- by Prophetic Overseer Bill Hernandez -
I sense that the Lord has been approaching us in a whole new way for this particular season in our lives. He's always close, however, in His closeness now I can feel a kind of urgency and inspiration to be proactive and to make an effort to push forward and engage in the activities of the Kingdom. We all have our part to play in our personal lives through our callings, strengths and gifts.
Now is the time to re-engage ourselves in our dreams and the things that gave us life. It's also time to take up new ways of serving the body. Now is the time to be fruitful to shake off our season of fallowness. Now is the time to position ourselves to catch the wave that is upon us. It's time for the sleeper to wake up. It's time to pay attention and take note of the Father's nudge to move forward. It's time to ask the Lord to wake you up.
There is resistance and some of us have become jaded, but this jadedness must be conquered and put aside because this is the hour of His closeness in a whole new way. We are near the mountain summit of a long climb. This is not the time to throw it all away, to give up, to become complacent or passive.
Paraphrasing a book by Hannah Hurnard titled Hinds Feet in High Places there was a child named Much Afraid who was escaping the Valley of Humiliation. She had difficulty walking and her quest was to climb a mountain to the Chief Shepherd's Kingdom of Love and every time she reached a milestone or victory she gathered a stone as a memorial. Having nearly given up getting closer and closer to the top she almost threw away the stones in discouragement. After having struggled to the summit, the stones eventually became glittering gemstones in her crown of victory.
We have all been in our various processes or personal quests. We have all served to one degree or another and we have learned a lot and have experienced paradigm shifts in how we view God, the church and our relationships. All that learning has been part of a journey that has taken us to this season, this cusp or turn in what the Father is about to do. This is not the time to give up and throw away the stones and small victories we have accumulated. Part of the process of our destinies is to have times of rest, quiet and a sense of fallowness. Sometimes we can mistake this process for a dead end in our lives. It's time to shake off this perception as the Lord shouts out a clarion call to rouse ourselves from our season of having laid it down for awhile. I can hear Him saying, "TO ARMS", "ATTENTION"!
I really feel that it is no longer acceptable to make up excuses for walking away from being available to God's call upon our lives to fulfill the Great Commission in all the ways authored for our particular destiny walk. This is the season to get up and to not ignore Him. I can almost hear the shofars blowing over the land. He's calling us to step forward and to step up to the plate and poise ourselves in readiness to catch the wave that is building on the near horizon. The swell is building.
How to catch the wave: Ask Him to wake you up and to help you see what He's doing. Revisit former commitments you made to Him. Review prophetic words spoken over you and reaffirm them. Give any resistance or negativity to Him. Let go of any person that you felt may have hindered or hurt you and move on into your personal glorious calling authored by your Father in heaven. Be honest with your complaints and misgivings with Him. He wants to hear it all, like a best friend except He is the ultimate perfect besty. The worst complaints don't phase Him. Ask what you can do for the body and start doing it, even in small ways or at least intercession. Every bit counts and every part we play adds to the momentum in our lives to move into greater exploits for the Lord. We also have greater discoveries of who we are in His loving eyes. It's not going to happen being in neutral any more. It's time to march.
Doug Addison published a word in December 2016. One thing that really popped out was this quote from the Lord, "I am with you, so do not give up..." Here is the link to the rest of the word. It echoes what I am sensing for us. http://dougaddison.com/2016/12/christmas-prophetic-word-for-you-i-am-positioning-you/
When the Lord gets closer our hearts get stirred up and when they are, we automatically want to give away the blessings bestowed upon us. Get ready to receive and be re-energized for the Great Commission activities. We are headed into eye popping times.
"Your people will volunteer freely in the day of Your power..." Ps 110:3
In Him,
Bill Hernandez |
|
No comments:
Post a Comment