Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Extravagant Gifts

Ask and you shall receive.

I am a good Father and long to give My children good gifts. Maybe you have forgotten to ask lately, or thought that you didn’t deserve more? But I want to lavish you with the gifts of heaven.

I know the dreams that you once had and those that still remain on the shelf. Allow Me to rekindle the hopes and desires within you.

Without vision people perish.

It’s time to dream even bigger. Ask for more. 

Keep asking, like a child who continuously comes to the Father, asking again and again.

Come with boldness. Come with faith and expectancy.

Like Solomon asked for wisdom and received riches as well, I want to give you the things you don’t even dare ask for. 

Come to Me with every request of your heart. And although I already know your deepest longing, share them with Me again.

Ask once more.

Activation:

1. Write down a list of dreams you have for this year. Either new ones or old ones that have not yet been fulfilled. Ask God what you can do to take one step closer to seeing the dream come to pass.

2. If you feel your passion and motivation have died down, ask the Father to fan into flame something new that would inspire you. Ask Him to align your desires with His heart.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.[a]

James 1:17 (ESV)
Footnotes
[a] James 1:17 Some manuscripts variation due to a shadow of turning

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him!

Matthew 7:11 (ESV)

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)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – A New Song

Have you ever noticed that birds wake up singing? 

Do they first consider where their next meal will come from or whether they’ll have shelter in a storm? Do they first have to know the news of the day or the economic state of their nation? 

No. None of these things matter. They simply wake up every morning and sing.

Beloved, I know there are a million reasons to wake up on the wrong side of the bed. At times, it happens without a thought, and it sets a negative tone for your day. The good news is, now that you are mindful, you can choose a different way.

I have an endless supply of joy for you. Choose joy first thing and watch as I put a new song in your mouth; a lovely melody to stir gladness in your heart and set a positive tone for your entire day. You will become that beautiful songbird that blesses everyone with a happy song, delivering sweet music to My ears.

Prayer:

Father, thank You for helping me see that I can choose joy first thing, no matter what is going on around me. Let me be like a bird and start my day with a happy song. May it set the tone for my entire day and bless all those I come in contact with, including You!

In Jesus’s name, amen.

He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the LORD.

Psalm 40:3 (NKJV)

Multitude of Blessings

11 But let them all be glad, those who turn aside to hide themselves in you. May they keep shouting for joy forever! Overshadow them in your presence as they sing and rejoice. Then every lover of your name will burst forth with endless joy.

Psalm 5:11 (TPT)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Invite Me

May I make some requests moving forward? 

Start your mornings communing with Me and end your evenings doing the same. Starting and ending your days with Me creates an invitation for Me to be a part of each step you take.

Your invitation opens your heart to hear My voice, feel My leading, and experience My power in greater ways. Such simple steps will cause you to be ready for whatever comes your way. It may start out feeling mundane but as this invitation continues to be extended you will see changes in your life. Your body, soul, and spirit will be more alive, and you will gain more revelation as our intimacy grows.

You will see from the fruit we grow together that it will feed those around you. It is important to keep the invitations coming My way; I look forward to our time together.

Activation: 

Look over your schedule for the next 60 days and mark out time to spend with the Lord in the morning and before you go to sleep. This time does not have to be extensive; a simple 10-15 minutes is a great place to start.

Joy in the Fellowship of God

A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah.

1 O God, You are my God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.

2 So I have looked for You in the sanctuary,
To see Your power and Your glory.

3 Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise You.

4 Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.

5 My soul shall be satisfied as with [a]marrow and [b]fatness, and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.

6 When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.

7 Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings I will rejoice.

8 My soul follows close behind You; Your right hand upholds me.

Psalm 63:1-8 (NKJV)
Footnotes
[a] Psalm 63:5 Lit. fat
[b] Psalm 63:5 Abundance

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Love One Another

I am calling you into a time of discipleship.

There have been too many times when My church body has been isolated from one another, falling into independence and deception that they can do it on their own and in their own strength.

Now it is a time of coming together and functioning together as one. I want you to birth communities of people who love one another deeply and journey life together. I am asking you to lay your roots deep in one another, building deeper friendships than you ever have before. It is vital that you are connected deeply into communities and you learn to love those around you furiously, just as I love you.

Activation:

Ask the Lord where He wants you to be rooted and in community this season. Who are the people He wants you to build deeper relationship with and who are those to step away from in this season? Allow Him to lead you in this and choose to be obedient to all He asks.

Allow Him to help you understand what community looks like for you and what God is asking of you in loving those around you. 

Disciples’ Relation to Each Other

“This is My commandment, that you love and unselfishly seek the best for one another, just as I have loved you.

13 No one has greater love [nor stronger commitment] than to lay down his own life for his friends.

John 15:12-13 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Fervent Prayer

Will you be My advocate this year and stand in the gap for My people?

Will you cover them in prayer and allow My Spirit to intercede through you?

If you have lost the zeal when it comes to prayer, ask Me to increase your desire and passion to intercede. The fervent prayer of a righteous man has great effect. Do not underestimate the power of your prayers. Let your prayers be energised by My spirit. Let it grow into earnest, sincere, hearty, persistent prayers.

I will highlight specific areas I want you to pray into in this season. It may not just be for your loved ones. Listen to the promptings from My spirit. Pay attention to dreams I give you in the night. Then, keep praying. I will give you more awareness of people, circumstances and specific situations that I want you to pray for. Then, push further and use your heavenly language to intercede. These utterings will open up new realms of revelation. Mysteries will be unravelled and lives will be transformed.

Activation:

Ask the Lord what you should intercede for this year. A particular group of people? A church that is struggling? An area in your city? 

Write down the prayer points and check in regularly to see when the prayers have been answered.

If you don’t already have a prayer partner, connect with someone you can pray with regularly.

With all prayer and petition pray [with specific requests] at all times [on every occasion and in every season] in the Spirit, and with this in view, stay alert with all perseverance and petition [interceding in prayer] for all [a]God’s people.

Ephesians 6:18 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Ephesians 6:18 Lit the saints.

Instructions about Worship

1 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.

2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.

1 Timothy 2:1-2 (NLT)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Pace Yourself

Beloved, the key to winning a race is perseverance. Your pace matters. If you run too fast, you will burn out quickly. If you move too slow, your flame will fizzle out. Neither are My will for you. 

I want you to stay in perfect pace with Me to maximise your perseverance this year. I invite you to take My hand and allow Me to centre you in My perfect will. Drink in My Spirit, and let it set your pace for each day. I may have you move fast for a time and then slow for a time. Either way, flow with Me every step of the way. This will allow Me to protect you from burn out, loss, and snares.

Trust Me, and I will see you to the end, cheering the loudest as you confidently cross the finish line.

Prayer:

Father, thank You for the reminder that You set the perfect pace for my race. Help me to always stay in step with You. Help me to not get ahead or lag behind You so I may be protected from burn out, loss, and snares. I trust in Your perfect timing and know You will see me through to the finish line. Thank-you for always being my number one fan, cheering me on every step of the way. May You be glorified in all I do. In Jesus’s name, amen.

Jesus, the Example

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of [a]witnesses [who by faith have testified to the truth of God’s absolute faithfulness], stripping off every unnecessary weight and the sin which so easily and cleverly entangles us, let us run with endurance and active persistence the race that is set before us,

2 [looking away from all that will distract us and] focusing our eyes on Jesus, who is the Author and Perfecter of faith [the first incentive for our belief and the One who brings our faith to maturity], who for the joy [of accomplishing the goal] set before Him endured the cross, [b]disregarding the shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God [revealing His deity, His authority, and the completion of His work].

Hebrews 12:1-2 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Hebrews 12:1 I.e. the people commended for their faith in ch 11. See 11:2, 39.
[b] Hebrews 12:2 Sometimes the public shame of the cross is overlooked when one thinks of the pain and agony inflicted by it, but in the Roman Empire crucifixion was a shameful and disgraceful way to die, a form of capital punishment from which Roman citizens were exempt; and in Roman comedy it was used in a curse: “Go to a bad cross!”

If we [claim to] live by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly character, and moral courage—our conduct empowered by the Holy Spirit].

Galatians 5:25 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Wonder With Me

Come be childlike with Me.

As you look over your life, what do you see? What do you hope for? What do you wonder about? Not the “what ifs,” but your deep dreams and desires? Do you wonder about a peaceful home, a marriage, or children running and playing? Do you wonder about a deeper walk with Me and more revelation of My word? I long to lavish you with all your wonderous dreams and desires. I long to open the heavens and pour out blessings, to open your mind to My kingdom and revelation more than you could ever desire. I long to bring you into a unity of faith and trust with Me that when your heart wonders in admiration of Me your desires are filled. Why would I ever withhold any good gift from you?

Call out to Me in prayer and worship Me with your whole heart. I am asking you to dream again. Don’t let the past hurt or failure hold you back from your future. Let your faith be full of Wonder. Together we will move forward.

Activation: Take some time to be still in the presence of God. Allow Him to lead you into this place of wonder with Him. Don’t be in a hurry, enjoy everything you see. Allow Him to show you dreams you have pushed way down in your heart. Allow Him to bring them to the surface and start to see it as if it has already happened. After you sit there for a while ask the Lord to show you what your part is. Do you do something, or just simply trust Him to carry it out? Obey quickly and trust the Lord and praise Him in the process. Never Stop dreaming and seeing the great Wonder of all He is.

10 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted on the earth.

11 The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah

Psalm 46:10-11 (KJ21)

12 Blessed [fortunate, prosperous, and favored by God] is the nation whose God is the Lord,
The people whom He has chosen as His own inheritance.

13 The Lord looks [down] from heaven; He sees all the sons of man;

14 From His dwelling place He looks closely
Upon all the inhabitants of the earth—

15 He who fashions the hearts of them all,
Who considers and understands all that they do.

Psalm 33:12-15 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Focus Ahead

You move in the direction of your focus.

When you focus on the past, you move away from the goal. But when you focus on what’s ahead, you see the prize, and it draws you forward.

Beloved, it’s time to take ground. Are you willing to let go of the past and turn around? If so, you’ll see the heavenly prize I have set before you.

Are you ready to take My hand and run towards it? Together, we are unstoppable.

Stay laser-focused on what’s ahead. Fight the temptation to look back no matter how hard it gets. Press on resolutely. Before long, you will reach your victory lap and see the sweet face of Jesus waiting.

Declaration:

I declare that I will not be one to focus on the past. Instead, I will focus on the prize and move forward with You, God. I will not let distraction, obstacles or stumbles stop me no matter how hard it gets. I will fix my eyes on Jesus and allow Him to motivate me all the way to the finish line. In Jesus’s name, amen!

13 [a]Brothers and sisters, I do not consider that I have made it my own yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead,

14 I press on toward the goal to win the [heavenly] prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 3:13-14 (AMP)
Footnotes
[a] Philippians 3:13 Lit Brethren.

25 Let your eyes look directly ahead [toward the path of moral courage] and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you [toward the path of integrity].

26 Consider well and watch carefully the path of your feet, and all your ways will be steadfast and sure.

Proverbs 4:25-26 (AMP)

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Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – For His Kingdom

The Spirit of the Lord says, “Gone are the days when only those with a title are asked to serve full time for My kingdom, in My kingdom. You don’t ever stop being My flock meaning that all of you are in ministry to Me and with Me wherever you are. Whatever job, study or hobbies you partake in, I call you into the wonderful realisation that from the second you submitted to Me, your creator, and received salvation you became My servant, friend, bride and lover.

You are entirely valued, young to old. Grow into Me, not copying the famous Christians of books, screen or social media, but learning the truth of Christ in you, in the hope of glory as a living reality. Only look for recognition from Me and bring your every breath under My Lordship.”

Reflection: How you view and receive these truths can negate comparison, jealousy, striving and reduce temptation to copy others instead of growing into Christ. Consider joining in this prayer: 

I agree Lord God that I am Yours, full time, every day, and I am needed and wanted and accepted as one of Your servants. Accept my offering. Thank You that I am full time for You, though in a different role to others throughout My life. I choose to banish the game of comparison and jealousy and striving in my relationships with others. Help me Lord.

23 Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.

Colossians 3:23-24 (ESV)

To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

Colossians 1:27 (ESV)

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