Yesterday on World Communion Sunday, my pastor felt God’s call to have our children serve communion. It was a powerful time!
We are in a new season of time in the Church! God is raising up mighty men and women of God, mighty girls and boys of God (youth and children), for such a time as this!
Brothers & Sisters in Christ! DO NOT underestimate how powerfully God can use the younger generations for His glory!! May we not impose OUR restrictions and doubt upon what He can accomplish in and through them!
HAVE YOUR WAY, LORD!!
GET READY, CHURCH!
As I lay in bed this morning, in that moment of fresh awakening, I had a quick vision from the Lord.
I saw a windshield in front of me – what I would see if I was in the car looking out. The windshield was spotted with many black dots. As this vision quickly disappeared, I asked the Lord what I was seeing. I “heard” the following in my spirit:
“As you go through life, there are many things that can clutter up your vision so that you are not seeing as clearly as you should. Just like bugs on a windshield, these things can cloud and cause your vision to be compromised.”
Brothers & Sisters, I invite you to join me in seeking out those things that are inhibiting us from having CLARITY OF VISION.
What could some of these things be? Unforgiveness, critical spirit, pride, doubt, disappointment, self-pity and too much busyness in our lives are some that I can think of. Can you think of others that would interfere with us having GOD’S VISION flowing in our lives?
I hear the Lord saying:
“It’s time to clean the windshield!”
Lord, may Your Living Water wash away all those things that are inhibiting our vision! We position ourselves before you for a fresh cleaning, a fresh preparation for all that is coming! May we see through Your eyes! May the Holy Spirit be our “windshield!”
This Holy Windshield not only will give us clear vision…but we will be protected from the winds of destruction that try to beat us down! Hallelujah!!
Lord, YOU are our VISION! YOU are our GUIDE! YOU are our PROTECTION! GLORY!!
We are ready for a FRESH CLEANING! AMEN!
I hear the Lord saying:
Don’t wait for Me to move…
As YOU move and step out in faith to My call… then I will move in response to your obedience.
I know that you hear Me! Why are you slow to move? I am ready to release My Power and Love through you!
LISTEN…HEAR…AND OBEY!
I LOVE YOU…
A couple of weeks ago as I was worshipping in our new early Sunday service, I found myself receiving a vision from God as we sang the words, “in you I live and move and breathe…”
In the vision, I saw us individually and as the Church represented as a baby in the womb of its mother. When a baby is in the womb, it receives oxygen and nutrients from the placenta into its bloodstream by being connected to the mother by the umbilical cord. The baby is also protected as it is cushioned and floating in the amniotic sac. The amniotic fluid not only helps to cushion the baby from bumps and injury, but it also provides it with fluids that it can breathe and swallow.
Ahhhh, beloved of God!! We receive everything we need to grow and thrive as we are connected to God through the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is like that umbilical cord that is intimately connected to the mother. We are intimately connected to Almighty God through the Holy Spirit!
The amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby is like the Living Water that surrounds and is present within us. Just like the amniotic fluid is surrounding the baby and within the baby – so the Holy Spirit surrounds us and is within us.
As I was having this vision, I had such a profound sense of the care and protection of the Lord as we are being molded and shaped into who God has called us to be. We are being transformed more and more into His image as we continue to stay connected to Him in all we say and do. (2 Corinthians 3:18)
As I continued to worship and meditate on this vision…I began to hear in my spirit, “The baby is coming to term!”
Brothers and Sisters! The Church is coming to a place of being ready to be “birthed!” The Lord is bringing His Church to a place of maturity – for us to be able to move and be the mighty loving force that will impact the world for His glory!
And we know that there is pain and discomfort that comes with a birth. And it can be messy. Do not despair or feel overwhelmed as we, the Church, are experiencing the birth pains that come with new life! Have you felt the pull to break out of the same routine and comfort of the past? Have you felt that call that there is something MORE ready to erupt within your life and the life of your Church?
Are you ready for NEW LIFE to be breathed into those places that are starving and hungering for more? Are you ready to be released into GREATER VISION; GREATER POWER, GREATER LOVE?
The last part of active labor is called the transition. TRANSITION in our lives and in the life of the Church is happening now!!
GET READY!!
Our past experiences help to make us who we are today. Those experiences that we look upon as “good” and those experiences that we label as “bad” all work together to bring us into the place we find ourselves today.
It is so comforting to know that no matter what experiences we have had, God can use all of them for our good.
“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 ESV
We all learn from the good times we have had and from the bad. It is easy to look back with regret…wishing we had done things differently…but, we can’t allow the enemy to trap us in that place of regret. God can use even our regrets to change our future.
It is easy to look at things that we consider the “high points” of our lives and want to drag them into our today and dwell in that place of good feeling and accomplishment. But, God wants to open up new “high points” for us! We mustn’t allow our past accomplishments to take the place of all that God wants to do in and through us NOW!
Beloved of God, we learn from our past but we don’t live there. God has so much MORE that He has planned for you! Glance back…but keep your focus and attention firmly ahead!!
Your future is manifesting in the present – don’t miss it!
I feel a STIRRING in my spirit! There is much spiritual activity going on!
TRANSITIONING…
POSITIONING…
The Church is being called to attention! Marching orders are being distributed.
A RESTRUCTURING of ministries is beginning! Things that have been on “the back burner” are being moved up…and things that have been in the forefront are being put into a place of being refueled. And the Lord is adding ingredients that need to be added to achieve its purpose in this next season.
I feel a SHIFTING! Some things will be slowed down and some things will be speeded up. TIMING is important! Be sensitive to the Lord’s direction.
FOCUS! The Lord is sharpening our vision to SEE!!
There is much angelic activity! They are also being positioned by the Lord to strategically help those ones that are being raised up for such a time as this!
GET READY! GET READY!
[The Lord first gave me this word on this day in 2012. I believe we are still seeing the manifestation of it today! ~Tina Roach]
As I am sitting here drinking my coffee, I find my thoughts going to those that are in a time of uncertainty in their life situation.
I feel your desperation for things to be different. I hear you crying out to the Lord to change your life.
Dearest, precious, beloved of God! As I am sitting here, I also feel the faithful, all-encompassing, powerful Love that God has for you! He has not forgotten you. He hears you…He sees you…He has such an amazing plan for your life!
Even though you may feel that what is happening in your life is holding you back…remember that God can cause ALL things to work together for your good.
Our lives are full of life experiences – good and bad. But, our powerful Lord uses all these experiences to mold and shape us into a vessel that will display His glory!
I hear Him saying, “One step at a time!”
What has He called you to do today? Don’t discount what He can do through that one obedient step! Don’t downplay the importance of what may seem to be a “little” act of obedience.
It’s okay to feel uncertainty…it’s okay to want to see things changed…BUT, walk forward – one step at a time – knowing that God is with you! And He is going before you preparing the way!
You will make it to your destiny, beloved! ONE STEP AT A TIME!!!
There is such joy in walking in the calling that God has placed upon our lives!! There is such joy in using our spiritual gifts for others!!
I attended a church service in my community tonight. My plan was to just go and receive. And I did indeed receive – encouragement, confirmation, and love from those attending…along with solid biblical teaching!
But, the Lord also used me for others as well. I prophesied over 5 people there as a result of visions He gave me for them. Thank You, Lord!!
I have found that when we have a spiritual gift, it is hard to just “turn it off!” And why would we want to? God gives His gifts to be used!
Are you walking in your gift? Are you using it for His glory? Are you experiencing the joy that comes from ministering to others?
It is time to step out in faith and take your position in the body of Christ! You are needed and God will use you mightily!
5 years ago today, I posted this Word from the Lord. Since that time, I have continued to see His hand upon children and youth – today more than ever!! May we support our children and youth as God touches them in love and power!! Thank You, LORD!!
I am raising up children and youth within My Kingdom!! Don’t underestimate My Power within them!
Reflection of Glory! 