Bad or New?
Good Morning! Tomorrow is Christmas Eve! Perhaps everything isn't as you would like it to be this year. Maybe that is because it isn't like it normally is. As we enter into the Holy Days, reconsidering our desires and wishes might be the greatest gift we can give ourselves and those around us. Are things really as bad as we think they are or are they just different from what we have come to expect? Change isn't always bad. Often it is the open door into new. New isn't always bad either. New keeps us from getting stinky and stagnant. Adventure requires new.
Many are tired, weary, just plain worn out with fighting. What are we fighting though? Change? A new way of doing and being? Multitudes of prayers to God petitioning Him to heal and yes, change, the course of our nation, the hearts of people, and the plan of governments have gone forth. I can't help but wonder if much that is being fought against because it appears "bad" might be the very shaking and uprooting that has to take place in order for our prayers to be answered. We seek God for a renewal of world systems then worry and fear when those systems teeter and begin to fall. Is this not the very thing we have asked of the Lord?
The following Word was in my email inbox this morning. I have read it more than once and see something new each time. Be encouraged dear ones. God is alive and moving. He is good. His mercies are new every morning, and He has not forgotten His children. It is time for us to entrust ourselves completely to His care.
Abundance House began a journey into the new, real, and intentional a bit over a year ago. During that time, God has spoken many things to me. Relax. Be intentional. Look at Me. See as I see. Trust I am who I AM. Worship Me for Who I Am - not who you perceive Me to be. Give Thanks. These are the words He has been giving me throughout the past year. This year is closing, a new year is coming. As you travel the remaining few days of 2013, know you are every one of you loved and
Have an honest to goodness, really truly
Merry Christmas
and a
Happy New Year!
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Theresa Phillips: Christmastide of Visitation and Change
by Theresa Phillips Dec 23, 2013 As I was sitting near my garden window, I was noticing that a shift had taken place in the Spirit realm. I was sitting very still, just looking out, when I felt the Lord's eyes looking through me. I could sense something...something prophetic coming. I was looking past everything...everything that was close. All the leaves that didn't get cleared up and the gardens at rest and the empty ponds. All those areas that give me vision I could not see. I was looking into the future and didn't realize it at first. As I felt the Spirit of the Lord embrace me, I became overwhelmed by a love that I had not felt in a long, long time. A love for everyone and beyond. I was loving more and more. This love was so endearing to me that I actually wept. Then I sobbed uncontrollably. This lasted for several moments. I had flashes of American traditions go through my mind. I also felt a change had come. I had flashes of people famous and not famous; rich and poor. I also saw so many people who were weary, and I wept for them. Then, how I loved them! I saw old fashioned winters and blissful summers; fragrant springs and fire-at-night falls. All had gone before me... Then He spoke, and my heart was alive with passion to not only listen but to receive with great pleasure. "Show me, Lord. Show me!" I cried.
Fresh, New Anointing Over This Holiday Season For Miracles, Provision and Change
"I am going to restore the years the locust has eaten (see Joel 2:25). You will see and hear of more people raised from the dead. Bank accounts will change; investments will pay off. A spirit of generosity will emerge. You will see reconciliation be a huge part of this holy day season. "I will ignite hearts for evangelism. Yes, many will go out and win souls at Christmas this year. I will change hearts and attitudes. At home, in the marketplace, and in the Church I will release new enterprise. Yes, new ideas will come forth. "It's My gift to the Body of Christ. I am sending this gift from Christmas Eve through New Year's Eve. Be ready to receive. "Many will start to have dreams and desires to go and work with Me. EXCITEMENT in My houses of worship will increase, for the songs of worship will be lifted up in abundant praise. A radical praise is about to come forth. This sound will shake the timbers. The dancers will dance with all their might. New songs with a new sound will come forth. These will have the sound of victory in them! "I am about to call forth men and women into the political arena who can stand the course of testing and change the course of personal and corporate destiny. They will say with confidence, 'America is loved and America is good. I am proud to be an American. I am proud to be the Church.' This will resonate across the nation to other nations. "Yes, even on Christmas Day I will send out PROMOTIONS to many who have felt discarded. They will begin to see how valuable they are. "PRODIGALS are coming home. Wayward children, and for Churches wayward parishioners. The days of wandering are now being reconciled. Welcome them home, for I brought them. "I will also restore many marriages through this holiday season. I have touched their hearts, and many will be delivered through their forgiveness and prayer. And many will ask their neighbor and friends, their leaders as well, 'Will you forgive me? I was wrong.' "I am sending a fresh angelic visitation Christmas Eve...to minister helps to My people (see Hebrews 1:14). This visitation will bring many back to their knees, and intercession will grow in churches across the nation.
"For this is why I came: that man could be saved. What pertains to your needs, concerns, and desires all are in My eyes," says the Lord. "For it is My good pleasure to give you the Kingdom (see Luke 12:32).
"Christmas Day I will clamp the mouth of the Lion shut (strife will not raise its head). For I have heard the prayers of My people; I hear you even now. Pray for peace on Earth, goodwill toward men. "The bell ringer, the postman and the policeman, teachers and civil servants, spiritual leaders are out and about. Remember how you treat them, for they may be My servants in disguise (see Hebrews 13:2). Even the dog walker may be My servant. Honor them. "Yes, two Christmas gifts I am sending into the world. They are called Revelation Distribution and Fresh Start. So get ready," says the Lord. "The season ahead looks bright, and all that was gone before us is fading away..."
Prayer For Revelation And a Fresh Start
Loving You is all that counts, especially when You love through us for the sake of the sick, lost, infirm, and in prison. The widow and the orphan. Our neighbors as well. That love is what I pray for all of us now. Fill us with grace to embrace the unlovely and lonely, for it is a complement to You when we do. I passionately ask for this in Jesus' name, Amen.
Theresa Phillips
Chicago Prophetic Voice Email: info@ChicagoPropheticVoice.net Website: chicagopropheticvoice.net Dr. Theresa Phillips is senior pastor of Praise Ministries Church and dean of Praise Christian Seminary in St. Charles, Illinois. Theresa is dedicated to helping you encounter the living God and be filled with His never-ending glory. Pastor Theresa and her husband Robert have started an online publication called Chicago Prophetic Voice. This online publication is intended to help you see and hear the unseen and unheard realms of God as they are portrayed in the written Scriptures of the Holy Bible. Theresa Phillips' Itinerary: Note: Events are subject to change at the ministry's discretion. We suggest you always check first with the event contact listed here and/or directly visit their website for latest updates on each event. December 31, 2013 (9pm) Prophetic New Years 2014 PMI Glory Institute 761 N. 17th St, Saint Charles, IL, 60174 Bring a dish to pass and have fun! Contact: 630-377-5355 Every Sunday 10:30am and 6pm Healing Services PMI Glory Institute 761 N. 17th Street Unit 1, Saint Charles IL 60174 Contact: 630-377-5355 Each Wednesday 7pm Prophetic Worship PMI Glory Institute 761 N. 17th Street Unit 1, Saint Charles IL 60174 Contact: 630-377-5355 Permission is granted (and you are also encouraged) to reprint these articles in hard copy form, as well as sending them to your own email lists and posting them on your own websites. We ask only that you keep Elijah List website, email contact info, and author contact information intact.
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