night, laughing at each other’s jokes. It is in this place of simple intimacy that love and trust grows and the bonds of family are forged.

In contrast, My heart breaks for those who are lonely and isolated, believing the lie that they must walk through life alone. My heart grieves for those fearful of intimacy – both with Me and those around them – believing that they are not worthy of being loved and truly known. There is a constant yearning within My heart to see these hurting ones freed from these bonds so they may be brought into the fold of family. For “family” is something that is forged by My hand to ensure its longevity and strength.

Will you intercede today for these lonely ones, declaring that the bonds which hold them back will be broken?

Activation:

Decree the words of Psalm 68:5-6 (TPT) outloud today as an act of partnership in God’s longing to forge his children together.

To the fatherless He is a father.

To the widow He is a champion friend.

The lonely He makes part of a family.

The prisoners He leads into prosperity until they sing for joy.

This is our Holy God in His Holy Place!

4 Just as our bodies have many parts and each part has a special function,

5 so it is with Christ’s body. We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.

Romans 12:4-5 (NLT)

12 Moses’ arms soon became so tired he could no longer hold them up. So Aaron and Hur found a stone for him to sit on. Then they stood on each side of Moses, holding up his hands. So his hands held steady until sunset.

13 As a result, Joshua overwhelmed the army of Amalek in battle.

Exodus 17:12-13 (NLT)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – From Overwhelm to Overflow

Are you living in a place that feels overwhelming? Do the pressures, stresses and expectations of your daily life overtake your thoughts? Does this make you feel overcome with anxiety and worry about how you will get through the day/week/month?

When you are in this place of overwhelm you are relying on your own sense of strength, skill and logic to get you through the day – you have become your own problem-solver and place the responsibilities and burdens of life directly upon your own shoulders. Then you wonder why your mind feels full and your spirit is heavy.

You cry out to Me, but then get frustrated because you can’t hear My voice clearly amongst the noise in your mind and the pressure in your spirit. You feel that I am far away, because you are unable to posture yourself to receive My counsel.

Stop.

Close your eyes.

Take a deep breath.

I am near.

Look into My face, let all the distractions of life become smaller until I am the largest.

Say out loud ‘I release control Lord, it’s Yours.’

Picture yourself letting go of each thing in your life that is contributing to your overwhelm – place it into Me.

Spend some time in worship now and allow yourself to be re-centred so that I am the first and the last within you. Now you will no longer be overwhelmed, but have moved to a place of overflow.

The overflow of who I am within you will give you victory to move in assurance and confidence every day, without feeling overwhelmed.

Live in the overflow.

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you will abound in hope and overflow with confidence in His promises.

Romans 15:13 (AMP)

6 Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in [union with] Him [reflecting His character in the things you do and say—living lives that lead others away from sin],

7 having been deeply rooted [in Him] and now being continually built up in Him and [becoming increasingly more] established [a]in your faith, just as you were taught, and overflowing in it with gratitude.

Colossians 2:6-7 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Colossians 2:7 Or by.

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Dusty Dreams

I am removing the cobwebs of the dreams that lie dormant, like books on a dusty shelf in an attic. You have placed some of the dreams I placed in your heart in places that you never visit anymore but I say to you today, those are dreams I put in your heart and they will not stay dormant any longer. There are many things I have asked of you, but you have set them aside, declaring the time was not right.

I am asking you now, will you pick them up again? Will you pluck up the courage to go after that which has felt lost but is not. I want you to go after the things of the kingdom for the sake of others, do not disqualify yourself. The time for the pursuit of your God given dreams is now.

Activation:

Write out a list of the dreams God once placed on your heart that you have put down and spend some time dwelling on the dreams God once gave you. Revisit the prophetic words you did not fully partner with of dreams for the good of others that God placed in your path and on your heart. However you choose to engage with the Lord and boldly choose to pick up what you put down. Can you decide today to obediently and wholeheartedly pursue the God-given dreams you hold again in your hand?

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare[a] and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Jeremiah 29:11 (ESV)
Footnotes
Jeremiah 29:11 Or peace

Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,

2 looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Do Not Grow Weary

3 Consider Him who endured from sinners such hostility against Himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted.

Hebrews 12:1-3 (ESV)

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