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Answer the Call

August 6, 2008

Today it seems God is speaking the same message throughout His body in the earth: we are on the verge of a major shift, the closing of one chapter and the beginning of something totally new.

There is always a tension in transition. On the one hand, we feel a growing excitement and anticipation in our spirits as the Lord stirs our faith to begin to prepare us to receive the new revelation and understanding He is about to pour out. But on the other hand, we can also feel a bit disoriented, caught in a kind of "rift in time" - where what was is no more and what is to come is not yet here.

How we position ourselves in these times of transition is important. To borrow from Robert Frost, two roads are diverging.. and which road we take, really will make all the difference.

So how do we position ourselves rightly?   Here are a few maxims (truths) the Lord has been giving to us to help us in our journey in this season.

#1) You cannot get to a new destination by an old path. Simple yet profoundly true. If what prophetic people around the globe are hearing is right – that we are entering into the shift of an era, an age – then nothing that is familiar is going to get us where we're headed to next. This naturally leads us to our second maxim…

#2) Keep your eyes on the ark at all times. When Joshua and the children of Israel were crossing over the Jordan into the Promised Land, this was God's instruction to them. In seasons of transition and crossing over, the presence of God is like your homing beacon. No matter how dark it is around you, as long as you have your eyes fixed on that light, you are going to get to the right place. Be vigilant in this season to always know where God's presence is. If you sense His presence, keep moving; if you don't, back up because you are probably going the wrong way.

#3) Intimacy with God is the birthing place of revelation - resist the urge to try to "think things through".   When God is birthing something new, it will come first by spiritual revelation before it will be something we can understand with our minds.   This is why are setting our hearts to gain revelation and understanding. But as we press in, we may find we are experiencing some "spiritual static" – a lack of clarity/sharpness in the spirit. Often this is because things are not yet settled in the spiritual realm and/or we are not quite yet prepared to receive this next level of revelation.

So when we encounter this "fuzziness", our natural tendency is to allow our minds to take over and try to 'figure things out'. But our minds require order to function properly and so they are not designed to function well in "fuzziness".   And since God is seeking to change the order of things – to shift the grid and framework to which we have become accustomed, trying to function from our minds will not lead us into the new ways of God.

This is the season God wants to whisper His mysteries and secrets into our hearts. We only need to choose to quiet ourselves and wait upon Him – resting in His presence and allowing ourselves to be drawn closer and deeper into His embrace.

Deep is calling unto deep.

It's up to you to answer the call.