For the past several months I have been attending a webinar hosted by Roy Roden from Destiny Prophetic Ministries. I have learned so much more about hearing the voice of the Lord, giftings and the Heart of the Father. The scriptures seem to have more meaning, deeper meaning and the things that He shows me, tells me and reveals to me are much clearer in general and more specific in nature, and it comes to me quickly. My Pastor, Ed Lantz is a fabulous teacher as well... he has been laying this foundation for the past four years... the foundation the Lord needed me to have to build upon with the proper spirit and knowledge base. It seems both of my teachers compare notes on what to teach every week. One will speak on something and I will get a part of the message, some understanding... then when I am with the other one in the next setting, I get more of the message/teaching and an even deeper understanding of what the Lord wants to teach me. They have never met, but they teach from the same Spirit... the Holy Spirit. So that Spirit that teaches us all things... uses those vessels that are open to Him no matter where they are geographically to build up and equip the body to grow and mature into a vessel fit for His use. Then the wise master builder carefully places those pieces of the building together so that that portion of the structure has the appropriate strength to support the weight it is intended to carry.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled... Matthew 5:6 | ... Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew 7:7 |
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 1:2
So... why would we think that it is such a hard thing to hear from God... to know His heart or to get a revelation or wisdom or understanding? Why do we believe that it takes so much time to get a word of direction from the Father? We as parents, when a child asks a question, do we say nothing while they wait for a response... do they ask the question and then go on about their day while they wait to be summoned at some future date to get an answer? Sometimes that is so... when we have to weigh the matter to see if it is something they are mature enough for or if it is something that will be good for them or bad for them. However, our heavenly Father does not have to ponder or weigh a matter that we bring to Him. He knows before we even ask, and is waiting for us to come to Him... even the father of the prodigal son was watching for him and when he saw him afar off... made ready, so by the time he ran out to meet him ... the fatted calf was being prepared for the hungry son to feast upon. No more corn in the pigpen for that son... that son who had come back to his father to be a servant in his house, knowing that he would be well fed. The Father knows our hearts, our needs and our desires... and ...
| If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:11. We just have to ask and have the faith to believe that He stands waiting to kiss us on the neck and give us the fatted calf. If we are asking for knowledge, wisdom and understanding ... for the good gifts and our god is NOT our belly.... think how quickly He will respond. We pray and then carry on with our life... we don't wait for an answer so many times... or we ask and then our mind wanders through the possibilities of what He might say or what we might do or ...or... or any number of things... instead of ... be still and know that I am God.... we have to expect to hear Him... and be ready to receive it. Seems like a simple thing... well it is. Can you do it? Not without practice. Not without exercising those communication skills... not without getting to know who you are talking to and recognizing His voice. You certainly don't want to think you are talking to God, the Father, the Creator of the Universe who knows all things... and find out you are talking with yourself.. or even worse... one of the "other" voices in your head. You know what I mean... the teachings you have had all your life, that may be doctrine of man or the memories of what someone else told you .... Aha! There is the problem... have you figured it out yet? That is exactly why people don't hear from the Father. They don't trust the fact that they are worthy of hearing from the Creator of the universe... or that they aren't spiritual enough... or that they are entirely too insignificant .... or any number of lies that satan will spin through your head... why?... to keep you from the intimacy you seek... from the wisdom you seek... from the answers and direction you seek. The enemy can only stop the communication with God... if... he can convince you that you can't have communication with God unless you are someone special. Someone of biblical significance! Then you will not get what you seek, then you will be of no threat to him... the enemy wants you to come to the battle unarmed and with no weapons! Well ... let me share something with you... you are someone of biblical significance! You are covered with the Blood of Jesus Christ! That makes you pretty significant doesn't it???? You think the God of all creation would waste the Blood of His precious Son on someone who was not significant or of worth?? YOU are mentioned all throughout the Bible ... whosoever believeth... John 3:16...that would be YOU... according to your faith be it unto you... Matthew 9:29 That would be YOU.... the word YOU is all throughout the Bible... that is how you know what to do... that is how you know that you are hearing from God... It is HIS Words... get to know them... you get to know HIM. Just like any relationship, it requires communication... talk to Him and listen for Him... the more you do it... the more you will understand and before you know it... you will begin to know Him ... intimately, as He knows you ... and your life as you know it now... will cease to exist... and the new view... the view from the kingdom realm will begin to be more real to you than this present existence... more real than the things you can touch. Just like any real relationship, your faith will grow and your relationship will become more intimate in direct proportion to the amount of time and effort you put into it. You will begin to see from His perspective ... from His heart... all things are possible to him who believes... that would be YOU ... from the new view. |
