HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE FAITH…WHAT HOLDS YOU BACK FROM RISING ABOVE?
PROPHECY: “If you want to know where your faith lies, try that little self-test. If you have full faith in Me, then you won’t be fretting about the problems, the seeming impossibilities, or the difficulties. Your faith will be planted in praise (PDF)‚ and you’ll carry My hope in your heart. But if you don’t really have faith in Me to come through, then you will be beset with the worries and mental torment of the Enemy.”
PROPHECY: “When you’re in a trying situation, that’s when you realize the full value of faith. At times it seems trite and unnecessary to be investing so much time and effort in strengthening your faith, but when everything else in your life is gone, when you have nothing else to lean on but your faith in Me, then you find out how important it truly is. Faith grows and is strengthened in trying times, but you need something to draw on–a foundation, a strong connection with Me, and a ballast of Word in your heart. Otherwise your faith will falter and your heart will grow weary. So be wise, My brides, and strengthen your faith today while you live in times of peace, because you never know when your faith in Me will be the only thing on this Earth that you have left to cling to.”
PROPHECY…July 06, 2022…“The days of great tribulation are almost upon you My loves, those days when you will have nothing to stand on but Me; are you ready, are you prepared in heart? You are if you believe that I am all you have, that there are no other alternatives, and if there were, you would still trust Me over each one of them anyway. When the cut off comes, which it surely will, there will be a line drawn, a division so clear, so well defined, it will be unmistakable. Then you will have to choose, then you will see that the road back is no longer a road but a drop off. I am testing you now, with little choices, small decisions and with each one you make you are either strengthening your connection with Me and My Word or you are allowing the enemy to weaken that connection. He’s always there at your house of faith, knocking, tapping, pushing, shaking each window, door or panel, to see if there is any loose connection, any lock that isn’t quite secured, looking for a way in, an open door, or even a crack that he might be able to pry open to gain entrance. I allow him this right of entrance as a test of your faith, as means to get you always looking to Me to keep your house secure and well locked against the onslaughts of the wicked thief that only wants to spoil your goods. Be armed My loves, be forewarned My dearest brides, these tests and trials are real and designed to make your house all-weather proof. The hour has come, the hour of darkness, the hour of temptation that My Word has spoken of since the beginning of time. The world is at its lowest ebb, the tide of man’s faith in Me is at its lowest point since Satan first began his attack on My plan for man. The serpent is about to strike, the hammer is about to come down hard and any undecided, any that still remain caught between two decisions, will be blown like the chaff of the summer threshing floor. Only those that are standing on My Word alone will stand. I am the Rock and the empty promises and lip services given to Me by this faithless and untoward generation is over. I have promised that I will come at the time of harvest (Video) with scythe in hand to thoroughly purge and make white My harvest. That time My dearest dears has come. Are you ready? Are you prepared? Look to the north for My instrument of chastisement has come out of his lair, the bear has been awoken and is coming to take away many. You thought this time of reaping would never come, or that I would delay My coming, well My loves, it has come and it is about to happen. All the world is about to wonder after the final beast.”
I want to give you a personalized list of the enemies in your life that pull you down and hold you back from rising above.
Enemies of faith # One: Complaining and negativity. Strive to adopt the attitude on every occasion and at every instance where you’re tested to “in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” Put on the spirit of faith and trust, knowing that God has allowed or sent this situation or this little obstacle your way to see how you’re going to react.
Make a list of any of your personal “situations.” Are you truly content in every one? If not, pray the spirit of contentment into every area of your life. This will make a huge difference in your level of faith, not to mention the facial expression of the new you!
Enemies of faith # Two: Criticalness. Fight the tendency within you to become complacent and settled down in spirit‚ the attitude of, “Well, I’m okay‚ but look at so-and-so.” Fight to only look at others with faith and through the eyes of My total and unconditional love. Beware of criticalness, even in small ways.
Enemies of faith # Three: Fight rigidity and dogmatism.As you grow older, it’s a natural tendency to start getting into ruts, whether they be in your behavior‚ reactions, personal habits, pet peeves and preferences, or even in the way you look at life and others. These are ruts that Christians are often unwilling to climb out of, for they are perceived as being a part of you that the Lord is unable to change‚ especially as you get older.
Enemies of faith # Four: The impulse to say, “I can’t!” and “It can’t be done!”You must resist the “it’s impossible” tendencies in your life. Remember that it’s Jesus working through you, and the power to change is nothing of yourself. All it requires is your giving yourself to Him and saying, “Jesus, I want to change, I need to change‚ and I’m willing to make the sacrifices involved in bringing that change to fruition.” When you say, “I can’t‚” it means that your thinking is centered on yourself and your circumstances rather than on Jesus So you’re defeated before you even start. Exercise the weapon of faith (PDF) against this enemy!
Enemies of faith # Five: The temptation to let down the standard,to seek the easy way out, the lazy way, to not challenge yourself and apply the Word to every facet of your life, desiring to continue to change. The weapon for this is living more in the Word, to love Jesus with all of your heart and soul, and to ardently seek after those times (PDF) together with Him. Seek at all times to love Jesus more and to be more like Him in all you say and do. Your First Love, is the only antidote to resist spiritual degeneration in your life and give you back the glowing newness of a new spiritual babe, one who is so in love with her First Love and so desirous of becoming all that He wants and knows you can become.
Enemies of faith # Six: Dullness and pessimism.Are you no longer expecting miracles? Has it been a long time since you felt your heart leap with joy over some new truth—or since you did the unusual or offbeat thing, just out of sheer joy and happiness at being one of His chosen few, one of His brides? If it has been a long time, then break out of your ruts and allow Jesus to surprise you, to thrill you, and to manifest His ability and power to regenerate and change you and give you even more zest and fervor for life and living than your earlier years! Strive to be an “up” person. Grab hold of enthusiasm and optimism as opposed to your natural tendency to be a “realist” on all occasions. (Excerpts taken from “Rising Above” (PDF))
You thought this time of reaping would never come, or that I would delay My coming, well My loves, it has come and it is about to happen. All the world is about to wonder after the final beast.
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