I hear the
Lord saying: Come and
see what I have in store for you – come and see! I have been preparing some
very special things for you for a long time now that you are going to like VERY
much! I have some surprises waiting in the wings for you that will truly stun
and amaze you!
You have
not understood why the path you have been on has been so difficult and
incomprehensible, and you have wondered – “Why the extreme difficulty, and why
the delays?” What you don’t understand is that every set back is actually My
Divine set up that will launch you further and higher than you ever could have
gone without the experience! Look at the life of Joseph, for his life was
one seeming set back and delay after another,
but in actuality each one of the things he went through prepared and equipped
him to one day rule and reign in a position of great honor and authority that
affected the lives and destinies of MANY, including his own family, (Genesis
50:20). Had Joseph not gone through
those things, and had he not chosen to continue to trust Me, persevere, obey,
and surrender to Me, he never would have graduated with honor, and then been
catapulted into his destiny!
I have
seen your great struggle, and I have also seen your great desire to please and
obey Me and to walk hand in hand with Me, even when you have not understood the
severe tests and trials, and even when you wondered if I had abandoned you or
forgotten about you. I am well pleased with your heart that is set to worship
and obey Me, and I am well pleased that you have surrendered your heart to Me
and submitted to the path I have set before you, even when it has not made sense
to you, and even when your circumstances have caused you great suffering and
distress! I am well pleased with you, My precious one, I am WELL pleased! I
know you often struggle with your footing, and you feel that you are taking one
step forward and two steps backward. You feel as if you are slipping and
sliding along the way and making little headway, but in actuality you have made
great forward strides, and you are much further along in your journey than you
thought! I am bringing you into a season of restoration, abundance and harvest,
and you will have a deep and abiding sense of contentment, fulfillment, peace
and joy - I will turn your mourning into dancing, and you will leap for joy! No
longer will you look to man to fulfill your needs, for you will know Me as your
Provider in a way you have not previously experienced!
Get into
position and get ready to go “full speed ahead”, for I am going to suddenly pick
up the pace. Things are going to begin to move forward very quickly, and you
are going to find yourself traveling at a very high rate of speed. This may be
a little unsettling at times as you question whether you are ready or not, but
know that I would not have brought you to this place if you were not ready. I
am well aware of your weaknesses and limitations, and I am also well aware of
your strengths. As you have noticed, I continue to let you experience things in
your areas of weakness so that you learn to fully rely upon Me. You have
learned that you cannot do anything without Me, (though you have previously
tried), but now you no longer have that desire, but instead you choose to walk
hand in hand with Me every step of the way, and that pleases Me greatly! You
have learned your lessons well in the fires of affliction!
I know you
have often looked at Joseph’s life to find understanding and encouragement. The
biggest key to Joseph’s success was that he communed with me daily, even when he
did not understand the things he had to endure, and even when everything that
was happening to him looked to be the exact opposite of the promises I gave him
regarding his future and destiny, yet Joseph never gave up hope and he never
stopped trusting Me. At times his faith wavered due to his extreme
circumstances, but he knew I gave him specific promises, and he knew I would be
faithful to perform those promises at the appointed time… and I was! As it was
with Joseph, so it is with you. Arise from your place of discouragement and
despair, and let’s do this together - I will be with you every step of the way!
The victory that is coming will be WELL WORTH the wait, and it will be WELL
WORTH everything you had to go through to get there!
Never
forget – I love you with an everlasting love, and I will never leave you, nor
forsake you – NO, NEVER!
2
Corinthians 4:8-9 NLT
We are
pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed. We are perplexed, but
not driven to despair. We are hunted down, but never abandoned by God. We get
knocked down, but we are not destroyed.
Psalm
34:17-19 NIV
The
righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; He delivers them from all their
troubles. The Lord is close to
the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. The righteous person may have many
troubles, but the Lord delivers him from them all.
Psalm
147:3 AMP
He heals
the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their
sorrows].
Psalm 34:8
NKJV
Oh, taste
and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
Psalm
30:11-12 NLT
You have
turned my mourning into joyful dancing. You have taken away my clothes of
mourning and clothed me with joy, that I might sing praises to you and
not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give you thanks forever!
Isaiah
42:16 NKJV
I will
bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have
not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them, and not forsake them.
Isaiah
41:10 NLT
Don’t be
afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will
strengthen you and help you. I will hold you up with my victorious right
hand.
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