Journals of the Heart

Word of the Day

I have chosen you and called you, not as one to be pushed forward, but as one who advances with the knowledge of who they are in Me. The kingdom suffers violence, and violent men take it by force (Matt. 11:12 Amplified). No longer shall you be on the defensive but the offensive. No longer will you walk as one forced and maneuvered by your circumstance or the atmosphere pressing against you. You were made for more than you are experiencing. Ride the wind and come up higher.

Yes, press your ear to My heart and listen. Can you hear the rustling winds of change? They are coming to carry you like a hot air balloon to heights yet unknown. Dare you come up where the eagles glide, where the mountains meet the sky? Dare you believe that the mundane things of life can be transformed by even a slight movement in the spiritual breeze surrounding you? It is all about attitude—all about perspective—yours verses Mine. Mine is always best.

Beloved, there are realms of My love and providence never experienced before by men. There are words I have to say which haven’t been spoken or written. There are gifts in heavenly places not yet imagined or distributed and I want to give them to you—I want to give them to you in order to dispense them throughout the earth. I am just waiting for you to ask, to believe, to turn your face into My wind, leaving all contrary winds behind.

Dare to ride the wind of a believing heart. Dare to ride the wind of yes and amen to all the promises I have spoken. Dare to ride the wind of My consuming love. Dare and come fly with Me. Dare to have a heart set free to soar—set free to experience the heights of heavenly places. Come and ride the wind of My presence…Read Complete Love Letter…

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ” (Ephesians 1:3 NIV)

Prayer

Lord, I am amazed and humbled by Your great love for me. You see me at my worst and best, yet You still call my name. You still tell me who I am in You without qualification, always calling me higher by telling me who I really am. Forgive me for being on the defensive in so many areas of my life. Teach me, Holy Spirit, to be always on the offensive and use the truth of the Word to walk in freedom. Let the mundane things of my life be transformed from anchors into opportunities for Your glory to be revealed.

Lord, I open my heart to hear and receive Your Words and gifts held in heavenly places for me. I ask You right now to pour all wisdom, discernment and understanding into the very depths of my being that I may comprehend all You are saying to me. I confess my heart is a believing, contented and faithful heart when it comes to all You have spoken over my life and the lives of those I love. I dare to fly with a heart set free into uncharted places. As I fly with You among heights yet unknown, I will dispense and give away all You have given me. I care to ride the wind of Your presence. Amen

Reflect and Journal

1. In what ways have you seen yourself as one who is pushed the whole way as opposed to one who advances with purpose born of knowledge of who you are in Him?
2. Have the mundane things of life dampened your excitement for the Lord?
3. Reflect on how your mundane chores and necessary daily activities could be energized by the conscious realization of the fact that the Lord is omnipresent. Which perspective will you choose to have . . . His or yours?
4. Are you choosing to use the gifts He has already given you while walking in the expectancy of more? God is a god of multiplication. What you plant grows. What you use multiplies.
5. Incline your ear to His heart. What are the breezes of Heaven rustling for you today?