by Glenice Mills
As I have been seeking the Lord about this year He has been speaking to me about leadership. This is not only about church leadership but leadership of nations.
We saw last year a new arising of the voice of what could be called the ‘average person’. There was a stirring of one’s who were usually quiet and content to go along with what was happening to them. Previously they had willingly accepted the way the leaders of their nation had conducted themselves. However, there is now a deep rumbling discontent coming to the fore changing the way leadership is outworked. People are no longer lying down quietly accepting all that is being told to them by government leaders. Instead there is a questioning, confronting openness being demanded. In fact it is open, honest government, with a greater accountability expected from the leaders towards the people. It is truly democracy at work. This is good as greater requirements are put on those who are positioned to lead. People are becoming more concerned about the character of their leaders. The days of charismatic, endearing leaders with the ‘gift of the gab’ taking the lead is over. The people are not that easily beguiled anymore. It is in fact healthy and is a paradigm shift back to Godly character.
I have been asking the Lord about the areas of leadership and He showed me it is about WHAT leadership looks like, and HOW leadership is done.
A leader represents the country/organization and how they present themselves is a reflection of the people they represent. A leader is also one who is supposed to model appropriate behaviour that the people want to aspire to. For example if a leader is ungodly in their conduct toward the other sex then it shows a picture of the nation as a whole also behaving this way. We have seen the downfall of leaders of nations because of sexual infidelity. This has and is resulting in a higher standard of behaviour expected of those in positions of authority. If this does not happen then respect is lost and mocking and ridicule of the leader and nation results. Italy is a good example of this.
Perhaps one of the saddest indictments upon leadership is the apparent loss and lack of loyalty. There was a time when government leaders were loyal to the Prime Minister/President and to the party/organization they represented. Without loyalty there is no respect. Loyalty and respect go hand in hand. You cannot have one without the other. Loyalty is being steadfast and faithful in allegiance. We certainly do not see that politically here in Australia.
This year is a year where leadership is going to change on many fronts and in different ways. As the people rise and make their opinions known there will be new leadership with greater accountability demanded by the people. We will also see the increasing rise of ungodly leaders out to shut the opinions of their people, particularly in the Middle East. There will be a great unsettling in European nations as the people increasingly speak out against their leaders. This will be so particularly in Italy, Greece, Spain, France and Portugal.
It will bring increasing volatility in the financial markets that has the potential to trigger world recession. America will arise as a stable voice bringing a settling of the European markets as long as America holds onto its Godly principles. There is an increasing contending between those standing for leadership in America as the people desire to come back to their Christian roots. The standard of behaviour of those in leadership positions throughout key nations will be expected to improve as the people stand with and alongside those who openly speak what is right, and speak of their Christian faith. It is opportunity for the voice of the Christians to be heard, only if they will speak up and speak out against injustice, prejudice and inequality. Common sense will prevail. There are some surprises coming to the Presidential election in America as the Lord does some shaking and exposing of double standards that have the potential to be critical to the outcome of the election. It has the potential to either put America back into position as a leading nation or send them down a road where their power will be belittled and they will actually be the laughing stock of many key nations. It is time for America to humble themselves before Mighty God, acknowledging their need of Him like never before. It is particularly crucial that all pride is repented of, where there has been a thinking of ‘self made’ by one’s own hands, without acknowledgment of God. America is on the cusp of balance tipping one way or the other depending on the heart of its people. America prides itself on being a Christian nation, and now is the time for Truth to be spoken and for its Government leadership to actually take the lead and lead from the Christian faith base.
As they do this nations leaders will be drawn to them and will stand with and support their stand for righteousness. It is the beginning of the separation of the sheep and goat nations and the difference between the two will be more obvious.
The Lord keeps showing me the ADDRESSING OF IMBALANCE so the foundation of truth can come. Society has tried many ‘doctrines’ and gone down lots of roads thinking they have hit the truth - the right way of doing things. However disillusion is waking the people up to question and to search out for ways of making life better.
The disillusion and discontent is actually the fuel for the stirring of the people to speak up, and to call in change. Many have tried to make things happen but the revelation that it is all ‘blowing in the wind’ and comes to nothing is the catalyst for change. This change will bring about greater requirements upon those in leadership positions.
So WHAT will leadership look like?
This year will see many changes in leaders of nations. There is a divine shift back to leaders prepared to stand for what they believe in and to go against the flow of popular opinion if necessary to bring about stability to their nation. The recent release of the movie ‘The Iron Lady’ about Margaret Thatcher is inspiring as we see a woman prepared to make a stand, to lead and to go against the flow of popular opinion in order to bring good. She did not bow to people’s demands, but rather led even if it meant increasing personal unpopularity. She stood for her convictions. That is courage under fire! She is well deserving of a movie about her life and it is great to see her portrayal at this time to remind us of what it is to have true leadership.
The voice of the everyday person will be listened to with a new respect of all who have much to contribute to the good of nations.
There is a contending for democracy in some nations and as the voice of the people arise there will be change and their voices will be heard.
The imbalance of power of key nations will be redressed so that stability will come and the schemes of man’s desire for power in the wrong way will be exposed.
So HOW will leadership be done?
There will be greater accountability with the behaviour of those holding leadership positions. Ungodly behaviour by leaders will not be tolerated and the people will speak out bringing unrest and destabilising power.
It will be less about the ‘celebrity’ of the leader and more about the content of policies. There will be less emotion and more practical resolutions to problems. The media will have to be more balanced in their reporting so any bias will be shut down so a fair and equal measure of debate and reporting will prevail. Superficiality will not suffice. It will be about depth of calibre of the person and what they have to offer to bring resolution to problems. The people will be looking for the honesty and integrity of leaders, ones they can learn to trust.
Leaders are to inspire people. For too long leaders have got by in falsity from a foundation of ‘what’s in it for me’. There will be a shift of thinking to ‘how can I help everyone to come into bigger and better things’.
Leaders must have a vision and be able to take the people along with them so everyone embraces the changes. It will no longer be about factions and power to an elite group saying this is how it is and how it will be but rather about what is best for the nation to take it forward into the new things.
It will require vision, passion, and patriotism and the laying aside of one’s ambition for the good of the people and the nation. Man’s selfish agendas will no longer work, but the big picture vision of planning ahead for not only the short term but long term gain for the good of all.
We are instructed to pray for our leaders, those in authority, and this is a critical time to be doing this. There are many corrupt leaders who have wielded power in very ungodly ways and some will be exposed in coming days. Often much goes on behind the scenes, hidden - however the Lord sees. We cannot fool Him! Many nations are on the cusp of huge change of power and in this time of vulnerability. It is paramount that we pray for Godly leadership.
The Lord alerted me that this year is all about leadership, therefore we must be praying for our leaders. It is on His heart, and we have a responsibility to do all we can to stand for Truth and to pray His will be done in our nation and the nations.
I will write about church leadership in a forthcoming article because unless and until church leadership is in Godly order we cannot expect our own governments to be in order. The two interrelate.
1 John 5:14,15
Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Call of Duty
by Belinda Jabore
In the last month or so the Lord has been showing me the words CALL OF DUTY and I have seen it at bus stops, on train stations and in TV commercials - so the Lord has got my attention. I know the Lord has been encouraging me and reminding me of what I am truly here for and not to forget why I am here and my purpose. So I would like to remind you of your plan and purpose. To encourage you that you are more than meets the eye and you are more than what people and the world see in you and what they would say about you. That you are an important plan and strategic plan as His precious man, woman and child of God for His Kingdom, His plans and purposes more than you would ever know or feel.
But there is always a ‘but’ heh!? - ‘but’ we as God’s people need Godly Order - Godly men and women around us, to help us, love us, train and teach us to be all that we are called to be. This is God’s church.
It is essential in these last days so we can accomplish all that God has for us and to make sure we hit the target. So here’s the thing we as God’s army need to have - an Apostle or Apostles who have Prophets around them with the rest of the five fold ministers Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher having the Apostle directing us. Apostles then Prophets must go first then the others as we need them in that order, then we will have Godly order and we should feel safe in God and know that we are in the right place no matter what goes down. This is Godly order. Most of the churches today do not have this order so they are not running to the capacity to what they are called to. Some have Apostles but have no Prophets around them. Some have Prophets but no Apostles or pastors, evangelists and teachers. They might be too heavy on the pastor side or evangelist, teacher side. Sometimes the pastors need to not be pastoral any more but grow into the Apostle or Apostolic, but more often than not they have one or two major five fold missing. They have other five fold but do not have Apostles who should be surrounded by Prophets (in the Office of Prophet) working together with the rest of the other five fold or growing up to Be five fold. Making disciples following The Way, The Truth, and The Life, teaching them to do ALL that I have commanded them to do.
So the church is not functioning to its ultimate power.
The trouble is while all this sorting is going on in the churches there are bombs that go off in the spirit and in the natural then the troops can scatter and loose hope or they don’t know where they fit and they get hurt and wounded and then move away from their call of duty. The Apostles sort the mess out when these bombs go off in the churches and in our lives, that is the Apostle’s job description. The prophets see it coming and point it out to the Apostles (who have already seen it) and then the people. Then the Apostle sorts out all the issues there are and the mess and brings it into Godly order.
These bombs go off and happen in the everyday things that happen in our life. Sometimes it is the devil (enemy) but mostly though it is allowed by God, but we need to expect opposition and resistance and endure it, embrace it, expect it.
When enemy fire or Godly fire comes in our lives it usually hits our weak spots, whether it comes physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally or financially. For instance loosing our jobs which then stops our financial flow, we can get sick for a bit then it effects our family and lifestyle which then causes setbacks, but God is always faithful to give us a way out and provide for us, but maybe not the way we thought.
These things can come in all sorts of forms in our lives and can come from the ones we love and even those closest to us. As much as we love our family they can stop and get in the way of our Call to what God is requiring of us. Family can have problems they want us to fix or come to their rescue. Of course we help them as much as we can but in the end they have to sort it out with God themselves and if they fear God they will understand and allow us to do what God is requiring of us. If they do not know God or fear Him they will stand against us and resist what God has called us to do. When the time comes to stand in front of Him we cannot give the excuse of, “Oh Lord my husband, wife, children, boyfriends/girlfriends or lovers would not let me, my job wouldn’t let me etc….” This will not be acceptable to the Lord.
These bombs are often allowed by God to see where our call of duty lies. Now these bombs are to get us away from God and to distract us from the call of duty on our lives, to get us distracted, make us tired, to wear us out, to get discouraged, to put bitterness and resentment into our hearts, to become offended at men and women and God (then God will not answer our prayer), to become negative, to deny God, the enemy whispering in our ear did God really say that? Anything that will change our position and for us to give up, get distracted by other things and to alter our course and to not do what God has called us to do. To move away from the things and call of God on our life. One of the strategic things the enemy does is to get you on the way to where you are going. Which is into a great victory. Be aware that on the way to your destination that there will be bombs and distractions along the way.
For instance I was watching a documentary on Osama Bin Larden and when the Seals, the special agents (undercover agents), went to get and kill Bin Laden. Oh and by the way they didn’t know this until the last minute what their orders were or where they were going as it was that top secret to the success of the attack. When they were nearly to their destination one of the main Black Hawk helicopters went down right near the target where they were landing and that then ruined their element of surprise. It couldn’t get much worse than that. This was a disaster of the worst kind but it was also a miracle of the God kind, that none of the seals got hurt or injured when the Black Hawk went down. So nevertheless these brave seals went on not forgetting what they were there for and why. Even after many things that they had to overcome the mission was accomplished and the “enemy” killed.
So I say that to say this -things might not be going the way you thought and there have been some bombs thrown into your plans but we must get into our positions and hold our position to seek and do the CALL of God on our lives, to be diligent, to be discipled into the call and watched over by Apostles, Prophets and the rest of the five fold ministers making sure you are on track, not off track and the call of duty is to overcome no matter what gets thrown our way. Did you know that wicked= twisted and off track? Not straight.
Here’s the thing, what were your orders at the start of the year, at the 6 month mark and right now to this point in time? Stick to them! Then find out if you have new orders from your Apostle. They will know the way for you if you are lost or off the track a little. If you have a problem with this Godly order you will not fulfil the Call of God on your life to its full dimension and power.
Apostles are our Generals (who have all five fold gifts working to maximum power) to sort out the mess and Prophets are our eyes (seals) to see what is coming next, they all work together and all the other five fold are in the communications rooms and maning the stations doing their job ready willing and able. The saints including the five fold are there to pray and get ready and be ready to be sent wherever is needed by the Generals. Maybe it is where they are based or maybe to go in teams to help other ministries or people groups in general but the General (Apostle) knows where, why and how to get there and what our mission is. This is our safety.
In this day and age we must have the Godly order of God or else we will not hit the target and we will get lost and loose our momentum and unfortunately a lot will fall away and be deceived as they choose independence and think they will be ok on their own and choose their own agenda and ambition. This then works against God and what He wants accomplished for His Kingdom.
This is not a wise thing to choose. It is difficult enough these days to keep our focus and there are always distractions and bombs going off so we must remember the “CALL OF DUTY” that is on our lives.
What is this you ask? Keep in close to the Apostle and the Prophets Amos 3:7. The Great Commission in Mathew 28:19-20; Follow the 10 commandments of God, and the Unity of the Faith Psalm 33, Ephesians 4, until we all come into the Unity of the Faith; Psalm 86 - Unite my heart to fear Your name, Jude 1:3, Romans 13:9 ALL of us around and accountable in an army of God’s ranking. Apostle with prophets around them and the rest of the five fold complementing these offices held. I have great comfort knowing that I have an Apostle and prophets around me with the rest of the five fold ministers to make sure we get to our destination in God and once there we all hit the target and be successful in our mission.
This is essential in the last days for us to fight and not get distracted from our “CALL OF DUTY”.
In God’s Order Victory is ours!
In the last month or so the Lord has been showing me the words CALL OF DUTY and I have seen it at bus stops, on train stations and in TV commercials - so the Lord has got my attention. I know the Lord has been encouraging me and reminding me of what I am truly here for and not to forget why I am here and my purpose. So I would like to remind you of your plan and purpose. To encourage you that you are more than meets the eye and you are more than what people and the world see in you and what they would say about you. That you are an important plan and strategic plan as His precious man, woman and child of God for His Kingdom, His plans and purposes more than you would ever know or feel.
But there is always a ‘but’ heh!? - ‘but’ we as God’s people need Godly Order - Godly men and women around us, to help us, love us, train and teach us to be all that we are called to be. This is God’s church.
It is essential in these last days so we can accomplish all that God has for us and to make sure we hit the target. So here’s the thing we as God’s army need to have - an Apostle or Apostles who have Prophets around them with the rest of the five fold ministers Evangelist, Pastor and Teacher having the Apostle directing us. Apostles then Prophets must go first then the others as we need them in that order, then we will have Godly order and we should feel safe in God and know that we are in the right place no matter what goes down. This is Godly order. Most of the churches today do not have this order so they are not running to the capacity to what they are called to. Some have Apostles but have no Prophets around them. Some have Prophets but no Apostles or pastors, evangelists and teachers. They might be too heavy on the pastor side or evangelist, teacher side. Sometimes the pastors need to not be pastoral any more but grow into the Apostle or Apostolic, but more often than not they have one or two major five fold missing. They have other five fold but do not have Apostles who should be surrounded by Prophets (in the Office of Prophet) working together with the rest of the other five fold or growing up to Be five fold. Making disciples following The Way, The Truth, and The Life, teaching them to do ALL that I have commanded them to do.
So the church is not functioning to its ultimate power.
The trouble is while all this sorting is going on in the churches there are bombs that go off in the spirit and in the natural then the troops can scatter and loose hope or they don’t know where they fit and they get hurt and wounded and then move away from their call of duty. The Apostles sort the mess out when these bombs go off in the churches and in our lives, that is the Apostle’s job description. The prophets see it coming and point it out to the Apostles (who have already seen it) and then the people. Then the Apostle sorts out all the issues there are and the mess and brings it into Godly order.
These bombs go off and happen in the everyday things that happen in our life. Sometimes it is the devil (enemy) but mostly though it is allowed by God, but we need to expect opposition and resistance and endure it, embrace it, expect it.
When enemy fire or Godly fire comes in our lives it usually hits our weak spots, whether it comes physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally or financially. For instance loosing our jobs which then stops our financial flow, we can get sick for a bit then it effects our family and lifestyle which then causes setbacks, but God is always faithful to give us a way out and provide for us, but maybe not the way we thought.
These things can come in all sorts of forms in our lives and can come from the ones we love and even those closest to us. As much as we love our family they can stop and get in the way of our Call to what God is requiring of us. Family can have problems they want us to fix or come to their rescue. Of course we help them as much as we can but in the end they have to sort it out with God themselves and if they fear God they will understand and allow us to do what God is requiring of us. If they do not know God or fear Him they will stand against us and resist what God has called us to do. When the time comes to stand in front of Him we cannot give the excuse of, “Oh Lord my husband, wife, children, boyfriends/girlfriends or lovers would not let me, my job wouldn’t let me etc….” This will not be acceptable to the Lord.
These bombs are often allowed by God to see where our call of duty lies. Now these bombs are to get us away from God and to distract us from the call of duty on our lives, to get us distracted, make us tired, to wear us out, to get discouraged, to put bitterness and resentment into our hearts, to become offended at men and women and God (then God will not answer our prayer), to become negative, to deny God, the enemy whispering in our ear did God really say that? Anything that will change our position and for us to give up, get distracted by other things and to alter our course and to not do what God has called us to do. To move away from the things and call of God on our life. One of the strategic things the enemy does is to get you on the way to where you are going. Which is into a great victory. Be aware that on the way to your destination that there will be bombs and distractions along the way.
For instance I was watching a documentary on Osama Bin Larden and when the Seals, the special agents (undercover agents), went to get and kill Bin Laden. Oh and by the way they didn’t know this until the last minute what their orders were or where they were going as it was that top secret to the success of the attack. When they were nearly to their destination one of the main Black Hawk helicopters went down right near the target where they were landing and that then ruined their element of surprise. It couldn’t get much worse than that. This was a disaster of the worst kind but it was also a miracle of the God kind, that none of the seals got hurt or injured when the Black Hawk went down. So nevertheless these brave seals went on not forgetting what they were there for and why. Even after many things that they had to overcome the mission was accomplished and the “enemy” killed.
So I say that to say this -things might not be going the way you thought and there have been some bombs thrown into your plans but we must get into our positions and hold our position to seek and do the CALL of God on our lives, to be diligent, to be discipled into the call and watched over by Apostles, Prophets and the rest of the five fold ministers making sure you are on track, not off track and the call of duty is to overcome no matter what gets thrown our way. Did you know that wicked= twisted and off track? Not straight.
Here’s the thing, what were your orders at the start of the year, at the 6 month mark and right now to this point in time? Stick to them! Then find out if you have new orders from your Apostle. They will know the way for you if you are lost or off the track a little. If you have a problem with this Godly order you will not fulfil the Call of God on your life to its full dimension and power.
Apostles are our Generals (who have all five fold gifts working to maximum power) to sort out the mess and Prophets are our eyes (seals) to see what is coming next, they all work together and all the other five fold are in the communications rooms and maning the stations doing their job ready willing and able. The saints including the five fold are there to pray and get ready and be ready to be sent wherever is needed by the Generals. Maybe it is where they are based or maybe to go in teams to help other ministries or people groups in general but the General (Apostle) knows where, why and how to get there and what our mission is. This is our safety.
In this day and age we must have the Godly order of God or else we will not hit the target and we will get lost and loose our momentum and unfortunately a lot will fall away and be deceived as they choose independence and think they will be ok on their own and choose their own agenda and ambition. This then works against God and what He wants accomplished for His Kingdom.
This is not a wise thing to choose. It is difficult enough these days to keep our focus and there are always distractions and bombs going off so we must remember the “CALL OF DUTY” that is on our lives.
What is this you ask? Keep in close to the Apostle and the Prophets Amos 3:7. The Great Commission in Mathew 28:19-20; Follow the 10 commandments of God, and the Unity of the Faith Psalm 33, Ephesians 4, until we all come into the Unity of the Faith; Psalm 86 - Unite my heart to fear Your name, Jude 1:3, Romans 13:9 ALL of us around and accountable in an army of God’s ranking. Apostle with prophets around them and the rest of the five fold complementing these offices held. I have great comfort knowing that I have an Apostle and prophets around me with the rest of the five fold ministers to make sure we get to our destination in God and once there we all hit the target and be successful in our mission.
This is essential in the last days for us to fight and not get distracted from our “CALL OF DUTY”.
In God’s Order Victory is ours!
Saturday, 7 January 2012
Return To Me
by Tony Clark
Jeremiah 3:12
“return to Me, for I am merciful. Only acknowledge your sin before Me.”
How can the people of God sin so easily? How can a man that has seen the goodness of God walk away? The heart is exceedingly wicked. Lord help us to remain faithful to You, because You deserve it! You are wonderful and beautiful, perfect in Your ways, a most excellent treasure. Lord help us to take the right path, go through the fire of obedience so that we might be found worthy. Let everyone else have their idols but Lord let us believe in You alone! Let there be a people that are not only called by Your name but faithful to that call!
Jeremiah 3:15
“I will give you shepherds according to My heart who will feed you”
Jeremiah 3:12
“return to Me, for I am merciful. Only acknowledge your sin before Me.”
How can the people of God sin so easily? How can a man that has seen the goodness of God walk away? The heart is exceedingly wicked. Lord help us to remain faithful to You, because You deserve it! You are wonderful and beautiful, perfect in Your ways, a most excellent treasure. Lord help us to take the right path, go through the fire of obedience so that we might be found worthy. Let everyone else have their idols but Lord let us believe in You alone! Let there be a people that are not only called by Your name but faithful to that call!
Jeremiah 3:15
“I will give you shepherds according to My heart who will feed you”
Heaven To Earth
by Belinda Jabore
When I was praying, while I was swimming, I saw a vision for us, for Forerunners, this amazing huge cylinder coming from heaven to us. The big, round, top end was around all of heaven sky wards and then it would go down smaller as it got to earth. It was so bright and filled with rainbow colours and would glisten and radiate light of all colours. There were all the things that we had prayed for and they were coming from heaven falling down into this enormous cylinder that would deliver the things that we had prayed for. I felt enormous excitement and energy …
I saw homes, property, money, land, complexes, shopping centres, resources of all different kinds being funnelled down from heaven to earth. I was asking the Lord why is it so narrow at the end near earth, and He said that we are not extending and growing in our faith enough yet and that is as much of an opening as we have believed, but there is a greater opening that we are to believe for and that it is all there ready to come down if we just ask for it and believe. I even had a sense of that we have restricted ourselves in asking… so ask away and believe that it is coming…
Yeaaaaaaaaa, Thank you Jesus…
When I was praying, while I was swimming, I saw a vision for us, for Forerunners, this amazing huge cylinder coming from heaven to us. The big, round, top end was around all of heaven sky wards and then it would go down smaller as it got to earth. It was so bright and filled with rainbow colours and would glisten and radiate light of all colours. There were all the things that we had prayed for and they were coming from heaven falling down into this enormous cylinder that would deliver the things that we had prayed for. I felt enormous excitement and energy …
I saw homes, property, money, land, complexes, shopping centres, resources of all different kinds being funnelled down from heaven to earth. I was asking the Lord why is it so narrow at the end near earth, and He said that we are not extending and growing in our faith enough yet and that is as much of an opening as we have believed, but there is a greater opening that we are to believe for and that it is all there ready to come down if we just ask for it and believe. I even had a sense of that we have restricted ourselves in asking… so ask away and believe that it is coming…
Yeaaaaaaaaa, Thank you Jesus…
Embracing The Narrow Way
by Belinda Jabore
I feel a cutting back in the Spirit of all that would hold us back from the plans and purposes of God’s will for our lives. The road is getting narrower and we, as followers and disciples of Jesus Christ, are having to get rid of excess things and extravagance - cutting back and not using as much as we use; to not overspend; taking a good look at what we spend and how we spend our money and our lives. It is not what we earn but how and what we do with it. To put our lives and everything that goes with it to the best use of what God wants at this time of our life. He is not looking at what we haven’t got but what we have to work with right now.
What is in your hand right now?
We must be able to look at areas where we can cut back or cut down on expenses and to make sure we are giving God our best with our lives, money/tithes and time especially when it is hard and especially if we are not earning much (as that is where God sees the true sacrifice) as that’s where God can do His miracles in our lives. He will build our faith in trusting Him more with what we need.
If we have lots of money to give and spend then how can we learn to trust the Lord in our lives. We grow when it’s hard. If you’re one who has money at the moment then that’s cool but you will go through the same test on that level but you still can cut back. It might be hard at the moment but this is the only way to live trusting that God will come through for you in the little and the big things and live and know that the Lord will never leave us or forsake us and He will provide for us and it will be right on time. It just might not be the way we want it to be or think it should be.
He is preparing us for His bigger plan and purposes. The more we have, the more we have to look after. It’s better for us and a great opportunity to be faithful in the little things so we can get the bigger things that He has for us.
I believe He is setting us up for something big.
We are going through a very narrow way - some of us are going through it now, while others will go through it in the future, but if you are serious about following Jesus He seems to be taking every thing away that will or might get in your way for the future. There can be no room for compromise and no room for anything to have a hold on you whether it be money, material things, people taking your time, any idols in our hearts that takes the place of Jesus. It’s just gotta go.
I keep getting the words to a song over and over, “You keep bringing me sacrifices to ease your mind….. But it’s your heart that I want.” God wants our hearts. He wants ALL of us, not just a bit here and there. What is your heart saying to you at this time? My prayer is, “Oh God unite our hearts to fear Your Name.”
Narrow is the way and only few find it. Come on saints of God drop the things you can not carry at this time. Keep it simple and you will see God come through for you. If we loose things now, then these things will not have a hold on us. Wait until you see what He has for you (after the tests) and then we will become more focused on His plans and purposes. Why do you need all that stuff for anyway? We get so cluttered don’t we….I know I do and I have to consistently get rid of things that are cluttering my life to keep it simple….My prayer is that I be content in when I have little (especially in these times) and when I have a lot. God is building our faith in Him to a greater level but we have to really believe that He is our provider and that He will look after us especially in the times when we have not got much and things are tight and hard - that’s when we grow and that’s when we see His signs, miracles and wonders.
How can we trust Him if we have everything under our control?
We are going into the promised land and it is tough at the moment but that is because we are going to have “BREAKTHROUGH.” So let us enjoy and rejoice in the ride along the way instead of negatives, whingeing, wining, complaining of what we haven’t got and loosing heart and our momentum, but enjoying what we have got.
When God took the Israelites through the Red Sea most of them were too busy rushing to get to the other side. They were fearful, negative and grumbling about why God would take them this way and that He had left them to die in the wilderness with pharaoh’s army closing in on them to kill them before they got through. This wasn’t what was really happening though. God made a way when there was no way. God kept on showing them miracle after miracle in the big things (but if you’re looking) especially in the small things. So whatever you are going through at this time as we go through the sea, let’s take the time to look at the fish and the whales and all the amazing things God wants to show us through it all and enjoy it.
God is changing us into men and women of great faith…. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. What are you hoping for? Are you hoping for His things or your things? Those who love their life and the things of this life will loose it and those who don’t love their life and things will find it. Easy to say but not easy to do.
Mathew 10:39…… I am on a search to loose my life for His. That is all that matters.
Don’t let the cares of this world get in the way or distract you from the love of your life.
Remember to keep it simple, do what’s right in front of you and God will do the rest.
What way are you going?
(Prophetic word given 3 December 2011)
I feel a cutting back in the Spirit of all that would hold us back from the plans and purposes of God’s will for our lives. The road is getting narrower and we, as followers and disciples of Jesus Christ, are having to get rid of excess things and extravagance - cutting back and not using as much as we use; to not overspend; taking a good look at what we spend and how we spend our money and our lives. It is not what we earn but how and what we do with it. To put our lives and everything that goes with it to the best use of what God wants at this time of our life. He is not looking at what we haven’t got but what we have to work with right now.
What is in your hand right now?
We must be able to look at areas where we can cut back or cut down on expenses and to make sure we are giving God our best with our lives, money/tithes and time especially when it is hard and especially if we are not earning much (as that is where God sees the true sacrifice) as that’s where God can do His miracles in our lives. He will build our faith in trusting Him more with what we need.
If we have lots of money to give and spend then how can we learn to trust the Lord in our lives. We grow when it’s hard. If you’re one who has money at the moment then that’s cool but you will go through the same test on that level but you still can cut back. It might be hard at the moment but this is the only way to live trusting that God will come through for you in the little and the big things and live and know that the Lord will never leave us or forsake us and He will provide for us and it will be right on time. It just might not be the way we want it to be or think it should be.
He is preparing us for His bigger plan and purposes. The more we have, the more we have to look after. It’s better for us and a great opportunity to be faithful in the little things so we can get the bigger things that He has for us.
I believe He is setting us up for something big.
We are going through a very narrow way - some of us are going through it now, while others will go through it in the future, but if you are serious about following Jesus He seems to be taking every thing away that will or might get in your way for the future. There can be no room for compromise and no room for anything to have a hold on you whether it be money, material things, people taking your time, any idols in our hearts that takes the place of Jesus. It’s just gotta go.
I keep getting the words to a song over and over, “You keep bringing me sacrifices to ease your mind….. But it’s your heart that I want.” God wants our hearts. He wants ALL of us, not just a bit here and there. What is your heart saying to you at this time? My prayer is, “Oh God unite our hearts to fear Your Name.”
Narrow is the way and only few find it. Come on saints of God drop the things you can not carry at this time. Keep it simple and you will see God come through for you. If we loose things now, then these things will not have a hold on us. Wait until you see what He has for you (after the tests) and then we will become more focused on His plans and purposes. Why do you need all that stuff for anyway? We get so cluttered don’t we….I know I do and I have to consistently get rid of things that are cluttering my life to keep it simple….My prayer is that I be content in when I have little (especially in these times) and when I have a lot. God is building our faith in Him to a greater level but we have to really believe that He is our provider and that He will look after us especially in the times when we have not got much and things are tight and hard - that’s when we grow and that’s when we see His signs, miracles and wonders.
How can we trust Him if we have everything under our control?
We are going into the promised land and it is tough at the moment but that is because we are going to have “BREAKTHROUGH.” So let us enjoy and rejoice in the ride along the way instead of negatives, whingeing, wining, complaining of what we haven’t got and loosing heart and our momentum, but enjoying what we have got.
When God took the Israelites through the Red Sea most of them were too busy rushing to get to the other side. They were fearful, negative and grumbling about why God would take them this way and that He had left them to die in the wilderness with pharaoh’s army closing in on them to kill them before they got through. This wasn’t what was really happening though. God made a way when there was no way. God kept on showing them miracle after miracle in the big things (but if you’re looking) especially in the small things. So whatever you are going through at this time as we go through the sea, let’s take the time to look at the fish and the whales and all the amazing things God wants to show us through it all and enjoy it.
God is changing us into men and women of great faith…. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things unseen. What are you hoping for? Are you hoping for His things or your things? Those who love their life and the things of this life will loose it and those who don’t love their life and things will find it. Easy to say but not easy to do.
Mathew 10:39…… I am on a search to loose my life for His. That is all that matters.
Don’t let the cares of this world get in the way or distract you from the love of your life.
Remember to keep it simple, do what’s right in front of you and God will do the rest.
What way are you going?
(Prophetic word given 3 December 2011)
Christmas: The Big Matrix
by Belinda Jabore
As a prophet I must speak this message loud and clear as the Christmas shebang is upon us again and I have written about it a few times on the prophetic blog and I speak this word with as much humility and love as I can as I was one that believed in the Christmas delusion and lies in the past. I just want to thank the Lord for getting me out of the lies and deception of the Christmas matrix.
Do you know that one of the main gods they celebrate at Christmas is the god of wine which goes back to worshiping the god of saturn-saturnalia and the Greeks celebrate bachanalia in honour of bachus the god of wine.
Now let me tell you - I use to have a problem with drinking alcohol but God has delivered me from it, but I used to wonder why I would drink excessively at Christmas time…well as I have found out one of the main gods they used to worship and celebrate was the god of wine. No wonder I use to get excessive at this particular time. Don’t get me wrong I think you can have a drink or two, but not excessive as then you can make wrong decisions. We must have self control as the Lord’s servants and saints. We cannot say one thing and do another.
It is truly amazing how God reveals things to us in progressive revelation and He corrects those that He loves and adjusts us and shows us the truth at the right time and the right hour and He will never leave us without the truth. He will show us and then we must ask Him and see and discern if it is the truth or not.
Christmas as I see it, is like a big Matrix and if you have watched the movie it has many prophetic insights to us in the natural and in the spirit. Either you are going to take the red pill or the blue pill and God is not going to demand or jump around or command you to do it. He will just give you the truth and then you decide. God will never go against your will…..
So I am not going to go into some long spiel, but as Forerunners, our senior minister Apostle Lynne Hamilton gave us this info to read and to pray and discern about the Christmas matrix facade. As far as I have heard and as I have sought the Lord over this issue He said have nothing to do with it - Christmas that is and its origins (especially as a prophet). I have had nothing to do with Christmas for a couple of years now (yes I had to get rid of my beautiful christmas tree and all of the trimmings) but the Lord has been so gracious to me.
So have a look at the website (below) on “Holidays or Holy Days. Does it matter which days we observe?”and ask God what He thinks about this Christmas Matrix? It explains it all.
It is His precious death that we are to celebrate everyday in our lives.
The Truth sets us free………………
http://www.ucg.org/files/booklets/holidays-or-holy-days-does-it-matter-which-days-we-observe.pdf
(Prophetic word given 23 December 2011)
As a prophet I must speak this message loud and clear as the Christmas shebang is upon us again and I have written about it a few times on the prophetic blog and I speak this word with as much humility and love as I can as I was one that believed in the Christmas delusion and lies in the past. I just want to thank the Lord for getting me out of the lies and deception of the Christmas matrix.
Do you know that one of the main gods they celebrate at Christmas is the god of wine which goes back to worshiping the god of saturn-saturnalia and the Greeks celebrate bachanalia in honour of bachus the god of wine.
Now let me tell you - I use to have a problem with drinking alcohol but God has delivered me from it, but I used to wonder why I would drink excessively at Christmas time…well as I have found out one of the main gods they used to worship and celebrate was the god of wine. No wonder I use to get excessive at this particular time. Don’t get me wrong I think you can have a drink or two, but not excessive as then you can make wrong decisions. We must have self control as the Lord’s servants and saints. We cannot say one thing and do another.
It is truly amazing how God reveals things to us in progressive revelation and He corrects those that He loves and adjusts us and shows us the truth at the right time and the right hour and He will never leave us without the truth. He will show us and then we must ask Him and see and discern if it is the truth or not.
Christmas as I see it, is like a big Matrix and if you have watched the movie it has many prophetic insights to us in the natural and in the spirit. Either you are going to take the red pill or the blue pill and God is not going to demand or jump around or command you to do it. He will just give you the truth and then you decide. God will never go against your will…..
So I am not going to go into some long spiel, but as Forerunners, our senior minister Apostle Lynne Hamilton gave us this info to read and to pray and discern about the Christmas matrix facade. As far as I have heard and as I have sought the Lord over this issue He said have nothing to do with it - Christmas that is and its origins (especially as a prophet). I have had nothing to do with Christmas for a couple of years now (yes I had to get rid of my beautiful christmas tree and all of the trimmings) but the Lord has been so gracious to me.
So have a look at the website (below) on “Holidays or Holy Days. Does it matter which days we observe?”and ask God what He thinks about this Christmas Matrix? It explains it all.
It is His precious death that we are to celebrate everyday in our lives.
The Truth sets us free………………
http://www.ucg.org/files/booklets/holidays-or-holy-days-does-it-matter-which-days-we-observe.pdf
(Prophetic word given 23 December 2011)
Friday, 6 January 2012
Poem - Another Way
by David Robinson
saw a sign saying “stop”,
saw a lever saying “do not pull”,
saw a machine demand “pay here”,
saw a barrier saying “danger ahead”,
saw a nation saying “keep out”,
about to cut my wrist…
saw a bracelet saying “What Would Jesus Do?”
saw a sign saying “stop”,
saw a lever saying “do not pull”,
saw a machine demand “pay here”,
saw a barrier saying “danger ahead”,
saw a nation saying “keep out”,
about to cut my wrist…
saw a bracelet saying “What Would Jesus Do?”
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