My Children, I want to restore your joy. Picture children when they have a balloon on a string, and as they let it go it drifts upwards going higher and higher as the wind takes it in whatever direction it wills. Children will often chase after the soaring balloon with pure joy on their faces and exhilaration in their hearts as they follow it as far as they can see.
I am calling you to be that child again, to let go of the string that you have tied to My Holy Spirit. Release Holy Spirit and watch as He soars and takes you to new heights and places. My Spirit is not a kite, where you pull the strings, deciding which direction to make the kite turn. So release Him and watch what fun and excitement you have as you let go of control and follow Him, knowing that life and freedom are only found in My Holy Spirit.
Activation: Get a balloon, go outside and release it into the air, don’t just watch it soar, follow it making this a prophetic act and declaration that you agree to release Holy Spirit and follow wherever He leads! (If you can’t do this in the physical, picture yourself doing it in the spirit).
You show that you are a letter from Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
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2 Corinthians 3:17 (AMP)
Jesus replied, “I tell you for certain that you must be born from above[a] before you can see God’s kingdom!”
John 3:3 (CEV) Footnotes [a] 3.3 from above: Or “in a new way.” The same Greek word is used in verses 7,31.
And if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, [then] He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will also restore to life your mortal (short-lived, perishable) bodies through His Spirit Who dwells in you.
Do not rely on your past achievements, great though they have been. Perhaps the bringing up of a child, the enlarging of your skills, or the leading of people to know Me. Reliance on achievements past can lead to you taking on assignments that I have not conceived in My plans.
I have cheered you on and My Son Jesus has interceded for you throughout your life. I saw you at school as you were learning some tiny part of the wonders of My natural creation. You have ‘made the grade’ in so many ways, including learning of the spiritual world. You are Mine to mould and I love your malleability in My hands. Yet your worth is not decided by what you do, as you live out each day.
One thing that I desire is your undivided attention. You have Mine. Don’t just know about Me, how I work, as though you were understanding biology.
In your pursuit to live a life worthy of what My Son, Jesus, died for, die to yourself each day. Each day, bring what you have in your hands, including your time and jobs, your sadnesses and your joys. I will accept them as a pleasing sacrifice. Find out what is on My heart and prioritise that.
Activation: Consider what you have physically, and metaphorically, in your hands. Leave these at Jesus’ feet and then lift up your heart in thankfulness that even without all these things you still have the eyes of the God of creation on you, caring, loving, and leading you each day.
Until now you have not asked [the Father] for anything in My name; but now ask and keep on asking and you will receive, so that your joy may be full and complete.
John 16:24 (AMP)
Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
There are those who think they know Me – those who think they speak for Me – yet they do not.
These are wise words to adhere to, My children: how will you know those of Me and those not of Me?
Look at their lives and how they operate and function.
Are their lifestyles a mirror of Mine?
Do their lives reflect My heart?
I seek a body of believers who live to know Me and to reveal Me to a lost and broken world, not so they can feel good about themselves through promotion and propaganda to others.
I seek those who will love Me, taking the time to know Me and My heart for them and for all others.
I do not pick and choose who is worthy of My love. I embrace all who have sinned and fallen short of My glory.
Be wise and be shrewd, My beloved.
Make sure that as you view this world you can discern those who glorify Me from those who glorify self.
Activation: Reflect on what you watch and read, people you follow on social media. Ask yourself if you’re spending more time following people than reading the Word of God and following Him. Ask forgiveness for the times you have sought approval or words from others over what God tells you. Ask God to provide you with the gift of discernment and to be able to identify when someone operates out of selfish gain and not to glorify God and the building of His kingdom.
Pure and unblemished religion [as it is expressed in outward acts] in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit and look after the fatherless and the widows in their distress, and to keep oneself uncontaminated by the [secular] world.
James 1:27 (ESV)
“He defended the cause of the afflicted and needy; then all was well.Is that not what it means to know Me?”Says the Lord.
Beloved, many times in your day, your attention shifts focus. There are so many things that pull on your time, your energy and your resources. I want to show you a new way of living, not dependent on temporary fixes to get you through your day, but rather a place where all movement in your life is strengthened and energised by your relationship with Me. Today, will you come on this journey with Me? For I AM the Way, the Truth and the Life, the one who sets you free!
Activation:
1. Imagine a large tent, anchored down by strong tent pegs.
2. Imagine this tent represents your life and the tent pegs are all the things you rely on to get you through each day. You may even see words above the pegs telling you what they are.
3. Now look more closely at your tent. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you, is there anything that is making the tent less stable? Are there any pegs that are loose? Are there any out of position? Are there any that shouldn’t be there at all?
4. Imagine Jesus Christ standing with you next to your tent. Can you give to Him all that isn’t right? Can you hand Him the pegs/areas that He’s shown you that shouldn’t be there? Can you allow Him to reposition those that are out of place, securing the ones that are loose?
5. Now ask Jesus Christ to be the Central Pole of your tent, your central support, your security.
6. If you don’t know Jesus Christ yet and would like to know him, pray this prayer:
Jesus Christ, I realise I need you. I believe you died for my sins and rose again. I ask you to come into my heart and be my saviour. I’m so sorry for all the things I’ve done wrong in my life and I turn from them. I now put you in first place. Thank you for saving me. In Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.
The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the full, till it overflows].
John 10:10 (AMP)
Put on the New Self
1If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.
4 When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
We are one, you and I. As I mapped out My plans you were there in My mind. You fit into this beautiful masterpiece I call Mine. When you breathe it is My breath you breathe in. When you hurt, I hurt. Your eyes see beauty as I see it. Your heart longs for what My heart longs for. Your desires are My desires – we are one, you and I.
You have freedoms that many won’t enter into because you choose Me. The fresh wind of My presence always catches your attention just as your whisper catches Mine. There is not one day, hour or minute that I am not in your thoughts and you in Mine. We are one, you and I.
Come away with Me, My love. Come sit next to Me and let Me whisper in your ear how much I adore and enjoy you. Your beauty…It catches the eyes of those seeking refuge from this harsh world. You radiate My love and draw them close. Our love will break barriers of freedom to hearts wounded and scared. Together, we will set captives free and bring hope to the hopeless for we are one, you and I.
Activation: As you continue to choose Me, allow Me to work through you. You are equipped for this. You have My heart and compassion for those hurting; reach out your hand and help. Use your words to uplift and speak life. Be available to those around you. Ask Me to show you who and when, and I will be faithful to lead you.
My beloved speaks and says to me: “Arise, my love, my beautiful one, and come away,
Song of Solomon2:10 (ESV)
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
My people, I do not want you to remain immature. When you find that My proclamations about Christ seem impossible to reconcile with your life and the culture that you live in, know that I seek a willing response from you. As you approach Me with a heart to learn, fearless to believe that I am a good God, then you will start (or restart) the journey of knowing more of My character. Your trust in Me will not be forsaken.
Vocalise hard questions to Me and Godly others who love My logos word, for that, linked with your determination not to run away from life’s difficulties, is what I am looking for. Let your deliberations lead to obedience, for as you chew these things over, I will reveal myself through My Spirit.
I have already given you the capacity to face the world. You will not be overcome. I call you to an abundant life of getting to know Me and rightly handling My Word.
Activation: Think of one question that you have on your heart. Are you willing to discuss it with another Christian? Be willing to be open with another person of God’s leading to begin some healthy ‘chewing’. Set a time aside to have that conversation.
3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue,
4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the [a]corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Peter 1:3-4 (NKJV) Footnotes [a] 2 Peter 1:4 depravity
Fruitful Growth in the Faith
5 But also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge,
6 to knowledge self-control, to self-control [a]perseverance, to perseverance godliness,
7 to godliness brotherly kindness, and to brotherly kindness love.
8 For if these things are yours and abound, you will be neither [b]barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Peter 1:5-8 (AMP) Footnotes [a] 2 Peter 1:6 patience [b] 2 Peter 1:8 useless
Don’t think I have stopped blessing you or removed My hand of protection. My discipline is always for your advancement and growth. Grab hold of the training I am taking you through in this season. Look at what you have learnt instead of what went wrong. Don’t lose hope. Listen and gain understanding.
In the coming days, you may experience My care for you as tough love. This is not to be disregarded.
I am not depriving you, but know that I always have your ultimate good in mind.
Learn to respond maturely when I say no to your request. My no is for your protection. It is about awaiting the perfect timing. It is preventing you from stepping into isolation. It is to reign you in. It is in line with my perfect love and part of a much greater plan. Trust My reason and know that the outcome will be better than you first anticipated.
Activation: Study the scriptures below and ask the Father in what area you might need to mature. How do you respond when He says no to your request? Ask Him to grow your capacity to learn from the past. Ask for a humble heart that is willing to receive His discipline going forward.
5 and you have [a]forgotten the divine word of encouragement which is addressed to you as sons,
“My son, do not make light of the discipline of the Lord, And do not lose heart and give up when you are corrected by Him;
6 For the Lord disciplines and corrects those whom He loves, And He punishes every son whom He receives and welcomes [to His heart].”
7 You must submit to [correction for the purpose of] discipline; God is dealing with you as with sons; for [b]what son is there whom his father does not discipline?
Hebrews 12:5-7 (AMP) Footnotes [a] Hebrews 12:5 Or have you forgotten. [b] Hebrews 12:7 Or who is a son whom.
7 Let the wicked leave (behind) his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion (mercy) on him,and to our God,for He will abundantly pardon.
8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.
9“For as the heavens are higher than the earth,so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
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
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.
Unapologetically Marcia 