It’s ALL about HIM working through ME and I’m RELENTLESSLY UNAPOLOGETIC
After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace [who imparts His blessing and favor], who called you to His own eternal glory in Christ, will Himself complete, confirm, strengthen, and establish you [making you what you ought to be].
I saw the Lord gathering people into His arms. As I watched in the spirit, the Lord poured seeds into their cupped hands. As the seeds filled their hands, tears filled their eyes and they started to weep.
I hear the people’s hearts cry, “There’s a famine, Lord! How can we sow in a famine? There is a drought of forgiveness, peace, justice, and equality. How can we sow your seeds at this time?”
“I am gathering you close to My heart,” says the Spirit of the Lord.”
“I Am the Lord, who gives seed to the sower.”
I Am the Lord, who causes a hundredfold harvest in times of famine.”
I Am the Lord, who keeps His promises.”
“I Am the Lord who commands you – Sow where I tell you to plant.”
“I command the time of planting and the time of harvest. Even if you sow in tears, I will lead you to reap with songs of joy. Carry My seeds faithfully. Sow where I show you, build where I tell you to build, and you will return with songs of joy, carrying a harvest with you.”
Activation:
Receive God’s seeds by faith and ask the Lord where He would like you to sow His seed today. It could be a new venture, or simply a kind word.
5 They who sow in tears shall reap with joyful singing.
6 He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting],
Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.Psalm 126:5-6 (AMP)
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but He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me.
2 Corinthians 12:9 (AMP)
“Burst forth and blossom where I have planted you,” says the Spirit of the Lord. In the spirit I saw a field full of flowers – tulips, daffodils, snowdrops, crocuses, seasonal flowers all blooming together. A riot of colours erupting in scent and glorious sight.
While they were all beautiful and crafted by God’s hand, some were out of season. They were out of step with the timing of the Lord.
The Spirit of the Lord says, “Now is not a time to rush ahead and operate in your own strength. There is a time for everything and you need to trust that My timing is perfect. My will will be done.
I am not asking you to bloom on your own.
Blossom with Me.
Build with Me.
Don’t operate from a place of exhaustion.
Do not allow confusion or lies from the enemy to rob you of your time to flower forth.
Stay in step with My spirit.
You are enough.
Your shape, your sound and the way you fragrance the atmosphere is enough.
It is who I have created you to be. Do not rush when others flower early, or try to shrink back if your time comes first.
Stand tall. Stand out. And see how brightly you bloom with Me.”
12 ‘The flowers appear on the earth once again;
The time for singing has come,
And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.13 ‘The fig tree has bedded and ripens her figs,
And the vines are in blossom and give forth their fragrance.
Arise, my love, my fair one,
And come away [to climb the rocky steps of the hillside].’”Song of Solomon 2:12-13 (AMP)
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“My child, people have begun to do what is right in their own eyes and focus on their appearance more than on Me. Unknowingly they have uprooted themselves from Me by trying to live on yesterday’s manna and past testimonies. I have a fresh Word and fresh testimony for you today!” says the Spirit of the Lord.
“Oh, My people – return to Me and tend to your roots in Me before outward appearance and desires. Remember I am the source of life and nourishment. I am the One who waters, prunes, and causes fruit to burst forth.
Drink deep of the living waters I have for you. Rest in My word and in My presence. Delight in the fruit I have for you, the testimonies waiting for you.”
Activation:
Ask the Lord where you may have abandoned Him or dug your own wells apart from Him. Then tend to your roots by repenting and planting yourself in His Spirit, and deeply in His Word. Commit to deepening your walk with Him. Ask Yahweh to fill you to overflowing. Thank the Lord for His faithfulness to you.
Book One
The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.
1 [a]Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked [following their advice and example],
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit [down to rest] in the seat of [b]scoffers (ridiculers).2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.3 And he will be like a tree firmly planted [and fed] by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season;
Its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers [and comes to maturity].Psalm 1:1-3 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Psalm 1:1 This has been called “The Preface Psalm” because in some respects it introduces the complete book of Psalms as a godly message. It opens with a benediction, “Blessed,” as does the Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5:3).
[b] Psalm 1:1 i.e. shallow thinkers who are quick to mock or disdain.
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“My dear child, as the seasons change, you know you need to change the way you dress. Your winter coat is designed to keep you warm as temperatures plummet. But if you wear your winter coat in summer heat, there is a potential danger to your health. If you wear flip-flops in the snow, you could become sick. Not all things are right in every season,” says the Spirit of the Lord.
“I want you to understand that the same applies in spiritual matters. Take a moment and look at what you needed in previous seasons that you have allowed to follow you through the door into this season.
In a time of shaking, much of the old will no longer be useful or helpful to you. Thought patterns, daily rhythms, even work-life balance will need to be reassessed.
Allow Me to show you the new ways of thinking that will hold you in the shaking. Allow Me to clothe you in the right garments that will hold you in this season. Allow Me to reform patterns of rest so that you can remain alert.”
A Time for Everything
1 There is a season (a time appointed) for everything and a time for every delight and event or purpose under heaven—
2 A time to be born and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.3 A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.4 A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 (AMP)
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I sat in the spirit and saw Yeshua sitting next to me smiling, holding both of my hands. As I gazed into His eyes, I noticed they were like pools of living water inviting me to go deeper. Then they were like an endless sky, inviting me to come higher.
I began to get lost in His eyes so much that it seemed we were more one than two. Suddenly I could feel an exchange like electricity. Yeshua was pouring His life into me and taking from me every dead and toxic thing that had come against me. The old literally began passing away as His life poured into me.
Then Yeshua said, “Remain in union with Me. I am your place of victory and wholeness. Although the power that raised Me from the dead lives in you, you must remain in Me as I am in You. Then you will overcome as I have overcome.”
Child of God, ask Yeshua to show you or tell you what your union with Him is like. Ask Him how to live from this place. Then press into your union with Yeshua and remain there. Remind yourself the enemy attacks on your life are no match for the power of His life in you.
[a]I am the Vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him bears much fruit, for [otherwise] apart from Me [that is, cut off from vital union with Me] you can do nothing.
John 15:5 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] John 15:5 The seventh of the memorable “I am” statements..
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I saw a small dark room in the spirit. At its centre was a wooden table with a burning candle on top. The flame brightened the room but a sudden gust of wind threatened to blow out the flickering light.
The Spirit of the Lord says, “My child, I have called you to show people the way as you shine light in the darkness. Yet in this season I am calling you into more. Don’t settle for less, be expectant. Don’t see yourself like that little candle which can be blown out in a moment. This is the day of expansion. This is the day of expectation. Let your fire flare up to burn bright.
‘Have I not called you Mine? Have I not made you in My own image? Come closer, and feel the warmth of My love. Don’t be afraid of My consuming fire. I am the light that shines in the darkness, I am the light the darkness cannot overcome.
No matter how you feel inside, or how others see you on the outside, I am beckoning you to be a warrior who burns so brightly that no night will be too dark, and no wind capable of extinguishing your fire. Show the fire of God in you, and be a beacon of light which points people to Me.”
28 Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, and offer to God pleasing service and acceptable worship with reverence and awe;
29 for our God is [indeed] a consuming fire.
Hebrews 12:28-29 (AMP)
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“I am restoring your original design to you. In this hour I want you to embrace your authentic self in the way I created you. My original plan of your character when I thought of you,” says the Spirit of the Lord.
“Maybe you’ve become quiet and thoughtful, always listening to rules. But what if that’s not who I made you to be? What if I created you to be bold? Free, uncontained, and unafraid to break through man-made limits to reveal the freedom of the Kingdom?
Maybe you’ve become someone who sits in a pew on Sundays and occasionally raises your hands in worship, but when others don’t, you hold back. What if that’s not My original design for you? What if you were actually made to dance and worship Me freely, in adoration, no matter where you are?
The enemy has stolen many parts of your identity, but no more! I’m restoring My original design to you.
Activation:
Declare “I embrace my authentic self!” Ask God to highlight something He wants to restore in you. Ask questions like:
I will give thanks and praise to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
Wonderful are Your works,
And my soul knows it very well.Psalm 139:14 (AMP)
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Unapologetically Marcia