From: Global Harvest Ministries
SPRING! A Time to Move Forward and Not Backward! by Chuck Pierce
March 23, 2007 Vol 4 Issue 7
SPRING! A Time to Move Forward and Not Backward!
By Chuck Pierce
For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The
flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, And the voice of the
turtledove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth her green figs, and
the vines With the tender grapes give a good smell. Song of Solomon 2:11-13
Spring is Here! I am thankful that the Lord makes all
things new and sprouts forth after a time of dormancy.
Your Path is FORWARD and not BACKWARD!
Pam and the kids have been working in the yard this week.
Planting and preparing for Spring is one of Pam's joys in life. I love watching
her gardens grow. When Spring comes, I always think of these four things.
1. Spring is the time when the Jordan River begins to rise
and we prepare to cross over or "pass over" into a new season of growth and
inheritance. We let go of some things from the past year or past season and
move forward. Crossing over includes moving from one dimension of promise to
the next.
2. Spring is a time when kings go to war. I always
contemplate the warfare ahead. I pray for God's leaders - that they gain their
war strategy for the future, and that they will be ready to confront the
enemies that would try to keep them from prospering in God's Kingdom purposes.
Make of list of the wars you need to win in the days ahead.
3. Spring is a time of resurrection. Some things have been
dormant or else, you have gone through a winter or death season, and now its
time for life to spring forth again.
4. Spring is a time for planting, sowing and preparing for
the Harvest or REAPING!
Spring is a Transitional Season
Spring is a time when the power of dormancy breaks off of
us. We actually come out of hibernation and begin to "roar" because we are
spiritually hungry. If Spring is a time for kings to go to war, then make a
list of things that you want to be sure are fully defeated in your life. Also,
define the place that you are trying to cross over into and how you should be
prepared to make this shift. The crossing over place is defined as transition.
This is a time when we must allow God to show us the future
so we can advance. You need to reach back and grab hold of those things that
have been detrimental and defeating in your past. Then take your other hand and
grab hold of God's best for your future. Pull all the defeats of your past and
place them under the "best" in your future!
The Body of Christ, the governments of the world, our
nation and most of us personally are in major TRANSITIONS. A transition is a
place of CROSSING OVER! We are grafted into the covenant of Abraham. Abram, the
Hebrew, was one who always crossed over. The word Hebrew is abar and means to
CROSS OVER! Therefore, we are a Blood-bought, redeemed people who will always
be crossing over to our next place of victory. A transition is also a passage
from one state, stage, subject, or place to another!
A transition is a CHANGE in a movement, development, or
evolution from one form, stage, or style to another. Transition is a SHIFT IN
SOUND, or a musical modulation or passage leading from one section of a piece
to another. Most transitions begin with a shift in our worship dynamic. A
transition is an abrupt change in energy state or level accompanied by the loss
or gain of a single quantum of energy. Therefore, we are sent into major
transitions when the Lord looses new power into our lives. The power of God
seems so many times to upset our ordered apple cart! We must learn to adjust.
Transition has Three Phases!
Transition has three phases, the first of which is an
ending or death to something. Then there is much confusion. Confusion is fine
for a while. Your cognitive processes are adjusting to many new ideas and
environmental changes. Old strongholds are breaking but resisting fully letting
go. Therefore, you know you need to move forward. However, many times you do
not know how to move forward but are sure you do not want to go back to where
you have come from. Then finally, there is your crossing over place into the
new! The new will come and you will get to your "there" if you keep going! I
believe the Lord watches us very closely in our transitions to see how we
process change and keep moving.
Psalm 126:6 says, "He who goes out weeping, carrying seed
to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him." That means
there comes a time when captivity breaks and even though seed has been drawn
out of your basket in some way, it will come back and prosper. If you have
wept, you will have joy. If you have given, you will have increase. If you
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Taking Dominion Now: Unlocking Strategy for
Kingdom Advancement
Colorado Springs, CO
Peter & Doris Wagner, Chuck Pierce, Lance
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June 7-9, 2007
Apostolic Prophetic Alignment: Connecting for
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West Haven, CT
Peter Wagner, Chuck Pierce, Brian Simmons, Joe
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July 5-7, 2007
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September 13-15, 2007
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Peter Wagner, Doris Wagner, Chuck Pierce, Kim
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planted, things will grow. Do not grow weary in your well
doing because you will eventually prosper as you go forth. Your joy will
eventually overtake your sorrow. Your giving will eventually overtake your
drought.
Reaping in ancient times, as at present, consisted in
either pulling up the grain by the roots or cutting it with a sickle, and then
binding the stalks into bundles to be carried to the threshing-floor. There
were definite laws established by the Hebrews in regard to reaping. God is
reviewing our boundaries so that we fully reap from the fields that we are
connected into. I am thankful that you are connected into the fields that I am
harvesting. In God's Kingdom there is a division of labor: "He that soweth and
he that reapeth may rejoice together" (John 4:36-38). 2 Cor. 9:6 says,
"Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever
sows generously will also reap generously." I thank God that during these times
you have continued to sow into my life and ministry through your prayers and
giving. Therefore, I loose the blessing of generosity upon you. May you reap a
10, 30, 60, or 100 fold return on your Kingdom investments.
Spring forth! We love and appreciate you!
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