August 1, 2024
There’s a lot going on in our little community. Our leadership is under extreme attack and I am sensing many correlations to what is happening in the spiritual realm. These are some things that have been impressed upon me.
In a vision and Word I was given before Immanuel got really sick, The Lord clearly spoke to me and told me that Immanuel’s situation would be used as a spark or initiation into something. The current situations are purposeful to push and encourage us to operate in a new way as a corporate people. He impressed upon me that this time would bring us into further unity and we can already see Him clearly doing that!
If you world like to read the Word given… scroll down to where it says, “Insight”
The Lord showed me that we still have not shut the door to many internal influences of doubt, jealousy, double-mindedness, and certain human allegiances. The enemy uses these as skillful tactics to appease the flesh and starve our spiritual man. We become full of things that feed the natural man and therefore complacent to stay fixed in our old mindsets, not realizing we are operating under a counterfeit regime.
God will not override our will, or even the decisions we inadvertently have made when we were self-protecting, our subconscious busy at work to make things feel safe and comfortable.
As a one born from above, as a new creation, we operate in a completely different paradigm. Our perception and reality is at the right hand of the Father, in the realm of Jesus Christ, the anointed One Spirit. Our own individual thoughts, and communal relationships are the instruction and training ground for renewing our minds into the Mind of Christ and ultimately transformed into His nature and character, so we can fully bear His name on the Earth.
Increasingly and progressively, we are taught how to know intimately the God, the Father, and learn the ways of His kingdom. This is done in a living way. It happens within the ordinary moments of our day to day lives. The Spirit of Truth guides us and convicts our hearts within every circumstance of life. Christ reveals Himself from the inside- out, within His people. And the fruit of His living Spirit is evident as they will naturally display true wisdom and love and mercy will go before all that they do.
The Lord is gathering His people, each at their appointed time, according to His purpose of making Himself known. Each of us carries a unique calling, yet none of us was meant to walk in that calling alone. We are members of one body, and what He has spoken over each life finds its fuller expression as we are joined together in Him.
Each person carries a part of something greater, and some of what we need to fulfill our calling can only be found in the people God is bringing together. And the more we walk in unity and we help one another recognize, nurture, and live out what God has entrusted to us to be set apart for, the more will be revealed within us; the more will be given to us. This is provision!
But, we must desire to open our hearts to the counsel of the Lord, in whatever form the Lord brings it. We must learn to walk by the sight of the Spirit and luster with our spiritual capacity. We must learn discernment to whom our spiritual family is, for these are from whom we will be offered living wisdom and direction. We must allow the Spirit of Christ to lead us through others, just as He uses us to strengthen and guide others.
For this to take place, each must be given space to flourish. Each member of the body is necessary, in order to sharpen one another’s perspective, show the way of love, of laying down our lives, displaying real- time wisdom in each circumstance, revealing Christ and all the multidimensional aspects and characteristics of God. Collectively, we are being led to work as a team, united in one mind, led by one Spirit. This is an unveiling, so it is a process. Which means that we each must acknowledge that we need one other in order to fully represent Him. We are each uniquely made and bring that individual piece of the whole. But, united in one nature, one mind … the dimensions are endlessly magnificent. Of this Kindgom and governance there is no end!
The spirit of God imparts Himself to us through relationship. He will not force, so we must learn how to yield to the work of the Spirit, and honor whatever the Lord brings. We must learn to perceive all things as God-given: it is the mercy of God who knows just what is needed for each one of us to come to full maturity and be able to shine in purity Christ. We must learn to not only see our lives under this realm of grace, but also view the lives of others in this way and help build their perception higher into the mind of Christ:
Part of discernment is learning to recognize the wisdom and love of God through the fruit of another person’s life. This requires us to look beyond what is immediately impressive, the strength of someone’s gifting, the eloquence of their words, or the confidence with which they speak,and observe the character revealed in how they live. How do they treat others? How do they respond to correction, difficulty, or disappointment? Does their influence draw people toward the Lord while honoring their dignity and freedom? These questions turn our attention from outward ability, and into the deeper testimony of a life being transformed.
Gifting and fruits are not the same. A gift reveals an ability entrusted to a person, while fruit reveals what is being cultivated within that person. The distinction is not meant to diminish spiritual gifts, but to remind us that ability alone is not the measure of maturity. The wisdom we are learning to discern is more than knowledge, and the love we are learning to recognize is more than an expression of affection. These become visible through our humility, patience, faithfulness, truthfulness, and a willingness to serve, even when there is no recognition to be gained. This is living testimony of Christ. We are not ones who merely speak about the power of Christ, we embody it. As those led by the Spirit, we let down our old patterns of thinking and allow the wisdom from above and righteousness of Christ to shape our choices, relationships, and responses and all that we do.
Within the body of Christ, this kind of discernment helps us recognize those through whom the Lord may offer counsel, encouragement, and correction. We do not look for flawless people, nor do we surrender our responsibility to discern. Rather, we learn to observe a consistent pattern of faithfulness over time, including the humility to acknowledge failure and pursue reconciliation. As we recognize His work in one another, we become more receptive to what each person has been entrusted to contribute. In this way, discernment serves both our individual growth and our life together: it helps us receive from one another without confusing charisma with character, gifting with maturity, or spiritual influence with unquestionable authority.
Immanuel, God within us, around us. His presence is beyond what our imaginations can extend. We are to be led past those borders by the Spirit. This is the only way, through Christ.
I can sense the Lord saying, “My people have collectively spent so long contending and cultivating for themselves, choosing Me, choosing My ways, thoughts and will. But there is more.”
Isolation and independence will leave you with blind spots and radically diminish your function.
This self -supported economy is a counterfeit operation.
It’s only in the building and equipping of others, that you gain authority to lead and function as a member in God’s household. We are required to equip and replicate. Replication takes a partnership, a relationship to produce.
Unfortunately, mankind operates from a self-centered and therefore independent perspective. WE decide the message and HOW to orient ourselves to God. This is the wrong mode!
In service, as a holy priesthood, we do not volunteer, but are appointed. Man’s order is nonsense because it is humanly attained. We can be passionate about doing what is right, but still operate from our own imagination. That is lawless!
Growing in maturity as a son means we are part of something far beyond our own individual life. It takes a culture (a living way) to cultivate the spoken Word.
To receive the endowment for this realm, we must follow the pattern of Jesus and have the anointing of Christ, which is in the realm of Sonship. Christ is an anointing that gives resurrection life. The word becomes flesh. That is living wisdom. Not a wisdom of the world. It’s a different caliber because it produces a love unattainable by mere man. Perfect love casts out all fear, and corrects our perceptions to align with His mind and heart. Eternal love self-perpetuates and has no end. Resurrection power is this new life and wisdom of God.
How do you get this kind of wisdom? You must be born into a new spiritual man and start with drinking spiritual milk, the basic foundations. Then, you can participate in the meat. You can be trusted with the treasures of His heart. His plans for Kingdom rulership.
This is not just unlocking ideas and revelations. When you get anointed for a ruling king, priestly position or a governing capacity, it is so you can represent God. Lead others to Him. Father to Son. Son to Father.
Wisdom is God’s work, and resurrection power is through a way, a process. Jesus was the first to walk in this way. He was anointed with Christ (the realm of Sonship), which taught Him all things.
As we are anointed in Christ, we are taught by the 7 spirits and are included in the divine responsibility of the Supreme Household of God. It’s an honor and privilege to become a beloved son of God. It holds a special position that comes with affection and trust.
Lay down the flesh and ways of the old flesh man so that you can perceive.
“Jesus replied: “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
Matthew 22:37-39 NIV
This is who receives the reward of His wisdom, the trust and treasure from His endless heart.
He says, “Ask Me for solutions for your families, community and the nations, not just for your own personal breakthrough. Ask for solutions that guard one another.”
We aren’t given wisdom just for ourselves, but to be ministers of this wisdom in our daily lives. We are given grace for this way, to order both internal and external peace, as we relate this wisdom through the way we love each other.
“Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.”
Galatians 6:8 NIV
“For the kingdom of God is not a matter of rules about food and drink, but is in the realm of the Holy Spirit, filled with righteousness, peace, and joy. Serving the Anointed One by walking in these kingdom realities pleases God and earns the respect of others. So then, make it your top priority to live a life of peace with harmony in your relationships, eagerly seeking to strengthen and encourage one another.”
Romans 14:17-19 TPT
““Glory to God in the highest realms of heaven! For there is peace and a good hope given to the sons of men.””
Luke 2:14 TPT