Phyllis Ford
Carpenter’s Touch Ministries, Arlington, Texas
www.carpenterstouch.org
Word of the Lord August 2010, part I
A Time for Personal Assessment
Look to me and live!! Allow me to breathe into you new life, new hope and a new faith. For I will blow forth the wind of my presence, and it shall give you what you will need to make it during this time, and you will accomplish that which I have called you to----for this a time when my purpose for you will arise to meet your destiny. I am calling you to move towards it and not waver in your commitment to the cause that I am preparing you for at this time.
Wait before my presence so that you may receive instructions that are vital to fulfilling your destiny. For in the place of my presence---you will find it in truth, in humility, in dealing with matters of the heart and working on areas of stubbornness. It is important to make major adjustments in your life in order to be effective in reconciling relationships.
Refusing to deal with these things will cause major distractions during a time where I need your full participation understanding the things that are coming your way. So look to me and let me reveal to you the secrets of your heart and the attitudes that need to progress to a higher walk and place in me, says the Lord. Change - and the maturity in these matters will cause growth in you exponentially, and you will be able to better fulfill the tasks ahead of you and follow the mandates that I am now setting before you. For now is a time of personal assessment for your personal improvement.
The Lord is Calling Forth His Army
You must decide---do you change what needs to be changed? Or will you allow these issues to hinder your ability to continue to make great strides. For, I am calling forth my army. I need you to be ready, alert, and not burdened down. In my army you will see new strength, new recruits, the best and the brightest, those who will not turn back, nor will they be afraid. They will move forth in this hour for my righteousness sake.
Know that now sides are being taken and decisions are being made and choices are being developed and battle lines are being drawn. Will you obey and move forward to become a mighty force to be reckoned with, or will you shrink back because of the pressures of the day? The world system will begin to stand and point fingers of accusation against the Anointed. Watch very carefully and live very purposely, because there is about to be a spiritual face-off. There will also be confrontations that will accuse and even try to persecute the very standards that you hold as Christians and represent in your lives. But stand strong in your conviction of who you are and whose you are.
So pray, because conflict and trouble looms in the very atmosphere over the nation between good and evil forces, righteousness and worldliness, and the enemy seeks to fight and threaten you, but be aware that your God is watching over you. Allow me, Abba, to father you and direct you and properly lead you down the pathway of light. This is a month where you will see conflicts and confrontations but don’t allow yourself to be drawn into anything unnecessarily because the enemy wants you to react, so that it can be used as a tactic to justify his own means. He will try to ensnare you into scenarios where you will have to uphold your position against his rebellion of the kingdom’s work. Be very cautious. There will be strategic ways to better challenge the opposition with godly integrity and wisdom. The behaviors stated here are a foreshadowing of the challenges to come and the very rising persecution that will label the work of the kingdom as intolerant and insensitive. But remember I am raising you up this very hour that you may demonstrate the true heart of the kingdom that reigns in the very midst of the adversity and that can handle the most controversial situations with grace and the truth of my word embodied in the character of my love. You must be careful not to become that which you are fighting.
2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish , but that all should come to repentance.
The Prophetic Sign Post
For in the book of Daniel, during the reign of Babylon—you will see the “prophetic sign post” of that government and how I judged it because of its refusal to change. Now you see today in your own government, lies, the same mindset and very pattern of that time. It has used the excuse that the ends have justified their means. But don’t allow this mindset to become yours. For I say to you, pray this will not continue to be the future pattern of this system of government, because I will judge it and shake it to its very core.
I have placed in you---a precious treasure, and that treasure is rare and like unto a valuable precious stone that has yet to be appraised, but it is worth more than you may ever imagine. It is my spirit, my life, my anointing. And it is able to break strongholds and fight armies and even endure great hardships, and is able to exercise great wisdom in times of trouble and guidance in every task ahead. And now is the time of my coming, the time of my awakening: to give you what you need to complete the task ahead of you and walk in this journey of the fulfillment of kingdom power that is coming upon this land. And all shall see it and rejoice. So get before me and receive your marching orders, because the time is now for the work of the Lord to come forth mightily.
2 Corinthians 4: 7 - But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
Israel: Cry Out For Her
Pray for her - that she will be able to stand strong in this hour.
Pray for her - that every plan and plot formed against her will not prosper.
Pray - that she will know everyone who is her enemy.
Pray - that every hidden work would be uncovered.
Pray - that great strategies will be executed and released, and that great testimonies shall come forth as a result of these strategies.
Pray - for signs, wonders, and miracles on her behalf and that victory will be her portion.
And, Let it be a sign and a wonder in the hearts of her people that I am the Lord thy God.
Know that I can do all things concerning her.
Israel is a priority---the fate of her is pressing right now—we must fast and pray. This is a very serious time for her. There are evil plans being formed and set up in this time—we must pray and help her win this battle.
Shaking and Storms (Hebrew 12:27)
From now to September, you will see shakings and storms. They are the manifestations of the spiritual activity that is now looming over this region. Spiritual battles are being fought and won during this time. (Daniel 10:12-14, Acts 27: 14-15)
Winds that are evil in nature seek to destroy land masses but revival winds will also be blowing to heal and transform and diminish evil winds.
There will also be places shaken where mighty prayer revivals will touch the hearts of many, and the Lord will hear the cries of His people and come down to deliver them out. As the prayers of the righteous go forth in fasting and prayer---the wind of the Lord’s presence will blow over our region to cleanse, restore, and bring forth new life.
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