In the military, our service personnel are disciplined, organized and committed to the cause of defending our country. When we think about spiritual warfare, we could relate it to our service personnel. The enemy comes to "steal and kill and destroy" (John 10:10). He will perform any means possible to wreak havoc on your life. We could say the enemy, and his demonic cohorts are disciplined, organized and committed. We need to realize we have an adversary working overtime to cause destruction, inflict disease and delay our prophetic destiny. He destroys marriages, causes dissension and stirs up offense, so we feel rejected and betrayed.
There is so much taking place in this season of the Spirit. It is a busy time indeed. We have been speaking about the season of acceleration for quite some time now and those prophetic words are now manifesting into our natural realm. Holy Spirit says, "It's time for the words to be fulfilled. These are not only the words I have spoken to you but also the words you have spoken as an oath to be fulfilled to others, as well as, those words you have given as an oath unto yourself."
Over the last 8 years I have written quite a bit. Obviously like everything in life I have progressed over time the more I have written. These days is easier to find ways of communicating what is in my heart, but if I am brutally honest I still struggle with the thought of not being as relevant and convincing as other authors are out there. Only the other day as I was meditating on this feeling I felt God whisper into my heart "Pablo keep it simple as it is not your relevance or ability that produces the results. That part is for me to take care of." I must admit that this took me by surprise as clearly coming from a background of high performance sports I am all for honing our skills on our way to mastering our craft.
Many want to go forward in the Lord but find that they are put in a box (or form) that is not who they really are. Now to some degree, we all have places that tell us things are not right. You have to expect some changes in your life, many which are not planned, but you also have to find that place of established peace of soul rest, and rest in the Lord. It's the place of the anointing, the place where you can pray and find answers. You grow it, you mature in it even, so that you can get in the Spirit quickly and easily.
Trusting the process isn't ever easy, as a general rule. As humans, we are naturally wired, and even socially conditioned, to try to take matters into our own hands. We desperately cling to the notion that if we can control every input, then we can control the output. Fortunately for us, life doesn't happen in a vacuum. Things are dynamic, circumstances are fluid, and change is the only constant. This can be unnerving as we are striving to control our own journey.
We are in a time of preparation for some amazing times that are just ahead. Though it seems like things are uncertain, we must gain a heavenly perspective to overcome the attacks that are active all over the world. You can be sure that the disasters and difficult times we are seeing are not from God. These things are from Satan and the forces of darkness that are trying to discourage you from the breakthrough that is about to happen. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. Hebrews 12:28 NIV
Genesis 1:26-27 "Then God said, "Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth." So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them." We see in the beginning that God created man in His own image and likeness. Before the fall of man Adam and Eve reflected that image of God in fullness. They walked in the Presence of God, not having a "self-awareness" in the sense of having to fix themselves.
This week I heard the Lord say "I am breaking the ceilings and releasing a divine sealing!" There are things that have been containing many of God's people for a long time and they continue to come up against this ceiling. It's as if the "ceiling" continues to scream "This far and no further." The Lord showed me that in many different ways right now He is breaking the ceiling. He is going after the very things that are stopping you from growing, that are stopping you from arising, that are stopping you from increasing, that are stopping you from soaring. The Lord is going after the ceilings that are continually battling against your ascending.
"If you only knew the gift God has for you and who you are speaking to, you would ask me, and I would give you living water. Anyone who drinks this water [from the well] will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life." John 4:10, 13–14 NLT John 4 tells the story of a shunned Samaritan woman who encountered Jesus when she came to draw water at a well. When she asked Jesus why He (a Jew) would ask her (a despised Samaritan) for a drink of water, this was His amazing response:
The Lord shared a message with me for some of you. These are His words: My Beloved, You are going to walk tall and tell your story. Many need to hear it. They need to know how My grace has helped carry you through. It will give them hope and encourage them in their own lives. I know you're worried about how people will respond to you when they hear the truth of what you've gone through, but you are going to be surprised by their loving reception. It will touch some people's hearts so much, they will want to thank you for your honesty and courage, and ask you to pray for them; it will minister to the deep places inside of them.
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