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I kept hearing in the Spirit, "I call forth the law of establishment." It would not leave me but cycled for many minutes. The Spirit of the Lord had me declaring it out in our prayer meeting, and I knew there must be more revelation to come forth. Establish is defined in Webster's as "to set up on a firm or permanent basis." I had just finished prophetically teaching my group that when a revelation comes into your soul and spirit that you need to pray it out but also that you need to pray into it. I was teaching them that often the Lord gives us revelation through declaration.
In my morning prayer time God began to share with me about the strong winds and rain that He was bringing upon the earth in this season. He said to pay close attention to the elements this season, because it is a sign of what He is doing in the earth realm. God never falls off of His throne and He is still in control no matter what we see going on all around us. The Lord is bringing physical strong winds and rain in this season. Strong winds in the bible are a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
It's not enough for you to believe powerful things and to think powerful things. In order for you to begin to fully manifest the abundant life you've been promised, you have to begin to do powerful things. Only moments ago, I released my brand-new book titled I Am a Leader to a worldwide audience. In many ways, this book was the product of a twenty year journey and in it I share for the very first time the steps and strategies I personally implemented into my life to build Identity Network into the global prophetic resource powerhouse it is today. I now feel inspired to share this with you because I sense that in this new year you feel the inner drive to finally begin to take your very own life and walk of faith to the next level. I sense you've been waiting, longing – patiently hoping – for a moment of turnaround for far too long.
There was a period in my life where I spent countless hours in my backyard staring into my fire pit, listening to podcasts, watching videos, reading articles and books, gazing into the vast night sky, lost in existential wonderings. What started as casual inquiry became an internal quest for the following few years. I've told much of the story in previous posts, so I'm not here to rehash all the details. Moreso, I'm thinking these days more about the catalyst. At any given time, most of us would probably say we are aware of our intentions — here's why I did this, here's why that happened. At the time, I think "a passionate pursuit of what's true" would have been my answer.
We are entering into a time when the Lord is going to release deep revelation through dreams and visions. Powerful prophetic words are going to start flowing from Heaven. Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?" declares the Lord. "Is not my word like fire," declares the Lord, "and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?" Jeremiah 23:28–29 NIV This prophecy that I am sharing is not just for prophets! The Lord is speaking right now to people everywhere who will simply take time to listen.
Yes, it is just too big for one person to handle the intercession that needs to come forth to accomplish God's purposes in the land. There has to be a coming together in unity with one mind and one purpose to accomplish this fete. Many have tried to intercede to give birth to the will of God that must come through in their life without success. There has to be a coming together with all positioned in the right places to accomplish this, both midwives and intercessors. Many years ago I was in the middle of high praise, that is when Holy Spirit totally takes over and a shift begins to happen. Praise just flows out of you like a river!
The Lord has given me several dreams the past few weeks. A few nights ago I dreamt of a prominent minister who many of you are familiar with. In this dream I was watching him on an old black and white TV. As he was standing at the edge of the platform he had a word of knowledge. A lady quickly walked across the stage towards him. He yelled to her "Get out of here." She walked over to him and pushed him backwards off the stage. I then lost reception on the TV. I was wondering if the program was live. I then scrolled though the channels but just got static and was not able to tune the picture back in.
I hear the Holy Spirit say, "Get ready to step into courage like never before." There is mighty move of the Spirit of God that is taking place in the body of Christ right now where the Lord is breaking the containment and confinement in the body of Christ and leading His people into greater places of courage. God is breaking the chains, God is breaking the boxes, God is breaking the confinements. This is happening on many levels and in many different ways in the body of Christ right now. It has begun but it is going to majorly increase. The tidal wave of His Spirit and His power is going to come crashing in like we have never seen before and Acts 4:31 and Joshua 1:9 are going to manifest and explode throughout the body of Christ with significant increase.
What is the beginning of having the life you desire? The very first step is to know you have the power. This is the very first thing I desire my clients to know. You, and only you, have the power to change you. Deep within you are the resources to the life you want, and you can discover and uncover those resources. As a matter of fact, you can pull them right out of yourself. I am reminded of the story of Eve's creation. Eve was created to be a resource for Adam. God had said it was not good for man to be alone. The Divine caused Adam to fall into a deep sleep, and then took from Adam a rib to create Eve. After Eve's creation, Adam said she was bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh.
Sometimes, the best things take time. Lots of time. Even as we hope for those "suddenlies" and miraculous successes, the reality is that God often calls us to persevere for the long haul. It's at these times of seeming inactivity in the midst of the battle that our faith is truly tested. Not the amount of faith, but the kind of faith required to change a generation. It is a persevering faith that contends for something much bigger than the battle at hand. While we can ponder and pray into another word for the Year, God is looking for those with the faith to believe something for the next 10 or 20. Can we champion something that may take years to establish? Can we dare to be the ones who wait before the Lord, patiently keeping the fire burning and the vision alive so that those who follow us can live and walk in the promises we've been given?
