The Grief, Pain, and Sorrow of Holidays - Now Think On This by Steve Martin

The Grief, Pain, and Sorrow of Holidays

Now Think On This

Steve Martin

“Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation." (Psalm 91:14-16, NKJV)

The winter Saturday had been rather long, though the daylight hours were shorter now. Our Dachshund dog woke me up at 3:00 am, needing to go out. After a time of Bible reading and prayer, I had to wait until 6:30 am to go to WalMart when they opened. I had forgotten my 20“x24” poster frame at the self-serve checkout counter the day before. (I know. How can you forget an item that big when you leave? Don’t know. I just did.)

Long-time-no-see nephew and niece-in-law came by the house a few hours later, after picking up their oldest daughter (of five girls, and one son) from the college campus dorm in a town nearby. With them having a full house, my childhood days helped realize a few of their days. We had a truly delightful time with them. All eight. Their husband/dad had just gotten home from his fourth or fifth tour of duty the week before - Afghanistan (2x), Iraq (1) and Bosnia (1) over the years. So I guess that is four, unless I missed one. That I may have forgotten too.

Needing more photos frames for an idea I had made another trip to Walmart necessary (no advertising dollars for this plug given this way). By late afternoon I had completed my gift wrapping of 19 presents, fed the dog, ate the leftover chicken wings from a family Christmas party the night before, and told my good wife I needed to shut my eyes for a few minutes after she got home from her shopping.

Sitting in my regular prayer chair, I closed my eyes, anticipating a power nap. It didn’t happen.

This grief, pain and deep sorrow then came over me. I quickly realized it wasn’t any of my emotions coming to the surface, buried far below from days gone by. I had no reason to feel that, given the joy, peace, and love from God the Father in my life recently. Someone else was experiencing this.

This Holy Spirit word of knowledge, which often comes as a thought, word or emotion “out of nowhere”, was given to me to start interceding for another (or more). I knew not who, or where they were. They, at that moment, or within a few days prior or even forthcoming, were suffering from loss, and maybe exceptional rejection. Holy Spirit knew their need and knew I was available.

The holiday season wasn’t the joy, peace, and love that they wanted so bad to have too. And needed so much to experience. They were hurting.

Maybe a very close loved one had passed during this season in years gone by, or a spiteful rejection by a longtime friend left them clinging to any glimpse of hope they could grip onto, Possibly loneliness from not having family or friends nearby, as others did, was enveloping their spiritual being. 

Whatever the reason, one of these events or another trauma was causing this very real moment in time hopelessness, helplessness, and gut-wrenching emotional pain. I could really sense it in my spirit, coming from Holy Spirit.

Praying in tongues was my immediate reaction. God the Father was reaching out to embrace this one, who was needing to now know of His longtime committed love for them. Whether they knew Him or not, He fully knew them and was there to bring comfort and healing balm to their soul.

Maybe this is you? Maybe it is a bad memory, an unresolved, rejected relationship lost; or a Christmas went wrong that you never, ever want to remember or experience again. Please know that our God knows, and is wanting to reach out to you, bringing His love, peace, and joy into your heart right now, right at this moment.

Here are the full Bible verses of Psalm 91 for you to read.

“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, "He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust."

Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.

You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, nor of the arrow that flies by day, nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; but it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked.

Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place,

no evil shall befall you, nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; for He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up,

lest you dash your foot against a stone.

You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra, the young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, and show him My salvation." (Psalm 91, NKJV)

I have known deep loss. I have suffered rejection by ones who once called me their good friend. I am sure you have too.

You can be healed from this. You can forgive, and also receive forgiveness for anything on your end. It is not the end of the world. It can be the new beginning, whether you or 22 or 72.

May my prayer, and others so led and directed by Holy Spirit Himself, bring you the restoration and emotional surgery that you so long to acquire. May this be a true season of joy, peace, and love, as it was meant to be.

In Jesus, it certainly can.

Shalom and ahava (peace and love in Hebrew).

Now think on this,

Steve Martin

Founder/President

Love For His People, Inc.

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Holly Watson: "A Time of Divine Shifting! You've Entered a Whole New World!" The Elijah List

Holly Watson: "A Time of Divine Shifting! You've Entered a Whole New World!"

The Elijah List Dec 15, 2018

From the desk of Steve Shultz:

Even as we are a couple weeks away from closing out this year...there is much the Lord is doing in our midst, even this month.

This latest article from Holly Watson will really encourage you for this month and beyond that God is turning things around and bringing restoration to YOU!

As Holly Watson shares here:

A turnaround is ushering in full circle moments where the God of restoration and healing is on the scene, demonstrating His mighty power. Time is of the essence as we posture ourselves through the month of December to receive the promises of God in accordance with His times and seasons.

I decree and declare the cycle of your life is expanding with longevity as your due portion this year! I prophesy second chances are in queue in the courts of Heaven, bringing you into a time of prophetic fulfillment and destiny. I decree and declare God is bringing new order to everyplace that's been out of order, and He is setting you up for the greater things than these to appear!

Amen...now that should encourage you that God is on the move on your behalf. I pray for miracles and restoration to surround you and your family during this holiday season. (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

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"A Time of Divine Shifting! You've Entered a Whole New World!"

Holly Watson, Costa Mesa, CA

For the past few weeks, the Lord has been quickening my spirit about this month of December as a time to keep watch for while we close out the year 2018. 12/21 was also shown to me while in prayer as a date to keep our hearts open to see significant shifts occur. The numbers 12/21 were awakened in my spirit over the Thanksgiving holiday as a prophetic marker for governmental and personal shifts to take place in our spheres of influence. Being that the date 12/21 mirrors itself from front to back and back to front, it was quickened in my spirit that this shift would produce a cycle of completion causing a trajectory move (a sudden thrust) of the Spirit, accelerating us into our futures.

"You've been shifted out of the old and into a new paradigm of desires fulfilled, as abundant as the Tree of Life!"

The significance of the date 12/21 was also revealed to me as a time where the end of the beginning and the beginning of the end would see its day of fulfillment (fulfilled prophecy/ the cycles of God). The number 12 is also a number of the elect purposes of God and an indication that the best of the best is coming forward. A shift in apostolic fullness in the New Testament Church will also come forth and be evident as we prepare for a greater outpouring of the Spirit to materialize in this time of harvest.

Atonement, Healing and Reconciliation

As I pressed into the Lord for further meaning to this recent revelation I found that the word "atonement" is defined as a reparation for a wrong or injury; to make amends. The definition of atonement in Biblical resources is also described as a pardon, canceling out, or a time of forgiveness of wrongs done. When we are given atonement for our sins, our slate is wiped clean and erased as though a transgression never occurred. The shed Blood of Jesus Christ on the Cross in the New Testament was the appropriation for all of our sins, past and present. However, days of atonement position us in a posture of reverence for a God who wipes away the stain of sin through repentance in prayer.

What I sense Holy Spirit speaking at this hour is a recompense and restitution of the justice of God for wrongs done and afflicted toward the saints of God. I also see a time of consecration ushering in a godly repentance which turns the hearts of the fathers back to the children and the hearts of children back to their fathers (Malachi 4:6). A greater unity ensuing in the Body of Christ with apologies, forgiveness, confessions, and an overall repair of relationship breaches is ushering in a time of healing and reconciliation toward long-standing feuds and demonic offenses.

The Spirit of the Lord is decreeing canceled debts to those whose debts were paid in full by the power of the Blood of Jesus! I also heard the Lord say that He was canceling demonic assignments sent to block acceleration and hinder access to godly assignments and promotions. I decree the Lord is preparing clean slates and fresh starts for the people of God at this hour! I prophesy a time of restoration is at hand!

Governmental Shifts and Holy Spirit Movements

When the Lord showed me the governmental shifts taking place through this window of time, I sensed the governing of the Church positioning itself for a new order to make room for Holy Spirit outpourings. A governmental shift has the earmarks of gaining new authority as the movements of the Holy Spirit set us on a course conducive to fulfilling our destiny. Anytime governing authorities are involved, our submission to those in authority makes way for peace and unity to ensue (Romans 13:1-2). When the God of the universe demonstrates His intervening power through a governmental shift in the earth realm, a revolutionary move of the Spirit of God makes way for a new great awakening to occur (Matthew 12:28). (Photo via Unsplash)

To add to this revelation regarding a governmental shift, the Lord brought back to my remembrance a dream I had about the White House coming into a time of greater solidarity between a breach in parties. Although the chasm in political parties is currently great, evident and disruptive, the King of Glory is choosing "the out of the ordinary" men in high places to represent His Kingdom authority upon the earth realm through our governmental systems. Surprise guests and unlikely partnerships are being divinely set in place even now, as emissaries for peace and order meet on the White House steps. What man thought was impossible, I decree and declare God is ordering at this very hour in our nation, government and across the land – His plans and divine will, which cannot be foiled!

Set Your House in Order

The phrase "set your house in order" has been ringing in my spirit since releasing a word through our newsletter in early November as a clarion call to the Body of Christ. We are the temple (house) of the Holy Spirit. Our churches, ministries, families, relationships, occupations etc. are the houses the Lord has entrusted us with while serving as Kingdom ambassadors on behalf of the Body of Christ. Setting our house in order requires a time of repentance and a renewing of the heart and mind as we reconcile with our first love, Jesus Christ, as our Kinsmen Redeemer (Ruth 3:9, Job 19:25).

"...days of atonement position us in a posture of reverence for a God who wipes away the stain of sin through repentance in prayer."

Setting our house in order is also a phrase for when our affairs are set into new alignment per the will of the Father and His direction for our lives. A time of reorganization, reordering and restructuring often accompanies setting our houses in order to prepare for new assignments, increase and promotion. When God told Hezekiah to set his house in order in 2 Kings 20, God gave Hezekiah a second chance due to Hezekiah's posture of intercession and prayer. The hand of God moved on Hezekiah's behalf by adding 15 years to his lifespan (2 Kings 20:6)!

It's time to set our houses in order and prepare for a mighty move of the Spirit of God! God is calling us up higher and making a way where their seems no way. God is re-forming our days by granting increase and multiplication to the lives of His faithful servants! Where the hearts of God's people have postured themselves in prayer and repentance for an end-time move of His Spirit, the Spirit of the Lord is moving through and setting houses in His perfect order to prepare them for their day of visitation.

A turnaround is ushering in full circle moments where the God of restoration and healing is on the scene, demonstrating His mighty power. Time is of the essence as we posture ourselves through the month of December to receive the promises of God in accordance with His times and seasons.

I decree and declare the cycle of your life is expanding with longevity as your due portion this year! I prophesy second chances are in queue in the courts of Heaven, bringing you into a time of prophetic fulfillment and destiny. I decree and declare God is bringing new order to everyplace that's been out of order, and He is setting you up for the greater things than these to appear!

A Whole New World

A few weeks ago as I was praying in my prayer language, I heard very clearly the phrase, "You've entered a whole new world!" The moment I heard this phrase a monumental shift occurred in my life that I wouldn't realize until a few days later. When I sensed this shift, I felt the earth move under my feet as a sign that God moved a mountain I had been facing for what seemed like an entire lifetime.

What many of you don't know about me is that I was healed miraculously from a spirit of infirmity after suffering for 15 years with no relief in sight. My life was confined to living in one room with visiting nurses, tubes, needles, and purified air; where hope deferred wreaked havoc with my thoughts day and night. When the Lord healed me from my spirit of infirmity, I immediately began the process of restoring the years that the locusts had eaten through the grace and mercy of God. The process of coming out of my bondage was as long as the process of entering into the FULLNESS of my Promised Land. When I stepped over the threshold of the parting of my Red Sea, I knew God had a purpose for my pain and a use for my suffering.

I share this with you today because I believe that the Lord is SHIFTING many of you reading this at this hour. I believe that the God of miracles is setting many of your "houses" in order to demonstrate His miraculous healing power. I hear the Spirit of the Lord say, "YOU ARE ENTERING A WHOLE NEW WORLD! THE BEST IS YET TO COME!" You've been shifted out of the old and into a new paradigm of desires fulfilled, as abundant as the Tree of Life! (Photo via Unsplash)

I decree and declare the answers to your prayers are right around the corner and the spirit of delay is broken off of your person! The Redeemer is in your midst and He is mighty to save! I decree and declare the month of December to be the fulfillment of your biggest dreams come true. I prophesy the healing power of Jesus is standing at your front door, and this is YOUR year to BIRTH everything NEW!

"Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17) (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

Holly Watson
Kingdom Revelations
Email: admin@kingdomrevelations.org
Website: www.krgo.org

Holly Watson is a prophetic voice throughout the Body of Christ, called to share the Father's heart to His Church. Her passion is to equip the saints of God to be Kingdom-minded and prepared. The prophetic word through Holly's blog, Kingdom Revelations, is read across the nation and around the world. She resides with her husband and family in Southern California.