“Surrender.  Surrender.  Surrender all to Me and find it to be worth it.  Lay everything at My feet and find rest in Me.  Life is out of your control.  Circumstances have gone beyond your control and you feel like you’re going to go crazy.  Don’t give in.  Don’t give up and give in to that.  Lean on Me and trust in Me.  When you feel this way, worship Me and it will change your atmosphere.  Worship will break the chains and the anointing will destroy every yoke.  Worship Me and you will feel relief from the pressures of life and you will feel like you can make it through.  Don’t worry and sit around thinking negative thoughts, but come to Me in sweet surrender and worship and I will handle all of your problems.”

“I am pleased with you, My people.  You have shown due diligence in seeking My face.  Many of you have gone up and beyond what I have asked of you and have sacrificed even more.  I see and I will bless you greatly for you have sought after Me and your hunger for Me is now much greater than your hunger for the world.  I will bless you and I will use you for My glory.  Many of you have said, “Lord, this world has nothing for me.  Use me.  What can I do for Your Kingdom?”  I am pleased with your heart cries.  I will use you.  I am raising you up and your time is coming.  Many of you are in a season of preparation.  In the right time you will be launched forth to help bring in the harvest.  Oh, and what a harvest it will be!!  I have not forgotten about you.  Do not become anxious feeling like you are sitting around doing nothing.  Do not try to step out on your own outside of the proper timing and season.  Preparation is very important.  It is imperative that you WAIT and do what I have instructed you to do during this season and wait to be released.  Submit and obey.  I will use you, and when your time comes, you will be fulfilled and you will be glad you are prepared.  Keep seeking Me and keep doing what I tell you to do.  I will release you sooner than you think and you will be surprised what I call you to do.”

“I have warned you! I have warned you there would be great persecution! Why would you think you would not be bound up in chains like Paul? From the Jews Paul received forty stripes minus one. Three times he was beaten with rods, once he was stoned; three times he was shipwrecked; a night and a day he was in the deep; in journeys often, in perils of water, in perils of robbers, in perils of his own countrymen, in perils of the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; in weariness and toil, in sleeplessness often, in hunger and thirst, in fasting often, in cold and nakedness – besides the other things that came on him daily: yet, his DEEP concern was for My churches. Paul was always compelled by My Spirit where he must go, not knowing what would happen to him, but knowing that in every city My Spirit warned him that prison and hardships would face him. Yet, Paul was obedient to Me and what I called him to do. There is coming great persecution to America like you have not seen in this great land. Oh, but My Church will arise and she will be GLORIOUS. Fear not!! Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, falsely say all kinds of evil against you and threaten you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad, for GREAT is your reward in Heaven!! Stand FIRM, stand STRONG, My beloved, for I will be with you. I am with you in the troublesome times. I will be with you through the persecution. Stand strong and hold fast to your faith and the testimony that you have in The Lord Jesus Christ. Stand strong and hold fast! Stand strong and hold fast! STAND STRONG AND HOLD FAST!! Do not be isolated, but pray for one another and bear one anothers burdens, for you are living in a day and a time when you will not be able to make it on your own. Come together in unity and stand strong, My children. You need one another.”

“There is coming a time, and it is already here, when there will not be time to go back and forth in your relationship with Me and be swayed by every wind of doctrine, but you’ll need to remain steadfast in your relationship with Me!  Lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares you, and run with endurance the race that is set before you, says The Lord!  You have too many people watching you that I have called you to impact!  I WILL hold you accountable for the life you live before Me and the way you represent Me to others.  Therefore, lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares you, and run with ENDURANCE the race that is set before you!  I do not wink at sin, and My grace does not cover you so that you can go back and forth and waver in instability.  Make a decision!  There are people I have assigned for you to lead into My Kingdom, but you must have a stable walk with Me.  People will look to you to learn about Me, and they must see a walk of integrity, lest you cause them to stumble and they fall away.  Your life is not your own.  You can’t just live how you want.  Look around at the signs of the time and recognize the season you are in.  You are either for Me or against Me.  Make your decision and stick with it.  I want you with Me.”

“Sound the alarm!!! Sound the alarm!!! Awaken!!! Awaken!!! AWAKEN, Church!!! Awaken unto righteousness!!! Awaken unto holiness!!! Where is My Church??? Where are you going??? Do you even know??? You are wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked, many of you! Do you see where you are going??? WAKE UP BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE!!! You have allowed the world in. You have allowed perversion in. NOOO!!!! WAKE UP, I tell you, before it’s too late!!! I am giving you time, but I will not strive with you forever. Your time is short. NOW is the time to awaken and arise!!! I search and I look for those who will seek Me and live their lives set apart for Me. I search for those whom I can use. You sing, “I surrender all”, but do you mean it? MANY of you give Me lip service, but your hearts are far from Me. Repent and turn to Me for I have called you to live a holy life, to be holy as I am holy. YOU DO NOT HAVE TIME TO WAIT IN THESE LAST DAYS.”

“There is a cry and a shift taking place throughout the land in this nation.  I have heard the cries of My people and things are moving forward like never before.  My people are taking their positions and they will remain STRONG and RESILIENT in the face of opposition and will NOT back down.  I am raising up the Davids who will look the Goliaths directly in the eyes with no fear and will slay the giants.  I am raising up Esthers who will risk their lives to go before kings to spare the people.  I am raising up those like Moses, who will lead the people out of Egypt to their Promised Land.  I am raising up prophets throughout the land who will speak forth the word that I put in their mouths.  They will cry aloud and spare not and WARN.  Don’t worry and be consumed in your thoughts about the state of the Church as it is now, for I am raising up those whom I will anoint and give authority to change the landscape of the Church.  I am coming back for a glorious Church without spot or wrinkle, and a glorious Church without spot or wrinkle it will be!  Look up, and lift up your heads, for your redemption draws nigh!”

As disciples of Christ, we are called to be a peculiar people.  A city set on a hill CANNOT be hidden.  We are called to rise above the culture and be shining lights for Christ in the darkness.  Let us not be afraid to take a stand for truth as we see the culture shift, and those around us, even our own family, choosing to change and blend in with the culture.  Let’s love them as Christ loves the Church, and show them the true character of God.

“Rise above it!  Rise above the culture and what they expect of you, My beloved!  Rise above the culture and its expectations.  I have not called you to go with the flow of the culture as it changes.  I have called you to be in the world, not of it.  I have called you to be different, a peculiar people.  You cannot make a difference, you cannot BE the difference this world needs if you are just like them.  I have called you to stand out.  You are special.  You are different.  You are made in My image.  The world does not understand you because you are called to be like Me.  They think they are right, but they are deceived.  I have called you, My prized creation, to live among them, to be among them, even though you wish to leave this world, because I want you to show them Who I am.  I want you to be Me to them.  Act just like Me.  Show them how I would love them.  Show them how I cherish them and how I long to be with them.  Let them know that I’m the One they long for, not the fleshly things they live for.  Show them how deeply I love them and cause them to want to run after Me.  It’s for this purpose that I have you on the Earth, My beloved.  There are many that I’m waiting on to come into My Kingdom.  It’s for this purpose that I have you here.  Don’t faint and don’t lose heart in doing good, My beloved, for in due time you will reap if you do not grow weary.  What a harvest it will be!!!  Stand on My Word and do not give into the beliefs, philosophies and changes in the culture.  You will rejoice and be glad you did on the day that you stand before Me!!!”

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“I long for you.  I long for My children to rest.  Rest in Me.  Come and sit at My feet and soak in My Presence.  It is not scary.  I am not waiting to strike you down.  There is a special place waiting in My Presence just for you.  There is a place in My heart prepared just for you.  I have the rest that you need.  I have the peace that you’re longing for.  It is all in My Presence and it is waiting just for you.  Come, lay your troubles down and find peace for your souls.  This world is wearing on your mind, will and emotions.  Set aside time.  I long for My children to set aside time to spend in My Presence.  No longer say that you don’t have time.  No longer say that you are too busy.  It is essential that you spend time in My Presence.  You need to fill yourselves with Me in order to make it in the day and time that you’re living in.  No longer will Sunday church service be enough.  No longer will a church experience be enough.  It is imperative for your souls that you set time aside daily and spend it with Me.  You cannot depend on your own wisdom to get you through.  You cannot lean on your own understanding, for your wisdom and understanding will fail at the moments of your greatest need.  Spend time with Me and I will give you wisdom and I will give you strategies.  For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways, says The Lord.  For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.  No longer think that you can get by with attending church on Sunday without spending time with Me.  You need My Presence to make it through.  You need to be constantly filled and refreshed to make it and not grow weary in the Last Days.  Come!  Drink of My Presence and get refreshed, says The Lord!”

Are you feeling ashamed of mistakes you’ve made in your past, or even in your now, and you feel like there’s no one you can turn to who will understand?  You think not even God will understand.  Not only will He not understand, but He’s angry at you and just waiting for the right moment to get you for what you’ve done.  The merciless shame and torment won’t leave you alone.  Let me assure you that God understands.  Not only does He understand, but He can take your broken pieces, your shattered life, and made it whole again.  You have nothing to fear in His love.  All He’s waiting on is for you to trust Him with your mess and run into His loving Fatherly arms…. and rest.

“My love is pure.  My love is safe.  Come unto Me and find your rest.  In My love is safety from the craziness of the world.  In My Presence is rest from the clutter of thoughts that constantly race through your mind.  You feel like your life is a mess and you believe that you have made too many mistakes, but when I look at you, I see My Son, Jesus.  I see you as whole and beautiful.  I see who I created you to be because I see the end from the beginning.  I can take your messy situation and turn it into something that will absolutely astound you.  “But, God, You SEE this?  I don’t want You to see this mess I’ve made of my life.”  My beloved, I see and I have compassion.  I am not mad, but I long to help you if you will call on Me and trust Me.  Turn it over to Me and see what I will do.  No longer be ashamed and try to hide it from Me.  Come out from hiding, My beloved, and watch Me make beauty out of your ashes.  You will have a beautiful story which will glorify Me.”

“Discern the times!  Discern the times, My beloved children!  There is darkness all around you.  Did I not say in My Word that these things would happen?  Look up, for your redemption draws nigh!  The love of many will grow cold because of the abounding lawlessness and evil that’s around them, but I have called you to be a light in the darkness.  A city sitting on a hill cannot be hidden.  Do not move and be swayed by the culture.  Stand on My Word and declare My truth in the midst of the sin that is abounding around you.  Do not be ashamed of My truth, but declare My truth, says The Lord.  My Word is the only thing that will save this nation.  I need My children to rise up and take a stand!  Why do you stand in agreement with the darkness?  Darkness will not prevail.  Only My Word will prevail and stand the test of time.  Do not become lackadaisical and lethargic because of what you see happening.  Do not give up!  Stand strong and heed My Word!  The world will only get worse, but you are to shine brighter as the days get darker.  You cannot shine brightly if you are in agreement with the culture and the world system.  Gird up your loins and prepare for what is to come!  The war is won in worship!”