"Pathway To Obtaining And Maintaining Peace In 2015" by Bobby Conner

"Pathway To Obtaining And Maintaining Peace In 2015"

Bobby Conner, Bullard, TX

The Elijah List

The battle for true peace commences in the mind. The Bible counsels us to be very careful and guard our thoughts as well as what we ponder within our heart, because that will set the cadence of our life. Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23

Christ Jesus, in His gracious message on the mountain, informs us that it is the pure in heart that see God. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Matthew 5:8

The writer of the book of Hebrews again admonishes us to actively seek, and powerfully pursue, purity and holiness, if we are going to see and behold the Lord. Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14

Not Double-Minded

It is a tragic mistake thinking we can live a double-minded lifestyle and still have the blessing and favor of God and peace of God surrounding our life. Scripture warns us that to be double-minded is to forfeit contentment and peace in every arena of one's life.

Scripture states a wicked person is like the troubled sea filled with shame and unrest (see Isaiah 57:20-21). Again in Psalm 66:18 we see that sin hidden within causes our fellowship and communication with the Lord to be broken.(Photo via Pixabay)

If any of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask of the giving God [Who gives] to everyone liberally and ungrudgingly, without reproaching or faultfinding, and it will be given him. Only it must be in faith that he asks with no wavering (no hesitating, no doubting). For the one who wavers (hesitates, doubts) is like the billowing surge out at sea that is blown hither and thither and tossed by the wind. For truly, let not such a person imagine that he will receive anything [he asks for] from the Lord, [For being as he is] a man of two minds (hesitating, dubious, irresolute), he is unstable and unreliable and uncertain about everything [he thinks, feels, decides]. James 1:5-8 (Amplified Bible)

Notice the sad list of actions and attitudes of a double-minded person: unstable and unreliable and uncertain about everything he feels, thinks and decides. These are lethal deadly actions that we must avoid. God wants us to walk in His light and love, guided and directed by His Holy Spirit.

What does it mean to be double-minded? Simply speaking: attempting to live in sin while seeking to portray yourself as a true upright Christian.

How to be single-minded:

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint or grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding. He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound]. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and [selected] young men shall feebly stumble and fall exhausted; But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up close to God as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired. Isaiah 40:28-31 (Amplified Bible)

These should be days of mounting up and soaring higher and higher in the ways of God. NOW is the time to renew your strength and be empowered by a fresh touch and anointing of God's Spirit (see Micah 3:8).

The promise of God's protection and provisions are extremely clear in this passage and promise from Isaiah. Ponder these passages and take them to heart. You will discover abiding peace and tranquility, even in a hostile world:

You will guard him and keep him in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both its inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because he commits himself to You, leans on You, and hopes confidently in You. So trust in the Lord (commit yourself to Him, lean on Him, hope confidently in Him) forever; for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock [the Rock of Ages]. Isaiah 26:3-4 (Amplified Bible)

Yes, we will see trouble and chaos upon the earth, yet amid all this, in Jesus and by Jesus, we have peace and confidence. Notice how the Message Bibles states this fact:

It will seem like all Hell has broken loose—sun, moon, stars, earth, sea, in an uproar and everyone all over the world in a panic, the wind knocked out of them by the threat of doom, the powers-that-be quaking. Luke 21:25-26 (Message Bible)

Focus on Good Godly Things

Again, we will greatly benefit by focusing on good Godly things, not on the dark deceptive works of the devil. 

Good advice is released in this passage from the Message Bible:

Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. 

Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Philippians 4:6-8 (Message Bible) (Photo via Geograph)

Keep your heart clean! Guard your thoughts keep your mind pure! Watch what you watch! It does matter what movies you watch. Keep your focus on Godly things!

May these days be filled with God's blessings and favor on you and your family (see Psalm 84:11).

Bobby Conner
EaglesView Ministries

Email: manager@bobbyconner.org

Website: BobbyConner.org

Bobby Conner: This "Gentle Giant" is uniquely anointed with refreshing humor and razor-sharp prophetic accuracy, which has been documented around the world. Bobby's dynamic capacity to release outstanding demonstrations of the miraculous – healings, signs and wonders – reveals the very heart of the Father toward us! Surviving a dramatic abortion attempt by his mother, being rescued again by the hand of God from drug dealing and suicide, the story of Bobby Conner is a display of a man who now walks in his God-ordained destiny to set others free! Highly esteemed as an internationally acclaimed conference speaker, Bobby has ministered effectively to over 45 foreign countries as well as here in the States for many years.

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Morris Ruddick, "Righteous Power In A Corrupt World", Xulon Press page 121 

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Bill Burns: 2014 – A Year of Prophetic Alignment and Divine Fulfillment (The Elijah List)

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Bill Burns:

2014 – A Year of Prophetic Alignment 

and Divine Fulfillment

(The Elijah List)

In 2012 God began to reveal His divine government to the hearts of those who desired to live under His rule. In 2013 the Lord brought His order into the lives of those willing to live under His rule. Divine order has been established among His people.

2014 will be known to many as the "Year of Prophetic Alignment." In this season the Spirit of the Lord will align His people with His purposes. 

This alignment will be brought by way of revelation of God's purposes (plans) for individuals; these revelations will come through dreams, visions, prophetic words, signs, and wonders.

We must stand watch and listen so that the opportunities for alignment are not missed. When the revelation of God's purpose comes, you will be aligned, brought into spiritual positioning, to go through the door that is being opened to you.

Spiritual Doors

Spiritual doors will open in this season that will bring you into a new spiritual landscape. It will become a place of elevation – a higher place than you have been before – a place of purpose.

Revelation 3:8 "I know your works. See, I have set before you an open door, and no one can shut it; for you have a little strength, have kept My word, and have not denied My name."

Once this door is opened to you and you enter into this spiritual environment, you will find the pathway that leads to the fulfillment of your destiny.

The Pathway

Some time ago I had a vision of a pathway that leads to spiritual understanding. The pathway went up a mountain and was called the "Ancient Pathway." I understood that this was the pathway that the prophets of old walked on. As you begin to follow this path, you will see more clearly that which the Lord is showing you, and you will become more supernatural than you are now.

The doors will open and the pathways will be revealed in this season, because this is a season of divine fulfillment.

Isaiah 42:16 "I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, and not forsake them."

A Season of Transformation

This will be a time in which great grace will be on those who follow the path that the Lord has established for them. There will be designated places on the pathway that will become flash points of God's glory that will transform them.

2 Corinthians 3:18 "But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord."

This transformation will align us with the mind of Christ (see 1 Corinthians 2:16). Our thoughts will become more Christ-like.

Romans 12:2 "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God."

A Season of Restoration

A "Season of Restoration" has begun and will continue into 2014. 

The first three months will become key months in which to believe for restoration.

December 2013 Small Straws by Marsha Burns: "The process of restoration has begun. Move with it in faith that what has begun will come to a full completion. Trust Me to help you move forward with strength and in the power of My Spirit,"says the Lord. "Refuse to allow fear to derail your progress. Stand unwavering and be resolute. 

Be renewed in faith, in hope, and in peace. The work of the enemy to tear you down has been formidable, but I will restore what has been torn down. I will strengthen what has become weakened through attacks on your body, soul, and spirit. Yield to My power to build you up and prepare you to fulfill My purposes in your life. Yours is to overcome the despair that has developed as a result of relentless difficulties and begin to look to better days," says the Lord."

In a vision I found myself in an old house that was in need of repair. I heard the bells of destiny, and was suddenly engulfed in a whirlwind of the Spirit of God that removed the structure of the house from around me. 

There I stood in midair with the things of the earth that weighed me down removed from me. The light of God was all around me and above and beneath me. I felt light as air; without hindrance. I was aware of a unity with God that manifested without any effort on my part. It was beautiful, exhilarating, refreshing, and revitalizing.

My youth was restored. And, I heard the voice of the Lord: "Beloved, I see and know your struggles and the weariness you have experienced. But, I tell you truly that a time of restoration and healing is upon you. Relax and receive all that I have for you."

Isaiah 40:31 "But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

A Season of Perfection

Seven is God's number of perfection, and 2014 has two sevens in the number 14. Two sevens indicate a double portion. 

The double portion will begin with the anointing and will manifest in various blessings in this year.

Generational blessings will come to many this year, because the number 14 belongs to this purpose and this time.

Matthew 1:17 "So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations."

We are coming into a set time in which the Lord's favor and blessing will come to His people.

Psalm 102:13 "You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come."

Watch and Learn

The Lord often asked His prophets, "What do you see?" In this time it will be important to watch, to see what we are being shown.

Habakkuk 2:1 "I will stand my watch and set myself on the rampart, and watch to see what He will say to me, and what I will answer when I am corrected."

The Lord is going to use your circumstances to show you things that need to be corrected. Our circumstances will reveal our motives and attitudes as we interact with our circumstances. Allow the Lord to use them as a classroom. Watch, listen, and learn. 

He will bring both correction and victory into every situation that you are involved in.

Proverbs 4:10-13 "Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and the years of your life will be many. I have taught you in the way of wisdom; I have led you in right paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble. Take firm hold of instruction, do not let go; keep her, for she is your life."

Signs & Wonders

Signs and wonders will also be seen and understood as we stand our watch. The Spirit of God will show us signs and wonders that reveal and/or confirm that which is coming into alignment with His Word.

Acts 2:18-20 "And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; and they shall prophesy. I will show wonders in heaven above and signs in the earth beneath: Blood and fire and vapor of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the coming of the great and awesome day of the LORD."

This year will be very interesting as we will see blood red moons at the same time of the Feast of Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles. This sign is one of double portion for both the Church and Israel. It is a sign of great significance for 2014.

One of the signs of the end of the age that we who watch the news have become aware of in this last year is:

"And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring..." (Luke 21:25).

The Distress of Nations

The word "distress" indicates that nations are in anguish and with perplexity (unable to think clearly). We see this distress in the Middle East among the nations as civil unrest.

This is clearly a sign that we are living in the end of the age. The people are rising up against the established authority, and they are demanding change.

Are You Prepared?

Are you prepared to leave the past behind and press into the glory of this new season? 

The apostle Paul encouraged us to do as he has done.

Philippians 3:13-14 "Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

December 17, 2013, Small Straws by Marsha Burns: "The season of adjustment is upon you, but you will have to mentally and emotionally let go of things that tie you to the past before you can move forward in My purposes. If you will take this step of faith, you will come into a place of liberty and fulfillment that you have not known before. Trust Me to bring you through this awkward transition with great grace," says the Lord. "All you have to do is be willing and flexible."

The Year 2014 Will Be:

1. A time of intense spiritual warfare, but you will have a more powerful anointing, which will enable you to have victory over your enemies.

2 Corinthians 2:14 "Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place."

2. This season will be one of acceleration – things will move fast, so you will have to be found in a position of readiness to move with the promptings of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:14 "For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God."

3. This will be a season of convergence when those things that have been ordained by God come together. When His Word comes together with His purposes in His set times, all things will become possible to those who believe.

Mark 9:23 "Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."

4. It will be a time in which you will need to set a watch and guard your heart. (Photo courtesy: Josh May)

Proverbs 4:23 "Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life."

Therefore, our prayer must be:

Psalm 51:10 "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me."

5. Hidden things that you have not been aware of will be revealed.

Isaiah 48:6 "You have heard; see all this. And will you not declare it? I have made you hear new things from this time, even hidden things, and you did not know them."

Things are not always as they seem to be. Some things are hidden in darkness behind the scenes. Now you will know that which is hidden, and you can then deal with it.

6. The Lord is aligning us with victory. Victorious mindsets will be established in us by the Spirit of God. Defeat and victimization will no longer be a part of your DNA. Divine health will come to those who ask for and believe it.

3 John 2 "Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers."

7. Supernatural provision will come to those who align themselves with God's Word and His purposes.

Luke 6:38 "Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you."

Conclusion

These are the things I have seen, and they are yours to receive. It was as though I was riding on a very fast train, and these things came into view from the window that I was looking out of. They are just glimpses of the future, and I have a sense that they will be expounded by the prophets in this coming season.

Have a blessed ride; it will be a fast one. So, I suggest that you buckle up, because our Lord is going to put His foot on the pedal.

Bill and Marsha Burns
Faith Tabernacle

Email: ft.kremmling@gmail.com
Website: ft111.com

Bill and Marsha Burns are pastors of Faith Tabernacle in Kremmling, Colorado. Bill has a powerful prophetic gifting. His heart is to equip the Body of Christ for the work of the ministry. Marsha is a teacher and prophet with pastoral anointing. She has been commissioned by the Lord to prophesy to the nations through "Small Straws In a Soft Wind" sent out via the Internet.