Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Pause
Today, in the hustle and bustle of daily life, amongst struggles, expectations, busyness, demands and schedules. Take time. Stop. Breathe. Be Still.
Can you feel it? It is My presence in the stillness, My peace in the silence. I AM here with you. Always. You are not Alone. Be Still and know that I AM God. I am Strong and Powerful and you, Dear One, are My Beloved! You are not defeated. You are a Child of the Living God! In Me, all things are possible. With Me, you are safe. I will fight for you. I’ve got you and all that concerns you. You don’t need to be afraid anymore. My Beloved. Rest in the Beauty of My Stillness.
3 Trust [rely on and have confidence] in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and feed [securely] on His faithfulness.
4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and petitions of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him also and He will do it.
Psalm 37:3-5 (AMP)
“Be still and know (recognize, understand) that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations! I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalm 46:10 (AMP)
The Lord will fight for you while you [only need to] keep silent and remain calm.”
Exodus 14:14 (AMP)
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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Stillness
I am the Good Shepherd, I feed My sheep and I lead them beside still waters. Do you know why I lead them to still waters? When a sheep is in rough water it can easily slip and get carried away. If its wool becomes too heavy it can easily drown them. It is My love for the sheep that I will lead them to still waters. My desire for you is that you do not get weighed down. Even in the midst of upheaval, My desire is to lead you through the still waters of peace. I chase after those I care for, and I will protect you from harm. I have good pastures to lead you to and I will hold nothing good back from you.
The enemy roars like a Lion; he is lurking, waiting for the opportunity to attack, but you are always protected when you stay close to your shepherd. Take time to lie down and rest, allowing Me to nourish you. My desire is for you to know you are never alone and that I am always here.
Activation:
Are you being carried away by the cares of your day-to-day life? Are they too heavy and do you feel like you are drowning? Look to me, allow me to lead you away from things that weigh you down. Talk with Me about these things and hand your burdens over. I will gladly lead you through with My peace. Watch your trust in Me grow as you implement this practice in your daily life.
The Lord the Shepherd of His People
A Psalm of David
1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not [a]want.
2 He makes me to lie down in [b]green pastures; He leads me beside the [c]still waters.
3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness
Psalm 23:1-3 (NKJV)
For His name’s sake.
Footnotes
[a] Psalm 23:1 lack
[b] Psalm 23:2 Lit. pastures of tender grass
[c] Psalm 23:2 Lit. waters of rest
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am [a]gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 (NKJV)
Footnotes
[a] Matthew 11:29 meek
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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – New Method
My beloved one, I hear your heart as I ask you to start something new in the midst of what seems to be a challenging time. You are questioning if you heard Me correctly and if the timing is correct. You say to yourself, “Why would the Lord ask Me to do something now?”
But I, the Lord, say, “You have heard Me well. I am doing this now because I am teaching you how to trust Me even when things are difficult. Even during these times, as I am also asking you to embark on something new, I am doing so to teach you how to trust in Me differently and how to have hope in Me as you walk through this time. Will you hope in Me, or will you hope in flesh and blood?
During this season, I am teaching you new methods to move with Me and better ways to flow with Me. It is very important that you not only do what I am asking you to do, but that you do it exactly the way that I instruct you. Do not deviate from the plan. By doing this, I am working out in you a greater ability to host my glory. Allowing you to move through these trials is part of that, as I am working out in you a greater weight of My glory. Let this have its perfect work, completing in you the very thing that I began.”
Activation:
What new venture, relationship, or opportunity is God currently leading you towards? Even if the timing seems difficult, reflect on how He may be using this, embracing this new step in trust rather than doubt.
Then, pray aloud:
God, I choose to trust that You are intentional and purposeful in what you are asking me to start right now. Give me the courage to step forward boldly in faith rather than questioning, murmuring, or complaining. I yield to your instructions. Not my will Lord, but Your will be done.
Next, with the Holy Spirit’s guidance, break down the new endeavour into small, manageable action steps. Before taking each one, pause to seek God’s guidance through prayer. Ask things like: What is the next wise step here?” or “How do I move forward?” Then listen quietly for the Holy Spirit to direct your thoughts.
So beware if you think it could never happen to you, lest your pride becomes your downfall. We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a way of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (TPT)
3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow.
4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
James 1:3-5 (NLT)
5 If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and He will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.
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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – My Perfect Plan
I am the all-knowing, all-powerful and all-loving God. I am perfect in all of My ways and have created a perfect and prosperous plan for you.
You may be tempted by hurt, offence, and rejection to divert from this plan. You may feel the need to create your own plans to feel seen, heard and validated. In this space, jealousy, competition and sabotage become your arrows.
Hear the truth: the Kingdom is big enough for all who seek it, and there is plenty of work to be done. Don’t fall into validation’s trap and work against your Kingdom neighbor. For when you do, you also work against Me. It will leave you stuck, disappointed, isolated and unfulfilled.
Plans rooted in validation eventually lead to self-idolization. Remember Who the greatest gift is – Jesus. He died so you could be redeemed, adopted, freed, and saved! Does He not deserve all the glory, honour and praise?
Precious child, take the time to heal. Remember who you are and whose you are. You are mine, and I determine your self-worth.
Let go of the pain and all of your agendas so you can be redirected to what is perfect for you. Allow Me to restore your heart. Flow with Me and My perfect timing.
Recognize the value of those around you, learning to work in harmony with one another, lifting each other up. Then, see how My plans far exceed yours!
Activation:
Are there any areas of hurt and rejection that you are carrying? Identify the root of this hurt, and ask the Lord to heal you. Repent. Lay down your agendas and any need to validate yourself. Then, ask Holy Spirit for fresh revelation on what it means to be a child of God. Spend time praying and reflecting on what is revealed to you.
But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
Spiritual Blessings
3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.
4 Even before He made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in His eyes.
5 God decided in advance to adopt us into His own family by bringing us to Himself through Jesus Christ. This is what He wanted to do, and it gave Him great pleasure.
6 So we praise God for the glorious grace He has poured out on us who belong to His dear Son.[a]
Ephesians 1:3-6 (NLT)
Footnotes
[a] 1:6 Greek to us in the beloved.
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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Let’s Prepare
Where is your heart divided, My child? Where is your vision impaired from the fullness I long to lavish on you? Where has despair and hopelessness crept into your life patterns? Where do you long for My movement but fail to see I have moved and am moving?
These have been days of movement. Of hearts and minds being set free but there are some places in your life where you still hold yourself captive to the things of the past. Living in the past does not allow you to move into the future. Hands that are full of things that I’ve asked you to let go of are not able to carry the new things I have for you. I am asking you to let go and step into the fullness of freedom I have for you.
This is a pinnacle point of preparation for what is to come. Please do not dismiss this or believe this is not for you. Listen, look, and lean into the process over the coming weeks. I am asking you to take seriously this time to declutter as an act of obedience and readiness for the next season.
Activation: For the next little while spend time asking Holy Spirit where there are any outstanding areas of action, agreement, healing or deliverance that need to be attended to. Seek His wisdom on these things.
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the wine will burst the skins—and the wine is destroyed, and so are the skins. But new wine is for fresh wineskins.”[a]
Mark 2:22 (ESV)
Footnotes
[a] Mark 2:22 Some manuscripts omit But new wine is for fresh wineskins
Take Up Your Cross and Follow Jesus
24 Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me.
25 For whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.
26 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
27 For the Son of Man is going to come with His angels in the glory of His Father, and then He will repay each person according to what he has done.
28 Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in His Kingdom.”
Matthew 16: 24-28 (ESV)
Footnotes
[a] Matthew 16:25 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and twice in verse 26
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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – The Road Ahead
In this season, there are choices set before you. Choose wisely. There are doors set before you and you are asking Me, which door do I choose? Your first step in asking Me is correct. The next step is to weigh the options through My peace and allow My peace to lead you. Trust Me to lead you. Sometimes, the right door doesn’t make sense to the human mind.
My Kingdom works differently for it is upside down. The world will tell you to choose their way and it may even look like a “good life”, but it will not lead to life. My leading could look like “death or lack” but in the end, it is full of blessings. Sit quietly with Me and dream, I will show you which door will bring you blessings and which ones to stay away from. Trust me with the outcome.
5 For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
6 For to be [a]carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
Romans 8:5-6 (NKJV)
Footnotes
[a] Romans 8:6 fleshly
19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live;
20 that you may love the LORD your God, that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him, for He is your life and the length of your days; and that you may dwell in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give them.”
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NKJV)
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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Get Your House In Order
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own,
20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (ESV)
My spirit dwells within you; the spirit of the Lord most high lives within you. The Holy Spirit is your helper, your companion, your nudge to take action, your wakeup call in the middle of the night. Holy Spirit shares secrets with you and prods your heart. You are a home for the Holy Spirit, a dwelling place, a temple.
Is your temple in disarray or is it a comfortable, cosy, welcoming and safe space? In this season I am asking My people to get their houses in order. Rid yourself of anything that would make you unclean in My sight, rid yourself of false idols and statutes that were never given to you from Me. Do not delay, do not deviate, fix your eyes on Me and be obedient.
Activation: Sit with Holy Spirit and look with your spiritual eyes into the spirit realm while asking this question, Holy Spirit would you show Me what I look like as a dwelling place for you? Look as He reveals what you look like internally as a dwelling place for Him. Ask more questions as this is revealed to you; remember we have all been given eyes to see this way. What does the Holy Spirit say to you about the dwelling place you have made within you. Is He asking you to change things? Were you surprised by what He shared? Take Holy Spirit’s hand and partner with Him in whatever He asks of you. This may be more of something or less of something. This may be a purification process or it may be a place of well-done good and faithful servant.
What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said,
1 Corinthians 6:16 (ESV)
“I will make My dwelling among them and walk among them,
and I will be their God,
and they shall be My people.
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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Changes
My child, it’s easy to look at your life and feel like nothing has changed. Let Me tell you that is not the case. I watch over you and I have protected you from devastating and destructive changes that could have a detrimental impact on your life. Nevertheless, changes in your walk with Me, your need for Me and relationship with Me have occurred.
Drawing closer to Me changes your trajectory towards a deeper relationship and understanding of My ways.
The changes I bring are to take you higher, to increase your gifting, and understanding of your authority. I will operate in you to benefit the body and your community. Look, and you will see both the physical and spiritual impact on your life and the lives of those around you. As you move into a new season you will carry these changes with you and they will act as a catalyst for more new changes.
Activation: Ask the Lord to show you what changes have occurred in your life over the past year. Ask the Lord how you can partner with Him with new changes He wants to establish this year. Thank Him for His plans for you.
For I know the plans and thoughts that I have for you,’ says the Lord, ‘plans for peace and well-being and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Jeremiah 29:11 (AMP)
“Listen carefully, I am about to do a new thing, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it?
Isaiah 43:19 (AMP)
I will even put a road in the wilderness, rivers in the desert.
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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – My Invitation
My precious one, I have given you free will. You have the ability to choose what you want to do with every moment of each day. I am a God of invitation. I am constantly inviting you to Me that you may grow in intimacy, understanding, and strength.
I invite you to come to know Me. I invite you to read My Word. I invite you to talk to Me in prayer. I invite you to connect with Me in worship. I invite you to be filled with My Spirit and My living water. I invite you to see Me in the physical and spiritual realms. I invite you into the depths of My heart. I invite you to My help and guidance. I invite you to My wisdom, revelation, knowledge and understanding. I invite you to My healing, freedom and restoration. I invite you to My comfort, peace and joy. I invite you to My protection, rest and strength.I invite you to My security, hope and love. I invite you to all of Me. Come to Me, and I will come to you. I will not leave you empty. I want to reward you and fill you to an overflow, giving life and purpose to your dry bones. My hand is extended. I invite you to take it that we may enter into an exhilarating lifetime of passionate adventure.
Activation:
Take note of which of these were highlighted to you as you read. Acknowledge this as the Holy Spirit showing you where God is inviting you into Him. Take God’s hand, and yield to Him. Receive the reward of being filled in all the ways He desires and all the ways you need. Know this is a never-ending, open invitation. The more you come to Him, the more He will reward you.
Behold, I stand at the door [of the church] and continually knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him (restore him), and he with Me.
Revelation 3:20 (AMP)
28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Matthew 11:28-30 (ESV)
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