Thought for the Day – Changing Our Mindset

What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?

The majority of what I post on this blog, are things for minds that have a God-focus. However, it can also be for a mind that is not yet that way inclined or searching. I’ve often contemplated changing it, but nothing has come to mind or feels right. Therefore, my aim is to continue as I am, providing comfort and direction to my readers, until (or if) I am told otherwise. We serve a Great God; the maker of Heaven and Earth, who sent His Son to suffer and die for us all (whether we want to believe it or not). There is so much to gain and little to lose, so by the grace of God go I!

Our words start in our mind and if not careful, we will find that we are driven to do or say unthinkable things. The thoughts we have, can eventually leave our minds and enter the physical. God instructed Joshua to meditate on His Word day and night. God is unchanging in His being and in His purpose, so as He directed people then, He directs them now. Therefore, what our aim should be, is to fill our minds with things that will place us on a level, allowing us to obtain all that has been ordained by God.

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

Joshua 1:8-9 (ESV)

and My people, who are called by My Name, humble themselves, and pray and seek (crave, require as a necessity) My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear [them] from heaven, and forgive their sin and heal their land.

2 Chronicles 7:14 (AMP)

The Bible tells us that life and death are in the power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21). The tongue is a tool that can be used to either tear down or lift up. Many times we may say things in an offhand manner, without realising or even caring about the damage that has or will be caused. We are told to take every thought captive (2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV)). This is to take control of everything that attempts to take control of us; what we think about others, ourselves and about life. There are those who have issues with their thought patterns and have a negative mindset. Our thoughts can be led by circumstances (abuse (mental, verbal, sexual), bereavement, betrayal, divorce, illness, financial stresses), conversations, thought patterns and hormones (brain chemical imbalance)). We need to take control, and that requires training. By reading and feeding our thoughts we can change to one or more of the mindsets of mental, physical and spiritual abundance, challenge, entrepreneurialship, focus, growth and/or positivity. For example, we can be extremely focused on how devoted we want to be; we can pray for healing or for a loved one to come to know God and the full power of His resurrection. We can place our lives before Him and ask that His will is done. We can create a God-first mindset. Our mindset becomes one where we aim to have a mindset of what God requires of us. These are just a minuscule amount of examples because it is possible to bring everything to Him.

I often refer to the Holy Bible as the Manual for Life, as it assists us in how to physically and spiritually get through our time on this earth. Just as God had instructed Moses, Joshua, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and all the other men and women in the Old and New Testament, we are also left an instruction today, to carry out The Great Commission.

The Great Commision

16 Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had designated.

17 And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted [that it was really He].

18 Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations [help the people to learn of Me, believe in Me, and obey My words], baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

20 teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age.”

Matthew 28:16-20 (AMP)

We are called to be the head and not the tail; above and not beneath; strong and not weak; He will dwell within us and bring life and not death; and so much more. Things that are true, honourable, right, pure, commendable and worthy of praise, are what our minds should be set upon (Philippians 4:8). That is to do with what we think of others, situations and ourselves. We can do all this via the Holy Spirit.

12 The Lord will open for you His good treasure house, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

13 The Lord will make you the head (leader) and not the tail (follower); and you will be above only, and you will not be beneath, if you listen and pay attention to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today, to observe them carefully.

Deuteronomy 28:12-13 (AMP)

This is all on the proviso that we follow the commandments that are placed within the Holy Bible. You may find it hard or think that it is impossible, but all things are made possible (Matthew 19:25-26) by the death of Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ the Anointed One). Hand it all over to Him, and once you receive His Word, within your mind, He will take control of our thoughts and spirit and He will give you the power needed to do all things.

4 “For the sake of Jacob My servant, and of Israel My chosen, I have also called you by your name; I have given you an honorable name though you have not known Me.

5 “I am the Lord, and there is no one else; there is no God except Me. I will embrace and arm you, though you have not known Me,

Isaiah 45:4-5 (AMP)

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a[special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

1 Peter 2:9 (AMP)

The below encapsulates the power of thoughts beautifully, and the impact they have on us and our lives. If we are to realise this everyday at all times, can you imagine what our lives can become. Take every thought captive and see where God will take us. If we don’t read the Holy Bible, we won’t be aware of all God’s promises to us and have the assurance that Christ provides. People often complain about what the world has become; there is so much hate and evil. The thing is, if you want to see a change, start with the man in the mirror (very apt song by Michael Jackson!). We can be the change that we wish to perceive. That is the change that I hope to see my blog making in this world. It may be small but if it is read and inspires only one person, hopefully it will have a ripple effect; the reader can make changes, read the Word, pass this piece onto someone else and there will be a beautiful chain reaction. Be Blessed x

Lion Bite – Global Prophetic Alliance – Word of Reconciliation

I am blowing a fiery wind upon the earth, burning up the ropes and blowing down the walls that have long bound and divided My people.

Offence – you are coming down! For those who step into the fire, you will no longer feel the sting of offence. Your new identity and freedom will help you see through its ploy, no longer giving it power.

I am releasing reconciliation upon My people – among spouses, families, friends, and acquaintances. Watch as I soften hearts and stir one another to reach out with compassion.

Repentance will abound, and relationships will be restored as clouds of grace rain down a healing love. Forgiveness will become commonplace, paving a path to becoming a mature body, built up in love and working as one to bring in a great harvest. I am calling out to My remnant. Who is willing to be among the first to step into the delivering fire? You will be blessed for your obedience. I will give you a crown of beauty for ashes, joy for mourning, and a cloak of praise for heaviness. I will set you apart and grow you into a tall oak of righteousness to display the beauty of what obedience yields.

Activation: Say “Yes!” to God’s reconciliation movement. Sit with Him and listen for who He is calling you to reconcile with. Repent for partnering with offence and any other sin that caused division in the relationship. Ask the Lord to heal and deliver you, burning away all that does not belong. Then, allow the Lord to guide you in the next steps of reconciliation with the person. Repeat with as many people the Lord calls you to. Make forgiveness a common practice in your day-to-day. Then watch as the Lord rewards you for your obedience.

If in fact you have [really] heard Him and have been taught by Him, just as truth is in Jesus [revealed in His life and personified in Him],

Ephesians 4:21 (AMP)

15 But speaking the truth in love [in all things—both our speech and our lives expressing His truth], let us grow up in all things into Him [following His example] who is the Head—Christ.

16 From Him the whole body [the church, in all its various parts], joined and knitted firmly together by what every joint supplies, when each part is working properly, causes the body to grow and mature, building itself up in [unselfish] love.

Ephesians 4:15-16 (AMP)

to provide for those who mourn in Zion, to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, a cloak of praise instead of a faint spirit, so that they will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord to display his beauty.

Isaiah 61:3 (EHV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Battle Ready

With an army of merely 300 men, kitted out with jars and trumpets, Gideon beat the Midianite army of 132,000!

Hear My Words today as I am commissioning you to be a Gideon in My army. You will begin to receive power from Heaven in a real and tangible way. A power that will enable you to overcome much with very little. With unusual weapons and simple methods, you will see a victory over the enemy. Your background won’t matter, your qualifications won’t be necessary. What’s in your hand is enough.

Anticipate a new level of authority in the spiritual realm. Raise a shout of victory before the battle has even begun. My mission has not changed, but I am changing you. I am expanding your confidence. A surge of new faith will erupt within you. Watch My plans unfold before you as heaven’s armies will fight the battle on your behalf. Just like I selected Gideon to defeat the Midianites, I choose you, mighty warrior! If I am for you, who can be against you? If I am with you, whom shall you fear?

Activation:

Speak the following declarations over yourself:

● As I daily raise my voice I decree that my shout will bring confusion to the enemy’s camp.

● I am arising today with new confidence, knowing that what I have in my hand is enough.

● Supernatural faith is growing in me as I see heaven’s plans unfold day by day.

● I am a significant part of what God is doing on earth at this point in history.

15 The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

16 The right hand of the Lord is exalted; the right hand of the Lord does valiantly.

Psalm 118:15-16 (AMP)

5 The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith [our ability to confidently trust in God and in His power].”

6 And the Lord said, “If you [a]have [confident, abiding] faith in God [even as small] as a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree [which has very strong roots], ‘Be pulled up by the roots and be planted in the sea’; and [if the request was in agreement with the will of God] it would have obeyed you.

Luke 17:5-6 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Luke 17:6 Jesus used this moment to emphasize that a person’s confident, abiding faith combined with God’s will and power can produce absolutely amazing results. God is fully capable of doing that which man regards as impossible (Mark 14:36; James 4:3).

3 and shall say to them, ‘Hear, O Israel: you are advancing today to battle against your enemies. Do not lack courage. Do not be afraid, or panic, or tremble [in terror] before them,

4 for the LORD your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’

Deuteronomy 20:3-4 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Kingdom Minded

Like a double edged sword I want My Word, the Word of the Living God to cut through every ungodly thought and structure you have built in your heart, mind and life. I want My Truth to penetrate through every part of who you are and how you operate, and I want you to bow down to Me alone. I am raising an army of warriors who are undivided in truth and in action. I am raising warriors who fight in the spirit and in truth, who never conform to the pattern of this world, who fight for justice and who set their eyes, focus, and lives on Me and Me alone. Those who pursue the purposes of the Kingdom above all else with no compromise.

Will you be amongst those who rise up to fight with Me, will you be the one who is willing to count the cost? Do you pursue the things of My Kingdom more than the things of this world? Are you willing to pursue Me at all costs?

Activation: Ask the Spirit of truth to come and penetrate your heart, your mind and your life and cut away anything from you that is not birthed in biblical truth. Ask Holy Spirit to tell you or show you what He is doing and what He is cutting away from you. Repent and ask for His forgiveness for the places in which things that are not of God have become true for you and then ask the Lord to refill those places with truth from His Word. Ask Him to give you key truths to replace what He has cut you free from and use them as declarations while you walk out the freedom Holy Spirit has given you.

12 For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

13 And no creature is hidden from His sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

Hebrews 4:12-13 (ESV)

Do not be conformed to this world,[a] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[b]

Romans 12:2 (ESV)
Footnotes
[a] Romans 12:2 Greek age
[b] Romans 12:2 Or what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – All Things New

You wouldn’t put new insoles into shoes that are worn out, with holes that will simply leak and spoil the new. The Lord would remind us today, not to partner with a poverty mindset. Being open to the new requires us to partner with the Lord in an attitude of abundance.

Today, the Lord is reminding us: You shall not lack any good thing! Remember that you are royalty – a son or daughter of the King. Therefore, do not be content to stay in the clothes of last season. Your clothes served you well in that season but embrace the fresh garments of praise I have for you. Do not stay dressed in the sackcloth and ashes of your history but dress as someone without lack. Dress as someone who is expectant, knowing that every good thing comes from above.

Activation: Today, spiritually put on the new garments the Lord has for you. Stand up and do the actions of taking off the old garments and putting on the new ones, ones that are made for royalty, robes of righteousness and sandals of preparation. Step into them and declare that you are without lack and you are getting dressed and ready for this season.

For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows grace and favor and honor; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 84:11 (AMP)

Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.

Ecclesiastes 5:19 (ESV)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – From Cross to Crown

My faithful one, I see how you have been suppressed, judged, and rejected in your obedient service to Me. Especially you, oh pioneers! Even with staying in My will, they persecute you, some into dark and lonely valleys. But do not lose heart for they did the same to Jesus. Despite all He endured, He still fulfilled His call, not allowing arrows to stop Him. My child, I do not want arrows to stop you, either. Do not be suppressed by mistreatment. Instead, allow it to take you “from cross to crown.”

Suffering can lift you high into glory if you do not quit. So stay focused on Me and your assignment. Pick up your cross daily and keep moving forward. If you do, I will redeem and reward you in this life and the next.

In your perseverance, watch as I pour healing oils over your wounds and fortify you, release you from prison and redeem you, compensate you for lost time and double your fruit, prepare a table for you in the presence of your enemies, and open new doors of opportunity into promotion.

I do not forsake My faithful; I reward them. Stay the course, and you too shall receive your crown.

Prayer: Thank you, Father, for awarding me with a glorious Kingdom call. My heart is to persevere as Yeshua did and fulfil my call to completion. In moments of mistreatment, help me stay focused on You. Strengthen and establish me, increasing my capacity for more. Sustain me all the way through, from cross to crown, despair to faith and shame to glory. My hope lies in You, Lord, for I know my work is never in vain and You richly reward Your faithful. I shall receive my crown! In Yeshua’s name, amen!

After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.

1 Peter 5:10 (NASB)

How blessed is the man who perseveres through temptation! For after he has passed the test, he will receive as his crown the Life which God has promised to those who love him.

James 1:12 (CJB)

His master said to him, ‘Excellent! You are a good and trustworthy servant. You have been faithful with a small amount, so I will put you in charge of a large amount. Come and join in your master’s happiness!’

Matthew 25:21 (CJB)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Launch into the Deep

As I look into the spirit, I see an expansive body of water. Standing on the shore, I see the image of a person. As I look closer, I see that this person appears to be testing the temperature of the water by cautiously dipping their toe in, contemplating whether to get in or not.

The Spirit of the Lord says:

Come! Stop waiting and hesitating. Stop using familiar methods and past experiences as guides to see if you should go into the waters or not. I am the one who is calling you and I am calling you to leave the security of the shores and come to Me. The time has come to launch your nets and have faith in who I am. Launch into the deep with Me. Trust that I know what is there for you, even when it’s not visible to you. Come! Hear Me call you by name.

Stop playing it safely by relying on your own strength; stop playing it small by relying on your own understanding. Do you trust Me, or do you trust yourself more? You can only go as far as your faith in me will take you. Come! Come away from the shore and come with Me into the deep waters knowing that I am God. I know what I’m doing. Feast on My faithfulness, delight in My faithfulness, trust in My faithfulness for I am the faithful God, and I say Come. I am here with you. Come!

Activation: This is a call to stop playing it “safe” and to go deeper and further with God. This is also an invitation to really examine your heart to see where and with whom your trust really lies. Take time to sit with the Holy Spirit and ask Him, “Lord, do I really trust you or do I trust myself, my reasoning, experiences, and expertise more?”

Give God the right to direct your life, and as you trust Him along the way, you’ll find He pulled it off perfectly! He will appear as your righteousness, as sure as the dawning of a new day. He will manifest as your justice, as sure and strong as the noonday sun.

Psalm 37:5-6 (TPT)

1 Do not fear, for I, your Kinsman-Redeemer, will rescue you. I have called you by name, and you are Mine.

2 When you pass through the deep, stormy sea, you can count on me to be there with you. When you pass through raging rivers, You will not drown.

Isaiah 43:1-2 (TPT)

I declare from the beginning how it will end and foretell from the start what has not yet happened. I decree that My purpose will stand, and I will fulfill My every plan.

Isaiah 46:10 (TPT)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Nurture

The world can often feel like an unsafe place where you are exposed to the elements. Your natural nature – your flesh – can feel overwhelmed with the pressures of this place you call your home. 

But imagine a newborn child who does not understand the world around it. All the baby knows is that it needs the nurturing love of its mother and father; the close security of being embraced.

I don’t want you to fear the darkness in the earth. You are My child, who I am nurturing and holding close, swaddling you in My love. 

You don’t need to wriggle away, like a teenager that slips out of its mother’s arms, afraid to let others see your dependance on Me. You may feel the time we spend together in the secret place is not needed so much anymore. You will always have need of My safe embrace so that you can be cultivated and cherished. Will you receive what is so freely given?

Activation: Ask the Father to put you back into the arms of the comforter. Spend some time feeling and sensing His embrace.

The Security of The One Who Trusts in The Lord

1 He who [a]dwells in the shelter of the Most High will remain secure and rest in the shadow of the Almighty [whose power no enemy can withstand].

2 I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust [with great confidence, and on whom I rely]!”

3 For He will save you from the trap of the fowler, and from the deadly pestilence.

4 He will cover you and completely protect you with His pinions, and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness is a shield and a wall.

Psalm 91:1-4 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Psalm 91:1 The wonderful promises of this chapter are dependent upon one’s meeting the conditions stated in these first two verses (see Ex 15:26).

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Laugh Out Loud!

I am giving you the ability to laugh in the face of great difficulty knowing that I am all you need. In doing so, I will release a new level of wisdom to steward what I am placing in and on you. Have I not said My peace I give to you, My peace I leave with you?  My peace makes no sense to the world, but for those who will trust Me, you can step into My peace no matter your circumstances. I am calling on you to be reflectors of My peace, which means your responses can not be the same as the world.

Application: Take a few minutes to reflect on whether you respond as the world would to challenges and difficulties. Ask YHWH to forgive you and ask Him to release a gift of laughter upon you. Ask YHWH what makes Him laugh. What is His perspective on the difficulties we face in this world. Make the choice today to embrace laughter.

“He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with joyful shouting [if you are found blameless].

Job 8:21 (AMP)

Sarah said, “God has made me laugh; all who hear [about our good news] will laugh with me.”

Genesis 21:6 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Refinement

I AM takes fastidious care of you! It may feel at times as if you are walking the journey of life alone. Nothing seems to go as planned, with everything falling apart and going astray. I want you to stop and look around; ponder what is taking place.


You are deep within the refiner’s fire! The kiln is growing hotter and while the temperature seems unbearable, remember that I walk beside you. Place your trust in Me, knowing that your faith is being tested. Will you trust Me to be your faithful companion? Will you be My faithful companion in turn? Will you take My hand and walk by faith or continue to lean on your own understanding? Allow Me to burn off the impurities and renew you with My Spirit. Come My child, let’s enter the fire of refinement together!

Activation: Read Daniel 3:8-30. Imagine yourself in the place of these three men. How do you think you would respond in such a situation? How would you like to respond in such a situation? Reflect with Holy Spirit on how you have responded in the past to difficult tasks asked of you. Spend some time with Holy Spirit conversing on how to effectively and boldly embrace seasons of refinement.

2 But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He is like a refiner’s fire and like launderer’s soap [which removes impurities and uncleanness].

3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver, and He will purify the sons of Levi [the priests], and refine them like gold and silver, so that they may present to the Lord [grain] offerings in righteousness.

Malachi 3:2-3 (AMP)

24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king [looked and] was astounded, and he jumped up and said to his counselors, “Did we not throw three men who were tied up into the midst of the fire?” They replied to the king, “Certainly, O king.”

25 He answered, “Look! I see four men untied, walking around in the midst of the fire, and they are not hurt! And the appearance of the fourth is like [a]a son of the gods!”

Daniel 3:24-25 (AMP)

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