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John 3:8
"The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes.
So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

September 1, 2010: The pressure will come to convince you to do something that you neither want to do nor have been moved by My Spirit to do. Stand your ground without wavering, and do not give in to anything that causes stress or has a sense of urgency about it. For, the enemy wants you to be distracted from an important chain of events that will produce greater spiritual power and benefit as you continue in the flow of My wisdom and blessings, says the Lord. Galatians 5:1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

September 2, 2010: Chaotic conditions abound, but you do not have to be affected by your environment if you stay in My presence and maintain peace and order, says the Lord. Stay focused on Me and allow truth and righteousness to prevail. This is a time when it is better to stay quiet so that you can perceive and discern the spiritual atmosphere and be ready to prevail over all evil. And, after you've done what you can do, stand in a strong and uncompromising position. Ephesians 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

August 2, 2010: Things that have been out of order or incomplete are beginning to fall into place. You will now be able to see the whole picture more clearly as the sum of its parts. Everything that you experience has meaning and purpose in the spiritual scheme of things. I am presenting opportunities for you to come to a greater understanding of who you are in relationship to those around you, to the work that you've been given to accomplish, and in your relationship with Me, says the Lord. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

August 3, 2010: As you go through changes in the natural realm, realize that changes are taking place also in your soul and spirit man. You, beloved, are being elevated to a spiritual level that you have not yet achieved and that is relatively unfamiliar to you. If you understand what's happening to you, the upward journey can be fulfilling, but if you don't grasp its spiritual significance, you may find yourself in an identity crisis or confidence crisis. Continue on with persistence and endurance, says the Lord. Hebrews 12:1 Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.

August 4, 2010: I am leading you on a path of greater effectiveness. Pay attention to the gentle nudge of My Spirit as I show you ways to improve your overall situation both naturally and spiritually. Don't be afraid to make adjustments as you go. I am moving in your life to make the complex simple. This will be the result of enlightenment on various levels, says the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:46 However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual.

August 5, 2010: Be humble, says the Lord, for the proud cannot receive correction. Call this a course correction, for I am bringing correction to you, My chosen ones, so that you can stay on the course I have prepared for you. This is not a time to deviate even slightly from My plan and purposes. These are days of great evil, and the enemy is looking for ways to stop you and keep you from My best. Be vigilant! Proverbs 16:18 Pride goes before destruction, And a haughty spirit before a fall.

August 6, 2010: Pay attention to the subtleties of your experiences, for they will reveal My work and My constant interaction in your life. And, they will also reveal the work of the enemy to undermine your effectiveness in the kingdom if you have eyes to see and ears to hear in the realm of the Spirit. I will bring to light things that are obscure or difficult to perceive and understand, says the Lord. I will lead, guide, direct and protect you as you yield to the power of My presence. Hebrews 5:14 But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.

August 9, 2010: I saw in the Spirit many people who were straining against what looked like invisible black bands, and I heard the Lord say: Many of you, My people, are still in bondage to the works of the enemy, but you are on the verge, the very cusp, of breaking out. Keep putting forth effort to get free of these strongholds, for I am with you to strengthen you and help you get free. Psalm 146:5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God, who made heaven and earth, The sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever, who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. The LORD gives freedom to the prisoners.

August 10, 2010: Beloved, I am releasing special blessings in this season. You have cast your bread upon the water, and it is returning to you. You have sown seeds that have taken root and are now bearing fruit, for you are about to reap a harvest from the good seed that you have sown, says the Lord. Rejoice. Ecclesiastes 11:1 Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days.

August 11, 2010: Areas of obscurity and uncertainty will now become clear. Where darkness once reigned the light of understanding and revelation will begin to dawn. Those things that have been a stumbling block and have kept you from attaining your goal or purpose will begin to vanish like the morning fog. The light that comes will be the light of My presence and glory, says the Lord, as I show you to way. Isaiah 30:21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left.

August 12, 2010: Take the time to come and commune with Me, says the Lord. The demands on your time and energy have taken a toll, and you need a time of refreshing and renewal spiritually. Come to your trysting place, the place of intimate prayer and sweet fellowship. Come without hesitation. Allow Me to impart wisdom, guidance and strength to carry you through the next phase of your journey. Hebrews 4:16 Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

August 13, 2010: Beloved, I am separating the precious from the vile so that you can draw closer to Me. This will manifest on all levels of your experience as you are now able to discern what you need to keep and what you need to let go of. This process will result in greater simplicity and focus. Don't be afraid to remove that which is no longer relevant. I am with you to give wisdom and help you in this time of sorting, says the Lord. Jeremiah 15:19 Therefore thus says the LORD: "If you return, then I will bring you back; you shall stand before Me; if you take out the precious from the vile, you shall be as My mouth."

August 16, 2010: If you can receive it, beloved, I am releasing the anointing of peace to quiet your troubled soul. It is not necessary that you work to accomplish My purposes in your life. Yours is to rest in the security of destiny, says the Lord. Trust Me!

Isaiah 55:12 For you shall go out with joy, and be led out with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

August 17, 2010: I have great things in store for you, but there are times when you have to let go of what you thought was good in order to receive something better. You cannot live in your yesterdays and get the most of out the current flow of My Spirit. Now is the time when you must give up the ideals, assumptions and fantasies that do not exemplify spiritual reality for you now. Be willing to release everything you have held dear in order to receive My highest and best, says the Lord. Do not be afraid. Joshua 1:9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

August 18, 2010: If you are going to come higher and stand with Me on that high plateau of revelation, you must release everything that anchors you to the world. Let go of everything that holds you down. Be done with the fear of man, fear of loss and failure, and carnal desires. Rise up! Come up here and let Me reveal spiritual truth through My life-giving Spirit, says the Lord. You will be delighted and thrilled as you experience true liberty. Acts 26:16 But rise and stand on your feet; for I have appeared to you for this purpose, to make you a minister and a witness both of the things which you have seen and of the things which I will yet reveal to you.

August 19, 2010: Even as you are pushing through to bring closure to the things of the past, your spiritual landscape is changing. Stay with Me, says the Lord. Don't get stuck in your desire to put your feet up and take a break. To do so would keep you from maintaining the spiritual flow. Refuse to entertain the idea that you are a victim of life's demands; just keep moving. I have equipped you to accomplish all that is before you. Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

August 20, 2010: Be alert and pay attention, for I am pouring out wisdom that will bring guidance and solution to problems that are yet to be solved. Don't rely on your own good ideas, but rather receive the impartation through My Spirit, says the Lord. You will be amazed at how things will come together perfectly, for the light will dawn, and you will be able to see with great clarity. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

August 23, 2010: The enemy has launched an attack against you, God's people, to bring fear that you've come this far and you have missed it somehow -- that what you have done or what you thought was really important, all the energy and strength you've put into where you are right now was all for nothing. He wants you to believe that you've wasted your time and it hasn't been worth anything. The devil is a liar! I believe God is saying: I see your every move and I know everything about you and you have not wasted one moment. You have not spilled one drop. Do not let the enemy bring condemnation and lies against you. Fear brings disability. And, the enemy wants to disable you from doing what you have been called to do. Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

August 24, 2010: I am calling you to a greater understanding and revelation of My Word. Maintain an open mind and a willing spirit so that you can receive all that I have for you at this time. This is not a time to get stuck in old mindsets or to be restricted by the flesh or natural circumstances. Break out of the religious mold to see with fresh vision the opportunities presented to you for spiritual growth, says the Lord. Psalms 53:2 God looks down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God.

August 25, 2010: I am shaking you, says the Lord. This is not a violent or destructive shaking; it is a gentle but persistent shaking to awaken you from the sleep of complacency and the doldrums. I am calling you to awaken from this slumber of religious routine and spiritual boredom to renewed awareness and excitement of spiritual reality. Many of you, My people, have shifted your focus from life in the Spirit to life in the flesh. It is time to renew your commitment and stir up your desire and zeal for the things of the Spirit. You are living in perilous times where the greatest peril of all is to be asleep spiritually. Matthew 25:1-13 "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom is coming; go out to meet him!' Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’ Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man is coming."

August 26, 2010: A window is open in the heavenlies that will present extraordinary opportunities to re-organize and simplify a current situation. It won't be the end of the world to miss this opportunity, but it would be to your advantage to respond affirmatively. Don't be afraid to take the steps necessary to make these changes, says the Lord. 2 Corinthians 8:10-11 And in this I give advice: It is to your advantage not only to be doing what you began and were desiring to do a year ago; but now you also must complete the doing of it; that as there was a readiness to desire it, so there also may be a completion out of what you have.

August 27, 2010: Watch and be on the alert for people who will try to take advantage of you. They will be motivated by selfishness and a sense of desperation without regard for your rights, space or boundaries. You must stand your ground and not be afraid to say NO; not just from a position of self-preservation, but because your real need is to stay in the flow of My Spirit and to respond only to My leading, says the Lord. Obedience is the key. Be strong and resolute. Isaiah 30:21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, "This is the way, walk in it," whenever you turn to the right hand or whenever you turn to the left.

August 30, 2010: Even in your times of busyness be assured that you can do all that requires your attention in a position of absolute trust and rest in Me, says the Lord. Refuse to allow the enemy to pressure you to the point of carelessness or of losing your peace. Psalms 116:7 Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has dealt bountifully with you.

August 31, 2010: Opportunities will present themselves in various ways to reveal things about your mindsets and how they affect your circumstances. This is a time when you can make adjustments in your perceptions so that you can walk in spiritual reality. Take advantage of every opportunity that will result in truth and clarity, says the Lord. 2 Corinthians 7:11 For observe this very thing, that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

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