I want to share a powerful prophetic word that I really believe is going to help you. I received this word from the Lord about a week ago and in a time of corporate prayer when I was really locked in with the Lord. I was pressing in and interceding when the Lord just suddenly spoke to me and said, “Through the fog.” As I continued to pray I just felt this rise up in my spirit from the Lord, “Tell people to keep going through the fog. Tell them to keep praying through the fog, keep building and moving forward through the fog. Keep sowing through the fog. Keep the faith through the fog. Just keep going.”
Then I just kind of had this vision as I was asking the Lord for greater prophetic insight into what He was saying. In the vision, I saw about a hundred people lined up on a starting line. Ahead of the starting line stretched a thick fog then someone fired the starter gun. However, very few people took off running. Then after a time the fog lifted and the remaining people took off running. But those who had already started running through the fog were so far ahead.
I believe the fog in this vision represents fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Many people, even believers, are bound by fear. They’ve become controlled by fear and it is keeping them from running after what God has for them. If you wait until everything is perfect and crystal clear before you move forward with the Lord, you may miss out on what God has for you. It is so critical, especially in this season that we push through the fog and keep moving forward.
2 Timothy 1:7 says, “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” In the midst of fog, fear, and uncertainty we have Holy Ghost power and the love of God that gives us a sound mind. As the people of God, we have access to the understanding, wisdom, and knowledge of God and can have a clear, stable mind in all circumstances. The word says that we have the mind of Christ. This means that we can think, live, move forward, and have peace even in the midst of uncertainty.
In Matthew 8, Jesus and His disciples were on a boat in the midst of a terrible storm. The storm was so bad that the disciples all thought they would die. But where was Jesus? He was asleep in the bottom of the boat. When everyone else was terrified, Jesus slept right through the storm. He had perfect peace and as believers, we can have that same perfect peace in all circumstances. You cannot allow the storms of life to slow you down or distract you. We are to be bold and fearlessly pursue the things God has placed in our hearts to do for Him and His Kingdom, no matter what.
Philippians 3:14 says, “ I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” If things were always easy you wouldn’t have to press. To press means to push, to persevere, and to keep going even in opposition. If the path before us was always perfectly straight, flat, and clear we wouldn’t need to press or push toward the mark God has for us.
There will be seasons where your path is unclear and difficult. There will be seasons where the fog is so thick that you can only see one step ahead but the word says that God’s word will be a lamp unto our feet and light to our path. You may not know your next five steps but God will always lead you every step of the way, even if it’s one step at a time. The key is to keep moving in the direction you know the Lord is aiming you toward.
Many times we know the prophetic words that God has spoken to us. We know enough of the long-term plan God is leading us toward even if we cannot see each step that will get us there. I want to encourage you that if you know the direction God is leading you in, just put one foot in front of the other. Just start moving, and keep moving in that direction with the Lord. If you will learn to move through the fog, God will always be there. He will guide you. He’s got you. It’s just time to get moving! Keep running through the fog!
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Joe Joe Dawson
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