Sunday, April 28, 2019

To Catch Coming Wave of Revival, We Must Adopt This New Apostolic Paradigm - MICHAEL BRODEUR CHARISMA NEWS

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To Catch Coming Wave of Revival, We Must Adopt This New Apostolic Paradigm

MICHAEL BRODEUR  CHARISMA NEWS
As I mentioned in this article, God is moving on the earth in unprecedented ways in preparation for the next wave of revival that could produce the greatest harvest of souls in human history. In order for us to prepare, we need to build thriving churches that maximize the mobilization of every member according to their God-given design and destiny. The key to this result is what we call the apostolic family church model.
Now before we go too much further, let me take a moment to define our terms. There are many well-intentioned leaders in the body of Christ who are convinced that the apostolic gift no longer exists. They believe it ended with the original 12 apostles of the Lamb. However, according to Paul, the apostolic gift is one of five aspects of the ministry of Christ that was given to the church at the time of His ascension and is clearly intended to function throughout time (Eph.4:7-16). These gifts were given:
  • At the same time: The ascension of Jesus: verses 7-11.
  • For the same purpose: The equipping of the saints for the work of ministry: vs. 12.
  • Until the same time: "Until we all come into the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, into a complete man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ" (vs. 13-16).
It's impossible to read these verses with an open mind and not see the importance of these gifts to empower God's people to fulfill His purposes on the earth. The church has not yet come into the fullness of Christ so we must conclude that each of these gifts is still in operation today. I imagine that scholars will continue to debate this issue, but the simplest rendering of Scripture clearly supports importance of these gifts working today.
Unfortunately, there have been some who have used the title and position to control others or promote false ideas. This is why I assert that the gifts listing in Ephesians 4:11 are not about position and titles but about function and fruit. We have been commissioned to make disciples who make disciples (Matt. 28:18-20). A key dimension of disciple making is equipping the saints for the work of the ministry. This is the qualifying function and fruit of the five ascension gifts of Jesus.
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One of the biggest obstacles to every-member ministry is the overemphasis of the pastoral gift and the underemphasis on the apostolic gift. A quick word study in the Greek will reveal the impulse of both gifts.
  • The impulse of a pastoral leader is to "gather, care and keep."
  • The impulse of an apostolic leader is to "gather, train and send."
We live in a day when most local churches are centered around the pastor and teacher. Yet, according to Scripture, the church was never intended to be built on the foundation of the pastors and teachers but rather on the foundation of the "apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone" (Eph. 2:20b). Some would argue that this is a reference to the Old Testament prophets, but a few verses later, Paul says that God is now revealing things to his holy apostles and prophets (see Eph. 3:5).
Pastors and teachers are both essential to a healthy, thriving church. However, when the pastoral gift is in the driver's seat, the church will always become increasingly consumeristic and spectator-oriented. We must reset the foundation of apostolic leadership to see the vision of every-member ministry fulfilled.
My goal in this article is to help us look in the mirror—not to focus on the spots and blemishes of the bride, but rather to see the possibility of fulfilling God's desires by becoming everything He created us to be. I'm approaching the church as a doctor trying to diagnose a disease. I am speaking to the church as a concerned coach trying to help an Olympic athlete to win the gold. What are the real issues holding us back from maximum health and impact? As a catalytic consultant to churches and movements around the world, I believe we must experience a massive paradigm shift from the pastor-teacher model to an apostolic family model of church.
As I see it, there are three kinds of churches: fantasy, factory or family. Or some combination of all three.
Fantasy church is what John Wimber called, "playing basketball without a ball and without a hoop." In other words, we go through all the motions of buildings, budgets, programs and services, but we rarely score. The sincere efforts of well-intentioned people produce only minimal impact in the areas of winning souls, making disciples, training leaders and multiplying ministries.
Factory church is often a response to the frustration of fantasy church. Factory church focuses on the right outcomes but with the wrong foundational values. These kinds of churches tend to be hierarchical and program-driven and often lead to burnout and a high turnover.
Family church is our solution to both of these extremes. Apostolic family church does not merely focus on helping people belong but helping people become everything that God created them to be. In our next article, "The Tale of Three Churches", we will go into greater detail about each of these kinds of churches and help you begin to build the spiritual family that God desires. 
Michael and Diane Brodeur served as a pastors in San Francisco for over 33 years, and by God's grace, established one of the largest churches the city had seen during that era. Michael and his family moved to Redding, California, in 2010 and have served in a number of ministries, including Jesus Culture, Global Legacy and the Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM). Michael launched PastorsCoach.com in 2014 and is currently equipping and coaching hundreds of churches around the world. He is the author of several books, including Revival Culture: Prepare for the Next Great Awakening. He also travels globally as a conference speaker and catalytic consultant for churches and organizations. Michael and Diane have seven children and eight grandchildren.
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Synagogue Shooting Suspect in Custody, Congregants Prevented Shooting ‘From Being a Much Worse Tragedy’ - CBN News Gary Lane

Synagogue Shooting Suspect in Custody, Congregants Prevented Shooting ‘From Being a Much Worse Tragedy’
04-27-2019
CBN News Gary Lane
A 19-year old man is in police custody following a shooting this morning at a synagogue in Poway, California just north of San Diego.
One person was killed and three others injured at the Congregation Chabad Synagogue in San Diego County.
San Diego police say the suspect called 911 and later surrendered to police. The unidentified man said he was responsible for the synagogue shooting.
Witnesses said they were attending services marking the end of Passover when a gunman shouting obscenities entered the synagogue and started shooting a semi-automatic weapon.
Poway Mayor Steve Vaus told CNN that the “shooter was engaged by people in the congregation and those brave people certainly prevented this from being a much worse tragedy."
Four shooting victims were taken to Palomar Medical Center Poway and one of them, an older woman reportedly died there. Hospital officials said three victims were in stable condition.  
Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein was among the injured. Shot in the hand but undeterred, Goldstein proceeded to deliver his sermon, telling the Jewish Orthodox congregants to “remain strong. “
Mayor Vaus told CNN he considered the attack a hate crime "because of statements that were made when the shooter entered."
Police are examining a letter and the suspect’s social media posts to determine a motive for the attack.
President Trump expressed sympathy for the victims and tweeted,  “Thoughts and prayers to all of those affected by the shooting at the Synagogue in Poway, California. God bless you all. Suspect apprehended. Law enforcement did outstanding job. Thank you. “
Vice President Mike Pence also sent out his own tweet saying, “We condemn in the strongest terms the evil & cowardly shooting at Chabad of Poway today as Jewish families celebrated Passover. No one should be in fear in a house of worship. Antisemitism isn’t just wrong - it’s evil. “
It was the second mass shooting at a U.S. synagogue in the past six months. Eleven people were killed and seven injured October 27, 2018 at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. Robert Bowers was charged with using a firearm–an AR-15 to commit a hate crime. He received a total of 29 charges, including 11 counts of criminal homicide.  

Saturday, April 27, 2019

What Say You? - Where do you stand in God's Plan? Steve Martin - my 21st book just released!



What Say You?
- Where do you stand in God's Plan?

Steve Martin
My 21st book just released!



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Book's INTRODUCTION page

What say you about where you stand in God's plan?

Are you fitting in? Do you care? Are you where you think you are, or where you think you should be?

These messages have been written to bring you encouragement, some further insight, and to help you get to where you, and He, wants you to be in the Body of Christ.

The Lord is putting His people together - both in Israel with the Jews making aliyah and with believers around the world finding out their place and purpose in congregations.

What Say You offers inspiration on how we can then live and move in this life, to cause godly effect and actually, cause something positive to happen or bring about in our lives, our families, our cities, our workplaces, and our country.

May you be about His business, as He directs you in your going.

Steve Martin
Charlotte, North Carolina

DEDICATION page
  
I dedicate this book to the Christians and Messianic Jews (believers in Yeshua also) who daily keep going in their faith, though often persecuted for believing and standing for truth among their families, cities, and nations, while possibly despised, and even rejected while doing so.

The Bible does teach us that in these last days persecution will come, but even as Jesus Himself endured the cross, despised the shame, and now sits at the right hand of God the Father, they and all believers will one day do the same. 

We too will enjoy the eternal life in our eternal reward – heaven.

Stand strong, keep your eyes fixed on Jesus (Yeshua), and know that you are loved, prayed for, and always in our hearts.

Your reward is great.

Steve Martin 


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"A Season of Increased Courage and Influence" - Jodie Hughes, The Elijah List

Jodie Hughes: "A Season of Increased Courage and Influence"


The Elijah List Apr 27, 2019
Steve ShultzFrom the desk of Steve Shultz:
This powerful article by Jodi Hughes is, I believe, a MUCH needed message we need to hear right now.
Warfare has been very intense for many Believers these days. Yet every time the enemy tries to take over, God will raise up a standard against him. That is what I see in this kairos word from the Lord. Learn how God is giving His Church a NEW voice, NEW courage and NEW influence to combat the enemy in this hour!
I know this word by Jodi will encourage many of you as she shares:
Fear of man is being broken. Any partnerships with unbelief are being highlighted and evicted, and bold faith is arising. The Bride is breaking free of unbelief and intimidation that has fiercely assaulted and squashed her voice, and our collective and individual voice is being unshackled and unleashed. Influence is being added where anointed courage is being activated.
Now, read about the roll YOU play in this new season, and how to walk in God's fresh increase. Enjoy! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
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A Kairos Season of Redemption
In Luke 1, it records the announcement of something new God was birthing into the earth "in the days of King Herod." As we know, these days were full of fear, political upheaval, evil scheming, murderous agendas to kill a generation, unrest, chaos, hardship, and an abortive spirit to squash God's plans. The climate was also ripe for change. Breakthrough, reprieve and rescue were greatly needed. It was into this environment that the Lord announced He was birthing a new era of God invading Earth with hope.
As we know, to Mary He sent an angel to announce the birth of Jesus. To Zechariah, a righteous priest, He sent the same angel to announce the birth of John, who would be known as John the Baptist and be used to trumpet the arrival of Jesus and a new era. God had heard the cry of His people for rescue in the days of King Herod, and He announced a kairos season of redemption.
This parallels today in our nations with the phrase "as in the days of King Herod," describing our nations' circumstances very well.
"Partnering with unbelief diminishes influence. Partnering with truth and God's voice increases influence."
Certainly there is an abortive, murderous spirit that is attempting to annihilate a generation and abort God's promises in every way possible before unprecedented harvest can break out fully. The intercessory cry of God's people arises and the nations are prophetically poised for accelerated change. There is a kairos moment upon the Body for a new wineskin, a due season of fulfilled promise, a new era of justice, and an unprecedented harvest breaking in. We equally see the evil agenda of the enemy blatantly and openly attacking all that is pure and righteous to silence God's people and squash hope.
Zechariah's Unbelief
It was into this charged atmosphere 2,000 years ago, that Zechariah heard an angel tell him that his long-held prayer for a child was to be answered, and that his son would be a pioneer of hope to God's people of a new day dawning. God was stepping in and birthing change and hope where His people had felt desperate for breakthrough. All that had been before was merely preparation for what would now play out among God's people. Redemption, restoration, healing, rescue, grace and a new, miraculous season of hope fulfilled...this was upon the Bride. Jesus would change everything, and John would announce the new day. The prophesies of old were culminating into a kairos moment of God literally breaking in.
Sadly, despite Zechariah praying for a child for many years, when an angel finally announced the miracle, he didn't believe it. Gabriel, the angel, came from the very presence of God (meaning that the angel carried the weighty glory and tangible presence of God) and interrupted Zechariah's life and ministry to tell him a new day was upon him. Unfortunately, he didn't believe what God told him, and he didn't attach faith to his long-awaited miracle moment which had finally come.
The angel announcing the child's name as John caused challenges for Zechariah, because to give his son a name that wasn't a family name essentially was saying his child wouldn't follow in his steps, traditions and job, but would be set apart and unique. This, no doubt, was a lot to take in.
However, what is perhaps more profound is that Scripture records that Gabriel, the angel, silences Zechariah's voice because He didn't believe what God was saying to him from His presence. God was very clear, and because of unbelief, Zechariah lost his voice, and his influence was severely inhibited and limited. To God, it was important that he recognize His presence and believe what was announced, regardless of what was being said (I think this is big).
What Has Unbelief Cost Us?
I wonder how much our influence, corporately, is limited by unbelief and not partnering with what the Lord is trumpeting out? I wonder how much our voices are inhibited by not believing what God says? I wonder how much we have missed by trivializing or not recognizing God's manifest presence or His voice to us from an encounter?
It is important to note that God called the baby—Zachariah and Elizabeth's miracle child—John. As noted already, this was not a family, traditional, or expected name to use, and certainly didn't follow any previous expectations or precedents set for naming a child in their family. It was totally a new thing. For whatever reason, it didn't fit in the box of the expected or status quo, and it certainly set their child free from traditional expectation of following in his father's footsteps. This was important, as the destiny of John was to decree a new day, a message that would break from the religious status quo, announcing the arrival of the Messiah Jesus, and that everything would now be different.
The angel said, "Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John" (Luke 1:13). This was an announcement of the birthing of a miracle. But it was also the announcement of change. This child wouldn't be named after what had been before; he was to be named by what God was currently releasing and doing...something new, something unique and purposed for the time they found themselves in. They hadn't been this way before, and so what God was birthing was also new and masterfully designed for that season. This child, who prophetically trumpeted a new generation of wild Believers and an era of grace, needed to carry a name that identified the freshness of what God was birthing. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
Silence vs Unbelief
John, who's name means "Jehovah is gracious," embodied all God was releasing. The way maker and preparer of a generation for the greatest harvest the nations had yet seen, and the birth of Jesus—the Savior of all mankind—was being announced. This was not just any birth, this was a new era of salvation upon the nations. This required those around the birth to believe what God was saying and doing and partner in faith with Him. It would seem that silence was more preferable than unbelief around the birth of the new. Be found as a voice of life and faith in due-season moments. Be found as a voice that speaks life over what God is speaking life over.
(Note: There are many things God is doing, and right now it would seem clear that one issue close to His heart is supporting life for the unborn. The Gospel requires boldness, and silence is partnering with the enemy. This is an issue where corporate silence is no longer appropriate. Silence has affected the corporate influence of the Church. Unbelief in God's Word and intimidation are being highlighted, and fresh grace to stand with truth and life is being released. Anointed courage is being awakened. A new breed of grace-releasing, yet fierce Kingdom activists are arising.)
Can't You Talk Louder, God?
God is Giving His People Their Voice Back
It's at the birth of John the Baptist, Scripture tells us, that Elizabeth, his mum, wanted to call him John, but those gathered around—no doubt family and the community—didn't agree, and voiced their disapproval loudly over such a name being chosen.
Today, we often find ourselves in similar circumstances where many voice their loud disapproval of God's Word and what He is saying.
As John the Baptist was born, and the family and friends gathered, disapproving of the chosen name, Zechariah, with great determination, found the only way available to him to communicate, which was writing on a tablet. He made sure he got God's word heard, and silenced the disapproving voices by stating, "His name is John." This cut through the noise and released God's heart.
"There is a kairos moment upon the Body for a new wineskin, a due season of fulfilled promise, a new era of justice, and an unprecedented harvest breaking in."
It was right in this moment, the moment of directly combating other voices that misidentified what God was doing and disputed His word, that Zechariah got his voice back! God is similarly giving His people back their voices in this hour! The shackles are coming off!
Influence and Courage Amplified
Zechariah used what was available to him to agree with what God was saying and speak God's word into the season. Immediately he got his voice back! INFLUENCE WAS AMPLIFIED WHEN ZECHARIAH SPOKE OUT.
Zechariah boldly spoke out to the disapproving crowd, and made sure what God wanted was heard and done. The child was to be called John. What the loud voices of the community were saying was contrary to God's word, despite perhaps being well meant. It was in this moment of anointed courage, this moment of speaking out, this moment of decreeing God's word that influence was restored, increased and amplified on Zechariah. The restriction and limitation on his voice was broken as unbelief was rejected and belief in God was restored.
The voice of INFLUENCE is coming on the prophetic voices of the nations, pioneers birthing new movements, and the Church in an accelerated onslaught. Anointed courage will be heard speaking to and into current, challenging conversations that need God's word to correctly identify the issue, and speak God's heart and truth into the matter. The enemy has entrapped a people to think that speaking out will diminish their voice and influence. The opposite is true. 
Partnering with unbelief diminishes influence. Partnering with truth and God's voice increases influence.
Silence is loud, and diminishes influence. Remaining silent or not believing or obeying God's word will diminish influence and effectively silence many called voices. Speaking out with anointed courage what God is saying will amplify and increase influence. Yes, there will no doubt be forms of persecution, but persecution will come regardless if we speak or don't speak. Speaking anointed courage will shift and re-shape history. History waits to be re-written by bold courage. The enemy is counting on our silence. Silence is the enemy of accelerated God-change.
Inaction and Complacency
Inaction and complacency rob nations. This is not a call to anger, it is a call to grace and God-inspired solutions. This is not a call to obnoxiousness. It is a call to daring courage to stand with truth and the heart of God. Inaction has stolen much from the Church and the nations. Complacency robs nations of Kingdom solutions and salvation.
Be found speaking and partnering with truth and what God is doing on the earth. As the Body speaks with anointed courage, our voice will again be heard in the current conversations requiring Kingdom solutions. Influence will increase to speak into hearts and lives with relevant solutions, inspired revelation and life-giving, kairos wisdom to pressing issues.
Intimidation is breaking as bold courage inspires and awakens a people to believe, speak and act on what God is saying. There are those who loudly disagree and attack, but the baby must be called John. This season must have anointed voices of truth speaking exactly what God is saying and not changing the message because of unbelief or because of fear of God doing something new. (Photo via Unsplash)
Influence is Being Added Where Courage is Being Activated
The Church is arising from intimidation and attack intended to silence and abort destiny, into a season of daring courage to speak and enter into a new, spectacular harvest. Fear of man is being broken. Any partnerships with unbelief are being highlighted and evicted, and bold faith is arising. The Bride is breaking free of unbelief and intimidation that has fiercely assaulted and squashed her voice, and our collective and individual voice is being unshackled and unleashed. Influence is being added where anointed courage is being activated.
Anointed Courage Will Shift History
Courage is on the rise! A new breed of daring is upon us. BE READY FOR A SPIRIT OF BOLDNESS AND MIGHT TO COME UPON YOU. ASK FOR A SPIRIT OF BOLDNESS AND MIGHT TO COME UPON YOU. You will arise in new boldness as anointed courage comes upon you for Kingdom exploits. Unprecedented harvest is breaking out and you are anointed, appointed and called into such a time as NOW. Your anointed courage is shifting history. (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
Jodie Hughes
Pour It Out Ministries
Email: info@pouritout.org
Website: www.pouritout.org
Ben and Jodie Hughes are the founders of Pour It Out Ministries and have been in ministry together for more than 20 years. Recently relocating to the United States from Australia, they, along with their adult daughter Keely, travel full-time around the world as revivalists, with an emphasis on releasing and equipping for revival, breakthrough prophetic worship, prophetic ministry and preaching the Gospel with miracles, signs and wonders following. Ben and Jodie are known for recently hosting the Pineapple Revival in Australia which saw thousands come from all over, initially going non-stop for 22 weeks and extending for 18 months. In addition to being full-time itinerant revivalists and prophets, they have pastored and planted several churches, trained hundreds of ministry students, recorded worship albums and other writing projects as well.
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LoveMusic! - Paul Wilbur "Dance with Me"

Paul Wilbur "Dance with Me"


April 27, 2019

Greetings LoveMusic! listeners,

When your spirit connects with His Holy Spirit, it is simply captivating. And you just want to be with Jesus that much more.

As I sat in my prayer chair this morning, I began to hear, "Dance with me" in my mind. It was the song that Paul Wilbur had on his "Lion of Judah" album from 2002, recorded in Jerusalem. A great album by the way! (As usual with Paul.)

With my 20th trip to the Lord's Promised Land to the Jews coming May 1 (in 4 days!), my spirit, soul, and body long to be with our friends in the Land. My good wife Laurie and I very much so look forward to that time = when it will last longer than 10 days.

Listen and enter into Yeshua HaMashiach's (Jesus Christ) presence. May you dance with Him, now and forever, amen.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc. ministry
Charlotte, North Carolina
USA







Friday, April 26, 2019

"Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?" Elaine Tavolacci, The Elijah List

Elaine Tavolacci, Staten Island, NY



April 24, 2019

"Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?"
Elaine Tavolacci, Staten Island, NY

From the Desk of Steve Shultz:

Steve ShultzI really appreciated reading Elaine Tavolacci's latest word about trusting God for THE PROMISE...you know...that special WORD you've been waiting on God to perform?

Are you waiting on God to give you your Isaac? Then, I encourage you to take to heart what Elaine shares with us as she writes:

The story goes on to say in chapter 21 that Sarah conceived a son named Isaac in her old age. He was the promised son. The name Isaac means, "laugh." Ishmael was not God's perfect will, but he was something that was born of the flesh. John 3:6 says: "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."

God is FAITHFUL to fulfill the promises He has spoken over you. I encourage you to "take that to the bank" and wait on the Holy Spirit for your promise to manifest! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

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"Is Anything Too Hard for the Lord?"
Elaine Tavolacci, Staten Island, NY


There is a story in the book of Genesis about a man named Abraham and his wife Sarah. They left their families, and even their country, trusting the Lord at His word to bless them and make them a great nation. "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness" (Romans 4:3b). The word of the Lord came to Abraham in a vision and told him that he was going to have a child. The Lord put Abraham in a deep sleep and made a covenant with him. When I read this passage I remembered that the Lord also put Adam into a deep sleep when He created Eve from his rib.

A Solution, But Not the Promise

Sarah gave her Egyptian maid Hagar over to her husband so they could have a son. Abraham went along with Sarah's wishes and Hagar conceived and had a son who they named Ishmael. This was not God's promised son. Then the Lord reminded me of the time that Adam followed his wife Eve by eating the forbidden fruit which was not God's will.

Some of you are tired of waiting on God's promise and you are about to settle for an Ishmael. If you follow your natural instincts you will not produce what Jesus has for you. Don't try to make things happen in your own strength. Refuse to give birth to an Ishmael because the Lord has an Isaac planned for you if you wait on Him.

Ten years later the Lord came down and appeared to Abraham. He changed his name from Abram to Abraham and changed his wife's name from Sarai to Sarah. He told him that Sarah, herself, was going to have a son and would name him Isaac. Abraham fell on his face and laughed to himself. Although he was a man of faith, this sounded ridiculous to him because of their age.

In chapter eighteen, the Lord appeared to Abraham again as three men came to him. He told him, once again, that Sarah was going to have a son. Sarah overheard this conversation and she also laughed in unbelief. Although they trusted the Lord all along, they were now looking at their situation in the natural and could only see an obstacle, which was their old age. "And the Lord said to Abraham, 'Why did Sarah laugh, saying, "Shall I surely bear a child, since I am old?" Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son'" (Genesis 18:13-14).

I Laugh!

The story goes on to say in chapter 21 that Sarah conceived a son named Isaac in her old age. He was the promised son. The name Isaac means, "laugh." Ishmael was not God's perfect will, but he was something that was born of the flesh. John 3:6 says: "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."

The Lord says, "Is there anything too difficult for Me? Don't allow situations in the natural to steal your faith. Trust in My promises and provisions. Do not see yourself as inadequate, but know that I can do more with your life than you could do in the natural. I am El Shaddai and nothing is too difficult for Me. Just as I told Abraham to leave everything behind and trust Me in the journey ahead, I am calling you to trust Me with your future.

"Just as I led Abraham, I will also lead you. I am the same yesterday, today and forever and I am still speaking today. Just as I honored Abraham's prayers and did not destroy the city for ten righteous, will I not honor your prayers? Trust Me for your families, your cities and even your countries to be brought into My Kingdom.

Believe My Word to answer every prayer and supplication.

There is Power in Covenant

"Don't make hasty decisions, which will produce an Ishmael. Wait on that which I have promised to you because it shall surely come to pass. Just as I made a covenant with Abraham, I have made a covenant with you. Wait on My promise. Your promised seed, Isaac, is on the way. Don't allow the enemy to magnify the difficulties in your life and make them appear unconquerable.

"I will bring you through situations that you have not been able to go through on your own and open the doors that need to be opened. Trust Me to move every obstacle that is blocking you from getting to your destination. Go forth in that which I have commissioned for you to do. Go without fear or wavering, surrendering all for the assignment that I have for your life," says the Lord.

"By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tents with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise; for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

By faith Sarah herself also received strength to conceive seed, and she bore a child when she was past the age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born as many as the stars of the sky in multitude—innumerable as the sand which is by the seashore." (Hebrews 11:8-12)

Elaine Tavolacci
A Word in Season


Email: Elaine@awordinseason.info
Website: www.awordinseason.info

Elaine Tavolacci resides in Staten Island, New York. She has been a student of the Word for twenty-nine years. She has a prophetic gift as well as a ministry of encouragement, which teaches the Body of Christ to walk in the fullness of what the Lord has called them to. She teaches others how to be overcomers in every area of their lives and understands the power and authority that Jesus has assigned to them. 

Her ministry, "A Word in Season," has been an encouragement to others for nine years. She has learned the transforming power of the Word of God and encourages others that nothing is impossible with God.

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