AND the exciting part is YOU get to co-labor with His promises over your life.
I want to you read this very encouraging word by Christy Johnston which gives you detailed strategies that you can partake in...and watch God bring His plans to fruition over your life! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)
Are you feeling a sudden and intense pressure in the spirit and don't know why? Are you wondering why it feels as though you have been placed in a pressure cooker of sorts? Are you feeling worn out and ready to give up, wondering if you heard rightly from God for this season? And if so, why does it seem as though everything is upside down?
If any of this relates to you, then be encouraged; you are not going crazy and you have not missed God. You have, in fact, gone into labor to birth a new gift that God has prepared for you, and you are not alone. Many people are in this time of birthing right now. I saw a vision of multitudes across the Body of Christ who were heavily pregnant (I saw both men and women – as odd as that may sound). They were pregnant with new mantles, visions, strategies and destiny.
I then saw a picture of an ultrasound of these 'babies' that they were carrying. Just as an ultrasound details a baby's bone structures and physical traits, I saw that these 'supernatural' babies of the hour were filled with the DNA of Heaven, with specific answers that individuals and the earth, alike, are in desperate need of.
Each 'baby' had a unique fingerprint, a unique imprint of answers from God's heart for individuals, families and nations. I saw these heavily pregnant individuals being ushered by angels into supernatural delivery rooms. I saw that many of these people had reached their due dates, and some were well and truly overdue. Some were prepared for the birthing and intensely focused, while others felt confused and scared.
I then heard the Father's gentle and reassuring voice speaking to those who were in fear. He spoke the words of Joshua 1:9: "...Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." He is with you; you are not alone, do not be afraid.
I felt the Holy Spirit impart some strategies for delivery to my own life for this season of birthing that I wanted to share with you.
1. Be Strategic About Who You Allow to See You in Labor
The Holy Spirit recently reminded me of my own physical labor with my second daughter, Sophie, and how there are some valuable lessons that can be applied spiritually from my experience (don't worry – I won't get graphic). From start to finish, my labor with her lasted three days. You read that right – THREE DAYS. Looking back, I realize I played into some distractions that essentially caused my labor to last longer than it should have.
During my earliest contractions, I allowed people into my home thinking it would help with the process. How wrong I was. While I lay on my bed in agony, I had a steady stream of individuals – people who I thought would be of help – come through my home laughing and pointing at my distress whilst helping themselves to my fridge, rather than encouraging me through it. At the time, I thought they were just trying to help me get my mind off it, but looking back, I now know it was the worst possible thing for labor. It elevated my stress, prolonging the birth.
If you are in spiritual labor right now, and you can relate to the intensity of pressure in the spirit, you need to be VERY strategic and intentional about who you allow to come in close at this moment. Labor and birthing, even in the spirit, are both an intimate time and a vulnerable time. If you have a crowd of people that have full access to your life... (continue reading)
Yes, God still has a plan for delivering your promises...even at this moment in time.
