A Season of Shedding In December, while waiting for my husband to come out of a store, right outside the truck window was a tree. The tree's outer layer of bark was splitting open on its entire surface, and I could see the fresh, expanding layer beneath. A lesson from the Lord came as I observed this: a season of shedding is necessary to accommodate the inner expansion and growth. And this doesn't just apply to trees. While the shedding can be unsightly and messy, the dead layer must go. In nature, several kinds of birds and reptiles go through molting cycles as they grow and mature. Even as children we outgrow our shoes repeatedly through the years, often splitting and bursting the seams of our favorite pairs. Prophetic significance: Do not be surprised when things get sorted and sifted out of your life. Expect some change, a time of leaving behind, a throwing off of things that no longer fit. The Kingdom within you is expanding, causing some necessary shedding. This is fo...
Last night I kept dreaming about meeting pets and people that had the name Nova or a variety of the name. In praying over the dream, I heard God saying, “November will be about meeting up and interacting with the new! Let this be kindling to continue to help fan the flame that is within you as I am showing you that the new is here. New connections, new opportunities, and more will be indicators of what I am doing within and for you. There will be markers along the way to show you that the shift into the new is here. Do not look to the world, but continue to look at Me because you are called to thrive in the middle of it all. I am calling you to do things a new way. Unconventional. Unprecedented. Unmatched in outcome. You are wired for hope, favor, and glory. Let hope arise. Let faith arise as we enter into this new day together!” —Margriet Leach, Emerging Prophets Director, California, www.prophettraining.com Visit the FTPN home page . Return to the word archive home p...