Since Big Sweet Pea has moved to the big lights, Lil Sweet Pea has had to pick up the slack at home — taking over all the chores, including feeding the horses.
Just the other day, she had fed the horses out of the wind but for some reason they didn’t realize there was feed available; they were standing behind a row of trees and didn’t bother to come see what she had to offer. Little Sweet Pea called and called but they did not want to listen to her for some odd reason. Little did they know, they were missing out on their daily grub. After she tried to coax them to their hay, she felt the Lord speak to her saying, “I have all you need available but you don’t recognize that I’ve provided it for you and you don’t bother coming to me to receive it.” She said it made her realize that God has already provided for us but we are too ignorant, too stubborn, or too lazy to tap into His blessings.
Deuteronomy 28:1-14 is a great place to read about some of the extravagant blessings He has provided for us. We are the ones who are responsible to tap into them. With all of the swirling in the atmosphere of fear, chaos, and confusion, it is easy to get caught up in all the overwhelming circumstances. There is no doubt that there is plenty to worry about in our world today! However, as God revealed His provision to Lil Sweet Pea, He is saying the same thing to me and you. He is saying, “Even in these chaotic days, I have everything you need.”
I have enjoyed following some of the journey of Nate and Christy Johnston (www.nateandchristy.co), revivalists from Australia who felt the Lord lead them to move to the United States. They are very prophetic and in tune with what the Holy Spirit is saying. Recently, the Lord spoke to Nate and said, “Many are running out of their oil and burning out, so I am calling them up here!”
We end up being like those horses when we don’t stay filled up with the Bread of Life (spending time with Jesus and His Word), having no nourishment for the days ahead. Jesus often went to the mountain to pray. He is asking us to ascend with Him in these days. He is asking us to come up higher... to respond with heaven’s solutions and God’s perspective.
Nate prophecies that “God is looking for a people right now, who will not think as man thinks, but look to the hills from where our help comes from. He is looking for a people who will believe that He is who He says He is and partner with what He is doing in the earth. He is looking for a people who will release His answers into the world around them. He is looking for gates that He can come through.”
“Lift up your heads, you gates; lift them up, you ancient doors, that the King of Glory may come in.” (Psalm 24:9) We are His voice. We are His governing body on this earth.
Let’s stop looking at the chaos around us and stay seated in heavenly places, far above all the swirl of the demonic and begin to release His glory over our region. Let’s declare and speak the Word out loud, pray in the Spirit, agree in prayer with others, love others, walk in peace and encourage one another, all the more as we see the day approaching.
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