November
28, 2016
May
the peace and forgiveness of God reign in our hearts. I say that,
Heartdwellers, because I certainly need that forgiveness to reign in
my heart.
The
Lord permitted a very dear and sincere Christian to show up on our
doorstep - uninvited, seeking counsel. But the enemy, being a wicked
opportunist, knows how to manipulate and use even the best of us to
cause problems.
Looking
back on my Christian life to times when I was a single mom with four
children, and even after Ezekiel and I were married and were
traveling as missionaries. I can remember times that we showed up at
monasteries or different places like that and caused an awful lot of
disorder, just by our presence. 'Cause it was out of the ordinary.
So, this is something that can happen to all of us. I look back now
and think to myself, how they were really patient with us. They set
aside what they were doing to meet our needs. And in some cases, it
really interrupted their ministry. Amazing charity and patience.
As
a matter of course, we don't answer the door when people show up
uninvited - unless the Lord puts His finger on something and asks us
to do that. Which in this case - He did. So we couldn't wiggle out of
it.
I
knew this was going to be a trial, a test and an offering - a
suffering for Donald Trump and that whole situation with our nation.
And it lasted two months, and only now is coming to a conclusion.
I
felt it the day it showed up and I fought against my flesh every day
to love and bless, which was a mighty struggle. Especially because I
was interrupted in giving you messages, and our prayer routine and
everything else was turned pretty much upside down. So, if you
wondered why there was a little lapse a couple of times in the last
couple of months, now you'll understand why. We were really in the
crucible with this challenge.
Not
wanting to offend Charity, and do what we could, where we could - but
also being faithful to the ministry the Lord has already established
with us. I'll tell you - it was a hard fight, and the aftermath -
wow. A lot of seeds that I have to deal with.
But
I also wanted to say that we learned a great deal. And you may have
noticed the tones of the messages, that there was obviously some
encouragement there, for people who are being called to give their
everything to the Lord. And this is how we work. Life situations come
and work themselves out, and in the process of that, we learn new
things. When we learn, we share it with you. So, that has been the
tone of the messages for the last few weeks. And I know that there
are many of you going through the same challenges right now, 'cause
you've been writing to me and telling me. So, Holy Spirit works
across a broad audience. These same messages that were given for this
situation, particularly, also applied to you. It's amazing how He
works that way.
So,
we learned a great deal as well.
Really
I thought we had maybe helped this soul, but then the thorns started
coming, the accusations, the attacks and ingratitude.
You
see, when you do your best for a soul and give them your very best
time and discernment, if they don't want to hear it they turn and
attack you and make you the villain. In other words, you aren't
hearing from the Lord..."because I won't do what He is asking of
me." One day the soul gets copious confirmations while others
fast and sacrifice for him. Another day they weren't confirmations at
all and you're a false prophet or at the least – deceived.
May
I tell you the rule of discernment we have always operated by? Is
that when you feel God calling you to something and your heart is
inflamed with a desire to love Him more, to give Him more, you seek
confirmations in prayer and fasting. It's best to keep a journal,
either on your computer or hand-written. Then when you strike out on
your journey in obedience to the Lord and you encounter every manner
of opposition, you go back to your original discernment and hold fast
to that. You don't change in midstream.
God
hasn't changed His mind, and no one who puts their hand to the plow
and turns back is worthy of the Kingdom. So DON'T TURN BACK.
The
waters are getting rough, because Satan wants to take you down before
you reach your destination. He hates you, you are a threat to his
kingdom of darkness and he will throw up every barrier and
discouragement to stop you. His major venue of attack will be Doubt.
The Lord told me, "To every work of God there are assigned
demons of Doubt, Fear and Scrutiny by the enemy."
We
Christians are most vulnerable in discernment, because we Love God
and want to do His will. So the enemy will try to convince us that
what we are doing is NOT His will, that we didn't discern properly -
and that's why we have so much opposition.
LIES!
LIES! LIES!!!!!
And
if the character of the soul is weak and they didn't get proper
confirmations before they undertook their work, and if there is any
part of them that is not totally surrendered, this tactic of the
enemy will work almost every time. And if God sends good prophets and
servants to help the soul on their way by confirming those
directions, the soul will turn against them and start to concoct all
kinds of falsehoods to discredit them.
This
soul I am talking about gave away everything they had, and they were
well off and secure. They gave it away and then set out in their
pickup to serve the Lord. That's how far they got with their
commitment. But when the direction God gave and confirmed to them
firsthand didn't seem doable to them, they turned around and went
their own way. Now it is time for someone else to step in for the
Lord to assist them; we are no longer of any use. The tragedy of this
is, this soul had gone from community to community getting the best
of counsel from many well-known and seasoned prophets and still chose
their own way. So, we weren't the first.
Now
in this message the Lord explains why He allowed this. It brought
tremendous loss and suffering to our household and even to the
channel when we had issues on our doorstep we never invited, that
were distracting us.
But
here is what the Lord had to say about this trial.
"You see, I am the one who chooses these vessels who sow disorder into the lives of others. Though the enemy uses them to cause loss of time and ministry, I use them to build character and charity.
"I told you from the beginning, this is your suffering. You saw it coming, I told you what it was. But I confirmed to you that I wanted you to deal with it and not turn it away.
"But in the heat of disappointment, confusion and betrayal, you lost sight of what I was doing: that something I was doing in you and Ezekiel. Yes, the offerings are powerful because of the deep pain they cause, but things are shifting in you. You asked to be compassionate and gentle, and so I sent you tests. Now you are bitter and complaining of what was lost in this trial? You are angry, resentful and disgusted?
"Do you know how many times I could have felt that way about you, but I didn't. Do you know how many times you let Me down, Clare? And why are you upset about what was lost, the sickness it caused, the pain the distraction? These were sent to temper your nature and cauterize your flesh.
"You should be thanking Me, not holding anger, which brings seeds of resentment and gives the enemy an opportunity to build a stronghold. Which, by the way, will crush every grace I've given you, if you allow it to continue. This is why I want you to thank Me for what I did through this vessel and look closely at areas that you resemble them.
"This is all for humility, My Love. I am not chastising you, I am teaching you. Thank Me for all the pain this has caused and forgive. Nothing is lost, Clare. So much is gained by shouldering this cross. But if you hold a bitter seed in your heart, it will spread and choke out the good life. So you must forgive and relinquish that anger, lay it down at the Cross, with all the other bitter crowns I wore, and you've worn. Yes, lay it beside My Crown of Scorns.
And tongue-in-cheek, He quipped, "Just think how lucky you are! If you had put an ad in the paper for someone to do all these things to you, you couldn't have hired a one!
"Really, this situation was My gift to you. Turn it into a blessing, because the enemy will turn it into a cursing if you don't. And I am not threatening you, My Beautiful Bride. I am merely stating a fact. You mustn't hold anger and unforgiveness in your heart. You must relinquish it and allow Me to clean it out.
"My people, I have sent you all many such 'gifts.' Now you know how you are to handle them. With the holidays coming up, there will be outstanding opportunities to forgive and lay that crown of scorns beside My own at the foot of the Cross.
"I am ripening the fruit on your vine. I am turning bitter grapes to sweet. I am harvesting grapes and putting them in My winepress. It is in the crushing of the grapes that the flavor is obtained. It is in the patient waiting through trials that the vintage ripens into a fine wine, worthy of the King's table.
"Yes, My vineyard, I am ripening you. Some I am harvesting and the wines are superlative. The grapes have survived the little foxes and ripened in the sun of My glory and worship. They have come to fullness of age through the storms that have swept the hillsides. And I am well pleased with those of you who know how to turn a curse into a blessing.
"Indeed, this is My work; what Satan curses, I bless and good comes forth from it. You are learning the fine arts of grace and how to flow with it. There is nothing the enemy can do to any of you that you cannot derive good from. I see to it. I want you to be examples and teach this principle to those around you.
"Many of you have begun new endeavors for Me: music, art, books and teachings. These are wonderful - and greatly threatening to the enemy, by the way. And so there will be assignments against you to rob you of your creative joy. The more impact your anointing will have, the more you will be attacked.
"You can rest assured, you will be attacked. But I am teaching you how to turn that attack into long-suffering and character forming grace - which will give forth the sweet odor of sanctity to your God.
"So rest assured, these trials are for your good and increasing your richness in mercy and grace.
"Go now, forgive, give and move on. Do not get bogged down. Once these lessons are learned, move forward. There is a time to let go. Pray and let go, allow Me to resume My work in these souls who seem to hinder all that is good."
And
I just want to add to this, dear ones, that I know I've got some
seeds in there, seeds of anger and resentment. So, I am going to go
before the Lord and really ask Him to help me to repent on a deep
level, that these things can be cleaned out. Because we don't want
these in our hearts, and they do cause tremendous problems. The
longer they linger, the worse it gets.
So,
if you've got any bitter seeds from situations that God has allowed
in your life, be sure to repent of those seeds and ask Him to clean
your heart out. With the seeds, come demons, doors, defecation from
the demons. And they leave a mess, they leave a slimy mess in your
heart. If you doubt what I'm saying, you ought to read Rick Joyner's
dreams about what the demons do to Christians, and what they say and
how they say it - and what they leave behind.
So,
you don't want that working in your soul. And it goes into your whole
body, unfortunately - it actually effects your physical health.
So
please - if you have any seeds in your heart, give them up to the
Lord and ask Holy Spirit to show you. Allow Him to clean these things
from within you.
And
thank you so much for your continued support and your beautiful
comments. We really appreciate them! They give us a lot of strength
and hope. God bless you all.
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