Take the Hand of Hope Once Again
Take the hand of hope and walk patiently down the road of faith that leads you to the most beautiful places.
Take the hand of hope and walk patiently down the road of faith that leads you to the most beautiful places.
Turn toward the Lord and watch as He runs to you and does for you what you have not been able to do for yourself.
You are trampling the grapes of wrath and creating the wine that brings joy to your heart once again.
You have only been emptied so that you can be a vessel that will be filled.
The Holy Spirit was so kind to give me words of encouragement, wisdom, comfort, and God’s love for him until we parted ways after landing.
The Lord is standing on the shore of your life and has an opportunity for you to receive your miracle— what is he asking you to do?
Thanksgiving flows from the heart that is confident and has entered into trusting the Lord.
Angels with bags of change are posted and waiting to see who to pour out the offering upon and the places where change is to break forth.
The dawn is breaking, and the new morning is announcing your new name.
My heart needed to be emptied of all the “things” that had cluttered it so that He could come in and commune with me.
I had stepped into a divine appointment— not because I needed my hair done but because the amazing God of mercy and grace.
You will see the God of “more than you can ask or imagine” align the pieces needed to bring forth the open door.
Jesus is knocking on the door, so He might come in and change everything through His love.
If the Lord has promised you something then He will make a way through.
Allowing your lips to glorify Him when you aren’t emotionally driven is teaching you soul obedience and honor.
The bell is being rung, the doves are cooing, and the banner is flying high as a sign to come and gather.
You will recover your children, your family, and all the plunder that your enemies have stolen from you.
It is our choice— will we choose resentment or refinement?
His presence with us never changes, even when those we love move away or pass away.
Let His Spirit cause your spirit to soar above the grey skies so that you can sing a new song.
God not only sees your tomorrow but He goes ahead of you and clears the way for you.
He is inviting us into set apart times to stop, to dwell, to gaze, to breathe, and to be held until we are exchanging burdens for beauty.
Trample the enemy, trample delay, trample distraction, trample the flesh until the Spirit is poured out and the new wine is brought forth.
Your prayers have already been heard, so now prophesy His faithfulness and His outcome and answer NOW!
His mercies are new for you today, and all that you need is provided for you BY HIS HAND.
I was praying more from a place of burdens and worries than from faith and thanksgiving.
You may not see any hope with your eyes but He is working behind the scenes – beyond what you can see.
It isn’t lack of faith to have nerves— your faith is proven by your willingness to step forward.
God sent His Spirit and His love to seal you with an unbreakable and eternal seal that NOTHING can break.
Whether you have stepped out in faith to “walk on water” or you are still in the boat pondering, know that He is with you.
We doubt because we have not sought the treasures found within the secret place.
The Lord pulled them out and placed them in green pastures, beside still waters, and began restoring their souls!
Declare that you will rise and once again be used to expand His Kingdom.
This focus will bring you confidence about God’s involvement not only in the details of your life but in the whole world.
Do not dwell on things that provoke worry and be sure to remind your soul that the Lord has the answers to every situation surrounding you.
God is with you— in the impossibles that surround you personally and in the world around us.
God is moving in such a sovereign way in this hour but it is requiring that we yield to Him— and often this means getting “our way” out of His way.
There is an adverse rebound that has been unleashed against the kingdom of darkness.
I believe that the first act of 2025 for the Church in the United States is to pray for the nations.
Giants may face nations and lands— but in 2025 we will see many fall like the great Goliath of old.
Now we prepare to enter 2025 with hope and trust in our God.
As Holy Spirit leads, specific needs will be highlighted with wisdom and guidance of how precisely to pray.
If you are wondering what to ask for this Christmas, I have a suggestion.
You are to become the weight of His glory and power over those things that have been burdening you.
In Christ, there really is no “average” day because every day is miraculous.
God has never changed His covenant with us and our yes to Him must also carry that same unchanging commitment.
There is such a war over hope but those in Christ are bound as prisoners of hope.
Start with the Psalms and personalize them over your life and the lives of your loved ones.
There is work to be done but it is to be done from the place of love and grace, not performance.
Remember His words that promise He will never leave or forsake you.
We saw this exposure and the removal of positions begin in the church and it is now moving to governmental leaders.
Now is the time for you to shake off the perspective of how much evil has been sent against you and your family.
The blood of Jesus is being poured over our land to put out the fires of deception, perversity, destruction, robbery, injustices, and death.
He is your fortress and you cannot escape hope when your foundation is God.
Your Father in Heaven is inviting you to come through the door of His Son to find protection from the devourer and abundant life forever more.
The fury of the enemy’s assault against you is nothing in comparison to the fury of God’s love for you.
Don’t hold back because your voice and his truth carry the frequency of heaven that changes things on earth.
He has never held back His love or affection even when I had times that I desired escape more than intimacy with Him.
Even when it seems that your faith has fainted or failed— God does not grow weary.
It is time to live in the awe of His great love for us and no longer vacillate about his love based on human understanding or circumstances.
Let faith arise and let the sound of many waters— many generations— break the sound of deception.
His gentleness will comfort your weary and storm-tossed soul.
The next time the enemy hits you with what-if questions, turn the potential land mine field into a field of dreams.
Faith is not about feelings or emotions— it is about truth and posturing yourself in that truth.
The Lord is inviting us to come into the river of His grace and love that flows from Heaven so that we can be transformed.
The twisting of truth put them into a deceptive slumber where they could not make a sound decision or find their own beliefs.
There is a place where the weak can go to seek help— it is the throne of grace where our Savior’s compassion and mercy flow freely.
We must be careful to not move from walking in the light of His grace and salvation to trying to light our own lamps to find another way.
You will run on the paths of life and your burden upon you will be light.
The voice of our Beloved is calling to us and the sound of His Spirit is cooing like the doves announcing a spiritual Springtime.
In a world of uncertainties— there is One who we can be confidently certain of!
The temptation to give up while waiting can be overwhelming.
I saw His fire fall upon their hungry hearts— their longing and weary souls.
God is able to separate the baby from the dirty bathwater without harming the baby.
His love and faithfulness still burn under the ashes and blackened remains of what once was.
We must quiet ourselves in confident trust in the Lord and by faith in his instructions— move forward.
All that is in My hands and in My possession will be yours but only concern yourself with the place at My feet.
There is a partnership with Heaven that causes faith to arise and pushes back the resistance.
We invite the angels to bring the blazing coals from the altar so that our hearts will be ignited with love for God and for one another.
We must work together to restore the ancient ruins with the olive branches and arrows that bring forth true peace.
Push through the crowd of your own hopeless thoughts so that you can grab hold of the very hem of His garments
You can grow in favor with God and man by growing in wisdom and walking in truth and honor.
We must first ask the Spirit to examine our own hearts that can so easily succumb to selfishness and the lust for power.
This is the perfect time to reposition your heart to align with faith and belief in all that God has spoken to you.
The Lord quickly told us, “I am the God of the impossible so watch what I will do.”
Each new day we are to remind our souls to trust in God alone.
God waits patiently for our response; not withholding His love but never forcing mutual relationship.
Peace is a river that will make your heart glad amid a world filled with chaos and an enemy who is vying for your constant attention.
Many loved ones who are MIA (missing in action) will suddenly be found and restored to you.
It can be exhausting and even painful but it is necessary to develop what is needed for the new season and new assignments that are before you.
Lilies are summer flowers and this is where He leads those who have gone through a winter season of grief and pain.
We must ascend to receive wisdom from on high and to be given the opportunities to rule in high places.
It is “Christ in you” that will bring forth all that he has for you.
If you are wondering what to ask for this Christmas, I have a suggestion— ask for wisdom!
God reminds us that it was His kindness that called each one of us out of our sin and shame.
Declare that you will rise and be once again used to expand His kingdom.
God is shoring up our foundations so that the enemy cannot blow our houses down.
If you struggle with doubt or negative thoughts that have led you to unbelief— make a list of God’s blessings and victories in your life.
We are being called together to pray, worship, align our lives to the Word, and repent of anything that seeks to divide us from Him or one another.
We gave out of our own need and almost immediately we had some of our unexpected needs provided for without asking any man.