I kept hearing the phrase 'Do you hear what I hear?' I knew it was to do with what God is hearing from our mouths.

Later on, I came upon Rod Parsley's daughter, Ashton's video. She was speaking about experiencing a lot of discouragement, rehearsing all of her complaints to Him and He said back "Go to My Word" because I'm hearing what you have to say, but not one time have I heard what I have to say.

2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

Your problems are not working against you like you think in the natural, they're working for you to produce and achieve a far exceeding glory.

Regarding Praise and Worship, Have an attitude of gratitude that the weight of your problem is being replaced by the weight of His far exceeding glory

Gloria Copeland say's "You're not reigning when you're complaining."

We need to be hearing what He has said to us through His Word and declaring that along with giving Him praise and thanksgiving

Joshua 1:10-11
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 “Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’ ”

Jeremiah 32:6-10
And Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 7 ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.” ’ 8 Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. 9 So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales.

Micah 2:10
“Arise and depart,
For this is not your rest;
Because it is defiled, it shall destroy,
Yes, with utter destruction.

Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
Who leads you by the way you should go.

Micah 2:12-13
“I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,
I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
I will put them together like sheep of the fold,
Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;
They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.
13 The one who breaks open will come up before them;
They will break out,
Pass through the gate,
And go out by it;
Their king will pass before them,
With the Lord at their head.”

Prayed…

We prayed for our lands, buildings, and harvest.

I heard the phrase 'Looking for a needle in a haystack'

Definition: something or someone that it's almost impossible to find.

The easiest way to find a needle is to use a magnet.

Needle - lost person - spiritually separated from God, living in sin and needs redemption

Haystack - other things/lifestyle/hard heart. If you were naturally in a haystack you would find it very hard to breath

Magnet - Jesus actively and intentionally seeks out individuals.

Luke 19:10 TPT
The Son of Man has come to seek out and to give life to those who are lost.”

Mark 2:17b AMP
"... I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners [who recognize their sin and humbly seek forgiveness].”

John 3:16-17 TPT
For here is the way God loved the world—he gave his only, unique Son as a gift. So now everyone who believes in him will never perish but experience everlasting life. “God did not send his Son into the world to judge and condemn the world, but to be its Savior and rescue it!

1 Timothy 1:15 TPT
I can testify that the Word is true and deserves to be received by all, for Jesus Christ came into the world to bring sinners back to life — even me, the worst sinner of all!

Luke 15:3-7 and Matt 18:11-14 - Parable of the Lost Sheep

No one is ever lost, they just need to be found.

1Cor 6:9-11 TPT These people were in a haystack lifestyle, but then were found and gave their hearts to Jesus.

With God, all things are possible.

Isaiah 54:17 (The Message Paraphrase)
but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged.
Any accuser who takes you to court
will be dismissed as a liar.
This is what God’s servants can expect.
I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.”
God’s Decree.

Isaiah 43:25-26
“I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own sake;
And I will not remember your sins.
Put Me in remembrance;
Let us contend together;
State your case, that you may be acquitted.

Deuteronomy 28:7; 9-10
“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
9 “The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. 10 Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you.

Also Read:

Psalm 92:10-11
Jeremiah 33:9-11
2 Timothy 3:8-9
John 8:44
Ephesians 4:27 (see The Passion Translation)
John 8:32
1 Timothy 1:9-10
Revelation 21:8
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Isaiah 41:11-13
Deuteronomy 32:25
Psalm 31:19-20 (see The New Living Translation)
Psalm 44:4-8
Jeremiah 3:14-15
Zechariah 3:1-5
2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Prayed…

We prayed for our enemies to be restored to God (Matthew 5:44 - But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you)

Jeremiah 1:11-12 AMP
The word of the Lord came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see the branch of an almond tree.” [12] Then the Lord said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [actively] watching over My word to fulfill it.”

Isaiah 55:11 AMP
So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

II Corinthians 4:13 NKJV
And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, “I believed and therefore I spoke,” we also believe and therefore speak,

Mark 11:22-25 NKJV
So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. [23] For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. [24] Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them. [25] “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses.

Excerpts taken from Jewish sites

The prophetic word for the Hebrew year 5786 (beginning at sundown on September 22, 2025, with Rosh Hashanah) is sobering and timely: Tread Lightly With Your Words.

We are in the decade of the mouth (5780–5789), connected to the Hebrew letter Pey (פ). This decade emphasizes the power of words: prayer, prophecy, declaration, and the weight of what comes out of our mouths.

Within that decade, 5786 is called the year of the Hook, tied to the Hebrew letter Vav (ו). Vav means hook or nail. It represents connection… joining heaven and earth, linking people together, like the hook of a fisherman, as in Jesus’ words: “Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:19).

Together, these truths carry a strong call for this year: Your mouth is your hook. What you speak will either gather people into God’s kingdom or scatter them further away.

The hook is not for arguments or tearing down, but for reaching out. It is for evangelism, for reconciliation, for gathering people when everything else tries to scatter them. Expect both opportunities to win hearts and moments of spiritual battle. The same hook God gives us for harvest will also be used to confront forces that try to divide and destroy.

5786 / 2026 is a year to tread lightly with your words. Choose speech that heals, not divides. Choose to build, not tear down. Walk in intimacy with God, and you will see barren places blossom into new life.

In Hebrew, numbers also function as letters, each with its own meaning. Together, they give more depth to the year 5786:

Yod (10): The hand or arm of God. It speaks of His presence, His work, and completeness.

Kaf (20): The palm. It symbolizes blessing, provision, and receiving what God gives.

Vav (6): A hook or nail. It points to connection. Heaven and earth joined. And also to the hook of evangelism: fishers of men.

The ancient sages observe that the written form of the letter 8/Pey contains a smaller, hidden letter within its structure: the letter Bet (heart).

Bet means “House” or “Home.”
This is a profound prophetic insight: The Mouth (Pey) speaks what is in the House (Bet).

Examine Your Bet (Heart): Clean out the contamination of fear, cynicism, and unforgiveness. Let your private house be holy.

Activate Your Pey (Mouth): From the foundation of the finished work (Vav), speak clarity where there is confusion. Speak life where there is death. Speak abundance where there is lack.

Be the Vav (Connector): Step into your role as the intercessor, binding Heaven to Earth with your spoken word.

Exodus 14:13 NKJV
And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever.

II Chronicles 20:17 NKJV
You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.”

From the Blue Letter Bible - both scriptures the same meanings except sl8ghtly different in 2 Chron 'Stand'

Stand still-to place, stand, set or station oneself.

See- to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider, have vision, observe, discern, distinguish, give attention to, to cause to be seen, be shown, behold, to be exhibited.

Salvation- deliverance, welfare, prosperity, deliverance, helping, saving, health, wealth, victory.

He will shew- to do, fashion, accomplish, make, produce, to act with effect, put in order, to acquire, to appoint, ordain, to bring about.

Stand ye - stand, remain, endure, take one's stand, be in a standing attitude, to stand still, stop(moving or doing), cease, remain, continue, abide, to station, set, to cause to stand firm.

It's going to be "epic'

Definition - very impressive; spectacular; awesome

Synonyms - magnificent, glorious, majestic, massive, monumental, grand, impressive, wonderful, splendid, luxurious, tremendous, marvellous, remarkable, lavish, extraordinary, stupendous, extravagant, wondrous, sensational, prodigious

Rick Renner: Paul went from being shipwrecked, bitten by a snake, to living in a palace, having new clothes and eating the finest food. From being on an island with barbarians to seeing revival take place, preaching and seeing people get healed. And after three months they departed the island in a ship from Alexandria. The finest port city in the WORLD was in Alexandria. Only the finest ships came out of Alexandria! And for the rest of his life Paul lived on the cash that he got from the pagans on that island. He might have been a little hindered on his way to Rome but he held on to that word from God, 'I must appear before Caesar'. He stood firm in faith, he didn't give up.

Friends, the story's not over until the story is over. Just because the devil has hindered you doesn't mean you quit. There is a ship from Alexandria that is designed to carry you to your destination! -- Rick Renner (Acts 27 & 28)

Jeremiah 32:6-10; 14-15; 17
And Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 7 ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.” ’ 8 Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. 9 So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales.

14 ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Take these deeds, both this purchase deed which is sealed and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.” 15 For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.” ’

17 ‘Ah, Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. There is nothing too hard for You.

Prayed…

We prayed to move things forward for what we're believing for.

Deuteronomy 32:35 (AMPC)
Vengeance is Mine, and recompense, in the time when their foot shall slide; for the day of their disaster is at hand and their doom comes speedily.

Luke 23:34
Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”

2 Corinthians 7:10
For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death.

Prayed…

We prayed towards a legal matter.

Jeremiah 32:6-11
And Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 7 ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.” ’ 8 Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. 9 So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales. 11 So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open;

Joshua 1:10-11
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 “Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’ ”

Philippians 4:13 (AMPC)
I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].

Also Read:

Hebrews 13:5-6 (AMPC)
Jeremiah 1:11-12
Hebrews 10:35-36
Isaiah 48:3

Prayed…

We prayed for our Church property.

Isaiah 54:17 ( MSG)
but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged.
Any accuser who takes you to court
will be dismissed as a liar.
This is what God’s servants can expect.
I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.”
God’s Decree.

Prayed…

We prayed for a legal matter.

Jehovah Jireh-The Lord are Provider

Genesis 22:8, 14 NKJV
[8] And Abraham said, “My son, God will provide for Himself the lamb for a burnt offering.” So the two of them went together.
[14] And Abraham called the name of the place, The-Lord-Will-Provide; as it is said to this day, “In the Mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”

Abraham's faith was tested, but he knew that God was faithful to keep His Word, he knew that God would provide.

Gen 24:1-Abraham was blessed in every area of life

Deut 28:1-14-the blessings & provision to those who obey His Word & redeemed from the curse

Ps 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.

Ps 145:16 You open Your hand
And satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Mal 3:10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse,
That there may be food in My house,
And try Me now in this,”
Says the Lord of hosts,
“If I will not open for you the windows of heaven
And pour out for you such blessing
That there will not be room enough to receive it.

Phil 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Jeremiah 32:6-11
And Jeremiah said, “The word of the Lord came to me, saying, 7 ‘Behold, Hanamel the son of Shallum your uncle will come to you, saying, “Buy my field which is in Anathoth, for the right of redemption is yours to buy it.” ’ 8 Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the prison according to the word of the Lord, and said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is in Anathoth, which is in the country of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is yours, and the redemption yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord. 9 So I bought the field from Hanamel, the son of my uncle who was in Anathoth, and weighed out to him the money—seventeen shekels of silver. 10 And I signed the deed and sealed it, took witnesses, and weighed the money on the scales. 11 So I took the purchase deed, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open;

Micah 2:10-13
“Arise and depart,
For this is not your rest;
Because it is defiled, it shall destroy,
Yes, with utter destruction.
11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [a]prophesy to you [b]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the prattler of this people.
12 “I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,
I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
I will put them together like sheep of [c]the fold,
Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;
They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.

Isaiah 48:17
Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
Who leads you by the way you should go.

Joshua 1:11
“Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’ ”

Mark 16:20
And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

Prayed…

We prayed for our Church property. And we prayed for a legal matter

Isaiah 54:17 (MSG)
but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged.
Any accuser who takes you to court
will be dismissed as a liar.
This is what God’s servants can expect.
I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.”
God’s Decree.

I heard 'Stay strong'

Eph 6:10
Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.

Rom 4:20
He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God,

Phil 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

2 Tim 2:1You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

Strong-to be strong, endued with strength, strengthened, receive strength, increase in strength

Col 1:11
strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

Strengthen -to make strong, confirm, strengthen

Might-strength, power, ability, inherent power, power for performing miracles

Josh 1:6
Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.

-fasten upon, to bind, be firm, restore strength, sustain, make strong, make bold, encourage, to support, repair, to prevail, to withstand

Neh 8:10
Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

-place of safety, protection, refuge, stronghold, fastness, harbour, a fortified place, a defence, make firm, prevail

It's your HAHA HARVEST SEASON

Read Gen 26:1-6, 12-15,18-33

Isaac means laughter
Isaac sowed and reaped a hundred fold in the same year

Verses 24-33 Footnotes: the covenant is a revival of one Abraham made earlier in Gen 21:22-24

Genesis 26:12-13 AMPC

Then Isaac sowed seed in that land and received in the same year a hundred times as much as he had planted, and the Lord favored him with blessings. [13] And the man became great and gained more and more until he became very wealthy and distinguished;

Ps 115:14
NKJV-[14] May the Lord give you increase more and more, You and your children.
TPT-[14-15] God himself will fill you with more. Blessings upon blessings will be heaped upon you and upon your children from the maker of heaven and earth, the very God who made you!
AMP-[14] May the Lord give you [great] increase, You and your children.
Jerry Savelle states that this verse is the Blessing Explosion - Blessing is ready and God is ready.
Explosion: suddenly, widespread increase

Psalm 31:19-20 (NLT)
How great is the goodness
you have stored up for those who fear you.
You lavish it on those who come to you for protection,
blessing them before the watching world.
20 You hide them in the shelter of your presence,
safe from those who conspire against them.
You shelter them in your presence,
far from accusing tongues.

Isaiah 54:17 (see MSG)
but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged.
Any accuser who takes you to court
will be dismissed as a liar.
This is what God’s servants can expect.
I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.”
God’s Decree.

Isaiah 43:26
Put Me in remembrance;
Let us contend together;
State your case, that you may be acquitted.

Deuteronomy 28:7
“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

Also Read:

Psalm 92:10-11
Jeremiah 33:9-11
John 8:44
2 Timothy 3:8-9
Ephesians 4:27 (see TPT)
Matthew 5:44
2 Corinthians 7:10

Prayed…

We prayed for the outcome of a legal matter.

I heard the phrase 'Settle it' then the Scriptures Ps 119:89. Then I heard, 'Having done all to stand, stand'. (Read Eph 6vs 11-14 AMPC).

Psalms 119:89 AMP
Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven [standing firm and unchangeable].

Blue Letter Bible

Settled: stand, to take one's stand, established, stationed, take an upright position, to stand firm, set, to cause to stand erect, to fix, to establish.

Stand: to stand, to place, to make firm, fix, establish, to stand immovable, to stand firm, continue safe & sound, stand unharmed, to stand ready and prepared, to be of a steadfast mind, one who does not hesitate or waiver

God's Word is true, fixed and established. We have been given promises through His Word for our families. We are not to be discouraged, doubtful, weary etc. God has said it through His Word then we have to come in agreement with it. 'Settle it'. His Word does not return to Him void.

Our part - believe it, confess, and stand, which means we are not to waiver at the promise but to be fully persuaded/convinced like Abraham was. As we remain standing firm in our faith, those promises that are already settled will come to pass.

Joshua 1:10-11
Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying, 11 “Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for yourselves, for within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the Lord your God is giving you to possess.’ ”

Isaiah 48:3
“I have declared the former things from the beginning;
They went forth from My mouth, and I caused them to hear it.
Suddenly I did them, and they came to pass.

Job 5:9 The Message Paraphrase
After all, he’s famous for great and unexpected acts;
there’s no end to his surprises.

2 Chronicles 29:36
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.

Also read:

Ezekiel 12:21-28
Joshua 21:45
Isaiah 55:11

Prayed…

We prayed towards a legal matter and our Church property.

Taken from Rick Renner:

God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble.
— James 4:6

In James 4:6, James addressed believers who were not living according to God’s plan. In some way, they were violating God’s principles, and they were doing it blatantly. So James wrote to them and reminded them of the serious consequences of their behavior, saying, “God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble.”

In this verse, we find that the word “resist” is the Greek word antitasso, a military term that depicts the orderly arrangement of troops to successively wage combat against the non-compliant. It is a deliberate, premeditated arrangement of military might to crush an enemy. The whole notion of the word antitasso in the context of James’s message is that if the arrogant will not willfully bow, God will arrange events so that they will bow regardless of whether it is willful or forced. One way or another, the proud will bow. God, however, invites them to humble themselves willingly rather than be humiliated forcibly.

The word “humble” is tapeinos — a word, which in this case, describes a person who was formerly arrogant but has become humble. In other words, this individual previously succumbed to pride, but he came down from that haughty position to become obedient and conform his behavior to fulfill God’s commands. Hence, tapeinos can accurately be translated to make small, to reduce one’s self-importance, or to humble oneself from previous arrogance. According to James, those who do this on purpose — that is, believers who willfully submit to God’s commandments and turn from their arrogant ways — will become recipients of “grace.” In the context of James 4:6, it means that even though they had run afoul in their attitude toward His commandments in the past, they will receive “grace” to avoid the otherwise unavoidable discipline of the Lord if they willingly submit to God, come back under His authority, repent, and adopt an attitude of humility. That is why James exclaimed, “Submit yourselves therefore to God.…”

The word “submit” is hupotasso — a compound of hupo, which means to place one’s self under another, and tasso, which is the same word used above to describe a deliberate arrangement of military forces. Used together in one word, it becomes hupotasso, and it portrays an individual who willfully places himself under (hupo) authority. Rather than go his own way, he places himself back under command (tasso). There is nothing accidental or haphazard about it. He has chosen to come under authority and has willfully arranged himself under his commanding officer.

In these verses, James appeals to those who arrogantly disregard God’s commands and urges them to realign themselves back under God’s authority. James calls on them to fall in line, submit themselves again in obedience to God, and thus escape divine discipline. If erring individuals retain their current course of action, they will be met with divine discipline. But if they respond to Christ’s plea and reposition themselves back under His authority and thus change their behavior, it is possible for them to avoid the divine discipline that Christ is preparing to lovingly carry out in their lives.

The discipline of the Lord is just as real today as ever before. If a child of God deliberately ignores God’s Word and knowingly goes astray, God will graciously give him an opportunity (perhaps many opportunities) to come back home of his own free accord. But if that person is really a child of God and refuses to come into compliance with what He has set forth in His Word, then God — out of great love for that person — will take other measures to bring him or her back home. It may not feel like it at the time, but this spiritual discipline is divine love in action!

John 16:33 AMPC and Word Wealth
I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]

Two CFaith Articles

*The Lord said that even as we walk through the shadow of death, we do not have to be afraid because He was with us. What is the shadow of death? It’s the fearful or negative mental images that Satan continually tries to bombard our minds with, seducing us into states of panic, or anxiety, or cares. The more we think upon them and “see” them in our mind, the worse they get. They become a shadow of death!

God has not abandoned us in these hard places. His will is to comfort us and lead us to green pastures and still waters. Psalm 23:4 says, “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

When we will quiet our soul (our mind and emotions) and spend time with Him and learn of His promises, the voice of the Holy Spirit will rise up from within and comfort us. His Words will make our soul still and the waters quiet. They will cause fear to go as God’s greatness, power, and promises are magnified within our hearts.

*Every born-again child of God should be enjoying a life full of peace. Jesus said in John 14:27 (AMP):

Peace I leave with you; My [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled.]

This is really a powerful Scripture. Please read it several times, and then take at least five minutes to meditate on it and let it soak in.

First, let us notice that the peace Jesus offers is a special peace, not like the world gives. What kind of peace does the world offer? The world offers a certain feeling of peace. This peace operates when everything in your life is going the way you want it to.

However, when things are not going your way, that worldly peace flees in a big hurry. The spirit of “upset” quickly takes over.

The peace Jesus gives operates in good times or bad, when you are abounding or being abased. His peace operates in the middle of the storm.

It would be wonderful, as far as the carnal mind is concerned, if everything went your way all the time. We know by experience that in real life this does not happen.

Jesus said in John 14:27 (AMP), “Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed.” The more I read this Scripture and pondered it, the more I realized the Bible was telling me that I was doing it to myself. I needed to stop it. He also said in that verse, “Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

Jesus rebuked the disciples in Mark 4:40 for a lack of faith because they lost their peace in the storm. Jesus did not lose His peace. He was asleep in the back of the boat. The disciples were in a panic and very much upset.

Would you have been in the back of the boat enjoying peace with Jesus? If you do not have peace from the Holy Spirit, you are not enjoying life.

Prayed...

• Praying for a restoring/reviving of peace in our minds and family.

I heard this - "The Sower sows the seeds - what seeds are we sowing by our speaking over our family?"

Are we speaking life giving words? Do we have a tongue of kindness? (Prov 31:26)

Proverbs 15:4 AMP
A soothing tongue [speaking words that build up and encourage] is a tree of life, But a perversive tongue [speaking words that overwhelm and depress] crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 18:21 AMPC
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life].

Ephesians 4:29 NCV
When you talk, do not say harmful things, but say what people need—words that will help others become stronger. Then what you say will do good to those who listen to you.

The Hebrew word for to reset is the פיעל verb לאפס – literally, to bring back to zero (the word for zero is אפס -nullification

Reset. The definition according to the Dictionary is “To set, adjust, or fix in a new or different way.”

Some Synonyms - restore, recover, refresh, restart, renew, conversion, transformed, improved, regenerated, reactivate, turn, wipe out, clear the slate, make a fresh start.

Isaiah 43:19. “[God says] I am about do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?"

We are praying towards the 'Resets' in our families.

Psalms 119:37 NKJV
Turn away my eyes from looking at worthless things, And revive me in Your way.

Psalm 119:37 AMPC
Turn away my eyes from beholding vanity (idols and idolatry); and restore me to vigorous life and health in Your ways.

Blue Letter Bible

Vanity- emptiness, falsehood, nothingness, emptiness of speech, lying, worthlessness (of conduct); Root-devastation, ruin, waste.

Revive- to have life, live prosperously, be restored to life or health; be quickened from sickness, discouragement, faintness, death; to restore to life, to cause to grow, to restore.

Prayed…

We are praying towards a revelation of those things that are hindering, to be bound, and for releasing and reviving to be loosed.

Psalm 37:12-15
The wicked plots against the just,
And gnashes at him with his teeth.
13 The Lord laughs at him,
For He sees that his day is coming.
14 The wicked have drawn the sword
And have bent their bow,
To cast down the poor and needy,
To slay those who are of upright conduct.
15 Their sword shall enter their own heart,
And their bows shall be broken.

Isaiah 54:17 (The Message Paraphrase)
but no weapon that can hurt you has ever been forged.
Any accuser who takes you to court will be dismissed as a liar.
This is what God’s servants can expect.
I’ll see to it that everything works out for the best.”
God’s Decree.

Proverbs 24:16 (AMPC)
For a righteous man falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked are overthrown by calamity.

Proverbs 11:5 (AMPC)
The righteousness of the blameless shall rectify and make plain their way and keep it straight, but the wicked shall fall by their own wickedness.

Psalm 7:16 (AMPC)
His mischief shall fall back in return upon his own head, and his violence come down [with the loose dirt] upon his own scalp.

Psalm 64:1-10 (AMPC)
1 Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint; guard and preserve my life from the terror of the enemy.
2 Hide me from the secret counsel and conspiracy of the ungodly, from the scheming of evildoers,
3 Who whet their tongues like a sword, who aim venomous words like arrows,
4 Who shoot from ambush at the blameless man; suddenly do they shoot at him, without self-reproach or fear.
5 They encourage themselves in an evil purpose, they talk of laying snares secretly; they say, Who will discover us?
6 They think out acts of injustice and say, We have accomplished a well-devised thing! For the inward thought of each one [is unsearchable] and his heart is deep.
7 But God will shoot an unexpected arrow at them; and suddenly shall they be wounded.
8 And they will be made to stumble, their own tongues turning against them; all who
gaze upon them will shake their heads and flee away.
9 And all men shall [reverently] fear and be in awe; and they will declare the work of God, for they will wisely consider and acknowledge that it is His doing.
10 The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall be glad in the Lord and shall trust and take refuge in Him; and all the upright in heart shall glory and offer praise.

Prayed…

We prayed for the righteous to be delivered from the plots of the wicked.

Hebrews 12:17 ERV
You remember that after Esau did this, he wanted to get his father’s blessing. He wanted that blessing so much that he cried. But his father refused to give him the blessing, because Esau could find no way to change what he had done.

Esau never repented from his heart

Romans 2:4 NKJV
Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

2 Corinthians 7:10 AMP
For [godly] sorrow that is in accord with the will of God produces a repentance without regret, leading to salvation; but worldly sorrow [the hopeless sorrow of those who do not believe] produces death.

We have backsliders in our family who want to receive the blessings of God, but have removed themselves from it, due to their worldly, sinful lifestyles and no desire to change.

It is God's goodness towards them that leads them to acknowledge their sinful ways and brings them to godly sorrow and true repentance which leads to them turning their lives around (revived).

2 Timothy 1:6
Therefore I remind you to stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

Ephesians 5:13-16
But all things that are exposed are made manifest by the light, for whatever makes manifest is light. 14 Therefore He says:
“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”
Walk in Wisdom
15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Mark 16:15-18
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”

Matthew 28:18-20
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Ephesians 4:15-16
but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.

Prayed…

We prayed for our congregation and the Body of Christ in St. Catharines to awake, stir up the gifts, and get proactive in our witnessing.

Habakkuk 2:2-3 AMPC
And the Lord answered me and said, Write the vision and engrave it so plainly upon tablets that everyone who passes may [be able to] read [it easily and quickly] as he hastens by. For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens to the end [fulfillment]; it will not deceive or disappoint. Though it tarry, wait [earnestly] for it, because it will surely come; it will not be behindhand on its appointed day. [Heb. 10:37, 38.]

Besides vision from the Lord, we need faith to match the vision. Divine vision demands divine power, and divine power is accessed by faith. Without faith, it is not possible to please God (Heb. 11:6). With faith, it is possible.

Passion

Each of us also needs the passion of God ignited in the heart to take the steps of faith necessary to carry out His vision

Discouragement wants to rob you of the vision regarding your family, yourself, your health, finances, your purpose etc.

Proverbs 4:25-27 TPT Set your gaze on the path before you. With fixed purpose, looking straight ahead, ignore life’s distractions. Watch where you’re going! Stick to the path of truth, and the road will be safe and smooth before you. [27] Don’t allow yourself to be sidetracked for even a moment or take the detour that leads to darkness.

Prayed…

Revive the vision for ourselves and family

To revive a relationship, forgivneess has to be given. Look at the example of Joseph & his brothers.(Gen 37-50)

Ephesians 4:32 AMPC

[32] And become useful and helpful and kind to one another, tenderhearted (compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely], as God in Christ forgave you.

Colossians 3:13 NCV

[13] Bear with each other, and forgive each other. If someone does wrong to you, forgive that person because the Lord forgave you.

Matthew 18:21-22 AMPC

[21] Then Peter came up to Him and said, Lord, how many times may my brother sin against me and I forgive him and let it go? [As many as] up to seven times? [22] Jesus answered him, I tell you, not up to seven times, but seventy times seven! [Gen. 4:24.]

Quotes-Love is an act of endless forgiveness.

 - Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude

Matthew 28:18-20
And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Mark 16:15-20
And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. 16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. 17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.” 19 So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. 20 And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen.

Matthew 24:14
And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.

1 Corinthians 16:9-10
For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.
10 And if Timothy comes, see that he may be with you without fear; for he does the work of the Lord, as I also do.

Also read...

Acts 18:8-10
Isaiah 41:8-16
Isaiah 43:1-6
Jeremiah 1:4-5; 7-8; 17; 19
Psalm 23:4
Mark 4:17
Mark 10:29-30
Genesis 26:12
Genesis 12:1-3
Deuteronomy 28:1-2
Psalm 91:14

Prayed…

We prayed toward the shift, momentum and elevation into new positions of grace, authority, and influence in Niagara. And the great doors of utterance that we're now walking through. It's our hundredfold season!

Hosea 10:12b

[12] Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground, For it is time to seek the Lord, Till He comes and rains righteousness on you.

Commentary-break up your unplowed ground.

This metaphorical language urges the people to prepare their hearts for spiritual renewal. Unplowed ground represents hardness and neglect, suggesting areas of life resistant to God's influence. In Jeremiah 4:3, a similar call is made to break up fallow ground, indicating repentance and readiness to receive God's word. This preparation is necessary for genuine transformation and growth in righteousness.

In Luke 15:11-32, we read of a father with 2 sons. The younger one asks for his inheritance, receives it then goes away, squanders it all and up ends up in a pig pen. It is here that he comes to his senses, and breaks up the fallow ground of the heart and returns home with a humble and repentive heart. Throughout the son's wayward ways, his father never stopped praying, watering the seed within the son. That watering soften the hard heart and produced.

The son who was dead, was now alive (revived)

We are praying for those in our family with hard hearts to repent.

Meaning of “True Humility” – 1st We are humble before God, recognizing His supreme authority and our own dependence on Him.  We recognize God’s greatness and our own limitations and imperfections and approach Him with a submissive and reverent attitude.  It is not self-depreciation, but about understanding our true place in relation to God.  2nd Humble towards others: is a virtue characterized by a realistic and modest view of oneself, recognizing both strengths and weaknesses without arrogance.  It involves acknowledging our limitations, being open to learning from others, and not seeking excessive praise or attention.  In essence, true humility is about focusing on others and their needs, rather than constantly centering everything on ourselves.  

There are two types of humility and they are related, and they are distinct.  God tells us to be humble before Him and then to be humble towards others.  Humility before God is a humility before His Word.  Each time we open the Word we must humble ourselves to what it is teaching us—we are students being taught by the Holy Spirit. Psalm 25:9 (AMPC) – He leads the humble in what is right, and the humble He teaches.  James 4:6 (AMPC) – But He gives us more and more grace (power of the Holy Spirit, to meet this evil tendency and all others fully).  That is why He says, God sets Himself against the proud and haughty, but give grace [continually] to the lowly (those who are humble enough to receive it).   

• Pride has no place in our lives, that is the character of Satan. (Isaiah 14:12-15 and Ezekiel 28:12-19)

Humble towards other - Galatians 5:13-15 (AMP) - 13 For you, my brothers, were called to freedom; only do not let your freedom  become an opportunity for the sinful nature (worldliness, selfishness), but through love serve and seek the best for one another. 14 For the whole Law [concerning human relationships] is fulfilled in one precept, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself [that is, you shall have an unselfish concern for others and do things for their benefit].” 15 But if you bite and devour one another [in bickering and strife], watch out that you [along with your entire fellowship] are not consumed by one another. 

The characteristics of love, are deeply rooted in humility: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 (AMP) - 4 Love endures with patience and serenity, love is kind and thoughtful, and is not jealous or envious; love does not brag and is not proud or arrogant. 5 It is not rude; it is not self-seeking, it is not provoked [nor overly sensitive and easily angered]; it does not take into account a wrong endured. 6 It does not rejoice at injustice, but rejoices with the truth [when right and truth prevail]. 7 Love bears all things [regardless of what comes], believes all things [looking for the best in each one], hopes all things [remaining steadfast during difficult times], endures all things [without weakening]. 8 Love never fails [it never fades nor ends]. But as for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for the gift of special knowledge, it will pass away. there remain: faith [abiding trust in God and His promises], hope [confident expectation of eternal salvation], love [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me], these three [the choicest graces]; but the greatest of these is love.

Isaiah 57:15 (AMP) - For thus says the high and lofty One—He Who inhabits eternity, Whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, but with him also who is of a thoroughly penitent and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble and to revive the heart of the thoroughly penitent [bruised with sorrow for sin].

As we let the agape love of God rule in our lives, we will find ourselves walking in true humility towards God and man.

Prayer – that we will walk (continue to walk) humbly before God and humbly towards others.

One of the marks of true revival is a restored sense of “the fear of the Lord”.  THE "FEAR OF THE LORD" COMES THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD!

The “fear of the Lord” - in a reverential sense, not abject terror, is the key aspect of the Christian life.  It is a calling to revere and recognize the sovereignty and judgment of God.  It is a warning to be soberly aware of the divine authority of the Lord, to not mock or trivialize His judgment or wrath upon deliberate sin.  This phrase reminds us to be mindful of God in all things, seeking first the kingdom of God and His righteousness.

WITHOUT THE "FEAR OF THE LORD":

1. We will not come to know the love of God that gives us assurance and confidence of our salvation. Proverbs 14:26 (NLT) - Those who fear the Lord are secure. He will be a refuge for their children. 

1 John 4:18 (NLT) - Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced His perfect love. 

1. We will not be motivated to truly "work out our own salvation.”  Philippians 2:12 (AMPC) -  Therefore, my dear ones, as you have always obeyed [my suggestions], so now, not only [with the enthusiasm you would show] in my presence but much more because I am absent, work out (cultivate, carry out to the goal, and fully complete) your own salvation with reverence and awe and trembling (self-distrust, with serious caution, tenderness of conscience, watchfulness against temptation, timidly shrinking from whatever might offend God and discredit the name of Christ). 

2. We close ourselves to the treasures of God's wisdom and knowledge. Proverbs 9:10 (AMPC) – The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord is the beginning (the chief and choice part) of Wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight and understanding.

3. Our lives are likely to be shortened by our refusal to heed God's Word. Proverbs 10:27 (AMPC) - The reverent and worshipful fear of the Lord prolongs one’s days, but the years of the wicked shall be made short. (eg. Open doors for attacks from the enemy - through sickness/accidents/disease etc.)

4. We will flirt with evil and be corrupted by it. Genesis 13:12–13 (NLT) - 12 So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain. 13 But the people of this area were extremely wicked and constantly sinned against the Lord. 

5. When we fall into sin, we will not be motivated to repent and turn to God!  Proverbs 1:25-28 - (ESV) - 25 You ignored my advice and refused to be corrected. 26 So I will laugh at your troubles and make fun of you when what you fear happens. 27 Disasters will strike you like a storm. Problems will pound you like a strong wind. Trouble and misery will weigh you down. 28 “Fools will call for me, but I will not answer. They will look for me, but they will not find me. Romans 3:12-18 (AMPC) -  ...18 There is no [reverential] fear of God before their eyes. (read full passage)

Without the "fear of the Lord", we cannot please God (Isaiah 66:1-2). Only the person who "trembles at His Word" has God's promise to receive His tender mercy! (Psalm 103:17-18).

Revelation 14:7 (AMPC) – And he cried with a mighty voice, “Revere God and give Him glory (honour and praise in worship), for the hour of His judgment has arrived.  Fall down before Him; pay Him homage and adoration and worship Him Who created heaven and earth, the sea and the springs (fountains) of water.”

Prayer – for us to walk in the “fear of the Lord”.