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Over the last few months, I have heard the Lord say repeatedly that a time is coming when conventional wisdom will no longer be a reliable advisor. I have sensed we are moving toward a moment where a rapid and startling reset of our current reality will take place....
When the microphones of truth are manipulated and controlled in an attempt to silence a message, those attempts will not prevail. The Spirit of God will raise up a chorus of truth-tellers not constrained by any human attempt to silence a voice or control a...
The storms of life have a purpose. They are used for revelation. They reveal our character, the plans of the enemy, and our true friends. We can’t run away from these storms. We must hunker down in faith to endure their passage by clinging to the Lord. When the storm...
You look like a little child standing before this immense need. In your hand is an empty straw basket. To those who lack spiritual insight it appears that your childlike posture of faith cannot meet this need. Your basket is empty for a reason. You have relied...
You want to run, but you know you cannot outrun what is coming. This immense wave of circumstance that is building before you has caught you beyond the security of the shoreline in the shallow waters of knee-deep vulnerability. Your only survival...
Your departure into the next season of life will be like a hot air balloon ride. The last blast of heat from the burner has filled the canopy. The balloon is filled and ready floating just a few feet above the earth. Nothing else needs to take place except...
Your life resembles one of those party games where people hold a weighted object straight out in front of them seeing how long they can hold it up before their arm starts trembling from exhaustion. In this season of life you have been holding the weight of your...
Your life has been idling at this intersection for too long. This was only a temporary stop, not a place to park. As you pulled up to this season of life God intended you to stop and like driving a car you needed to move forward again, but you haven’t. The...
The armor is like an ornate gold breastplate with shoulder pads worn by a first century centurion. Inside the armor a child is playing. The contrast is striking – a little child rolling around and laughing inside a protective battle garment designed for someone...
In this last season you have felt like a person trying to haul water while carrying a leaking bucket. All your efforts seem to have drained out onto the pathway of your life. So many things are not working like you planned yet you continue to repeat...
You are about to walk between two opinions. The demand that has been placed upon you to come into agreement with either side of this issue is a work of division and compromise. As you walk farther down this path the opposing parties will assume you are...
This unwarranted criticism has been devastating. The words spoken were harsh and impersonal. Their painful impact has lasted long after the verbal punch was withdrawn. You have defined this criticism as unwarranted and it is unwarranted in a natural sense. ...
You have been on spiritual autopilot for some time. It has felt good to not have to make decisions. You wanted a break from the challenges of life. While this was restful for a little while you are now restless because you are uncomfortable where things are...
The measure of your love is seen most clearly when you can celebrate in another person’s life what you do not possess in your own. Your unhealthy response to loss in your life over personal lack or misfortune can create a demand in those nearest to you to silence...
You feel like the ship of your destiny has sailed without you. You are standing on this dock in despair watching as your ship sails away and disappears into the distant horizon. This image and the feelings of despair are lies birthed in the pit of hell to cause...