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Do Not Let Discouragement Rob You; I am the Great Shepherd of the sheep
Topic Started: Mar 23 2014, 06:49 AM (1,497 Views)
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:praying: continuing prayers for the victims and family members, the addicted and thos traumatized during whatever losses may have occurred.
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As you walk with me you will learn my ways. I will open your eyes and you
will see. You will learn what I have for you to do. You will have clarity,
so do not grow weak.

Continue with me; eat the bread I have for you. Strengthen yourself in me.
Learn to be a shepherd to those I bring you. Point them to me and my ways.
Do not allow envy to drive a wedge between one another.

Shepherd my sheep: be about what I have for you.
It is the wolf spirit that uses the sharp teeth in his mouth to tear and wound and rip apart. It is the Spirit of the good Shepherd to gather and feed and nurture and heal.
Are you aware that I am the Great Shepherd of the sheep? You are My sheep. As a shepherd, I watch, care for and provide for you every day of your life. There is never a time when I am not engaged with you both night and day. Often I even sing over you while you sleep. I am at the window and doors of your home or where you stay making sure the enemy does not sneak in and harm you. I am the Lord that heals you, delivers you and saves you from the world and Hell. Make no mistake about it; I take full responsibility to keep the eternal covenant I cut with you when Jesus died on the cross. Nothing can ever snatch you out of My hands or My care.
Psalm 23 "The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
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The path will be before us as we progress through the series of doors. No matter what is presented before us the path of Christ will keep us. It is the path that will provide safety,
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the narrow way is life
. He is our way of escape. The Lord is our Shepherd.

I want to aid you in your earthly walk. I want to reside in the center of your heart. I want to abide there giving you the direction that you need in your daily life. Jesus is the Life-Changer, the One who brings fulfillment in life. Jesus said that few would find this strait gate because the path is narrow. The further we go into God, the more pressure, the more demanding, and the greater discipline. But consider the illustration again. The pressures of those narrowing, restricted circumstances are meant to bring the necessary changes in our lives. We are to become pliable in His hands. The clay will respond to the touch of His hand. His grace will teach us, train us, and keep us on the narrow way. Finally, we will find ourselves at that gate. Narrow though it seems, when we pass through, we suddenly find ourselves in a widened expanse of abundant life.

Let Me dwell there, dear one. Invite Me into that spot, that most strategic spot, and give you the aid you need. The words of loving concern that I will give to you for others will benefit you and help build My kingdom. The direction I give you in your walk will enable you to grow stronger with each passing day. No day will be wasted. No moment can be discounted when the Beloved is giving instruction. Ask Me into this epicenter of your heart and let Me assist you, let Me direct your path of life!!
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http://www.thequickenedword.com/rhema/SeeingFromMisalignedSouls.htm



When people have wounds in their soul that have not healed and/or have not healed properly, it warps their perspectives about people, circumstances and God. Whatever they hear through people or God, or whatever experience they have that is filtered through the perverted lens of the wound, they are unable to “see” the truth about themselves, others or the Lord. It is a very, very sad thing to see how old soul wounds can affect people in such a misaligned way. It becomes almost impossible for them to believe the truth for what it actually is, and they are left bitter and blind. It is very grievous to watch this happen to people, when we see them fall and become wounded through offense. Their thought life is miserable, their conversations and attitudes about life are negative.



They are easily offended and begin a downward spiral of becoming:




· Critical

· Faultfinding

· Accusing

· Judgmental

· Angry

· Bitter

· Resentful

· Pessimistic

· Skeptical

· Depressed

· Hopeless

· Apathetic

· Unbelieving

· Unable to see or accept the truth


Navigating The Narrow Path
by John Paul Jackson
Last month, I shared about a vision and a subsequent encounter with the Holy Spirit that profoundly changed my life. I also spoke about a great, coming move of the Holy Spirit marked by four waves. You may wonder, "What will be required for this outpouring to happen?" You may be surprised by what I am about to share, which may change how you perceive what is important to God.

In this vision, the Lord spoke to me and showed me how He had divinely orchestrated the preparation of churches as well as individuals and the entirety of what is currently happening and will soon come to pass.

God said that He has been uniquely blending personalities and giftings in churches to create a spiritual atmosphere for His desired outpouring. Satan tries to stop what God is creating by stirring up strife, discord, and division - motivated by selfish ambition. As a result, we disdain individuals whom God chooses to move through and thus heighten the spiritual atmosphere around us.

While God longs to use us to heal others, and while many of us "say" that we let Him flow through us, God showed me how our actions and attitudes toward others actually contaminate and limit His Spirit's flow through us. This is why so little change actually happens when we pray. Yes, God still heals when imperfect people pray, but this happens more because the presence of the Lord flows "around" the person, instead of "through" the person.

God desires to flow "through" us to touch others. When His Spirit can flow unimpeded through us, we will see the highest levels of healings, miracles, and signs and wonders occur. We will carry the thick presence of God's Spirit and see lives radically transformed for the Kingdom.

Although faith can open the door for His Spirit to flow through us, the Holy Spirit's presence "in" us will be stifled and little outflow will occur, if the filter of our life is "clogged" by negative attitudes toward another person. What will flow out of us will resemble weak and polluted water. I believe this is one of the major reasons that we see so few healings and miracles taking place today. For miracles to occur, it requires that we cultivate a deeper measure of faith and the Holy Spirit's presence in our lives.

During this encounter with God, I was reminded of a previous message the Lord had shared with me: "Son, I long to give gifts to men and women more than men and women long to receive those gifts. But, I love you too much to give you a gift that later I would have to judge you for, because you are not ready for the adulation that comes as the gift is used. However, if you continue on this road in Me, one day I will be able to grant your prayer."

The Lord also reminded me of a message several years ago that He sent to me through a heavenly messenger: "God desires to pour forth His power in a way never before demonstrated, yet there has not been a vessel which could contain that power without becoming prideful. God is searching for a way to pour forth His signs and wonders, yet no people, church, or even gifting, has been able to stay uncontaminated."

As this angelic messenger revealed God's heart of great tenderness for us, he began to weep. God's heart began to tear as the angel disclosed how sibling rivalry contaminates the Body of Christ.

I felt heartsick as the Lord showed me how even a "small amount" of pride and self-centeredness contaminates us. When pride is left unchecked, like any other sin, pride will multiply within us. Moreover, as the pride in us encounters the pride within another's heart, it grows exponentially. Before we

realize it, what was once a "small amount" of pride has morphed into a large, ugly monster.

God also gave me a new understanding of the sins mentioned in James 3:14 - 4:3. He said, "These issues apply to My people right now. They must be addressed before I can flow unimpeded through anyone."

While the Lord longs to answer our prayers by giving us those things for which we are asking, He restrains Himself because it will worsen our spiritual condition. Therefore, we must make every effort to rid ourselves of envy, bitterness, self-seeking, and earthly, humanistic wisdom so that He may move freely and answer our prayers.

The Lord showed me how we take "pride" in our spiritual experiences, or in the pain that we have suffered. This pride creates a spiritual "pretense" about how God is going to use us. This pretense (imagined or exaggerated claims of importance) prompts us to seek "position". Then, we form "political" alliances with those who think like we do.

In our insecurity, we begin to develop "prejudice" toward those who think differently than us. Left unchecked, our prejudice will drive us to influence others to turn their hearts against those to whom we are prejudiced. Thus, instead of seeking to be used for God's pleasure, we seek God for our own "pleasure". We begin to insist that God grant our desires, rather than seeking to be poured out as a sacrificial offering to Him.

The Lord indicated that we must diligently guard our hearts for the hidden ploys of the enemy that encourage us to justify and endorse how we "feel" toward others. He said that any feeling we harbor toward our brother or sister that does not draw us toward them, is sin. Sin will contaminate and hinder His Holy Spirit's flow through us, and thus, hinder our prayers and seeing lives changed for His glory.

As we seek to walk circumspectly with the Lord, we must seek to fulfill the two most important spiritual commandments, as shared by the Lord Jesus:

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Matthew 22:37-39).

As we allow His Holy Spirit to flow unimpeded through us, the Lord will be justified in executing the fullness of His plan for us. We must continually check our hearts and minds daily.

Being free of biased hindrances in our relationship with God and with others is the all-important key for seeing an unprecedented release of the coming miraculous display of miracles, healings, and signs and wonders flowing "through" us to others.

Copyright © 2002 John Paul Jackson, Stream Ministries International. All rights reserved






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In His Love
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I Will Still The Storm by Becky Porter
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In: FEATURED WRITERS / Rivers of Living Waters
The Quickened Word Community Network http://wwwThequickenedword.Net
March 21, 2014


I hear the Lord saying: For I know the plans I have for you - they are plans for good and not for evil, they are plans to give you hope and a future. Things are not always what they seem on the surface. When you encounter negative situations and circumstances, it is very natural to feel anxious or fearful, but I want you to walk by faith and not by sight, and I want you to trust Me in spite of what you see, feel and hear going on around you. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers them out of them all. Yes, I will deliver you! I have not abandoned you, nor forgotten about you, and the things you are going through have not taken Me by surprise in any way! I will use the negative circumstances you have experienced to bring about My purposes, and I will bring much good out of those things - even the evil intent of others who have not had your best interests in mind.

You have My heart, My beloved - you are My special one in whom I am well pleased! I chose you, and I have a wonderful plan for your life - a plan you will like very much! Lay your head upon My chest and breathe in My quiet peace and rest. There is a place of rest, shelter, healing and restoration that I am bringing you to. I will restore all that the locust and cankerworm have eaten in your life. Do not look at the wind and the waves, but keep your eyes on Me, and I will still the storm!

Jeremiah 29:11 NIV "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Psalm 34:19 ESV Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.

Genesis 50:20 NLT You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good. He brought me to this position so I could save the lives of many people.

Mark 4:37-41 NKJV And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling. But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm. But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?" And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!"

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Do Not Let Discouragement Rob You
24th March, 2014
Lana Vawser
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Blessings Friends,
Felt an urgency on my heart to share this encouragement with you tonight.
Feel free to pass this on, I simply ask that it is not changed or edited in any way.
Blessings,
Lana Vawser

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick; but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life" - Proverbs 13:12


Many have been facing great opposition of late and discouragement has been high. There have been many tears and lots of weariness. Many have been at the point of giving up hope, hope deferred and despair has made it's presence known in a heavy way.

Do not despair. Do not allow discouragement to steal some of the greatest jewels of revelation and tools that the Lord is releasing into your hearts RIGHT NOW in this season. Do not allow the enemy to lie to you and sell you short. You are going to see God move above and beyond what you could ever hope or imagine. THAT is His nature, THAT is His Word, THAT is His love, and the enemy wants to rob you, right at the tipping point of heaven invading earth.

You are at a crossroads right now, and heaven is about to rain. The tipping point has been reached and the great flooding is about to happen in great acceleration. But the enemy is seeking to deactivate many in their steadfastness to the Lord, their trust, and their faith, but heavy attacks of discouragement, despair and hopelessness.

DO NOT give in! DO NOT give up! Despite the weariness, despite your emotions, OFFER your sacrifice of praise. LIFT UP your eyes to heaven, LIFT UP your hands in worship, do not forsake your greatest weapon in praise and worship in this season.

For the Lord is releasing power to empower through worship. His power to empower you to move forward in healing, in freedom, in breakthrough, in signs and wonders, in radical moves of His Spirit that you have imagined. His power to empower you to encounter His love like never before, His kindness to break your heart in the most amazing way. His power to empower you to radically love those around you, those who have cursed you, those who have hurt you, those who have turned their back on you. His LOVE and His POWER is empowering you. The weariness, the discouragement, the despair will all fall away as you WORSHIP HIM.

HE is going to meet you! He is going to provide for you. He is going to take you deeper than you could ever imagine. He is going to take you into a level of intimacy you have not known before.

Heaven is at tipping point, and you are about to sing one of the greatest songs of victory that you have ever known. You are about to be positioned in an place that you have only ever dreamt of, the only thing is, it will be BETTER than you expect.

The prognosis is GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!! The prognosis is GOD IS FOR YOU! GOD LOVES YOU and He is going to work EVERYTHING out for your BEST. Even if things turn out not as you expect, God is turning all things for your good. Do not let the fact that things may not happen the way you expect derail you. There will be greater blessings awaiting you.

Restoration is taking place right now! Doors that seemed to never open in the past are about to open but in a bigger and better way than before.

People of God, the Lord is rising up His warriors of love, that know how to seek His heart, praise Him and hold to Him through the tremendous opposition and heavy discouragement.

Heaven is at tipping point!!! Do not give up now! Some of the greatest victories are about to manifest and as you keep your eyes on Him and worship Him, you will come out of this season with some of the greatest life changing revelations in your hearts, that will change the world, and tools of lessons learnt in the secret place with Him, that will bring radical transformation to this world and see His Kingdom established.

Get ready! The Glory of the Lord is about to fall upon you in a greater way as you keep your eyes on Him and seek Him and you will shine like NEVER before.

He has not forgotten you, or His promises to you. You have been stretched to receive MORE, to contain MORE, and those in your "world" and the world are about to see the goodness of God's love in your life, sudden testimonies and radical transformations that testify only to a supernatural LOVING KIND God.
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Many of My children are calling out to Me, asking that I free them from the power of the wicked one. I want you to know that I have freed you. I have completely freed you. You must believe that your Holy God took His task seriously and did everything that would make it possible for you to walk free of the enemy. You must act on these words of truth. You must take them to heart. He has no power over you. I am the All-powerful God Who saw fit to defeat the enemy once and for all. Take these words and meditate on them. Take these words to heart and bear them in mind when the enemy sends his fiery darts in your direction. You serve a powerful God, a God Who is full of love and I love you so much that I defeated the evil one for you. I defeated him once for all. Now you must act on that truth. You must act on the positive aspects of that truth, knowing that I am with you, close to you, protecting you, and you can defeat him by demonstrating to him that you will not succumb to his antics.

You are on a road with Me that is rich with pleasure in abiding in the love of the Holy One. Remember this when the enemy comes alongside you and tries to distract you. You do not have to give him your attention. You do not need to answer his taunts. You simply need to focus on Me, converse with Me, and we will be on our way. We will make good time on this road of delight, the road that I prepared for you to walk with Me as My companion.

The enemy would love to see you stumble and get off the chosen path of the Almighty God. Keep your focus on the prize, beloved. Maintain your focus on Me. Converse with Me. Call out to Me. Ignore his antics. He is out to trip you up, but you need not regard a word that he speaks. Regard Me, beloved. You need only to REGARD ME!!!
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THE SECRET OF INDIVIDUAL RESTORATION

A Move From God's Heart

By Mary Lindow



I invite you to step out from the familiar comfort zone in which you now 
are and take a risk. 
In the body of Christ today there are many different kinds of comfort 
zones. Step out from your comfort zone that leaves you in the place of 
being a “Fallow ground- Christian.” 


What I mean by that statement is;
“Being currently inactive but with the 
possibility of activity or use in the future.”



THINK HONESTLY 

Are you living as unto yourself, basking in self-approval or self hatred, or 
are you self-consciously living for God’s glory and for the encouragement 
of others? 

Is there joy in your life, and a deeply developing love for God, in the 
“routine” you have carved for yourself? 



We all need the discipline of doing something that goes beyond our 
comfort zone. Some of us need to risk being at an event whose only 
purpose is to pray instead of going to get something or hear something 
that will feed our own need for more attention and self-focus. 



How many times have your heard the line, “If I won the Publisher’s Clearing 
House Sweepstakes, I would do sooooo much to help others who are poor 
or are going through difficult times?!” Or, maybe you have said, “When I 
close this business deal, get my family inheritance, sell that piece of 
property (uh…brings to mind a certain Ananias and Sapphira from Acts 5) 
then I will obey the prompting of the Lord to “Do something to help.” 




A MOVE FROM GOD’S HEART
If we are truly going have a move of God’s Heart not just His Hand in the form of a “Harvest”, we need to start living the lifestyle that sets a 
precedence for such a move!

Meaning?

Prying our fingers away from what 
we will not share with others until “we” are first satisfied and justified in 
our own “Self preservation.” This does not just apply to material goods. It 
means sharing from the heart humbly, partaking openly with others 
allowing them in, and allowing tears to flow in vulnerability.

These make 
us equals in painful times and equal when we rejoice. 

If folks can’t share during their good times and seasons of abundance, 
they will not fully obey the Lord in caring for their brothers and sisters 
when times are difficult.


SHARE WHAT?
Time, resources, wisdom, counsel, transparent dialog. And, how about a 
focused “Listening ear” instead of a benevolent sort of “tolerant” dead-pan 
stare as someone pours out their deeply bruised soul, looking for a 
handhold or foothold that will assist them in grappling with the 
overwhelming “mountain” of life.

“For the LORD searches every heart 
and understands every motive behind the thoughts. 

If you seek him, you will find him; 
but if you forsake him, he will reject you forever. “

1 Chronicles 28:9


Woe to those who think they are fooling themselves when they say that 
they “need to be careful” when they give so people don’t “depend on them 
or expect more from them! 

 Imagine Jesus saying that! He would never withhold from us in order to 
protect “His” investments or hard earned, “worked to the bone” assets! He gave ALL with no guarantee that we would ever appreciate or value it. 




JUST DO IT!
Invite another family or friend to your home. Don’t wait to be invited. Take 
the initiative. Eat together around the table in your dining room or kitchen. 
Talk together. Pray together. Start a plan of blessing someone in need that 
you know of - together.



DO YOU HEAR VOICES?
Stop the mindless chattering that is allowed in most of our self-talking 
heads that allows the flesh to push aside the promptings of the Lord! 


Times are getting tough, and those who have been reluctant to share when 
the times were not nearly where they are heading now, will be called up for 
service again, and asked by the Lord to assist those who 
are perhaps weaker, lesser, and much “leaner” in their provisions. 



Start with something small, something useful. Keep it going. And whatever 
you do, keep it between you and the Lord, where your reward is given 
weight in the records in heaven for eternity, not just for a few fleeting 
strokes of the ego here on earth.


THE “PRIVATE THINGS” OF PERSONAL RENEWAL…
…EXPOSED!
Begin a private life of personal devotion.
Rediscover your prayer closet.


”Very early in the morning, while it was still dark,

Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, 

Where he prayed.” 

Mark 1:35


GUT IT OUT WITH GOD
Confess your dissatisfaction with the stale places 
where you have allowed “moss” to grow over in your devotion to the 
discipline of Reading the words of Jesus, Heeding the words of Jesus, and 
then Feeding the Words of Jesus to the hungry, lost, and scared people 
around you in your daily “Missionary calling” as a follower of the Great Reviver of your soul.


”For this is what the high and lofty One says— 
He who lives forever, whose name is holy: 

"I live in a high and holy place, 
but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, 
 to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.”

- Isaiah 57:15


“FLAT LINING”
Personal revival is usually needed when something in our walk with the 
Savior has gone into a “Flat line” and needs to be “shocked” back into a 
proper heartbeat. 



The closer we become devoted to and more intimate with The King, The 
Comforter, and Savior, the more near He is to us and, will reveal His daily 
“Divine Appointments” for our lives and for His Glory. 



If Jesus did it to survive- so must we!

“But Jesus would often go to some place where he could be alone and pray.” 

-Luke 5:16



WE NEED TO BE ALONE!
Why? In order to not have the distraction of leaning on someone else to “do the praying or talking” for us for one! We gain 
perspective, and refreshing after repenting, and a “reality check” regarding how we are to live the lifestyle of a Christian in an ever-darkening world 
where morals and values are crumbling at an uncontrollable speed.



LET US SEE AND HEAR AND ACT!
As we face the fallow ground left unfruitful (through intentional denial that we allowed this) in our lives and allow the Father to create a clean heart in us, and renew or “Revive” a right spirit (godly attitude) within it, the soil 
can be a host for seed and harvest. 



He gladly does this! WE are His faith seeds in the soil of Earth!

"He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, 

will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him."
-
Psalm 126:6 


"He restores my soul. 

He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake." 

Psalm 23:3



WISDOM FROM THE SPIRIT 


If you want present day revelation, you must have a level of solid Christian 
maturity to not only discern it, but to apply it. There are more and more 
”Muddy” approaches regarding how to be wise or savvy in living your life
 being sold in bookstores and every media venue out there!

If you want to 
drink or eat re-cycled food…well, be my guest. BUT! If you truly desire 
depth and a secure anchor for surviving and flourishing in any 
circumstance that you surely will have attempt to sidetrack and undermine 
your Godly Destiny, you and I will have to go to THE SOURCE of Wisdom 
and stay there until we “Get it.”


”We do, however, speak a message of wisdom among the mature,

but not the wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, 

Who are coming to nothing.”

1 Corinthians 2:6


”But solid food is for the mature, 

Which by constant use have trained themselves 
to distinguish good from evil.”

Hebrews 5:14


GIVE JESUS JOY!


"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."
- Romans 12:12 


These are the attributes of the faithful and true follower of Christ. And, as Jesus watches over our coming and our going, every moment of every day, 
His joy is made complete when He sees the evidence of a restored life being fruitful and steadfast, no matter what the condition of their 
circumstance or surroundings.



Believer. Let us press on into the walk of maturity in Christ where nothing 
shakes or shatters us anymore, because we live in the light of His Glorious Grace.


”So we praise God for the glorious grace 
he has poured out on us
Who belong to his dear Son.” 

- Ephesians 1:6

~ QUOTE FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS ~

"Whenever we are obstinate and self-willed and set upon our own 
ambitions,
...We are hurting Jesus.

Every time we stand on our rights and 
insist that this is what we intend to do,
...We are persecuting Jesus.

Whenever 
we stand on our dignity we systematically vex and grieve His Spirit; and 
when the knowledge comes home that it is Jesus Whom we have been 
persecuting all the time,
...It is the most crushing revelation there could be.” 




Duplication and sharing of this writing is welcomed 
as long as complete message and website information 
for Mary Lindow is included. 
Thank You! 
Copyright © 2014
" THE MESSENGER " ~ Mary Lindow

www.marylindow.com 

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My deposition over you is Grace therefore look forward to your walk of obedience for as you reach the Jordans of your life I shall part the waters for you "as you move forward stepping in my likeness" and as you see my reflection in you across the waters they shall part and rise up to greet you on each side revealing the passage of righteousness I have laid out before you for as I breathed over the waters of Time even now I breathe over you defining and refining each moment of your heart and as your heart beats in time with mine we shall cross over Jordan into your promise of inheritance "that is Me in you and us in The Father " AS ONE " .

Do you see your inheritance now ?! For all of Zion awaits your total surrender for it is I that must carry you not the other way around . So let go of intent and hold onto My Will for it is My Spirit that moves Heaven and Earth for you and He is ready and able to DO The Father's Will in your life even Now !

Deposition : " GRACE "

In the law a deposition is the out-of-court oral testimony of a witness that is reduced to writing for later use in court or for discovery purposes. "Discover GRACE"



John 16:7
7 However, I am telling you nothing but the truth when I say it is profitable (good, expedient, advantageous) for you that I go away. Because if I do not go away, the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Advocate, Intercessor, Strengthener, Standby) will not come to you [into close fellowship with you]; but if I go away, I will send Him to you [to be in close fellowship with you].

Job 33:4 [It is] the Spirit of God that made me [which has stirred me up], and the breath of the Almighty that gives me life [which inspires me].
Joshua 3
Amplified Bible (AMP)

3 Joshua rose early in the morning and they removed from Shittim and came to the Jordan, he and all the Israelites, and lodged there before passing over.

2 After three days the officers went through the camp,

3 Commanding the people: When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God being borne by the Levitical priests, set out from where you are and follow it.

4 Yet a space must be kept between you and it, about 2,000 cubits by measure; come not near it, that you may [be able to see the ark and] know the way you must go, for you have not passed this way before.

5 And Joshua said to the people, Sanctify yourselves [that is, separate yourselves for a special holy purpose], for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you.

6 Joshua said to the priests, Take up the ark of the covenant and pass over before the people. And they took it up and went on before the people.

7 The Lord said to Joshua, This day I will begin to magnify you in the sight of all Israel, so they may know that as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.

8 You shall command the priests who bear the ark of the covenant, When you come to the brink of the waters of the Jordan, you shall stand still in the Jordan.

9 Joshua said to the Israelites, Come near, hear the words of the Lord your God.

10 Joshua said, Hereby you shall know that the living God is among you and that He will surely drive out from before you the Canaanites, Hittites, Hivites, Perizzites, Girgashites, Amorites, and Jebusites.

11 Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth is passing over before you into the Jordan!

12 So now take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe.

13 When the soles of the feet of the priests who bear the ark of the Lord of all the earth shall rest in the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan coming down from above shall be cut off and they shall stand in one heap.

14 So when the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan, with the priests bearing the ark of the covenant before the people,

15 And when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were in the brink of the water—for the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest—

16 Then the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap far off, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan; and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt [Dead] Sea, were wholly cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho.

17 And while all Israel passed over on dry ground, the priests who bore the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on dry ground in the midst of the Jordan, until all the nation finished passing over the Jordan.

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Garris Elkins: The Father's Wisdom For You

At my age and length of service in God's Kingdom, I am now what some people would call a spiritual father. In most gatherings I am one of the older pastors in the room. As we age, wisdom can increasingly be present and in operation in our lives if we have allowed God access to our hearts along the way in our journey of faith.

A spiritual father should be able to speak words of wisdom, but he should also be able to reveal the heart of God out of which that wisdom was birthed. Understanding God's heart is what motivates our obedience. Wisdom, without knowing God's heart, is a limited understanding of wisdom.

For the last month the Lord has been asking me as a spiritual father to join with Him to encourage His Church to believe for something new. He began to give me simple sentences of understanding, and then a few days later He would reveal His heart behind each of those words. This deeper revelation helped me understand His heart that motivated His wisdom.

I invite you to read these words delivered by two fathers – an imperfect earthly, spiritual father and a perfect and loving Heavenly Father. God wants to encourage us to keep believing and trusting that He is good and has good things planned for His children. Understanding this truth is the foundation of true wisdom.

Honor Is the Victory

As you walk in honor, God desires to turn your enemies into allies. Those who have opposed you will now come to your rescue. Honor is the victory.

"I am about to do a turnaround. This turnaround will surprise you because you would never think your enemies could become your allies. This is a time to give honor to those who have betrayed you. Once the honor is given, the enemy of your soul that has caused this division will lose his ability to control the outcome. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons by the Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld and Providence Lithograph Company)

"This will be like the meeting of My sons, Jacob and Esau, years after a great division took place in their relationship. Jacob humbled himself before his offended brother, bowing down before him in humility, and I did a powerful work of restoration. I have this work of restoration planned for you and those defined as your enemy."

The Door That Can Only Be Crossed With A Humble Stride

At every point of adversity a door of destiny is opened. The threshold of this door can only be crossed with a humble stride.

"There have been places of adversity in your life – places that you now run from. I am calling you to step with humility into these places of adversity, and I will open a supernatural doorway. This doorway is hidden from prideful eyes. Only the humble will see this doorway and walk across its threshold. Step forward, and I will show you what I am about to do."

There IS Treasure In the Debris of Your Challenges

After difficult discussions and challenging interaction there has been relational debris left behind. The way forward is found in the debris.

"The world collects debris and calls it garbage. I collect debris and transform it into treasure. There have been painful outcomes in some of your relationships. What was left behind has been defined as debris. I am about to change your definitions. (Photo via Flickr by International Labour Organization, license, resized by The Elijah List)

"This is the same kind of debris Peter faced when he failed Me the night of My betrayal. Peter thought his future would be navigated around the constant reminder of his failure. I had another plan.

"If you are looking for the way forward, it will be found in the restoration of those relationships that now look like piles of debris. The restoration you seek will be found by making right your contribution to the failure in those relationships. If you do this, I will show you the treasure I see within the debris."

First Encounter God

New direction is the result of realignment. Realignment only takes place after an encounter with God. Encounter is the priority, not a new direction.

"Your desire for a new direction has replaced your desire for the sound of My voice. Seeking new direction will not bring you peace. Only My voice brings peace. You are in need of realignment, not to a new purpose or direction, but to Me. Encounter Me as My Church did in Antioch when they waited before Me in worship and prayer. Encounter Me and I will reveal to you a new direction."

Just Obey

A word from God loses its impact and becomes diluted when we run it through too many relational or corporate filters before we obey.

"Invite people to your obedience. Do not wait for consensus. You have allowed My word to become diluted in your heart. The filter of man's opinion has strained out the meat of My word from within you. I have prepared a wonderful meal for you. Return to the feasting table of fresh revelation. Put down your fear of failure and your need to have others walk with you in your obedience. I have not left you alone. I am the One who will do what I promised." (Photo via Flickr by BuzzFarmers, license.)

Your Destiny Waits For You In God's Presence

For real change to take place there must exist both a willingness to let go of the present and a willingness to embrace the future.

"You are holding on when you should be letting go. I have promised to lead you to a good place – a place of blessing and purpose. Do not fear the future you define as 'unknown.' I know this future because I reside there. It is from that place that I am inviting you to come. Your destiny waits for you in My presence. Let go. Come to Me and I will welcome you."

Wisdom Moves At the Speed of Revelation

When God is moving and someone says, "We need to slow down," this is fear speaking. Wisdom moves at the speed of revelation.

"My wisdom is not limited to the measurements and restrictions of the natural world. When I gave you the word of hope, I gave it knowing it would seem too fast to you. I was after more than the accomplishment of that word. I was after that place of fear in your heart that caused you to pull back and ask for things to slow down. Trust Me. Take hold of My promise and move forward with confidence in My faithfulness to perform what I have promised." (Photo via Flickr by photologue_np, license, edited and resized by The Elijah List)

God Honors Your Faithful Persistence

If you keep pressing in, you will eventually break through. God honors faithful persistence.

"You will move forward in the direction you have chosen to lean. Lean toward My grace. Press in toward My faithfulness. Tilt your life in the direction of My promise. This is your act of pressing in. Even in your failure, you will fall in the direction you have chosen to lean. This is how breakthrough will take place in your life.

"I have promised to give you the desires of your heart if you will first delight yourself in Me. Your delight in Me is your persistence in the middle of opposition. I will honor your persistence with breakthrough because you have chosen to press into Me."

Garris Elkins, Senior Leader
Living Waters Church – Medford, Oregon
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