"There is now, no longer neither Jew nor Gentile, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" Galatians 3:28 (emphasis mine).

Galatians 3:28 is like a book containing the keys to life's greatest blessings and happiness that has been lost on a shelf waiting for the Bride of Christ to discover the depth of treasure it possesses. Truly, this scripture holds the power to release a massive worldwide revival and transform the church as we know it.

When I read it, it makes me want to sing, "Red and yellow, black and white they are precious in His sight" But it's not a fluffy children's song. It's a stick of dynamite. And if we will embrace it, it will completely rock our world. Literally!

The Lord showed me what was truly meant by this scripture. He said, "This is true revival. This is what My end-time bride will look like - what makes her without spot or wrinkle. This is what heaven looks like."

When God looks at you, He sees Jesus - plain and simple. He does not see your race, sex or social standing - He sees His Son's blood covering you. To Him, we all look alike. Yes, He knows us each separately and intimately, but, through Christ, we are made equal. He doesn't see race or sex - to Him it doesn't matter, and if we want to be like Christ, it won't matter to us either.

Beautiful Bride
How we treat people does matter to God. That is why He spends so much time talking about it. Seeing Galatians 3:28 manifest in our lives is important to Him, because He knows the hindering power of pride and wants desperately to free us from it. For "He is apposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble" (James 4:6) and He wants to pour out His grace and favor on us!

The Lord's heart explodes with joy when His beloved seeks to please Him by loving without bias. Yet, how deeply grieved He is when He sees His lovely bride allowing discrimination to be a part of their lives. Indeed, we show the world how to love everyday and our love should exemplify His.

Racism, sexism and nepotism are not the way of God's Kingdom, and when Christ talks about His bride being without spot or wrinkle (see Ephesians 5:27), He is talking about a church that shows no partiality, and loves without hesitancy. This is what He's leading us to - to become His beautiful spotless bride who loves as He loves.

When the Good Samaritan (see Luke 10:25-37) took such wonderful care of the man who'd been attacked on his way to Jerusalem, it showed those around him how they should be living. The priest and the Levite were known to be Godly men, yet did nothing for the injured man. The Samaritans were known for their degradation and violent culture, yet he went out of his way to help the man recover from the attack- he refused to walk away.

What Christ was trying to reveal through this parable was what truly mattered to Him. It doesn't matter to Him if you are a scholar, pastor, or teacher, but that you are revealing the character of Christ through your actions. By loving without conditions, we reveal Christ on Earth - we are bringing heaven to Earth. People believe what we do much more than what we say, and to some, we may be the only Bible they will ever read.

Broken Chains
But honestly, what does Galatians 3:28 really look like? It looks like equality. It looks like being absolutely treated as an equal with the same equal status and capabilities. We should not look at anyone and judge him or her to be inferior or to disqualify them by their race, gender or social status, nor value them by how much money they have. To do so would be to discriminate against them, as though God Himself created them inferior.

It is quite clear that Christ came to dismantle the traditions of men and show us how to love in His church. Galatians 3:28 simply destroys all the man made levels or sects of society and gives to each human being the gift of absolute equality. Through Christ, the curse of the fall (or the curse of where you came from) is broken.

Yet, racism and sexism are still prevalent in our churches, and sexism is even seen as pious, Godly behavior by some. Sadly, many times we turn a blind eye to the scripture in James that says, "If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, 'You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor'--well, doesn't this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?" (James 2:3-4).

We need to think about and be reminded of the basic truths of Christ's mission - to liberate the captives. And those who are held by the slavery of discrimination should especially find freedom in us, the church. It should be our kingdom mission to see that they are raised up and encouraged to do the "greater works" Christ spoke about.

Azusa Street
One of my favorite revivalists is William J. Seymour. He was an African American preacher in the early1900s God used to usher in the Azusa Street revival and help establish the Pentecostal movement. What I find so fascinating about him is his incredible hunger and humility.

Seymour and his family lived in abject poverty and suffered the many injustices of racism found in the south during that time, yet God used him to pour out His spirit on this nation as he continually crossed race and gender barriers.

In 1905, Seymour moved to Houston, TX where he attended a Bible school lead by Charles F. Parham who taught about the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues.

Seymour wanted to attend Parham's classes, but because of the segregation laws of the times, was forced to sit outside in the hallway and listen to Parham's teachings through an opened door. He submitted himself to this humiliation because he was so desperate for God.

Moreover, though sexism was a hot issue in the church, he allowed himself to be led by many spiritual women. Indeed, it was through a woman, Lucy Farrow that he first encountered the gift of praying in tongues and it was she who introduced him to Parham.

Throughout his ministry, Seymour continued to release women of all races into all forms of ministerial leadership. He saw first hand the spiritual impact women had on the meetings they led and valued the anointing on their lives.

Even though women greatly helped usher in the Azusa revival, it is unfortunate that, as the Pentecostal movement became more organized, women were assigned mainly subordinate roles and, sadly, the movement split along lines of race.

Even after the outbreak of revival, Seymour continued to experience racial and gender bias by Spirit-filled Christians, which led him to believe that the breaking down of the race and gender barriers were a more sure sign of revival than that of speaking in tongues. Truly, this is a very important and powerful truth and one that should stay in our focus as we endeavor to move into greater realms of revival.

"Key to Church Growth?"
Loren Cunningham is another person of faith I dearly admire. He's the author of one of my favorite quotes. He says, "When God begins a dramatic work of His Spirit, women are often in the forefront"* He has done much to promote women in ministry and has empowered, encouraged and sent women of all ages all over the world.

In Cunningham's book that he co-authored with David Hamilton, he quotes Dr. Cho Yonggi of South Korea who leads the world's largest church of 1,000,000 people. Dr. Cho was asked what the key to his church's growth was. He said simply, "Release your women!"*

Cho started his church at the home of Choi Ja-shil, a strong woman of faith and his associate in ministry. He said his church did not have the breakout growth until he allowed the anointed women of his congregation to take leadership roles and to preach and teach the people. It was then they experienced massive growth and power.

Personally, Dr. Cho had no problem with women preaching. But in order to release them in their calling, he had to overcome the traditions of generations. The funny thing about traditions is they seem so normal because we are so used to them. Little more than a century ago, slavery was thought to be normal and some even taught it as Bible truth.

Of course now, such a short time later, we know slavery to be one of the most shameful and decadent issues in our history. Was it right then, but wrong now? No, it was wrong then too.

Some of the biases in the church today have their origins, not in God's Word, but in traditions. Truly, if we want God's Spirit, yet we don't like the vessel it is coming through, we don't really want His Spirit after all, do we? If we are hungry for Him, we will toss out our traditions and embrace God's blessing.

Truly, God beams with pride when His children are willing embrace the full measure of Galatians 3:28. For anywhere women, the poor or minorities are protected and treated as equals, God shows up. What joy and freedom we flow in when we allow our hearts to love unconditionally, without bias; what supernatural power we unleash as we embrace the liberty of this compelling scripture.

So, dear friends, if you hunger for revival, remember Galatians 3:28! If you want more of God, remember Galatians 3:28! If you want God's glorious miracle-working power evident in your life, remember Galatians 3:28! Galatians 3:28 is simply and truly LOVE! And God IS love!

Victoria Boyson
www.victoriaboyson.com

VICTORIA BOYSON is the founder of Victoria Boyson Ministries and Women of Impact Ministries, a organization dedicated to raising up an army of women who will revolutionize their world and bring in the harvest. She is a passionate speaker, operating in authority to awaken the church to their victorious reality. She's been writing for the prophetic ministry, the Elijah List, since 2004 and before that worked for Francis Frangipane Ministries. Along with her husband, she also worked in pastoral ministry in the mid-west. Through revelations of the Holy Spirit and the Word, Victoria is breaking down strongholds that have kept the church from fully realizing the great commission.

Based out of the Houston, Texas area, she and her husband have four grown children together. Called to awaken and prepare the bride of Christ for the end-time harvest, she hopes to compel His church to embrace a passionate relationship with their heavenly Father. She is the author of REVOLUTION: The White Horse Rider, God's Magnum Opus: The Value of a Women, AWAKENING: The Deep Sleep, His Passionate Pursuit and The Birth of Your Destiny.

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Fear Not When You See the Sign
I heard the Lord say write “THERE IS A MOUNTAIN COMING DOWN!” And when it does, FEAR NOT! FOR IT WILL BE A SIGN THAT one mountain after another that stood before My people will begin to crumble before your eyes and out of the ash heap will come the mountains removed and the MOUNTAIN OF MY KINGDOM WILL BE RAISED UP!”
Look to the East
“Look to the east for in that place will come a sign that the end of an age is at hand and another day has come upon you! The Roar of mountains falling shall be deafening but THE ROAR OF THE LION OF JUDAH SHALL ONCE AGAIN BE HEARD OUT OF MY PEOPLE! The sound of truth will come forth and it will be said again that ‘HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON!'”
 
Look to the Northwest and See a Mountain Fall
“There will be a sign in the northwest that will take place that will NOT ONLY crumble mountains in the natural, but in the spirit there shall be a paradigm shift taking place in the thinking of the Church who thought they had the truth, but will see that my ways are not their ways says the Lord! Look for it and BE READY TO SPRING INTO ACTION IF YOU KNOW ME AND ARE CALLED BY MY NAME! MANY WILL BEGIN TO USE THE PLATFORM THAT I HAVE GIVEN TO THEM TO BRING IN THE LOST AFTER THIS SIGN APPEARS!”
 
These Bones Shall Live Again, America
“For as the mountain crumbles before your eyes, so shall the powers of darkness tremble once again at the sound of the roar coming from the church saying “THESE BONES SHALL LIVE AGAIN AMERICA,THESE BONES SHALL LIVE! I THEN SAW GOD BREATHING ON THEM AND GOD CAUSED A GREAT ARMY TO LIVE AND TO CARRY OUT HIS WORD! The sound of truth will come forth and it will be said again that “HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON!”
 
The Latter House Will Be Greater
“IT SHALL BE THAT THE LATTER HOUSE SHALL BE GREATER THAN THE FORMER! AND IN THIS SEASON OF RESURRECTION UNTIL PENTECOST THE SOUND OF A MIGHTY RUSHING WIND AND THE FIRE OF MY SPIRIT WILL ERUPT IN MY HOUSE AGAIN WITH THOSE WHO ARE HUNGRY FOR MY POWER AND PRESENCE! MY PEOPLE WILL ARISE WITH GREAT ZEAL AND THE HARVEST WILL BE GREAT!”

“It shall be that the latter house shall be greater than the former House in these days ahead and in this season of Resurrection until Pentecost will be the SOUND OF A MIGHTY RUSHING WIND AND THE FIRE OF MY SPIRIT WILL ERUPT IN MY HOUSE AGAIN WITH THOSE WHO ARE HUNGRY FOR POWER AND PRESENCE And those who have not heard shall hear and those who did not see, will see me in My glory, says the Lord!”

Jo Ellen Stevens
www.dstevens7.wixsite.com/tcic

Jo Ellen Stevens is a prophetic speaker, author, worship leader, and intercessor from Connersville, Indiana. She has ministered with her husband for 23 years, pastoring, teaching, and leading prophetic worship. She operates in a prophetic anointing with words of knowledge and words of wisdom. She believes that every Believer should be hearing the Lord's voice and resounding His heart out of their intimate relationship with Him. She also believes God called her many years ago to encourage the Body of Christ to arise and shine with the glory of the Lord for such a time as this, no matter what their age, background, or social status! She believes that God has given us each a platform to use the gifts and talents that He has given us to bring those who do not know the Lord out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God, and that social media will play a great part in covering the earth with His glory!

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The Father says to you, "If you shine your light, you will get the world's attention. The cruelty of the masses will turn its attention on you. Those who say they are Christians, but are not, will try to destroy you and dim your light. All the darkness in the world will suddenly be exposed as My beloved rises in the radiance of My Son, Jesus the Christ!

"Beloved, you've been told countless things that have made it difficult for you to understand your purpose or how you are to fulfill your mission. You've been told how small you are, how wicked and evil your heart is. You've been wounded by accusation and slander. Yet, you are not what they say you are. You are powerful, fruitful, kind and self-sacrificing.

"You have been lied to - but you are not who they say you are. You are much more powerful and fearless than you could ever imagine.

"Beloved, you've lost your way and the woundedness you've suffered has caused your heart to grow bitter. You tried to endure and be who you were told you should be, but now you are afraid and discouraged. The bitterness of your heart has opened you up to danger and made you vulnerable to the designs of the enemy. Your vulnerability has caused the enemy to rise up in presumptive aggression against you and they've been made fearless in their boldness to ruin you - they really think they can destroy you, My friend.

"However, they do no realize that I've caused them to war against you, because I needed you to know who you are in Me. I needed you to realize your power and understand your purpose. You are not alive in this hour to be trampled and see the destruction of My body. No.

"You are here in this hour because I knew that when you realize who you are, you would walk with Me in the authority I've given to you. You will become the light I knew you would become.

"My church is the most powerful force on the earth, but they do not know it yet. There are voices on the earth trying desperately to restore the heart of My Beloved, but they are being viciously attacked. They are declaring the power of My kingdom, My favor and My love, but the wolves have tried to gobble them up with slander and accusation.

"As your enemies rage against you, you need to know who you are. Why do you allow the darkness to lead you? YOU ARE THE LIGHT!!!

"Did you think that having begun to live by My Spirit you could switch to slinging mud?

"Yes, truly the world is dark - that is why I sent you here!

"Fear is covering the earth: hatred is oppressing the hearts and minds of men - that is why I've breathed My Breath and Power in you!

"Darkness and despair have overtaken the people of the earth, yet MY GLORY has risen up in YOU! You are here to shine! You are the light of the world - like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and then puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise [and LOVE] your heavenly Father (Matthew 5:14-16 NLT).

"Truly, you are the LIGHT OF THE WORLD, I've called you to be My ambassadors of HEAVEN! I've called you to administrate the power of the heavens. Your light comes from Me, from My home. As you live in ME, your light will be unquenchable and piercingly bright, penetrating the darkness of earth.

"Yes, you are, indeed, a city set high up on a hill, shining the light of MY HOPE AND GLORY to the world! You were created for this hour, to declare MY GOODNESS and radiate My LIKENESS into the darkness!

"As My children, you are the reigning power of the universe and have authority to administrate MY JUSTICE! I've prepared this hour for you!

"As you decree and declare My miraculous power, do NOT shy away from declaring the Gospel of My Son to the nations! Declare BOLDLY My love for MANKIND! Though the darkness rages against you, DO NOT FEAR! As you stand for My love, you may feel small and vulnerable, but I will give you the words to speak that will disarm the hostility of the darkness. For they are truly hungry and will be moved by your persistence to win them. Your steps will be sure and certain for you have only My strength to save you from their wrath.

"Every step they take toward you with the intent to destroy you will cool the hatred that possesses them. Do not respond to their anger, but reveal to them who they truly are as I give you the words to speak. They think they are coming after you because they hate you, but really I am sending them to you because they are so lost in the emptiness of their stolen heart and the wounds created from living in darkness.

"Remember they have been lied to and they, too, have been told they are someone they are not. They've felt noble in their hatred of you. It's become their dark purpose and has even come to define what they believe is their existence.

"As you begin to tell them who they really are and the purposes they were created for, you will begin to see for yourself the purposes for which I've destined you to fulfill. You will discover the answers you were looking for. I will make it obvious to you; you will not miss it.

"I've given you My love for them and this love is your armor to defend against the hostility that holds them captive. You can trust My love; it will melt their defensiveness.

"As their heart is restored to them, the hunger for the light that is hidden inside them will emerge and the darkness that has encased them will fall away. Even you will be surprised by what you will see in them, their humanity will come forth and take your breath away.

"Like a mother, you will feel a supernatural connection to them and want to care for them. As they grow in My strength and their purpose is revealed, you will stand back in awe at what you have done for My kingdom. The light of My Son will produce great fruitfulness in them and they will transform the world around them. The water of My Word and the light of My Spirit will become their best friends - they will literally become completely brand-new!

"As though they have been awakened from a deep slumber, they will, in turn, administrate My power to those around them and will consume the darkness that's encased those with them. Their fruitfulness will spread as the LIFE OF MY LOVE renews their humanity, overwhelming the darkness.

"Beloved, you were created for this. This is NOT the hour of your destruction, but the hour you invade the darkness! The heated anger of the darkness is seeking the cooling healing of the power of My Presence and you, My friend, are the carrier of My Presence!

"Shine your light now! Let the love of MY HEART flow through you and destroy the kingdoms of darkness. I've given you the NATIONS as YOUR INHERITANCE - they are YOUR TREASURE! This treasure will last for eternity and you will no longer be rejected, but overwhelmed by acceptance.

"This is YOUR HOUR!"

Victoria Boyson
www.victoriaboyson.com

VICTORIA BOYSON is the founder of Victoria Boyson Ministries and Women of Impact Ministries, a organization dedicated to raising up an army of women who will revolutionize their world and bring in the harvest. She is a passionate speaker, operating in authority to awaken the church to their victorious reality. She's been writing for the prophetic ministry, the Elijah List, since 2004 and before that worked for Francis Frangipane Ministries. Along with her husband, she also worked in pastoral ministry in the mid-west. Through revelations of the Holy Spirit and the Word, Victoria is breaking down strongholds that have kept the church from fully realizing the great commission.

Based out of the Houston, Texas area, she and her husband have four grown children together. Called to awaken and prepare the bride of Christ for the end-time harvest, she hopes to compel His church to embrace a passionate relationship with their heavenly Father. She is the author of REVOLUTION: The White Horse Rider, God's Magnum Opus: The Value of a Women, AWAKENING: The Deep Sleep, His Passionate Pursuit and The Birth of Your Destiny.

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I heard the Lord say, “I am giving out new mantles of intercession!”

In this season, many who have felt their intercessory fires die out because of fatigue, burnout, and injury will find themselves suddenly pulled back into fiery intercession–the likes of which they had feared were lost to them.

These intercessors will be surprised when these new mantles of intercession come, for they will be at higher levels than each intercessor has experienced before. For example, whereas previously an intercessor was anointed to pray for a church, now they will be anointed to pray with burden for a nation.

Some intercessors who have previously had keen insight will find their insight renewed and sharpened. Others who struggled with a lack of insight before will suddenly have the insight they need. It will be a gift from the Lord.

I saw a vision of an eagle, high on a rock in a lonely place, being renewed.

The eagle, who was used to mastering the sky, had developed crust on his beak and his feathers were in rough shape. He had drawn away to this high but lonely place to be renewed.

In this vision, I saw the hand of the Lord reach out of Heaven and personally preen the eagle’s feathers. Wherever He touched, new life sprang up. New feathers formed.

Then I saw the Lord grasp the eagle’s head in the palm of His hand and flick off the crust from his beak with His fingers. As He did, tears fell from the eagle’s eyes. The eagle had expected to have to clean himself, but the loving hand of the Creator did it for him. It felt too good to be true.

Then I saw the Lord lift the eagle in His hand and open His palm, releasing him back to the sky.

The eagle hesitated, not sure if it was really okay for him to fly again. But the Lord gently launched the eagle out into the sky.
When the bird took flight, he noticed that his wings were stronger. His vision was clearer. His body was stronger, and once again he was master of the skies.

Some of you have felt like that eagle.

You have been worn out. Weary and fatigued, you have been in a lonely place with no one around. You have felt like you have lost your vision. Sometimes, you have wondered if you have lost your anointing too.

But the Lord says to you today:
“This day, I am repairing your feathers. I am healing your heart, and I am restoring your vision. I am going to launch you into mastery of all you survey again, and you will function better there than ever before.”

The Lord is going to unite your heart after His purposes once more. He is filling you with fresh intercessory fire. His hand is upon you, even in your lonely place.

Fear not, little ones. It is the Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom. He has not brought you this far to abandon you. Instead, He is re-firing you and returning you to the skies.

Jamie Rohrbaugh
www.fromhispresence.com

Jamie Rohrbaugh is an author, speaker, and presence-seeker whose heart is for the local church. Called to intercession and prophetic ministry, her passion is to see sons and daughters transformed by the love of Abba Father. Jamie blogs for a global readership at FromHisPresence.com, where she writes about prayer, personal revival, and the supernatural lifestyle and she has written for various ministry outlets. She holds a Master's in Biblical Studies from Berea Seminary and is a grateful member of the Redbud Writers Guild. Jamie serves as a domestic missionary in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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God showed me that a spiritual battle regarding FEAR and ANXIETY was taking place right now over the lives of many of God's children, as we have been wanting to take steps forward in the spiritual gifts God has given us.

"This is why I remind you to fan into flames the spiritual gift God gave you when I laid my hands on you. For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." (2 Tim. 1:6-7 NLT)

The Garden
God showed me a picture of a beautiful garden, but what stood out most was a bright yellow shield right in the middle of this garden next to a big tree. He started to show me that the garden represents the place of growing and working in our spiritual gifts. Then I asked Him about the bright yellow shield and He said, "This shield represents a spiritual battle taking place regarding anxiety and fear. Right now, the enemy is targeting the lives of My children as they are growing and stepping up into the calling I have placed on their lives."

Darts of Anxiety and Fear
Then He took me into an open vision where I saw people working in the garden and then I started to see tiny darts being shot out from darkness. The tips of these DARTS were coated in FEAR and ANXIETY and they were piercing His children.

Suddenly, I felt myself being hit in the back of the head by a dart. I could feel my mind become paralyzed, like my head was sedated. I could still walk, but my head felt like it had just been HIJACKED and quickly my mind started to fill with CONFUSION and DOUBT until all I was doing was walking around in circles. Also all I could hear was an ACCUSING VOICE and a laughter that mocked my every thought as anxiety gripped me.

No matter what I did in the garden, I found myself unable to function. As anxiety and fear started to take hold. I felt more darts hit me in the head, then my ears, then my lips. Then God showed me other people being hit by these darts, paralyzing the part of the body that it hit...I asked God about this and He started to show me the enemy's plan of attack.

The Enemy's Plan
The enemy has been prowling in the shadows, ready to pounce at any moment. Once he found an opening, he first targeted the head. This allowed the enemy to infiltrate the mind and thoughts, paralyzing God's people with fear and anxiety. Then, he targeted the area that people were gifted in or being called to. FEET: where people were to walk in the places God was calling them to. HANDS: for what people were building and working on for the Kingdom. LIPS: for words people were called to preach, speak, worship and sing. EARS: to muffle the voice of God.

"Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of Believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings." 1 Pet. 5:8-9 NIV

Go to the Shield
As I looked up, all I could see was the yellow shield pulsating with light and I knew a battle was in full swing. I heard a voice call out, "Go to the shield!" So I took shelter between the big tree and the shield.

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Eph. 6:12 NIV

As I sat there feeling weak and confused, I felt a nudge to lift my hand and grab hold of the shield...

"In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one." Eph. 6:16 NIV

As I did this I felt the strength of God start to fill me as the haze lifted and I started to get clarity. The glory of God covered me, His hands covered my head. I could hear the beating of His heart as He held me and sang the words, like a victory song in the heavens, "It is done! He has won! Fear has no place! Anxiety has no place! Faith, rise up and take your place!"

Rise Up Warrior, It's Time to Move Forward
FAITH started to RISE UP in me as I heard these words. I felt strong enough to stand again. The atmosphere had shifted and I stood up, firmly holding the shield and I became clothed in a full, radiant ARMOR of GOD. God said, "The battle is won! The arrows and darts of FEAR and ANXIETY are rendered USELESS in the hands of the enemy. Step forward with confidence knowing that I have you! They won't lay a hand on you! See, I have clothed you with ALL you need. So RISE UP MY WARRIORS, it's time to MOVE FORWARD. Open your mouths, lift your hands, move your feet! Advance, advance!"

"Whoever lives within the secret shadow of Shaddai, hidden in the strength of God Most High, will always be kept safe and feel secure! Here's how I describe Him: He's the Hope that holds me, and the Stronghold to shelter me, The only God for me, and my Great Confidence. Yes He will rescue you from every hidden trap of the enemy, and He will protect you from false accusation and any deadly curse. His massive arms are wrapped around you, protecting you.

"You can run under His covering of majesty and hide. His faithfulness is a wrap-around shield keeping you from harm. You will never worry about an attack of demonic forces at night, not have to fear a spirit of darkness coming against you. Don't fear a thing! Whether by night or by day, demonic danger will not trouble you, nor the powers of evil launched against you. For God will keep you safe and secure, they won't lay a hand on you!" Ps. 91:1-6 TPT

Helen Madeline
www.hislighttower.com

Helen Madeline Cobanov has a heart to ignite God's children and awaken the dormant ones. Over the years, God has been filling Helen with prophetic words, songs and dreams, and speaking into her life, not only to love who He created her to be, Helen Madeline (meaning "Light Tower"), but to live by example, and show others what the Lord can do when you become a willing vessel for Him. Through her ministry, His Light Tower, God is using her to speak into the hearts and lives of others, and teaching them to stop putting limits on Him, and to fully embrace all He has for them. Helen is married to Daniel and they have two teenage sons, and live in Brisbane, Australia

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A word for those selected who have been well acquainted with the furnace of suffering.

The twinkling lights have been hung on the banister. Evening brings a romantic breeze, while the Spanish moss sways in the trees. The air is rich with the splendid aromas of lilies and lavender, while violins play a whimsical theme.

From out of the road of suffering, your old dusty clothes have been replaced with new garments woven with Diamonds. Your hair is no longer damaged with the colors of yesterday's shame, but your locks are cloaked with honor, that glistens in the lights. You twirl in amazement as you see the promise of beauty from ashes coming to life.

Jesus says to you,
"While it is true that your faith was tested in the burning flames and uncomfortable heat, you are coming out as gold. Your time is a time of love. I am anointing you with costly oil and adorning you in beauty from head to toe. Come to my banquet of love and eat. This is the ceremony of my miracle love to bring a refreshing rain and a dream encounter with the King. I will redeem you from your past mistakes and restore the losses of your life.

"I will set into safety like a baby bird that sits securely in a nest. There. your promises will be birthed while I heal and comfort your wounds. Healing away the past of yesterday and the afflictions that you have carried for so long, I will give you strength and lift your weary heart to raise you up again.

"Filling you with joy from the tear drops that you have cried, I will pour out blessings in your life. The hard, cold road that you have traveled was to prepare you for this moment. An anointing of joy is filling your vessel; I have been saving the BEST WINE until now. A new road is set before you.

"This is a story of the Prince of Peace and His love for you, a love that moves with action. Be at peace in knowing that you have the victory; I will make your dream come true. I will wrap you in the wings of my comforting love as I fly you into the divine fullness of my plan. My name is as oil poured out. Be glad and rejoice in me, my banner over you is LOVE.

"My Kingdom is living within you, every promise is yes and amen. The seeds of the future are here now. Step into the magnitude of my fullness. I am making all things new; you are no longer a prisoner of the past. Your identity always triumphs any circumstance, you are accepted in me. I am pledging to you my favor, double doors will open for you.

"Sit down and rest under my shadow with great delight. My fruit is sweet for you to taste. I am so proud of how far you have come! Like a bridegroom rejoicing over His bride, see I am rejoicing over you. Your name will no longer be one of shame, but you are God's Delight. I celebrate who you are and I claim you as my bride. I will lift you up to stand on the mountains. Those who once cast you out will return again. They will see that I have loved you and upon your forehead, I have engraved my own name.

"Do you know how you have caught my eye when you chose your heart to be mine? You fascinate me as I look into your eyes. I see a soul who longs for me, to come and dine as One. Behold, thou art fair, with love filled eyes of belief and wonder.

"I am pouring out my JOY into your heart, released from the Vine. My joy will be your strength to carry you in the times to come. The best wine for you, my beloved, that goes down sweetly. My wine causes the lips of those who are sleeping to awaken and speak. This is your awakening hour, where I will pour my spirit into your vessel and awaken you in my love.

"You are mine and my desire is for you. I rejoice over the beauty of your heart. Say goodbye to where you've been and step into the light of my grace, an impartation of me. Forget the affliction of yesterday and the deepness of the cutting pain. A new journey begins this day. It's going to be immense and full of me. Every trial that you face, will only cause you more joy and more of my presence imparted into your life.

Step into your inheritance, I Am all that you need. Instead of shame, you will have double honor. You are complete in me. You have been chosen and called out of the darkness and into my marvelous light.

"Your heart is a bed of coals and I am turning up the flames. My love will burn and blaze like a ravenous fire, seven times hotter in your heart, you will be ignited with my LOVE. You will travel from the flames of testing, into the enjoyable flames of my love. Your heart will be a torch that will spread my love where ever your feet step. My love for you is shooting up, like a comet blazing through the night. You will burn and burn with my vehement love, as I proudly announce you as Mine."

Dannette Garza
www.diamondsfromthedust.com

Prophetic blogger, Dannette Garza is a wealth of the love and grace of the Father. She is a stunningly gifted writer and able to bathe you in the sweet anointing of simple intimacy with the Father.

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I secretly loved being scared when I was a kid. We’d watch the old monster movies – Frankenstein, Dracula, The Mummy, Werewolf – they were awesome, and provided just enough fear to give you a thrill. When I got a little older, the movies got a little scarier. To get to my best friend Julie’s house, I had to travel down a stretch of road where some large, old trees hovered over the street. There were very few street lights in this part of town, and it was pretty eerie. Julie and I were always a bit apprehensive about traversing this stretch to reach the house at the end of our destination – if it was dark. At some point, we convinced ourselves that we were perfectly safe…as long as we didn’t hear the theme music from Friday the 13th. You know…the dreaded, “Che che che che che. Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.”Since real killers don’t play theme music before they attack, we were never going to hear that music. It was all perfectly logical to us and kept us safe for years as we went back and forth to each others homes. Sometimes, just for fun, one of us would start mimicking the music as we rode our bikes under those smothering trees. We’d laugh and peddle faster. That little jolt of adrenaline was fun and we had no real fear of anything.

Fear. A very wise man once said, There is nothing to fear but fear itself. Now, unless you’re lost…he’s right. If you are lost, you better be in great fear of the flames of Hell that await you.

More than that, you better do something about your condition…right NOW. But, for my Christian friend, you have nothing to fear. As David tells us in Psalm 23, Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil. David didn’t say while I’m riding my bike to my friend’s house, while I’m fishing at Grand Lake, while I’m shopping at the mall, while I’m taking this test. He said, I’m walking through the valley of the shadow of death.

There is nothing, no place, no circumstance, no event that tops “the valley of the shadow of death”.

Nada.

I’m walking right into this valley where death itself casts a dark shadow, and it’s waiting to consume me.

Who’s not afraid of that?

David most beautifully explained that we don’t have to be. His valley is preceded by two very powerful words…”Yea, though.”

David meant, even though.

Even though I’m doing the scariest thing anyone can do…I fear no evil.

Why?

Was David some superhero? Bullet proof? Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound?

No! He was not. He was just a shepherd boy. What made David so powerful wasn’t some other-worldly strength or magic or the blood of a Greek god. David loved God so much he had total and utter faith in Him. David’s faith in God is what made him so powerful. He believed with his very bones that God was with him. That is why he could so boldly announce, Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

So, David said, I’m not afraid of anything – giants, jealous kings, enemies, conquering nations – because God is with me.

If God is for us, who is against us? Romans 8:31
Therefore, we may boldly say: The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Hebrews 13:6

For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand and say to you: Do not fear, I will help you. Isaiah 41:13

Brothers and sisters in Christ, don’t let fear overwhelm you. Don’t let fear cripple you. Look fear right in it’s ugly face and recognize who it is. Fear is Satan. Satan wants to keep you from fulfilling God’s plan. Satan wants to derail you. He most certainly does not want you to be a witness to your neighbor who plays his music too loud and cusses at his kids. He wants you to worry about losing your job if you listen to a Christian radio station in your office or mention God to your co-workers. He wants you to never ask your alcoholic uncle if he knows Jesus.

He is so happy when you worry that your adult child won’t come around or might be mad at you if you invite them to church.

Satan delights in making you believe that you don’t know enough about the bible to lead a bible study. And, he is absolutely joyous when you feel there is no way you could ever go all the way to such-n-so place and share the Gospel.

The ultimate tactic Satan uses in dimming the light within Christians is…fear. Fear is his secret weapon. It’s outer shell is made of doubt, worry, anxiety. If he can get you to buy into his lies, he has succeeded in getting you to hide your light. By hiding your light, Satan is keeping you from fulfilling the Great Commission.

At the heart of most of this fear is the idea that you might lose something. Your job. Your house. A friend. Some money.

So?

Who cares?

If you are that tied down to those kinds of things, let me gently remind you that this world is not your home. Now, maybe you don’t fully understand what that means. Let me say it again.

This world is not your home. THIS WORLD IS NOT YOUR HOME! When you realize that and fully accept it, you will be free. FREE. Free from fear. You can’t fear what lays no hold over you. Your inheritance awaits you in heaven. Your family land is in heaven. Your father is in heaven. Your mansion is in heaven. Your home is in heaven. Don’t be so attached to the things of this world. Just laugh and peddle faster.

Children of God should have no fear. David knew this. God is with us. As we go forth boldly into the world and proclaim His great name, He is with us.

Tricia Hanks
www.godbeforecoffee.org

Tricia Hanks and her husband Darryl are Christians living in Southwest Missouri. They are members of the Buffalo Creek Baptist Church. They were both born and raised in Southeastern Oklahoma, but moved to Missouri about 20 years ago. Darryl is a salesman for a foundation repair company and Tricia is a teacher at an alternative high school. They are humbled to be able to share the Gospel with others through their life experiences. It is their only desire to bring glory to the name of Jesus through their service to Him.

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I see a wave building, even now, of a move of God that is carrying and thrusting forth in this hour harvesters who carry and have been endowed with the spirit of Elijah. I see an amalgamation of mantles for the harvest that is before us in this season. The marrying of the prophet and evangelist.

The Lord is adding to the prophets and evangelists in this hour. For those who stand in the evangelistic office I see a stronger prophetic thrust coming forth, a stronger prophetic angle and expression of release. And for many prophets in this hour I see a strong evangelistic heart being birthed and the passion for souls adding and consuming their mandate.

Double Portion in the Harvest Field
About a month ago, an angel came to me in a dream and prophesied over me: "Double portion favor in evangelism." Now I know my office is that of a prophet. So for me that word seemed quite interesting and different. But the Lord began to show me He is releasing in this time and hour a double portion mantle of the prophetic married with the evangelistic anointing.

"They will conquer and plunder the underground ops of darkness, loosing captives of those that are bound by the strongholds of lies and aiding in the dismantling of the principalities that have seated themselves over each of these mountains."

There is a harvest of prodigals, and there is a harvest of the lost that are ripe for the picking in this season. For as the time of birth is destined by the Lord, so the time for being born again of the Spirit is destined of the Lord.

The Lord is sending His laborers into the harvest field to retrieve those who are marked for harvest in this season. There are seeds of prayers that have been sown over these ones that have reached full maturity in ripeness.

The Mantle of Camel's Hair
Recently, I saw the Lord releasing mantles of camel's hair upon many who are being sent and commissioned in this season. This mantle was worn by Elijah and John the Baptist and is a symbol of reconciliation and restoration – turning the hearts of the fathers to the children and the children to the fathers.

Even as John the Baptist went in the spirit and power of Elijah and was a voice to cause a return of the lost sheep of Israel, so that same mantle of the spirit of Elijah is being released forth in a double portion measure in this hour that will infiltrate the world and the Church and see a great return of the lost and the prodigal back to the heart of the Father.

A Violent Sending With All of Heaven Backing
"He said to His disciples, 'The harvest is indeed plentiful but the laborers are few. So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest.'" (Matthew 9:37-38 AMP)

When we take a look at this Scripture more closely, we see here the Lord is not just asking us to pray that He sends forth laborers into the harvest field. But to pray that He "forces and thrusts" them out into His harvest field. Another explanation of the root meaning to "sending forth" according to Strong's Concordance it is to thrust out by violent force or to lead someone forth with a force which he cannot resist!

Have you ever thought of that when praying for laborers in the harvest field? Have you ever thought to pray that the Lord thrusts them forth with a violent force of which it is hard to resist? That to me shows the level of intention and power of which the laborers are to operate in the harvest field.

Harvesting in the Kingdom is not a tip-toe-through-the-tulip-type ministry, it is one that is sent and thrust forth by the violent action of Heaven. The heavens suffer violence and the violent take it by force. This violent action of Heaven that places these laborers in His harvest field also acts as a fuel and power source which flows through them as they harvest.

Get Ready For the Catapult
Many of you are those laborers that the Lord is about to violently thrust forth into position in the harvest field. When you are sent into the harvest field, know you are sent with the violent backing of Heaven.

The Sickle and the Sword
These harvesters are a new breed. As the two anointings of the prophet and evangelist work together, these ones will carry a sickle in one hand and the sword of the Word of the Lord in the other. With the sword they will break loose the chains of darkness and with the sickle they will gather them into the storehouse.

These vessels carry breakthrough to a generation held captive to the lies of darkness. It's the Word of the Lord that acts like a hammer, breaking into pieces the most stubborn resistance; and it's the Word of the Lord like fire that consumes all that cannot stand the test (see Jeremiah 23:29). This coupled with the miraculous power of God will cause even the most hardest of hearts to be set free from demonic bondages and strongholds, causing them to see and be awakened to the truth (see Luke 1:17 AMP).

I see the storm clouds of the Lord, the thundering and lightenings of God going with and backing these laborers, these harvesting vessels of the Lord. For where the prophetic mantle meets with the evangelistic power, the kingdom of darkness that is holding these ones captive doesn't stand a chance.

SWAT Team Commandos -
A Release of the Special Forces Into Seven Mountains
In this last season I see these harvesting vessels have been trained like SWAT team commandos receiving new instructions in the strategy room for the coming mission. They have been prepped and made ready, equipped and heavily armed, filled with the wisdom and strategy of the Lord.

Fearless and resolved, with courage and boldness, motivated by the Father's intense love for a lost generation, they are being released like an army of ants, as precisely timed missiles, into the seven mountains.
They will conquer and plunder the underground ops of darkness, loosing captives of those that are bound by the strongholds of lies and aiding in the dismantling of the principalities that have seated themselves over each of these mountains.

The Harvest is Ripe in the Church
There is a harvest that is ripe not only in the world but also in the Church. I have seen for many years there will be a move like that of John the Baptist where there will be multitudes being baptized in the river of repentance. Let's remember that the move of God that was upon John the Baptist was a move in the house of Israel. It was a move for the "Church" so to speak – it wasn't focused on the gentile (the lost).

A Move of Repentance - Returning to Their First Love
"But I have this one charge to make against you: that you have left (abandoned) your first love." Revelation 2:4

"It's the Word of the Lord that acts like a hammer, breaking into pieces the most stubborn resistance; and it's the Word of the Lord like fire that consumes all that cannot stand the test (see Jeremiah 23:29)."

When I began to see the wave and move of God that is building and about to release the prophetic evangelists in this hour and violently thrust them into the harvest field, I knew that part of this encapsulated a move of repentance that would flood the people of God like a tsunami, drawing them back to their first love.

Cloaked with the camel's hair mantle (the spirit of Elijah), these ones will carry and release the river of repentance. They will call a distracted, disillusioned, doubly focused, lukewarm people back to having a heart raging with the fire of love for their King.

As the Lord releases this new breed of SWAT team commandos and prophetic evangelists, we will see many people, even in within the Church, running down to the Jordan shouting, "What must I do to be truly saved?"

Some of those will be pastors and leaders who have been strangled by a system that doesn't promote a Christ-centered, Spirit-led agenda. For where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom! There will truly be a returning of many back to the right altar, and back to the presence of God. Many will forsake works for intimacy with the Lord and their own agenda for Heaven's agenda.

The River of Repentance is Flowing Through the Nations of the Earth -
Out of the Mouths of Babes
Not long ago, at our weekly service in children's church, the theme was baptism. We were teaching the children the symbolic meaning and Biblical truth of baptism. In this class as a craft activity we gave the children each a dove, symbolizing the Holy Spirit who descended upon Jesus after His baptism. They were to decorate or color it however they wished. Normally, they would just color in their pictures, but on this occasion the Spirit of the Lord came upon each child and they began to prophetically color patterns on each dove!

All the children did this right down to the youngest of 3 years of age. These children weren't copying each other. As I went around the class I began to see that each pattern represented a country. There were patterns that looked like Australian indigenous art, there was one that looked like New Zealand, South Africa, Asia, Korea, South America, India etc. The notable thing on each of their doves was that there was a river flowing through each one. Whether they meant to do it or not, it appeared.

The Lord then showed me what they were prophesying. Because we were doing baptism, the children were decreeing, through their colored patterned doves, that there will be a move of the Holy Spirit of repentance upon the nations of the Earth and the spirit of Elijah that was upon John the Baptist will draw the nations' hearts back to God.

A Switch of Prayer Focus
I feel like the Lord is putting a call out to those believing for their loved ones – who have been believing for the day of their salvation – to switch their focus in prayer in this hour. I see we are on a threshold of breakthrough and fulfillment and for the Saints now to turn their prayers toward the laborers. For the Lord says to pray for the laborers (see Matthew 9:38).

Pray for the vessels He is sending into the fields in this hour. Pray for them to be protected and the way to be made for them. Pray for those who are called to be harvesters and who aren't yet positioned to be aligned and to hear the call of the Mighty Captain of the hosts.

I once heard a preacher say, "The Lord never said to pray for the harvest, but to pray for the laborers." The harvest is ripe but the laborers are few.

Lift up your voice for the laborers, and partner with Heaven's agenda as we stand on the cusp of a mighty breakthrough of harvest this generation has yet to experience. Pray that the Lord would thrust forth and position the laborers into His field as the harvest is ripe for reaping!

Anita Alexander
www.revival-flame.org

Anita Alexander is a prophetic revivalist who has a heart for revival, healing and transformation. Motivated by an intense love for the Body of Christ, Anita's passion and compassion is to see the Church forsake religion and tradition, awaken to the Father's love and arise and walk in the overcoming identity as sons and daughters of the Kingdom.

Anita and her husband Dr. Sasha Alexander travel nationally and internationally ministering in revival fire that brings resurrection life, healing and awakening to the Body of Christ. Together their passion is to impart, raise up and release a generation of sons and daughters who manifest the glorious victory of the finished work of the Cross and demonstrate their true overcoming identity. They are co-founders and senior ministers of Revival Flame Ministries, Golden City Church, and University of the Spirit Ministry Training School and reside in Gold Coast, Australia.

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We are living in a Divine tension right now. We are waiting, waiting, waiting, to see our promises fulfilled and it is so easy to find His words to us growing dim within our hearts. In the waiting time God is teaching us to remember in order to fan the embers of faith as we wait to see the fulfillment of His promises to us.

There are some things I have been crying out to the Lord to see accomplished in my life. For quite some time I have sought Him for confirmation of what He had spoken, but He has been silent. I couldn't understand why this was so, then He reminded me of something that happened back when we first planted our church. The building we were subleasing was sold out from under us giving us only a short window of time to find another meeting location. I was bemoaning this situation before the Lord, embarrassingly devoid of faith, when He spoke to me from Isa. 40:28a, "Have you not known? Have you not heard?" I picked up my Bible so I could read the context of these questions and here is what I found. Isa. 40:27-28 says, "Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak O Israel: 'My way is hidden from the Lord, and my just claim is passed over by my God'? Have you not known? Have you not heard?' "

Through these scriptures God had gently rebuked me for my unbelief, but more importantly, challenged me to remember what I had known and heard from Him. He had already spoken specific promises about leading and watching over us as a church body, but I had forgotten.

God reminded me of this story recently as I found myself again wanting confirmation of things He had already spoken to me. I think God is many times more than willing to give us repeated confirmations, but sometimes He wants to give us the opportunity to increase and grow in our faith, stepping out to trust Him on what He has already spoken. In these cases it is a time to remember in order to fan the embers. Remembering causes us to go back over what He has already spoken. As we do this, Holy Spirit stirs up and activates our spirit to hold on and not give up. Our choice to remember causes Holy Spirit to blow on the embers of faith within our hearts and we can feel our faith strengthen and grow in these moments.

I love to journal, and many times when my faith is limping along I will set aside some time just to read back through my journals to remind myself of His prophetic words and promises. Each time I have done this I have come away with my embers of faith once again burning more brightly.

There is a reason the Children of Israel were instructed to gather "memorial stones". These stones represented the fulfillment of God's promises and His supernatural protection and activity in their lives. It was their way of "journaling" in a sense. When their children and children's children were struggling in their faith to believe in a God they could not see, they would remember the stones and once again tell the stories of God's deliverance and faithfulness.

Our belief and faith in God is so important! We usually have our eyes fixed on obtaining the prize of our promises, but God is equally focused on developing our faith muscles as we learn to stretch them to believe Him for more.

As we navigate through this season of the birthing of our promises lets not forget to remember. Remember, and you will fan the embers!

Sylvia Neusch
www.sylvianeusch.com

Sylvia and her husband, Richard, are the senior pastors of True Life in Round Rock, Texas. They are also the co-directors of the Austin School of Supernatural Ministry as well as regional facilitators in Central Texas for Sozo Ministry. Sylvia loves reading, writing, shopping, and trying out new coffee shops. She has a passion to equip people to discover their true identity and mature in Christ to walk in their God-given destiny. Sylvia and Richard have two children and one grandchild.

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Have you ever had a moment when you feel like you are the only one on earth who is struggling with something? Sometimes, you’ll be sitting in church service and thinking, "Everybody looks like they’re doing so great. But I feel so far away from God..." Well guess what? I have good news for you. Everybody has something that they struggle with! Some people may not be honest about it but nobody on this earth is perfect. We are all in a growing process!

One thing, I think everybody struggles with some degree of needing "Acceptance." You might have heard of someone saying, "I don't care if anyone accepts me or not!" but oh yes, they do! That is a human nature that you can't ignore. We all want to be liked and accepted by other people.

So what does the need for acceptance drive you to do? The need for acceptance and the fear of rejection will usually go hand in hand. It will drive you to do either extremely negative things or positive things. If you will think about a child's bad behavior or teen’s rebellion, they are in needs of their parents' attentions and acceptance. They don't do what they do trying to make themselves unlikable. They are acting out the cries of their hearts for acceptance. How about the positive things that are driven by the need for acceptance? Have you ever tried to hide your need for acceptance by doing the “right thing,” good things or something that would make someone pleased about you? Have you ever over-committed yourself to things and been overwhelmed? Or you said "yes" to the things that you don't really want to do because you were afraid to say "no" and risk being rejected by your friends? You probably hadn't noticed your motive before, but can you see what the deep cries of your heart for acceptance have driven you to do?

Let's face it. Although we want to be accepted by others and try to make it happen, sometimes we end up in such disappointment. Repeating that disappointment in our lives, we learn to form our own identities, even though they may not be true. I'm not smart enough. I'm not strong enough. I'm not good enough. I'm not lovable. I'm not this and that... Have you ever heard those lies in your spirit? How can we overcome those lies that created by the need for acceptance?

1. Knowing God has accepted you just as who you are! --- God created you exactly as He designed you to be. There's no need to seek acceptance from Him. He'll be pleased with you when you live the life and calling that He has placed in your life. There's no other person who loves you and accept all of you more than He does!

2. Learning to accept "you." --- It's easier to accept other people than yourself. Do you agree? Many of us are so hard on ourselves, especially when the need for acceptance has created false identities in us. Psalm 139:14 says, "I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Learn to accept how God sees you. You are His wonderful creation!

3. Accept the fact that not everyone will be pleased with you. --- It's hard to accept that fact because we all want to be liked. But it's true. And we need to be okay with that. God created each of us so unique in many different ways. Some people might not like how you are for some reason, but not "everybody," although it feels that way sometimes. But that's not true. Learn to accept that fact and give your energy to loving people who appreciate who you are instead of worrying about people who don't care to know you as a person. Pray for them and let God deal with it.

Remember that you are only one like you on earth and are very special. You are custom ordered by Almighty God. Be special! Be fabulous in your own skin! Now, can you accept that?

Shine Morrison
www.shinemorrison.com

Shine Morrison is a singer/songwriter, a performing artist, a speaker, a worship leader, a deaconess of a church, a small group leader, a Christian life coach, someone who always looking for opportunities to serve God and His people. She is married to her husband since 1986, has 3 children together and currently has 4 grandchildren. She thinks that being a Grammy is the most blessed thing ever!

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