What Is God Waiting For?

by Lonnie Mackley

DT 23:14 For the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you.

For many people who have been stuck in the wilderness for what seems like an eternity they have been asking in their hearts, "What is God waiting for?", because things just seem to be dragging on forever. What God has been waiting for is a full commitment to complete and consistent obedience from us. You see, for many of us we have walked in complete obedience for short seasons, but then when things got tough we ran back to our old familiar sin idols. Sin idols are what we run to when we don't trust God anymore, and what keeps us from being blessed and going forward.

The Lord has spent many years revealing "us" to us with both our strengths and weaknesses in order so that we will have all the understanding and revelation we need to fully repent of all that has been limiting God from flowing through us in His full power and blessing. It is no different than the first wilderness with the Israelites where God waited as long as it took until they were actually ready to go to war and take the land. We stand at the threshold of the greatest spiritual war in the history of man, so God will also require us to be legitimately ready to fight and not to falter because of old sin.

The need out there is so great and God has only shut us down in order to grow us up, so that we can reap this critical harvest of souls in these last days. If you have already complied with everything that God is requiring of you then you are blessed and you should pray for everyone else until they too cross the river of holiness into their promised land. If you are ready to truly go forward then take everything that God has given you and put it into practice by fully repenting. This is your day to stand not just for now, but for eternity. As it is in heaven, so it must now be for us on earth as well.

So remember that we are not necessarily waiting on God, God has been waiting for us to commit ourselves to living a consistently obedient kingdom lifestyle. We can no longer afford to have "relative holiness" where we just compare ourselves to how holy or unholy someone else is around us. We must compare ourselves only to the daily righteousness that is practiced in the kingdom of God whether it is in heaven, or the part of God's kingdom here on earth expressed through us. So make the transition to complete obedience today, and then you will be allowed to go forward and be blessed.

DT 11:31 You are about to cross the Jordan to enter and take possession of the land the LORD your God is giving you. When you have taken it over and are living there, 32 be sure that you obey all the decrees and laws I am setting before you today.

God Has Not Forgotten You

God is still with you right now and He has not forgotten you. This is no time for a pity-party, it's a time to trust God no matter what!!

^{DT 31:8} The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged."

Stay Focused

Don't become distracted by worrying about your needs and problems. If you will take care of God's business, then He will take care of yours.

^{MT 6:33} But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Your Blessing Will Come

by Lonnie Mackley

RU 1:20 "Don't call me Naomi, " she told them. "Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. 21 I went away full, but the LORD has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The LORD has afflicted me; the Almighty has brought misfortune upon me."

The name Naomi actually means pleasantness, but after the loss of her husband and two sons she became a broken woman and changed her name to Mara which means bitter in Hebrew. If you have been stripped of most everything in the wilderness then you too can end up feeling just like Naomi where you become very heartbroken and bitter over how you have lost so much that you loved and valued in your life. We may love and trust God, but there are times when we just don't understand why He did certain things in our lives, and we can become very angry and full of cynicism inside.

HEB 12:15 See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.

Many people stand at the end of their wilderness and their lives seem outwardly like they are in shambles riddled with poverty, sickness, and heartbreak over what did or did not happen during their long years of letting God renovate their life and heart. We have a choice though to either get bitter or get better after everything that's happened and we must not just focus on the devastation we think we see on the outside of our lives, but rather we should focus upon all the good changes that Jesus has made on the inside of us. He has purified and healed us in ways that we are not even aware of.

RU 4:14 The women said to Naomi: "Praise be to the LORD, who this day has not left you without a kinsman-redeemer. May he become famous throughout Israel! 15 He will renew your life and sustain you in your old age. For your daughter-in-law, who loves you and who is better to you than seven sons, has given him birth."

God later blessed Naomi through Ruth her daughter-in-law and she ended up being the great grandmother of king David. You may have had a pretty crummy deal as well all throughout your life, and then the wilderness just seemed to intensify your apparent lack of blessing, but I want to encourage you today that God has used all of this tough stuff to shape your heart and character to become more like His. You are going to see in the weeks and months ahead my friend that like Job the latter part of your life will indeed be more blessed than the first part, and God will make it all well with your soul.

JOB 42:12a The LORD blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the first.

How To Stay Strong

There's going to be a lot of good things happening for you soon, but you must spend time with God every morning to stay strong and directed.

^{MK 1:35} Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.

God's Help Will Come!

Hang on to your hope right now no matter what you're facing. Stay surrendered to God and fight the urge to give up. God's help will come!

PS 42:5 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and 6  my God.

The Main Event Has Come

Your wilderness has ended so do not expect another lap around the mountain. The main event has come, so be ready to embrace big change soon.

DT 1:6 The LORD our God said to us at Horeb, "You have stayed long enough at this mountain."

It's Time to Come Out of Your Dungeon

by Lonnie Mackley

We have entered a time of great change, upheaval, and transition, and it is also a time where God has deemed our time of preparation as being completed. I understand that many of us do not feel very completed right now, and that there isn't a whole lot of virtue flowing through our spiritual veins right now, but just like Joseph when he was in the last stages of his prison time down in Pharaoh's dungeon, he too felt weary, and at the end of all hope for ever getting out of there. But then came the day where God came in power and set him free to serve the many.

And just like Joseph, now God is going to miraculously bring you out of your dungeon, and right into the throne room of the King above. It is time to take off the old, and to put on the new. It is time to be released from the old familiar Wilderness life, and to be gloriously released into your Promised Land. It is a time of new refreshment, empowerment, restoration, anointing, and establishment. Things are allowed to become there most hopeless and needful just before God moves on your behalf. So kiss your dungeon goodbye, because deliverance has finally come!

GE 41:14 So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.

Do Not Despair, A Miracle Is Coming!

You're about to receive miracles to restore you, so this is when things may seem their hardest. Hang in there and do not give in to despair!

2CO 1:9 Indeed, in our hearts we felt the sentence of death. But this happened that we might not rely on ourselves but on God, who raises the dead.

There Is More Ministry Support Here

There is more ministry at the link below. While you're there please consider donating to help others that are in need. I provide free counseling for people that are coming out of addictions so your support gives them time to receive what they need. May God bless you in advance for giving, Lonnie ;-)

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LK 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

"Your Time Has fully Come Now"

"Your Time Has fully Come Now"

by Lonnie Mackley

My faithful soldier, the time that I have talked to you about for so long has fully come now and I would call you to put on all of your armor and to stand ready at the battle line with your fellow soldiers to go to war and fight. The time for training and preparation is over and now you must march forward and put all that I have given you into practice. This is the day of fierce battle for the souls of mankind in the earth and I have raised up a mighty army of holy warriors that will not shrink back in fear or retreat when the enemy attacks. I Am your Captain of Battle and I stand ready to lead you.

This is your day to walk fully in My kingdom life and to put away all sin and to forgive all whom you have held a grudge against. You must never again turn back to those things which weakened and destroyed you, but now you must walk as a strong spiritual adult capable of accomplishing all that I command you without distraction or compromise. It is time for great judgment against the enemy of your souls and I send you out to wreak My vengeance upon the armies of darkness. This is your day to take back what was stolen and to rescue the captives that have been held by the evil one.

As you go forward my faithful soldier, remember to listen and act upon my orders and direction alone, and do nothing based solely upon what you see in the natural. You do not march to war alone, but you march with a mighty army of your obedient brothers and sisters, and my holy servants the angels. I seek to conquer all that is trapped in the realm of darkness with My light and to set right that which has been kept wrong for far too long. My eyes have been upon the weak and downtrodden and I come to set them free. Rise up My faithful soldier, for your time has fully come now.

God Is About To Show Up!

by Lonnie Mackley

We have entered a strange kind of lull in the spirit realm right now where everything seems to be quiet and empty and there is a reason for that. God is about to begin to move in a big way where we will see His actions and not just His words. We may have thought that we are just in a slack tide right now, but don't let it fool you because we are all about to experience a massive spiritual tidal wave like never before witnessed in the history of mankind on the earth. Things are about to change in a very huge way.

For years now we have been in a preparation mode where we have just gotten prophetic word after prophetic word and some of us have become apathetic, cynical, and unbelieving concerning whether God will ever actually move on our behalf or not. Well guess what?, not only is God going to move, but it is going to be so powerful that it will leave you with your spiritual eyes bugging out and your spiritual mouth hanging wide open. You are about to move from the waiting mode and into the hurry up mode.

I remember as a child when it got close to the time when our dad would get home from work and the atmosphere in our house changed incredibly. Someone would finally yell "Dad's home!" and we would all run to the door in great anticipation. Our spiritual Father is about to show up so it's time to prepare to meet Him. This is a time to be extra careful, not careless, and to put away anything that might offend the Lord before He shows up. Get ready because the God of action is about to move in power!

^{EX 19:10} And the LORD said to Moses, "Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow. Have them wash their clothes ¹¹ and be ready by the third day, because on that day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

If You're Sick of your Current Situation

God will let us get really sick of our current situation so that we will embrace the new and not seek to go running back to the old again.

^{LK 5: 38} No, new wine must be poured into new wineskins.

The Pharisee or Fishermen Test

by Lonnie Mackley

Whenever miracles begin to happen you can expect anyone with a problem with spiritual pride or jealousy to begin to persecute anyone who looks like they are being used or blessed by God more than they are. Envy and jealousy are not just problems in Jesus day, they crop up whenever anyone walks in God's power. And since we are about to experience a worldwide explosion of God's power you can also expect many modern day Pharisees to come out of the woodwork against those that operate in His anointing. The following test will help you to identify these modern day Pharisees, and it will also help you identify some attributes of those who are true kingdom Fishermen.

Modern day Pharisees:

1. Persecute those who are walking in God's power, rather than praying for or helping them, or growing up enough spiritually to qualify to be used in power themselves.

2. They enjoy having titles or initials of college degrees before or after their names in order so that people will think they are the most special and important people around.

3. Feed off the sheep, rather than feeding the sheep. They try to make people meet their needs, rather than meeting the needs of those they are supposed to be serving.

4. Everything they do is for people to see and secretly admire them. They walk in false humility, and love for people to think they are the most spiritual person around.

5. Love the place of honor. They want to be considered the number one leader, but they shy away from the work and responsibilities that go along with such a position.

6. They make fun of anyone God is really blessing and using in power. They mock, slander, and gossip about people whom the Lord is performing true miracles through.

7. They flatter you to your face, but will do their best to discredit, insult, and malign you behind your back by getting all the dirt and personal info on you that they can.

8. Very controlling people. They do their very best to control everything and everyone around them, and what they cannot control, they persecute until maybe they can.

9. Too good to associate with sinners. They like being around other similar people, but will not go into the streets to help the needy because they think it is beneath them.

10. They do not really love people. Even if they serve people it is with hidden selfish motives, and you will never hear or see them do anything that demonstrates true love.

11. They attribute the works of the Holy Spirit to the works of the Devil. They call the genuine outpouring of God's power demonic, and tell everyone else that it is all evil.

12. They create organizations in order to control and dominate people, rather than allowing and promoting the leadership of Jesus through the direction of His Holy Spirit.

Modern day Fishermen:

1. Rejoice when God is doing miracles through people, and they do their best to help and pray for them. They also work to become empowered themselves to help others.

2. Shun titles. They know that real ministry is just loving and feeding Jesus' sheep and using a title smacks of spiritual pride, insecurity, and a desire to be Lord over others.

3. Feed the sheep and not try to exploit people. They do not use people to meet their own selfish desires, rather they look for ways that they can give instead of receiving.

4. Everything they do is born out of love. They don't even care if God sees the good works they do, they only care about genuinely helping people to grow and mature.

5. They look to honor others above themselves, and actually try to discourage people from honoring them in any way. They look for ways to glorify God and not themselves.

6. It angers and disgusts them to hear of good men and women of God being cruelly and carelessly mocked by those who have not paid the price to walk in God's power.

7. They refuse to flatter people or try to manipulate others to gain an advantage. They never slander or gossip about people behind their back and they rebuke those that do.

8. They never try to control people, they promote the lordship and leadership of the Holy Spirit in peoples lives. They teach people to be dependent upon God, not them.

9. Their heart is to help those who are truly hurting. They would walk through the most dangerous part of town just to minister to one person that really needs God's help.

10. They love people because God's love is flowing through their hearts. God's great compassion and burden for the lost governs their lives and the actions of all they do.

11. They would never dream of blaspheming the Holy Spirit by calling His works the Devil. They have enough discernment to know what is truly of God, and what is not.

12. They steer away from anything that strips God of His rightful leadership over His own people, and their heart is just to allow God to be God in any and every situation.

Now in all fairness, we are all usually a combination of both the Pharisee and the Fishermen to some degree, but as we yield to the daily work of the Holy Spirit He will purge us from all of our Pharisaical qualities, and replace them with the heart of a true kingdom Fishermen. There were some Pharisees in Jesus day that did get saved, and even Paul went from hurting Christians to becoming one of them, and then assisting them. We too must stop walking in the ways of the Pharisee, and walk as Fishermen. If you have either knowingly or unknowingly persecuted Jesus by wrongly persecuting His sheep, then there is a prayer below to help get free from the spirit of the Pharisee.

"Dear Jesus, you have seen how I have behaved like one of the Pharisees of old by the way I have wrongly mistreated, judged, and persecuted some of your sheep at different times. I confess that I have been unloving and I have harbored resentment and bitterness toward certain people of the kingdom, but I don't want to do that anymore. Now I want to walk as a true Fishermen in your kingdom. Please forgive me for any and all spiritual pride, envy, and unrighteous judgment, that I have ever walked in and help me to move from being a critical and condemning Pharisee, to being a kind and truly loving kingdom Fishermen. In your precious name I ask and pray Jesus, amen."

MT 15:10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, "Listen and understand. 11 What goes into a man's mouth does not make him `unclean,' but what comes out of his mouth, that is what makes him`unclean.' "

MT 15:12 Then the disciples came to him and asked, "Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?"

MT 15:13 He replied, "Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. 14 Leave them; they are blind guides. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

30 Seconds of Flesh

30 seconds of flesh in the morning can cause you a whole days worth of trouble. So don’t listen to evil spirits that try to stir up strife.

^{PR 12:18} Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Twitter Page Link

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Switching Pleasures

Living without the pleasure of a sin-habit can seem scary, but the pleasure that you get in return from obedience is actually much greater.

New Video: "Are You Ready For The End?"

There is a new video entitled  "Are You Ready For The End?" that you can watch by clicking on the link below. This world has been changing in more drastic ways these days and many people have been wondering why this has been happening. Watch this video and find out what is going on and what you can do to better be prepared for what is coming next.

http://youtu.be/ouwiktgRSyE 

"It's Closer Than You Think"

"It's Closer Than You Think"

by Lonnie Mackley

My dear child, you have waited long and endured much to prepare for what I wanted to give you and do through you, and now you stand at the threshold of its revealing. I know that you are afraid to believe even one more time because you are afraid of being disappointed, but I would tell you this day that your blessing is closer than you think. Though you cannot see it, it is standing right in front of you and will soon appear so be ready and believing when your day of breakthrough arrives, for it is right at your door.

This blessing will change everything about your life in a moment and one day your life will be one way, and the next day it will all be different. You will remember this old life but it will be like a dream to you compared to the many new things I will be doing. Be of good cheer this day My child and be depressed no more, for I am the God of sudden changes, and suddenly everything is about to change for you for the better. Only remember all that I have taught you and continue to be humble and obedient.

More Ministry Support Here

There is more ministry at the link below. While you're there please consider donating to help others that are in need. I provide free counseling for people that are coming out of addictions so your support gives them time to receive what they need. May God bless you in advance for giving, Lonnie  http://lonniemackley.tripod.com

LK 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

Healing Is Coming To Your Home

by Lonnie Mackley

   While seeking the Lord I saw a short vision that I felt led to share with you. I saw Jesus drop an envelope into the mail slot of people that belonged to Him. On the envelope I could see the word "HEALING" printed out on it in large bold letters. Inside the home I could see people that had been sick and run down for a long time, and who urgently needed healing. Plus they looked like they were barely getting by and surviving financially. A child ran and picked up the envelope and then handed it to an adult who looked at it with a look like they were almost too weary to open it and believe for anymore words from God. But when they opened the envelope a heavenly being jumped out of it with the word “HEALING” printed on its shirt. I don't know whether this was an angel, or just symbolic of the spirit of healing, but the being went right to work going from room to room in a flash and bringing full healing to everyone that needed it there. It also touched the run down possessions that these people had lived with and they turned into brand new items that would more than meet their needs from then on. This being had a constant ear to ear grin on its face, and it had a boundless joy that seemed to thrive on and enjoy its job of bringing healing to people for God. Jesus then stepped into the picture and spoke these words:

   "Know this My child that healing is coming to your home and to expect it to arrive very soon now. Repent of all sin, forgive everyone you need to forgive, and trust Me to do what I have promised I would do. Be willing to believe Me once again and let go of all doubt, because there are no big or small healings for Me; only big or small faith from you in order to receive it. Trust Me to heal “everything” and you will indeed receive healing for everything. I desire to restore you completely, not partially. Trust in My great love for you and know that I will never leave or forsake you. So My dear one, know that I am sending healing to your home and it is standing at your door even now."

^{MK 1:41} Filled with compassion, Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. "I am willing," he said. "Be clean!" 

Ingredients For Being Greatly Used

by Lonnie Mackley

MT 22:14 "For many are invited, but few are chosen."

So, you feel a strong calling and burden to be used by God to help lots of people. Well guess what?, most Christians do. But when it really comes down to it only a few for the most part actually come to the place of maturity where they have everything truly necessary to operate at that level of service. Why? Because it takes a lot of perseverance, submission, patience, and breaking of everything that originates from self and sin to become truly ready. It's one thing to want something, but another thing to actually do the work in order to get it.

LK 8:15 But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.

If you have been in the wilderness for any length of time, then you know how hard it is to actually work through all of your soul junk, (sin habits, flesh, past pain) in order to grow up and be safe enough to handle God's resources to be able to help people. But it's not enough to just want God's power to help people, you also have to want it for the right reasons. When your heart truly aches and breaks for those you are called to minister to, only then can you really help them. Below is a list of things that can help to prepare you to be used by God.

1. A testimony as a true overcomer- We all have a testimony because we were all sinners saved by grace, but people want to see and hear about how others with everyday problems find real answers from God. So whatever God has set you free from, that is your testimony.

2. A gift brought to a high level of excellence- We all have basic gifts given to us by God, but it is up to each one of us to fully develop that gift into a level of excellence where people can truly be helped and ministered to by it. A matured gifting will be sought out by more people.

3. A consistently holy and obedient life- Many great men and women of God have still fallen because of undealt with sin-habits. In this last harvest God will only empower and promote people who have allowed Him to fully purify them from all secret sin-habits and non-love.

4. A heart of love and a burden to feed the sheep- We don't need a desire to build a ministry, we need a heart that is full of God's love and a burden for the lost. If you are full of love for people then you will be more patient, kind, and genuinely interested in really helping them.

5. The power of God to heal and deliver- Words and a developed gift can help people to a certain extent, but God's power will bring them to a place of decision much faster than just preaching. Ask God to move through you in power and you will see a great harvest of souls.

6. Promotion and favor from God- It won't matter if you have all of the above qualities if God is not promoting you. Jesus is the one who opens up ministry doors and we just waste our time trying to kick them open. God's favor can bring you into the throne room of great kings.

7. Daily intimacy with God- Remember that it is Jesus actually feeding His sheep through what He gives to you everyday as you spend time with Him. The higher the quality of the food that you daily get from Him, the greater the quantity of people that will want to eat it.

It would be good for all of us to go through this list and see if there is any element missing or lacking, because we all want to bear as much fruit as possible for Jesus. We live in the last days and the main reason that God has placed us all in the wilderness of change at the same time, is to develop, purify, and mature us into a place where we can all be chosen, not just called. Trust that God will work you though the above things as you daily cooperate with His spiritual training. God truly wants to change all of the invited, into being all of the ignited.

MT 24:45 "Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time? 46 It will be good for that servant whose master finds him doing so when he returns. 47 I tell you the truth, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.

Prophetic Word

I have a word for someone who has been holding a grudge against someone that did you dirty. Forgive and leave what they did in God's hands.

^{MT 6:14} For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ¹⁵ But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Being Clear and Clean

Being clear-minded and clean-spirited is critical to daily bearing fruit and being socially successful. God needs you healthy for people.

^{1PE 1:13} Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. ¹⁴ As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. ¹⁵ But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; ¹⁶ for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy."

The Fastest Way To Lose Your Anointing

The fastest way to lose your anointing is to start judging people, especially people with the same gifting as yours. Forgive and show grace.

^{MT 7:1} "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. ² For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

Always a New Beginning

Life has some harsh disappointments and crushing losses, but there is always a new beginning for those who will turn to the Lord.

ISA 43:19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.

Truth or Consequences

by Lonnie Mackley

REV 3:19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest, and repent.

We have entered a time in which God is requiring us all to walk in complete truth and obedience or we will soon face the consequences for continuing to walk in the lie and disobedience. We have spent many years in the wilderness where God has been showing us who He is and who we are, so that we can know the truth and turn away from all the lies we have been embracing. We have reached a spiritual threshold where we must walk fully in the truth or face certain rebukes and punishments from the Lord.

AC 5:10 At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11 Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.

Nobody wants to have to be made the example to others for disobedience, but most of us know the story about Ananias and Sapphira and how they lied to God about how much they sold a property for and then were punished for it by death. Chances are this problem with dishonesty had been there for a while but was just never repented of. God has painstakingly shown us our weak areas so that we can repent now and thus escape His soon coming judgments later, but we must take God's dealings seriously.

HEB 10:31 It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

JN 5:14 Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, "See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.

In the coming days and months we are going to see God making prime examples out of people who should have repented but didn't, but we are also going to see great examples of many who listened to God's promptings and repented before it was too late. Waiting to repent can be a huge gamble because judgment will always come sooner or later, especially with it being the end of the age right now. This is the most dangerous time in history to be practicing sin, and the best time in history to repent.

Here are some of the judgments you may soon see happening to Christians who have refused to repent. They are listed in order of severity, but are not limited to this order:

1. God being silent, or loss of His sense of presence and blessing.

2. Punitive judgments like lack, sickness, or demonic harassment.

3. Exposure of your sin to everyone around you.

4. Being given over to your sin and the consequences of it.

5. Physical and and/or spiritual death.

Now of course God's heart is that we repent in earnest, but usually we rationalize why we need our sin and we procrastinate and presume God's grace because if we didn't get punished that bad last time, maybe we won't again this time. Since this is a time of judgment for everyone this is a day for us all to take repentance very seriously and to be the example of obedience rather than disobedience to others. God will help you to repent so trust Him today and step into full obedience to everything He wants.

DT 30:19 This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live 20 and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

What We Really Need

Sometimes God gives us what we think we want in order to show us what we really need. So let go of your personal desires and trust the Lord.

^{LK 22: 42} "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done."

God Often Moves When...

God often moves when we are at our fleshiest and least ready state. He does this so that we know it's all Him, and so that He gets all the glory.

^{EX 4:13} But Moses said, "O Lord, please send someone else to do it."

If You Want Change

If you want God to move in your life then you need to be willing to let go of whatever has been preventing Him from moving. So if you want change then "you" be willing to change. If you will do this, then you will finally start moving forward, and your sense of direction and anointing will return once again.

AC 3:19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord.