Arise, shine; for your light has come! And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and deep darkness the people; but the Lord will arise over you, and His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising. —Isaiah 60:1-3 The strongholds of darkness are being shaken, and the polluted waters are being stirred up. It's like the winter garden being tilled and turned, making a mess, but it's required for the garden's health and future harvest. The mess is actually a good sign. We have prayed for years for hidden darkness to be exposed and driven out, and now it's happening, but it will come at the cost of our status quo and complacency. Difficult circumstances will challenge us. This will be a season of darkness showing its hand, revealing itself, which will cause much turmoil. However, alignment with God and walking in His light will bring much opportunity for Hi...
The winds of change have been blowing this week, coming at you from all directions, causing an unsteadiness — a tossing back and forth. There has been an unsettling of places you thought were completely settled. The dirt has been tilled up, turned over — a few more weeds and roots exposed and removed. But even in the midst of the winds and the blowing, even though you feel shaken, because of the depth of your root structure and root system, you remain in place. The winds are causing you to bow low in humility as you question before the Lord. Bring your heart before Him one more time and allow Him to reveal any hidden areas — any places of adjustment — those places where He wants to call you higher so that you can truly walk blameless in this generation. As you bow your heart low in the storm, your roots go deeper and deeper. The anchoring into the deep places is required for you to rise and ascend into the heights with a strength that will enable you to stand and not be blown over. And...