 Time to Have the Mind of Christ Jo Ellen Stevens May 1, 2019 "Can Christians have a demon" you might ask? I say to you that they can have anything they let in! But most Christians are simply influenced by the enemy because they have not had their mind renewed to a place where they even know when they are being influenced by the devil, therefore they are doing his work at his will. It is all about getting your mind, will and emotions under the control of the Spirit and word of God instead of thinking like the world!
We must begin to set time aside to re-renew our minds. This is where we have drifted away and backslidden. This is why we fall for anything that comes down the pike. Many have never even tried to look at a Bible to know how the Lord thinks. I hear the Lord saying "It is time for a renewal of the mind! It is time to cast down your imaginations and every worldly thought that is exalting itself against the knowledge and mindset of the Lord! It is time to think like I think and walk like I walked and talk like I talk! It is time for My people to break away from the world's thinking and shake off their old ways, for I have greater things for them to do in the earth! It is time to be a separate people who have my mind and heart! "My ways are not your ways and certainly the world's ways are not mine! I have so many great things for you up ahead but you can not do it with an old way of thinking! You can not do it with your fleshly thinking. It is time to arise and sit down with me and absorb what I have to say. It is time to learn of me so that you can give that to the Nations! It is time for you to teach the Nations, not for them to teach you! It is time to go back to the beginning and learn of me to give what is true! It is time to renew your mind once again, child. It is time!" Isaiah 55: 6-9 (TLB) "Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call upon him now while he is near. Let men cast off their wicked deeds; let them banish from their minds the very thought of doing wrong! Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy upon them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon! This plan of mine is not what you would work out, neither are my thoughts the same as yours! For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than yours, and my thoughts than yours. "As the rain and snow come down from heaven and stay upon the ground to water the earth, and cause the grain to grow and to produce seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry, so also is My word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It shall accomplish all I want it to and prosper everywhere I send it. You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills, the trees of the field—all the world around you—will rejoice. Where once were thorns, fir trees will grow; where briars grew, the myrtle trees will sprout up. This miracle will make the Lord’s name very great and be an everlasting sign of God’s power and love." Jo Ellen Stevens www.dstevens7.wixsite.com SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR FREE EMAIL MESSAGES from God's powerfully anointed women all over the world at WomenofImpactMinistries.com CLICK HERE to submit an article.  Abundant Rain, Super Bloom and Butterflies – Signs of a New Day! Kathi Pelton April 30, 2019 Spring Up!
My husband's and my family line has been in California for many generations but a few years ago, the Lord asked us to leave the state and move to Oregon. We return for visits with our extended family often, and on our most recent visit, as we drove though the state, the normally brown hills were vibrant green, unlike anything we'd seen in many years. It was like a visual shout announcing, "The drought is over and abundant life has come and kissed our land!" As we continued to drive, we began to take notice of the amazing wildflowers (poppies, mustard, etc.) in bloom throughout the vineyards and upon the rolling hills. Sunshine and rain clouds cast amazing light and shadows on the land. I was looking at a physical manifestation that only happens when years of drought receive the downpour of an abundance of rain. Then the Spirit said, "This is a picture in the natural of what My people will soon look like to all who see them." There has been a long, spiritual drought for the Body of Christ, no different than what the "Golden State" has experienced. But the abundance of rain has come and spring is appearing upon the lives of His people. "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." (John 10:10) Super Bloom and Butterflies This abundance of rain upon a land that has experienced years of drought has caused what is being called a "super bloom" in California, with hundreds of thousands of orange poppies carpeting the hills and meadows. The abundance of rain has caused plants to thrive, giving the "Painted Lady" caterpillars plenty of food to fuel their transformation (metamorphosis) into millions of orange and black butterflies taking flight. One butterfly enthusiast in California said that these butterflies seem very purposeful and undistracted in their migration flight pattern. They are quite directional! She was quoted saying, "They're in a hurry, like the rabbit in 'Alice in Wonderland,'" she said. "They have a very important date." This is such a great picture of the sense that I am getting from many prophetic voices right now. There is clarity in direction and it is like we are hurrying toward a very important time and destination. California is a natural sign of a spiritual change of conditions and seasons, not only for the state itself but for the state of the Body of Christ. We have gone through a long metamorphosis, from a place of crawling to a state of taking flight. Like the butterflies emerging from the fields of orange poppies, so is the Church emerging from a time of drought and crawling into a time of flight and thriving. They are be drawn to the time of harvest where the super bloom of souls, healings, miracles, and a great outpouring will occur. The Color Orange and the Glory of God It is interesting to note that the orange poppies (which are California's state flower) and orange butterflies are being highlighted in this natural scene. Orange is the color of fire, and there are so many prophetic voices talking about the fire of God coming upon the Church. Amber is the color that represents the glory of God. We also know that California has experienced a few years of extreme fires that brought so much destruction, but now the land is displaying the glory of God after the purifying fires. Once again we see this state revealing a prophetic picture of the Church, which has gone through extreme refining and now is beginning to see a display of the glory of God resting upon it. What a beautiful and exciting time we are entering into! My friend and I keep saying that we feel like Alice (from Alice in Wonderland); we have gone down the rabbit hole and don't want to go back! It is becoming a "wonder-land" where awe and wonder will be seen by all. His glory will clothe the Church with splendor and beauty and His fire will bring forth the manifestation of signs and wonders by the millions! Kathi Pelton www.inscribeministries.com SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR FREE EMAIL MESSAGES from God's powerfully anointed women all over the world at WomenofImpactMinistries.com CLICK HERE to submit an article.  Hope is Rising! Get Ready to Step into New Resurrection Life Daneen Bottler April 29, 2019 God is Invigorating His People
I keep hearing the word "invigorate" in the spirit. As I sat in prayer recently, the Holy Spirit showed me a picture of a woman on a boat moving quite fast through the water; the sun was shining in her face and the wind was whipping through her hair. I could feel the overwhelming joy that she had, and at the same time I felt an energy and current of power in the atmosphere. I heard the Holy Spirit say, "I am invigorating My people." The scene shifted and I then saw another picture. This was a picture of a car going super fast on an open highway. All of a sudden, the window rolled down and the arms and head of a woman hung out the window. The sun was shining in her face and the wind was whipping through her hair as well. Her arms were flailing in the wind, and I could see the pure delight on her face as she was smiling and laughing. Such joy was present in both scenes, and I could feel the emotional impact of each one. I felt the delight of the Holy Spirit and heard Him again say, "I am invigorating My people." Passover and Easter 2019 There is an excitement and rejoicing in the heavens right now. As we are stepping into the Passover and Easter season, we are entering into a catalytic time for the Body of Christ. While we come into a remembrance of the resurrection season every year, there is something very specific about what is taking place right now, in 2019. We (the national and global Body of Christ) are stepping into a level of resurrection life, a dimension and invigoration of the Body of Christ that has never been seen at any other time in history. I see it like a convergence, a point of "suddenly". While things that are of this world are shaking all around, God is working and there is an advancing through the release of the sound of Heaven and the song of the joy of the redeemed. I prophesy the release of this Holy Spirit invigoration, this resurrection power surge, in Jesus' name. I prophesy it, declare it and release it into the bones of every Believer, every Christian household, every ekklesia and person that follows after Christ. Those who have ears to hear, hear what the Holy Spirit is saying. You will not only come alive, but you will be made new. Where you have been cursed, you will now be blessed. Where you have been scattered, you will now be unified. Where you have been oppressed, you will now be free. The Breath and the Wind In the Holy Spirit, I see and declare that the wind and breath of God is crossing streams and denominations and blasting through human ideologies and man made structures. No building can contain His resurrection life, no one person can demonstrate it fully, but the whole of the Body of Christ in the earth is beginning to be reformed and reshaped. Just as flesh and sinew was prophesied by Ezekiel to the vast army of dry bones, and they took form and shape into a great army, so the Bride of Christ is being reformed and the breath and wind of the Holy Spirit filling and invigorating her. Oh the majesty and beauty of God on display through her! Oh the magnificence of the demonstration of God's power in the earth through her! See now the resurrection power of Jesus Christ, where all things are made possible for those who believe, and where nothing is impossible when the Lord Jesus Christ is present. See His resurrection power, see Him make a spectacle of death as the principalities and powers are disarmed openly. See now, the Bride of Christ, His beloved, as she is being raised up for such a time as this. I call her forth in Jesus' name! Rise up! Rise up! Rise up! In the midst of the darkness, the light shines the brightest. In the midst of the storm, hope rises. See the Bride of Christ invigorated; see her now rise in newness of life, a beacon of hope and a light of life to the nations. Daneen Bottler www.tyanddaneenbottler.com SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR FREE EMAIL MESSAGES from God's powerfully anointed women all over the world at WomenofImpactMinistries.com CLICK HERE to submit an article.  A Step of Faith Dannette Lynn April 26, 2019 “Take the risk, lay your weight completely on what I have spoken. I will show up for you. I did it before and I will do it again. I am giving you every square inch of what you believe for- just as I have promised. Give it everything that you’ve got, trust with all of your heart and soul. I am with you in every step. Have courage and be brave. I am never going to let you down. You are a carrier of Promise, faith in action is effective and powerful under pressure.
"Come and experience my faithfulness. Let your roots wrap around My presence and encounter the true depths of My love. Have peace in your heart, don’t worry. Everything is under control. Expect great things to happen, quiet your heart and trust fall into My arms. "I will satisfy your longings and answer your prayers. My provision will come. Everything that I have is yours. Have rest and contentment within. You will not be shaken, even when the tempest blows in. Hide in My faithfulness. I am good, a safe place to run in times of trouble. I will take care of you, just trust and be confident. "Your heart will be awakened by the streams of My pure love springing up in a flood as you step beyond the place of fear and resistance. Get up My dear one and come to Me. The cherry trees are ripe with blossoms. Leave your seclusion and come out into the open. My heart is full, bursting with joy! Eat the fruit of My Promises and drink the nectar. The wine has been mingled and the table has been set. Go out on a limb to where the fruit is. Feast on the wells of water from My eyes, as I exceed all of your expectations. "Every year will be even more fruitful than the one before. You will experience fearless confidence in My hand, while the ways of the devious are exposed in the open. By My mighty hand, miracles will manifest through My saving strength. I am your Hero, a day-breaking champion rising up in your heart. Those who trust in the Lord will not be put to shame. I know when you sit down and when you stand up. There is no place where you are ever without Me. "I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit - fruit that will last. Whatever you ask in My name, will be given to you. I have plans to prosper you and not to harm you. My love for you is invincible in the face danger or death. My passion laughs at the taunting terrors of hell. The fire of My love is consuming everything that blocks your forward path. My love will never fail. Don’t be afraid to take the risk of faith, arise, My beloved. I will catch you and hold you up. Faith yearns for the risk of action. Wonderful adventures are waiting for your arrival. Take the step of trust and sink deep into My heart as you bask in My faithful provision.” Dannette Lynn www.diamondsfromthedust.com SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR FREE EMAIL MESSAGES from God's powerfully anointed women all over the world at WomenofImpactMinistries.com CLICK HERE to submit an article.  A Sign of the Times Samantha Wiraatmaja April 25, 2019 In the first half of this year, the Lord spoke to me, “Watch the volcanoes in Indonesia, and large bodies of land & water near those volcanoes. Pay attention and watch their movement. When the dormant volcanoes of this land begin to move (erupt), it’s going to be sign of movement in the spiritual realm.”
Shortly after this word from the Lord, a string of volcanic eruptions began to occur across the Indonesian archipelago – Mount Merapi erupted several times in May, Mount Agung in June, Mount Krakatau in June, July & September. There has also been a line of tsunami and earthquakes in recent months. As I pressed in to the Lord about what all of this meant, the Lord began to show me that the “awakening” of these volcanoes was a reflection of spiritual activity. One of those reasons was that the earth was groaning & crying out for the revealing of His sons & daughters. The Lord also began to reveal to us practical strategies that we needed to partner with Him in restoring the land of Indonesia to her destiny – the destiny the land was crying out for. As I’ve sat on this over the past few months, I heard the Lord say that this was to be a sign to the rest of the world as well. The following is what I sense He had to say to nations. Part 1: Land - A Living Prophecy I heard the Lord say, “See where the sea flows, watch where the wind blows. "The earth itself groans for the revealing of My sons & daughters (Romans 8:19). My children were meant to take dominion over land, to tend and nurture and lead as Kings on this earth. Because so many of My children have not recognized their authority & responsibility, there has been a mass abdication.. and in their silence the rocks are crying out. "The time is now. My children must arise and take ownership of the destiny of their nation. "The movement of land, sea and wind is a testament to you: The earth cries out for My sons & daughters to take their rightful place. If they will not do it, even the stones will not stay silent." The land cries out to see her destiny fulfilled, and this applies to every nation on this earth. Every nation has her unique destiny, and her people have their unique responsibility to disciple their nation into the purposes of God. Watch your land, carefully observe the movements in the earth of your nation. These movements will be living prophecies to you. Seek the Lord to be like the sons of Issachar, who knew the times & seasons AND knew what they had to do in their generation! Part 2: End Time Army - Fight The Nephilim "The movement of the earth is meant to awaken My children and shake My church from her slumber. I have sounded the clarion call for My end time army to assemble. Who will hear Me? Who will say 'yes?'" “After being made alive, He (Jesus) went and made PROCLAMATION to the imprisoned spirits – to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah.” 1 Peter 3: 19 & 20 "The spirit of prophecy is the testimony of Jesus. The testimony of Jesus is the proclamation of His death, resurrection, and victory! "This is going to be so needed in the last days. As the days get darker, My children will shine brighter. In the days of the nephilim, there was much evil, debauchery, idolatry, and demonic activity… but in those days I raised up My son Noah, who was righteous in His generation and triumphed over all the evil in his land. "These are like the days of Noah, with many giving themselves to feasting, drinking, and satisfying the flesh. The fear of the Lord is heard little of. But I am raising an end time army to defeat the Nephilim once more! "You are living testaments of Jesus. You are living prophecies! As you go about your daily life, your footsteps around your city are literally proclaiming the testimony of Jesus. Oh, that more of My children would realize the tremendous power they hold to bring good to their land! "My children, be conscious about proclaiming the testimony of Jesus – His death, resurrection, and victory – in your daily life. "Where the enemy has planted fear, you must seed faith. Where there is apathy, you must seed truth and fire. Where there has been unrighteousness, sow righteousness and love. Do not tire of doing good, for you will reap a harvest in due time if you do not give up. "Every conversation, every thought, every choice you make, every relationship you have... let it be a proclamation of My glory in your sphere of earth. "The 1) prophecy of the land must give rise to 2) the testimony of Jesus. This is how My end time army will fight and win!" Samantha Wiraatmaja www.samanthawiraatmaja.com SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR FREE EMAIL MESSAGES from God's powerfully anointed women all over the world at WomenofImpactMinistries.com CLICK HERE to submit an article.  Don't Take the Enemy's Bait Helen Cobanov April 24, 2019 I really want to encourage those who have been feeling overwhelmed with doubts, despair and the feeling of giving up. The Lord has been speaking so strongly to me, saying, "DON'T DOUBT! DON'T GIVE UP! I HAVEN'T given up on you, so DON'T give up on Me."
These words have struck right to my heart and mind as this has been a very real battle that I too have found myself in over the past few months. I felt the Lord wanted me to share this, to encourage many who are wrestling and battling these feelings right now: You are not alone. He has you. Don't give up! Don't doubt! "The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you: He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do no be afraid; do not be discouraged." (Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV) Don't Take the Bait I saw a vision of the enemy with a fishing line, fishing in deep, dark waters. I asked the Lord about this and He said, "The enemy is 'fishing' for anything he can find, in a desperate attempt to bait you and pull you mentally, physically or emotionally back into things in your past. But I am here to remind you that TODAY IS A NEW DAY! Don't default to the things of the past. Don't take the bait!" "Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness, and streams in the wasteland." (Isaiah 43:18-19 NIV) Don't Believe the Lie Then I saw a vision of the enemy stirring deep, dark waters, creating a whirlpool. The Lord started to speak to me about this whirlpool and prompted me to look up the meaning. Whirlpool definition: "A whirlpool is a body of rotating water produced by opposing currents or a current running into an obstacle." (Wikipedia) The Lord showed me that many who have been stepping into, moving and flowing in the things that He has been calling them to, have suddenly, out of nowhere, found themselves facing great opposition and obstacles! The enemy is stirring up this whirlpool in a desperate attempt to suck you under and out of the heavenly current and the call God has for you! This "whirlpool" has been unrelenting and tormenting, filling you with the feeling of loneliness and hopelessness as these lies and doubts have filled your thoughts, causing you to feel like giving up. But then I heard the Lord roaring over the waters, "Don't believe the lie! Open your eyes! Fix your eyes on Me! Don't give up! I have you!" Just then the waters became calm as the hand of the Lord reached down and lifted His people into the palm of His hand. As people were lifted, their minds became clear, their sight became clear, and the waters became clear as the Lord exposed the lies and plans of the enemy. "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." (Isaiah 41:10) "My Promises Are True" The skies cleared, and as light beamed across the sky a rainbow appeared over the waters. When I saw this, God reminded me of His promises for my life and I felt a sudden boldness, peace and confidence fill my heart that for a time had been drowning in despair. The Lord reminded me of the Israelites before they took the Promised Land, and the battles and doubts they had to overcome in order to take hold of the promise. Then the Lord said, "My promises are true, I will not let you down! I go before you and I will never leave you. Fix your eyes on Me, lift your praise to Me, trust in Me, you will see. Get ready to take the Promised Land! Get ready to take hold of the promises I have for you! DON'T GIVE UP My child, for I am the hand that holds you! I will NEVER leave you! I have you, My beloved child." The Lord is FAITHFUL to the very end. His promises for your life are amazing and true. Don't let the enemy win over your thoughts—over your destiny! DON'T GIVE UP! RISE UP! Helen Cobanov www.hislighttower.com SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR FREE EMAIL MESSAGES from God's powerfully anointed women all over the world at WomenofImpactMinistries.com CLICK HERE to submit an article.  The Season of the New Wine Army Sylvia Neusch April 23, 2019 This has been the season of the winepress. A winepress is defined by the Collins English Dictionary as, "A vat in which grapes are trodden, or a machine for pressing them, to extract the juice for making wine." A traditional thought under the Old Covenant was that the winepress represented God's judgment. But, the winepress is no longer a place of His judgment, but a place of purpose, hope, and redemption.
You may have found yourself in a time of preparation, purifying, and intense squeezing. God is preparing His NEW WINE. The Spirit of God has been moving on every area of our hearts that does not align or represent His Kingdom well. Only the purest and best wine is being fashioned and prepared for this day and hour. God is calling forth a NEW WINE army. He is awakening love, passion, and purpose deposited directly from Heaven into abandoned hearts for the harvesting of the nations. He is the perfect and skillful Vinedresser. He knows exactly what nutrients it will take to produce the finest and sweetest wine. He has expertly pruned our branches with increase, expansion, and great fruitfulness in mind. It may have seemed an intense, confusing, and sometimes painful process, but the faithful love of our Father is behind all of it. I hear the Vinedresser saying, "Will you trust me? Will you allow me to have my full way with you? You have longed and cried out for significance and effectiveness. My beloved, your outward effect will be in proportion to the inward effect you have allowed and welcomed in your life. Allow my hands to go deep in the soil of your heart, extracting the weeds and rocks that would inhibit growth. Don't resist the process but yield to Me, the skillful Vinedresser. I will tend to you with the utmost care and grace. You are My beloved, my beautiful cluster shaped and formed for such a time as this. Let the pressing come. Let the sweetness of my NEW WINE in you flow forth." "The days are coming," declares the Lord, 'when the reaper will be overtaken by the plowman and the planter by the one treading grapes. New wine will drip from the mountains and flow from all the hills,'..." Joel 9:13 (NIV) For the new wine to flow, the treader must come. The Spirit of God has come positioning His clusters and carefully placing them in the winepress of His purposeful love. He is the Faithful One, allowing the pressure of the press to come. It will seem too much at times, but a transformation is occurring. The cluster on its own cannot produce the wine, but yielded and abandoned to the Vinedresser something rich and beautiful will come forth. You have learned to trust His character, His ways, and who He is. Through it all, your love has crescendoed as His awakening love sings over and over to you your own unique love song. "Let him smother me with kisses--his Spirit-kiss divine. So kind are your caresses, I drink them in like the sweetest wine! Your presence releases a fragrance so pleasing--over and over poured out. For your lovely name is "Flowing Oil." No wonder the brides-to-be adore you. Draw me into your heart. We will run away together into the king's cloud-filled chamber." Song of Songs 1:2-4 (TPT) The NEW WINE army will be an army of those who have drunk deeply of His love. They have tasted and seen that He is good. They have embraced the pressure of the winepress and yielded the fragrant sweetness that only those prepared by the faithful Vinedresser can produce. They have been intoxicated by His Presence and nothing else will satisfy. Sylvia Neusch www.sylvianeusch.com SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR FREE EMAIL MESSAGES from God's powerfully anointed women all over the world at WomenofImpactMinistries.com CLICK HERE to submit an article.  God Says, "My Very Breath Is Propelling You Forward" Angie Stolba April 22, 2019 "I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept My Word and have not denied My name." (Revelation 3:8)
Many have felt increasingly battle weary, and it’s all they can do to just continue to keep moving forward. Beloved, if this is you: take heart! The Lord is saying, “I know that you are tired, but do not grow weary in well doing. You are about to reap where you have faithfully sown. You have continued to be obedient, even through the excruciatingly hard circumstances. You have maintained your integrity, even through the difficulties. Know this: My very breath is now propelling you forward! I am giving you your second wind. "Stand still and see My salvation (Exodus 14:13). Even as you’ve continued to faithfully put one foot in front of the other, and when you’ve done all you’ve known to do, you’ve continued to stand (Ephesians 6:13). Beloved, I am now stepping in! Like a mighty warrior, I am rushing on the scene, and My very breath is propelling you forward; let Me take it from here. Though in the natural you cannot see just how far you’ve come, you will soon see how I’ve been faithfully at work all along. My Spirit is brooding, My Spirit is hovering. Even in the silence, I have been at work. Truly not one thing will be wasted! Watch now, as My very breath propels you forward! "The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life." (Job 33:4) Angie Stolba www.angiestolba.com SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR FREE EMAIL MESSAGES from God's powerfully anointed women all over the world at WomenofImpactMinistries.com CLICK HERE to submit an article. Forwarding:You are more than welcome to forward these messages on to friends, family and other mail lists. All we ask is that you include the entire contents of the message along with all contact information provided.  Two Keys to Reach the Father's Heart and Heaven's Courts Crystal Wade The Father's Ears
Recently, I was startled by the words spoken by my eldest son. When it dawned on me that he was not talking about himself but his brother, I snapped to full attention. My son said, "Mom, I think you should get (or allow him to get) this particular system because he has very specific interests, and this one would let him do what he wants." To which I responded, "Done." Out popped my reply before my mind had a chance to think. Shortly after, I walked to the kitchen and heard from the Holy Spirit. The unusual conversation with my son and my quick, decisive response came under the light of the Holy Spirit who gave this understanding to my spirit: "The Father's ears hurt. His children gripe and complain about their wounds and hurts from their brothers. So much commotion comes up to His ears daily including continual accusations hurled before Him against His children by the 'accuser of the brothers.' It's mainly His oldest Son, Jesus, who stands before Him with something good to say about one of the children. When one of His earthly children will come to the Father, stand with Jesus, and say, 'Would You do this for my brother because of his interests, dreams, calling, etc.?' He will immediately listen, and the answer will be soon." "My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate [one who speaks to the Father in our defense] with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One." (1 John 2:1 emphasis mine) The First Key: Be the Father's Advocate 1. Be the Father's advocate for brothers and sisters (physical and spiritual) like Jesus. (This can also be applied to our families, states, nations, etc.) It is an amazing (and unusual) transaction to watch an older brother speak in favor of his younger brother, but this is exactly what our older brother, the Lord Jesus Christ, does every day. I began to do this. I started going to the Father and advocating for greater grace and specific requests for brothers and sisters with focus and confidence, just as my son did. Already I've seen answers to prayers over advocating for my brothers and sisters—one of the first I saw in just two days. In fact, my own son had the request that his older brother made for him in two days! Some have taken more time, and some have taken less! Of course, the Father's timing is not always two days. However, He will listen to your prayers as "the Father's advocate" for the brothers, in the same vein as Jesus, and He will answer quickly. He will make sure to remember you, too, because of the unselfish, loving heart this shows Him that you have. It is our magnanimous hearts—big, open and giving—that zip past all the red tape and hurdles littering the path (His ancient enemy's accusations, failures, and people's unkind reports). This kind of heart-felt prayer moves the Father's heart and releases answers. Take the time to really connect with your deep thankfulness for that person and then remember them with advocacy to the Father. How to Start a Circle Think of someone who has impacted you, and remember their love and faithfulness to the Father. Ask Him to bless and multiply the harvests and rewards on their righteous seeds sown. Ask Him to release to them what He wants them to have—and what they have truly wanted. Can't You Talk Louder, God? What if there is no one to do this for you? My dad always told me, "If you get to feeling sorry for yourself, look around, there's always someone in a lot worse shape than you. Be thankful." Ask your Father for someone you can invest in who is in worse shape than you. Pray for them. Offer friendship. Be kind, etc. Do all the good you can. Give. Do it because you are grateful that you have the ability to give and you want to sow good seed. Then, this wonderful thing happens: you open the circle of giving and receiving. When you graciously and unselfishly pour out for another person like this, especially if they are going through a hard time, then their heart goes out to you in prayer as they give thanks for you, and the Father hears and responds to you, and the circle continues (2 Corinthians 9:12-14). The Second Key: Be a Good Reporter 2. Be a good court reporter! In Luke 16:1-13, a rich employer's manager was accused of being wasteful. The employer called him in because of the "report" he'd heard. The shrewd manager adjusted his response to people quickly and ended up with a commendation from the employer and accommodations from his new friends. In Matthew 18:23-34, a king who'd started settling accounts with servants extended extravagant debt forgiveness to a man instead of selling him into slavery. Afterward, it was the king's servants who brought back a report to the king that this same man had thrown a debtor of his into prison, and his previous benevolence was reversed. Reports go up to the Father in the heavenly courts from: 1. His ancient enemy (Revelation 12:10). 2. People – the servants (Matthew 18:30-31). Everyone is in some kind of battle or trouble now, or they have been, or they will go through one. Our reports can help or hurt. Please note that processing the trouble a brother or sister caused with a trusted one to get to the point of healing and forgiveness is healthy. However, discussing matters with other people at large about a brother or sister causes negative reports to go up to our Father. Words and who we discuss them with are super important and powerful, for bad or good. Reports spread about Jesus because He was doing good (Acts 10:38). How to Be a Good Court Reporter First, by the grace of God, entrust yourself and your mouth to the Lord Jesus Christ that you won't release bad reports. (Resolving issues between persons is not the same as releasing bad reports.) Second, by the grace of God, entrust yourself and your mouth to the Lord Jesus Christ that you will release good reports. Over the years, I've been led by the Spirit to pray in many different ways. It surprised me when He first asked me to bring a good report to Heaven's court. I'd been asked to pray into an issue. The team I was praying for lived thousands of miles away, so there wasn't a joint prayer meeting. I knew the importance of the situation, and was unsure what value I would have to bring. When I asked the Lord how to pray, He directed me to "bring testimony as an expert witness." Immediately, it clicked together. Here is how I brought my testimony as an expert witness: 1. I prepared the good incidents and commendation which I'd been collecting, without knowing why, for years. 2. I asked to be allowed entrance into Heaven's court. 3. I presented my good "court reporting." 4. Furthermore, I stood with them in faith regarding the justice of the team's case. In conclusion, the team did win the answer from the Father that they'd been contending for. Use Your Power Today! Oftentimes, we may feel that powerless or helpless feeling when we view our own lives, or the plight of those we love, or current events. However, I'm here with the encouragement that you have practical power and these two keys which are highly effective with your heavenly Father, and in Heaven's courts. Use your power. You can start today! Crystal Wade www.hopestreams.net SIGN UP TO RECEIVE OUR FREE EMAIL MESSAGES from God's powerfully anointed women all over the world at WomenofImpactMinistries.com CLICK HERE to submit an article. Forwarding:You are more than welcome to forward these messages on to friends, family and other mail lists. All we ask is that you include the entire contents of the message. |
