tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73888904517544606542024-03-13T13:12:53.318-04:00Karen Presley's BlogTransforming Lives From Inside Out - Marketplace Entrepreneur Training - Spiritual Development and moreApostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-4807406950667222252023-01-16T19:36:00.002-05:002023-01-16T19:36:27.642-05:00The Arise of a New Man<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvxInjjTfVf3ctPlidH1oXOEsZZKQegiJ0oCwjycOUE9C4Y5OU1_XxFGoFEBChCwMOFARBw9F--8KSXs02QNhYeAT3OkQ-MJ9TwC48wJwdd41eyu_1aYSVXtyU1i9eO-TmbRnfuJTmtVjsBCRGhW8nCbvWaAe3UGXyz4cAupRE50PEIfP-JC1LjKxnA/s1000/4F20B23A-060D-47B5-9840-1FA621309565.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMvxInjjTfVf3ctPlidH1oXOEsZZKQegiJ0oCwjycOUE9C4Y5OU1_XxFGoFEBChCwMOFARBw9F--8KSXs02QNhYeAT3OkQ-MJ9TwC48wJwdd41eyu_1aYSVXtyU1i9eO-TmbRnfuJTmtVjsBCRGhW8nCbvWaAe3UGXyz4cAupRE50PEIfP-JC1LjKxnA/s320/4F20B23A-060D-47B5-9840-1FA621309565.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px;">VISION:</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-size: 28px;">Two (2) identical men (same clothes and person) running directly behind each other and as they came around the corner the man in front ran w/ momentum and the man in the back tripped and fell.</span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 46px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; min-height: 55.9px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Hear the word of the Lord: <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The Kingdom of God’s Reformation is the revealing of the glory of Jesus Christ walking the earth again inside of the arising of Sonship. God’s Kingdom is not with words only, but in demonstration of signs and wonders. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It is the tearing down of the old and the arising of the new. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I AM is still doing the shifting in the atmosphere, so stop looking at your circumstances and position yourself for this next shift. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 46px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px 0px 3px; min-height: 55.9px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody; font-weight: bold;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This vision shows that as we come into this next turn those who bare the mark of the Kingdom will arise in greater momentum, and you will see the effects of grace falling from the church era. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Both men were identical on the outside, but only one was elevated.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 34px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">This reminds me of another a Dream I had in November where God allowed me to witness people running down the steps excited to be released from a waiting stage and this other person wondering around the pool was like what about me? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>When I woke I heard there will be elevation and loss inside of His movement. As the people were running down the steps it is equivalent of waiting in the UPPER ROOM. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 34px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Come out from the familiar and routine. God is exposing the little foxes in our hearts so we can repent and make things right by turning our hearts completely back to Jesus. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Apostle Karen </span></span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-20797961327202797572023-01-15T21:06:00.000-05:002023-01-16T19:37:11.491-05:00Ascend to Soar <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-sF54Gzq5i7J3VKccCh4Wta08sau9Jcl6uMVjCHuT8a9Kem1BQZHW52KQRLLk9pZ2maO0EnQhjf6LWtzYl0Ps3bTkWsfl7o-AXfPd2KicBeKDjj7aUMRekOrZPFWshRNwBWBrw4rMVqCIn8z_j4PMkK6sitCwM0darCHC_oXL2J4t1ol5TZj7vPeTw/s2761/17FB969B-4073-4563-9110-F84F7AFD1D87.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2493" data-original-width="2761" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-sF54Gzq5i7J3VKccCh4Wta08sau9Jcl6uMVjCHuT8a9Kem1BQZHW52KQRLLk9pZ2maO0EnQhjf6LWtzYl0Ps3bTkWsfl7o-AXfPd2KicBeKDjj7aUMRekOrZPFWshRNwBWBrw4rMVqCIn8z_j4PMkK6sitCwM0darCHC_oXL2J4t1ol5TZj7vPeTw/s320/17FB969B-4073-4563-9110-F84F7AFD1D87.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">I had this picture since 2019 and today as I saw it, this word just dropped in me. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 34px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Isaiah 40:31 says: “but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">They shall MOUNT UP <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and ASCEND to SOAR is what the Lord highlighted in me. Eagles fly and camp out in the high places of the mountains. They are considered the most excellent out of all the bird kingdom, and scripture likens us to eagles. Eagles are not afraid of storms because they use their altitude and the wind of the storm to mount them. Eagles don’t flap, they soar with the wind. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 34px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Holy Spirit is the wind of the spirit and in this hour in order to SOAR you must first seize the opportunity to ASCEND. Anyone can decide they want to ascend by praying, fasting, or whatever sacrifice you put before the Lord. However the Lord’s ASCENSION comes by seizing His opportunity that Holy Spirit presents and then the wind of the spirit elevates you to another dimension. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 34px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Ascending to soar when Holy Spirit brings it is not easy, because it requires another level of death and it will more than likely oppose your flesh (Rms 8). </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 34px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">God is calling His people to the HIGH place or the UPPER ROOM like in the days of Pentecost waiting in expectancy and faith for the Reformation of His Kingdom. </span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">Apostle Karen Presley</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;">www.karenpresley.org</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 28px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2" style="font-family: UICTFontTextStyleBody;"><br /></span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-48593847690715550992022-10-31T18:37:00.009-04:002022-11-01T09:57:55.870-04:00The Battleground of the Mind. The Message Untold.<p>2
Tim 1:7 says God has NOT given us the spirit of fear but a mind of power, love,
and soundness. Beloved there are a lot of scriptures concerning the MIND. To
name a few, He tells us to be renewed in our mind, to love with all our mind,
be of one mind, be humbled in our mind, let His mind become ours, and don’t let
our mind be carnal for its enmity against God.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
know our mind is a place where thoughts come, go and park inside our minds. 2
Cor. 10:3-5 tells us that our weapons are not carnal, but spiritual to the
pulling down of strongholds. Strongholds are defined as a place that has been
fortified, to protect it against attacks. This is what military and armed
forces uses. However, it is also a place where a particular cause or belief is
strongly defended or upheld. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OzjTFkKaQPo1MkD14gh6l8Jtysq7tJZujQLP072u2CbAMqqtK4me2SPBBVrERk8jy7z-Uq06H0SWLavxSWFofWDejyJB1plfC170xKOMSt04Ml0ed5CDDnOz79Gjp7_dMscSAd3pouGRhw9SbAp1ICi7QYzMMeqnPtGo5uvMYL4qETg7TY_CKd8-pQ/s375/87456988.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="375" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6OzjTFkKaQPo1MkD14gh6l8Jtysq7tJZujQLP072u2CbAMqqtK4me2SPBBVrERk8jy7z-Uq06H0SWLavxSWFofWDejyJB1plfC170xKOMSt04Ml0ed5CDDnOz79Gjp7_dMscSAd3pouGRhw9SbAp1ICi7QYzMMeqnPtGo5uvMYL4qETg7TY_CKd8-pQ/s320/87456988.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Our
mind is a part of our soul. Genesis 1:27 says God created us like Him, spirit;
but Genesis 2:7 says he formed us from the dust and then breathed into us and
made us a living soul. Our <u>soul</u> is comprised of 3 parts: mind, emotions
and will. This is the part of us where our personality and character are
shaped.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our <u>mind</u>
is also comprised of 3 parts: the <b>conscious</b>, (what I know and see), the <b>subconscious</b>,
(the mental programs that was created by our experiences/ the autopilot part of
us), and the <b>unconscious</b> (that place where we got stuck and became numb
to the pain it left behind). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><b><span style="font-size: large;">This
is the mandate of INNER HEALING!!!</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Like
the steering wheel is to a car, our mind is to our bodies. It steers the
direction of our emotions and then the emotions effect our body language. This
ministry carries the message of transforming from the inside out. That means we
must take the time to deal with what lies underneath the surface of our souls
(Psalms 51:6 & 19:12), if we are going to step into the full inheritance
Jesus died for. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Our
soul is shaped by our upbringing, experiences, words (what we heard and didn’t
hear), and our environment. Your mind holds the memories (good and bad) of your
journey. Your spirit, the part that is made in God’s image, holds your destiny
and inheritance. Your destiny is what you said YES to before you were born. So,
it is crucial that we embark on a new journey of healing so we can embrace our identity
and fulfill what God has earmarked inside this NEW ERA we are now living in.
Holy Spirit knows what is in your spirit and He has been leading you to the
many places you ran from, because it touched something familiar in you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I
want to focus this message on the <u>unconscious</u> part of our minds. One day
God gave me a vivid picture image of being in a new house and when the heat or
air was on, it oozes out a foul smell. The vents represented the soul, but the
air ducts that sit inside the wall, that you can’t see is where the smell was
emanating from — thus the unconscious part of us. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Life
happens to all of us, and we may be able to recall things from our past as
facts, but don’t realize the baggage our experiences left behind in the
unconscious part of our mind that became numb. Now we are all grown up and the
only US we know is the US we became. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
God’s presence He showed me an image of a baby that sits inside the sac (the
thin wall that surrounds the fetus). However, inside of this sac was the part
of us that got wounded and inside that place held the bad memories and fear of
that timeframe. The pain that was left from the wound became numb; however, the
thoughts where we begin to justify, make excuses, replay the recurring tape and
the negative internal conversations stem from the wounded part of us that is
trapped.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As
we grow up, we get married, start families, become successful, talented, start
businesses, ministries, write books and many other endeavors we adventure out
in. However, during the journey there is a nagging voice of negativity and
fear, that every once in a while, would creep up when pressure is felt. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus
is the Repairer of the breach (Isa. 58:12), and He came to open the eyes of the
blind, bring us out of captivity and them that sit in darkness (Isa. 42:7).
Jesus died on the cross for the sin of the world and redeemed us from the curse
of the law. But He also died for our healing and to liberate us from the
oppressor. <b><i>This is the message of Salvation that carries the oil of
healing to every fragmented part of us. </i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
part of our mind that was shattered by life left gaps, that’s the fragmented
places where the enemy of pain/fear camps out. Just like God created our bodies
to heal itself, God created the soul to protect itself, through survival
mechanisms that unknowingly we adopted and plays out inside of the subconscious
part of us. However, this only allowed us to exist and look the part on the
outside. Jesus paid the price with His blood on the cross for our <b><u>wholeness</u></b>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We
are living in an hour where the spirit of religion, and your traditions will no
longer fulfill you. The Reformation of God’s Kingdom is here in the earth right
now. To embrace your true identity, you will have to battle against the voices
that causes you to draw back and change direction when pressure is felt. To
battle against the voice; (1) you must first embrace the part of you that was
pushed to the side, where the pain became numb, but still carries an internal
voice in you. And (2) you have to acknowledge all that God has done and shown
you and confirmed in you over the years. That negative voice speaks from the
place you got stuck inside the sac with the pain and bad memories. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">What
voice is going to take precedence? When you acknowledge God in your journey, no
matter what it looked like, you will begin to recognize His hand at every turn
in your life. So, when pressure is felt you begin to voice, “I BELIEVE GOD!”
And not let the negative voice altar your direction or movements. Remember, it
only knows pain, but you grew up and seen God through the different stages of
life. His faithfulness becomes your weapon against the enemy of pain. This is
also the place where you yield even the more to the help of Holy Spirit to stay
on the course that He put you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">God
spoke Isaiah 11:16 in 2006 when He birthed DZEC; and here we are 16 years later
that this promise is unfolding. It tells us that there is a remnant that was
left in Assyria and in the same manner God delivered Israel out of Egypt is how
He is delivering us today. Assyria represents a nation that was fierce, cruel
and showed little mercy to those they conquered. Well today we live under the
oppression of a Babylon system that rules over God’s people like in the days of
Egypt. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">We also live under the oppression of the pain that's numb that still gets a reaction from the unconscious part of us.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px;"> </span>In the days of Egypt, it was the demonstration of the Red Sea that made
a name for God and a supernatural way of escape for His people. As it was then,
so it is now, that the Arm of the Lord is fighting for us in the earth and over our identities.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
divine release of the Lord is coming out of the glory realm and that is the
awakening of our identity of sonship and in that place, God has given peace
(Haggai 2:9). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If
you are reading this, your pre-ordained destiny was being unlocked for this
hour. God is awakening the dry bones of the church and raising up His remnant
to possess their inheritance that was promised before they were born. Your
inheritance is God releasing His justice for every injustice. It’s every
written word and prophetic word that was released over you. Every promise God
spoke is your inheritance, including your true identity as sons and heirs of
the Kingdom, but you must battle against the voices of pain that have camped
out in the unconscious part of you that is opposing your NEW DAY!!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Visit us today: <a href="http://www.dzec.org">www.dzec.org</a></b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Tahoma, "serif"; font-size: 17.3333px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I'm asking if you would be kind to support the ministry with a tax-deductible donation. We appreciate it and your generosity.</span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Tahoma, "serif"; font-size: 17.3333px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">CASH APP: $DZEC or Click <a href="http://dzec.org/Donate" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #942824; text-decoration-line: none;">HERE</a></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Tahoma, "serif"; font-size: 17.3333px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">ALSO READ: </span></span><a href="http://www.dzec.org/Blog/Newsletter/Newsletter/What-is-competing-with-your-spiritual-inheritance/?link=1&fldKeywords=&fldAuthor=&fldTopic=0" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; color: #942824; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><u style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">What's Competing with your Spiritual Inheritance</span></span></u></a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, Tahoma, "serif"; font-size: 17.3333px; margin: 0px 0px 20px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 20px;">Blessings to YOU!</span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-42374310746368386792022-10-23T20:19:00.006-04:002022-10-23T20:19:34.636-04:00The Divine Release of the Lord<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2C2_nJmRbP8NY5U_vZQLnIH5ReUUBnbstE_4TK4_NA25KYy01T1kafH-NBJQd2tkgUFi0aFzEmjoJn_vqCneGbO9OCs7v1_daZ3818YwxLoE-ffNhU3nJpvjOtO96P7qR5_XAwQ6tfccz_ekfuqYUJl7sGV8EAJMr7VyTeopsB_DOjBrRxEhwJyLAA/s950/Robertecook-post-image-THE-BIRTH-OF-A-NEW-ERA.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="950" height="135" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2C2_nJmRbP8NY5U_vZQLnIH5ReUUBnbstE_4TK4_NA25KYy01T1kafH-NBJQd2tkgUFi0aFzEmjoJn_vqCneGbO9OCs7v1_daZ3818YwxLoE-ffNhU3nJpvjOtO96P7qR5_XAwQ6tfccz_ekfuqYUJl7sGV8EAJMr7VyTeopsB_DOjBrRxEhwJyLAA/s320/Robertecook-post-image-THE-BIRTH-OF-A-NEW-ERA.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><b><i>“And
the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an
outstretched arm, and with great terribleness, and with signs, and with wonders:
and he hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a
land that flows with milk and honey.”</i></b> Deuteronomy 26:8-9</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In
2005, when I first moved into APGI, I heard the Lord say, “Prepare My people
for what’s coming.” Back then, I never sought Him on what was coming. I
received that word from where I was and that was business, so I started
teaching workshops. As time went on, I always knew I was being prepared and
groomed for something that was NOT here. The book of Joshua and how they
possessed that land, has always been in the background of all my messages.
Sometime around 2020 when the earth shifted, I heard God say, “I’m doing it
again.” The Bible says we prophesy in part, and we know in part, so over these
last 27 years, I have heard a lot from God that are various pieces that fit the
same puzzle. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Within
the last couple of months, God began to paint this picture of His divine
release that is coming to the earth. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">“And
he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a
land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four
hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and
afterward shall they come out with great substance.”</span></i></b><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Genesis 15:13-14 <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When
God does anything, it is never from a place of reacting, but from His Kairos
times that have been set before the foundation of the world. The above
scripture reveals that before Abraham had one child, it was foretold that his
seed would be in bondage for 400 years. The word says, God is long suffering.
He loves His creation mankind, but He judges sin. At the set time of the Lord,
God began to bring Israel out of bondage by raising up Moses to do His bidding.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pharaoh
saw Moses, but it was God that came in and started troubling Pharaoh and the
land of Egypt. God’s ways go past our comprehension, but He is always
purposeful in His movements. As God was troubling the land of Egypt, He was
also preparing to bring Israel out in a way that made a name for Himself. God
said, “I’m doing it again,” and I’m restoring My name in the earth (Eze 36). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As
it was in the days of Israel, so it is today. There are many modern-day
Pharaohs and Egyptians that God is troubling right now. Not just our earth
system, but also the old gatekeepers of our soul that has held us hostage long
enough. It is the pain that was left from old traumatic experiences (small or
big) that became numb that sits in the backend of our soul. What we can’t see
was calling the shots on who we are today. The real us, we haven’t met yet. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJpvEaq3Kxsp6GDfbIibrfhcRUe8nGtHQy5q-3KBGEzB5CmAHiU09U3h5GTp6lJsBMT8_y46Vu4-n-Uo9ObT0U5LsGVvwGGgIm2C1CCu6IdiHgYBqYs6jC362tcKZD-LaOBE1oXR9052Ha2VxX2IPEwceZtNzSJ5fjHdmhKUEVaIId669PUR7yZKusg/s1567/Marching-Orders.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="957" data-original-width="1567" height="122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJpvEaq3Kxsp6GDfbIibrfhcRUe8nGtHQy5q-3KBGEzB5CmAHiU09U3h5GTp6lJsBMT8_y46Vu4-n-Uo9ObT0U5LsGVvwGGgIm2C1CCu6IdiHgYBqYs6jC362tcKZD-LaOBE1oXR9052Ha2VxX2IPEwceZtNzSJ5fjHdmhKUEVaIId669PUR7yZKusg/w200-h122/Marching-Orders.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />The
“day of the Lord” is the judgment of sin in the earth, but it is also the
awakening of His remnant army. It’s the changing of Heavens guards and He is
bringing His divine release to those things that held us captives, like the
release of Israel across the Red Sea. This hour we are living in has been
preordained and you have been earmarked for this hour by way of covenant. Like
Israel was the recipients of the covenant God made with Abraham. We are the
recipients of the covenant God has with Jesus that the blessing of Abraham
might come upon the Gentiles (Gal. 3:14). <o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Apostle
Karen Presley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Church
of Zion Deliverance Ministries<o:p></o:p></span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-73014466374131016722022-10-22T17:56:00.008-04:002022-10-23T11:05:50.470-04:00WHAT’S COMPETING WITH YOUR SPIRITUAL INHERITANCE? <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8xJfA_n3URqeWQYA59bMwYAXSOmf-65bd5yIZyFUnpLi-VcRTF7mxfbgwIEuk2UGFMi8pCdpvuEd4sEjSDOikFzys8QcftE0iy17a_9SNlhOLSAz8S6X6bWkmOAolav2lwsxfply-oO4UFO-LCgAInOTeHu8l3NU_yzFQFEo7TW3vnAtwlUEMMPy_A/s1134/maxresdefault.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="556" data-original-width="1134" height="127" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM8xJfA_n3URqeWQYA59bMwYAXSOmf-65bd5yIZyFUnpLi-VcRTF7mxfbgwIEuk2UGFMi8pCdpvuEd4sEjSDOikFzys8QcftE0iy17a_9SNlhOLSAz8S6X6bWkmOAolav2lwsxfply-oO4UFO-LCgAInOTeHu8l3NU_yzFQFEo7TW3vnAtwlUEMMPy_A/w244-h127/maxresdefault.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br />Allow
me to paint a picture on inner healing, as I introduce Daughters of Zion
Empowerment Center, Inc.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You
move into a new house, you fully furnish it, and refrigerator is full of food.
You love the</span> <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ambiance
of your new place because it’s your harvest, what you believed God for.
However, there is something wrong when you turn on the air or heat. It has a
foul order that is oozing from the vents into the atmosphere. Now if no air or
heat is pumping, everything is good, and you are enjoying your home. But no matter
how big, small, or luxurious your house is, that one issue will cause
everything you worked hard for, to disrupt your atmosphere. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
vents represent your soul (mind, emotions, and will), but the air ducts that
sits inside the wall that you cannot see, represents the backend system of your
soul. What’s sitting inside the duct system of our soul is the trauma’s that
happened in our childhood, (no matter how small or big). They are old, in the
past, and dead; and those are the things that causes the foul odors that oozes
out of our conversation and behaviors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Jesus
died on the cross not just for sin, sickness, and diseases, but for every
emotional and mental trauma. God healed us the moment we came to Jesus for
salvation and the moment we prayed for His healing in our life. Oftentimes, we
can recall things in our past from a place of facts or knowledge, but don’t
realize the baggage (pain) that it left in our soul that became numb; that’s the hidden thing inside
the duct system. So, when the temperature changes in our lives, (new or loss of
job, house, position, marital status, business, etc.), then what’s in our ducts
start oozing out of the vents of our soul by way of behaviors, conversations, excuses,
and justifications. We don’t realize it because we think it is just us or our
choice. But the enemy uses what sits inside our duct system to rob, steal, and
destroy the things Jesus said He came to bring life to.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39WDSXO51XKOtswC9S3RPeC2EJO-RdS-sy5T-FiVAJ95oa4sknGohcaKEzJsid1MPPEb_f0LSH7dqvE5sXaS0CWl_FNjSOzb8dfJbdUnsfDdZn-nCa81nA04_vFzvcTtDgsMj8sxyFww10XdrpWkBGk58At3HjsKrw_A1QBurYScKGixZeJv32zvdiA/s1108/BLOG5219.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="737" data-original-width="1108" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh39WDSXO51XKOtswC9S3RPeC2EJO-RdS-sy5T-FiVAJ95oa4sknGohcaKEzJsid1MPPEb_f0LSH7dqvE5sXaS0CWl_FNjSOzb8dfJbdUnsfDdZn-nCa81nA04_vFzvcTtDgsMj8sxyFww10XdrpWkBGk58At3HjsKrw_A1QBurYScKGixZeJv32zvdiA/w259-h172/BLOG5219.jpg" width="259" /></a><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
is the hour that God is bringing the church into our spiritual inheritance,
like as it was in the days of Joshua. Coming out of the era of just wandering
around the wilderness of church services to passing over to possess the land of
promise. Our spiritual inheritance isn’t what we worked for, but something we were predestined to do, and was passed down to us. However, just like being in a new
house and smelling that foul odor coming out the vents, will cause us not to
enjoy FULLY what God is bringing us into.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
is the message of INNER HEALING. There is a Safe Haven that the Father has been
carefully crafting over the last 16 years, by His hand to HEAL and bring
supernatural release to His people. As we are about to enter 2023, we will be
embarking on a new journey inside of God’s Reformation of His Kingdom. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Karen
Presley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Apostle,
Church of Zion Deliverance Ministries, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Founder,
Daughters of Zion Empowerment Center, Inc. | www.dzec.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi02Vie1zFpHg4n-OaW63XS9l3E5_2EfKuJ6UzlvJ8yj-hcAWAxpC-nkbHX8kLA-LTHV4VysSo8UoVwgvTYyxDuEKi0blf9AAf0etbnqfhIh8MOtQRmpdh1cgpHp5wY7_ug_bYbdT81KsJq8GI6sflUWzJhmskGUvckGRvcTHjTDuSOUf5ezySc32WoGA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="235" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi02Vie1zFpHg4n-OaW63XS9l3E5_2EfKuJ6UzlvJ8yj-hcAWAxpC-nkbHX8kLA-LTHV4VysSo8UoVwgvTYyxDuEKi0blf9AAf0etbnqfhIh8MOtQRmpdh1cgpHp5wY7_ug_bYbdT81KsJq8GI6sflUWzJhmskGUvckGRvcTHjTDuSOUf5ezySc32WoGA" width="274" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-5049376655112797962022-10-20T12:26:00.000-04:002022-10-20T12:26:26.466-04:00The Battle… Waging War over Darkness<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word; text-justify: inter-word;"><a href="http://www.karenpresley.org" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="814" data-original-width="900" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi07CPL0DfL3NajEcK__VgRiF7i61EIp01h27Y2EWUr8Jw06Zq8pTT2gNbfW4ckCGtnCOHS6tvh1k7jL7VbCQMPF1YARyFqyH48h5PmZxvqaEd4LiD0KWEANfwBFFSOy_o6MU2EWLHzhRA4gOveF6X4MCw3LfxvYQ4oPJOJ3Jrzu4C4yumEnsUBdzY4Vg/s320/IMG_2086.JPG" width="320" /></a><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">The crown of God’s Glory has always and will forever be the creation of mankind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were created in His image and after His likeness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Psalm 8:4-5 says, “</span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: italic; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">What is man, that thou art mindful of him?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And the son of man, that thou visitest him?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For thou has made him a little lower than the angels, And has crowned him with glory and honor.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Ephesians 2:10 says, “</span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-style: italic; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”</span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word; text-justify: inter-word;"><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word; text-justify: inter-word;"><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">When God created man, He gave us the “</span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single;">gift of choice</span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is what made mankind unique and a step above the other creations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were created to reign over the earth, as we align ourselves with God’s voice.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God wanted family, and mankind is the 4th part of the Godhead positioned in the earth realm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Satan hates mankind because we took his place, and the position of elevation that once was his, now belongs to us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Satan’s MO is to get mankind to use their “gift of choice” separately from what God said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like Adam, God spoke to Him, but Eve offered another suggestion to the equation, which now presents </span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; font-weight: bold; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid; text-decoration: underline; text-underline: single;">the choice</span><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The enemy wages war against God’s WORD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If he can get us to defile God’s word, then he robs us from walking in our inheritance,</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> which makes him a thief.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Darkness filled the earth by way of the choices mankind made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The battle the church must engage in, is the battle against darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word; text-justify: inter-word;"><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word; text-justify: inter-word;"><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">God uses man to do His bidding and fulfill His agenda on the earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, if we are independently operating separate from God, then we are interrupting His agenda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Light and dark devises in the heart of man, where choices are made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our fight and all that is taking place on the earth is not about people, the government, or the systems; but it is the war against darkness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers (Eph 6). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word; text-justify: inter-word;"><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word; text-justify: inter-word;"><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">The war over darkness, is to war over the internal conversations that keeps you in defeat, stuck, in pain, and bound.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The enemy sits in the unhealed hurts and unresolved issues in our lives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus Christ paid the price and died on Calvary for every issue that we would ever face, and when we learn how to appropriate the freedom, He purchased for us; then we can let go of old conversations that opposes God’s truth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word; text-justify: inter-word;"><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: justify; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word; text-justify: inter-word;"><span lang="en-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; font-size: 9.5pt; language: en-GB; mso-ansi-language: en-GB; mso-armenian-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ascii-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-currency-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-cyrillic-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-default-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-greek-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-hebrew-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latin-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-latinext-font-family: "Palatino Linotype"; mso-ligatures: none; mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha: 100%; mso-style-textfill-fill-color: black; mso-style-textfill-type: solid;">Finally beloved, know that the enemies' control over our lives is to focus on what we see, instead of facing the real enemy which is the one we don’t see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Perfect (mature) love cast out fear.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none;"><span lang="en-US" style="language: en-US; mso-ligatures: none;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-54155543267791653072022-10-18T17:53:00.004-04:002022-10-18T17:53:39.138-04:00The Preeminence of God <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMS1dAtaJqRazl0K7bDpVEaPBfrwREwUVMTpJqvuCQaCJ_hMUD2p23aem9BCLGSnbfv7xjO9EMmJbnsJ7qxmlaDdd-ioQTusQYlKIdfzgew8B4K5qHn8I4gz_ZOncnPhLJC1bx6qsXGHSWYg8ANhPpR2DLu-h_L2rtIpJlsQwPYefJAK3ZcqNSgp8NA/s3840/preemincne%20banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="3840" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilMS1dAtaJqRazl0K7bDpVEaPBfrwREwUVMTpJqvuCQaCJ_hMUD2p23aem9BCLGSnbfv7xjO9EMmJbnsJ7qxmlaDdd-ioQTusQYlKIdfzgew8B4K5qHn8I4gz_ZOncnPhLJC1bx6qsXGHSWYg8ANhPpR2DLu-h_L2rtIpJlsQwPYefJAK3ZcqNSgp8NA/w320-h180/preemincne%20banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />God is the Creator of all
things in heaven and earth. No one can match Him, compare to Him, or will come
after Him. He alone is God and there is no other.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Col 1:18 says “<i>And he is the head of the
body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in
all things he might have the preeminence.</i>”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That means He is FIRST in everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>First in importance, first in honor, and first in exaltation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jesus is the “head” of the church, and the
“beginning” of all things.<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 106%;">Preeminent is defined as:
having paramount rank, dignity, or importance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Surpassing all others; very distinguished, outstanding, and supreme.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 106%;">We were created in the
image of God. We are spirit beings, just like the angels are spirit beings. The
only difference is we were given bodies to do the business of our King in the
earth. Psalm 8 says we were made a little lower than Elohim, but higher than
the angels. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 106%;">Due to the fall of man,
we were <b>all</b> born in sin and shaped in iniquity (Psalm 51:5), because
everything reproduces after its own kind. However, one man Jesus the Christ
died on the cross over 2000 years ago at Calvary to redeem us from the curse of
the law / sin and purchased our salvation. Jesus ransomed us and brought us
back into our rightful position as an heir of God and joint heir with Christ
Jesus. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 106%;">Our bodies that God
formed, was so He could have access in the earth since out of all His creation,
He gave mankind dominion over the earth. However, our bodies/flesh opposes the
things of God (Romans 8) and stand as a wall before God in the earth. Our
bodies respond to what it sees, feel, hear, touch and smell and since we can’t
see God, mankind has reduced His preeminence in the earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mark 7:13 lets us know that it is our
traditions that makes the word of God of no effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 106%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 106%;">Our religious traditions and
church services gratify the flesh. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So,
when we are handling the holy things of God; like prayer, the word, or our
assignment and multi-task, we reduce God to our flesh realm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our flesh is always catering to the things on
the earth and our spirit man is designed to cater to the things of the
spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, when we are trying to do
both or make God after our things to do list, then we reduce His preeminence in
our lives and in the earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 105%;">In a corporate setting,
we reduce His preeminence when our church or ministry settings cater more on
entertaining the people verses teaching people how to come into, respect and
wait on the supreme power of God in our midst.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR1H9ww4YDZIciRwaUrEpGLoSlzzA-pAndxJmLA3MbxRJUSKiAdAxHgFQQyy-y-5wxX4OgasV3r2FGQOJdhCLayFAWimuQmRq2WTMAOlLDLJnVPZCGairEBp41xH7jK5x__y_y2sJ2CaUCTEsvrI149QRXsy1bfW0WVCOx7UnmZ4wEkWaWrCBBb0y9Q/s1300/R%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1300" height="109" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvR1H9ww4YDZIciRwaUrEpGLoSlzzA-pAndxJmLA3MbxRJUSKiAdAxHgFQQyy-y-5wxX4OgasV3r2FGQOJdhCLayFAWimuQmRq2WTMAOlLDLJnVPZCGairEBp41xH7jK5x__y_y2sJ2CaUCTEsvrI149QRXsy1bfW0WVCOx7UnmZ4wEkWaWrCBBb0y9Q/w200-h109/R%20(1).jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 105%;">We are in the hour of a Holy Spirit revival where God will begin to restore
and bring back the sanctity of His Name in the earth. God's messages have always been repentance and turn our hearts back to the Lord in a NEW WAY, for you will not find Him in the old way. He is requiring all of us to come up higher.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 105%;">Apostle Karen Presley,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 105%; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 105%;">Church of Zion Deliverance
Ministries, Clinton, MD<o:p></o:p></span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-34470279376316544812022-08-29T20:13:00.000-04:002022-08-29T20:16:23.540-04:00The New Era of God’s Ekklesia <p> </p><p class="MsoNormal">January
2021, I declared, “<i>The Dawn of a New Era: the Changing of Heaven’s Guards</i>.” Many
times we don’t know the whole totality of what Heaven is speaking when we
release His prophetic decrees. In the first half of 2022, at different times, I
heard, “<i>It has begun</i>,” “<i>I’m making you battle ready</i>,” and “<i>A chosen generation
for God’s battle.</i>”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0ufJgM04TThX_J9BMR4ZQMeC4X3_OC-uyqitvOb24FBYVywizyj-O0WT3EP9EJF-9kOSd1Rh-3gjIER2QK2If5NAG7_VWTgx1YRUpdHQfWD0YBDLA7tewlGRRhdeybt1VsrvOGQXIAoxSnoOnrCJ8w588yQQGN0ojkQ8sAquelsSnyKVsOu29poB7g/s1200/new%20era%20post%20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-0ufJgM04TThX_J9BMR4ZQMeC4X3_OC-uyqitvOb24FBYVywizyj-O0WT3EP9EJF-9kOSd1Rh-3gjIER2QK2If5NAG7_VWTgx1YRUpdHQfWD0YBDLA7tewlGRRhdeybt1VsrvOGQXIAoxSnoOnrCJ8w588yQQGN0ojkQ8sAquelsSnyKVsOu29poB7g/w320-h320/new%20era%20post%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Daniel
2:20-23 tells us that it is God who changes the times and the seasons in our
lives. He declares that the secret things belongs to Him, but what He reveals
belongs to us. God speaks in pieces, but every word He speaks connects to what
He already said and will say. In 2007 I heard, “<i>It’s a Paradigm Shift</i>.” That
means the whole model is changing. Here we are 15 years later and we are now
inside of the unfolding of the <b style="text-decoration-line: underline;">Reformation of God’s Kingdom</b>, as
He awakens His Ekklesia in this new era that will reign victoriously and with a
prevailing anointing.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As
the Reformation of God’s Kingdom accelerate, God will begin to Restore His
Order. <u>Reform</u> is defined as: the act of making changes (in institution or
practice) in order to improve. <u>Restore</u> is defined as: to bring back, reinstate,
and return back to its original condition.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Romans
11 tells us that there is a remnant God has chosen, not by their works, but by
His grace. This remnant was hand-picked before the foundation of the world. No
matter of your background, ethnic group, age or gender, God has been preparing
you behind the scenes for this hour. He has been in every phase of your life.
He knew all the choices you would make and been guiding you back to His
path that got you to the place where you are now.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He
is the Refiner’s Fire, Fullers' Soap, and the Potter, that has been dealing with
your flesh, choices, and exposing the wounds of the heart. He was the one who
brought you into those crossroads to reveal the inward places in <b>you </b>that
needed healing. He desires truth in our inward parts and that is what God has
been after inside of those scenarios that play outwardly in our lives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The
remnant are in different places. Some have dealt with their wounds and subdued
their flesh, not giving into the 2nd voice. However, some are hiding, running, and some are still trying to
make that crossover into a life that is sold out for God’s agenda. Recently,
God said, “<i>Ready or not, this battle will hit your front door.</i>”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The
arising of God’s Ekklesia is the awakening of our true identity as heirs of God
and joint-heirs of Christ Jesus inside of His Kingdom, which is His Government.
Learning how to live in 2 realms is paramount to being effective witnesses of
the glory. This Ekklesia will operate as God’s Kingdom officials and become
King Jesus’ mouth in the earth; declaring what He says, forbidding what He is
not allowing and God’s army angels will back us in the earth. The mountain of
the Lord’s house shall arise in this hour to answer the earth and battle
against systems of darkness. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Like
Saul/David, Eli/Samuel, and Moses/Joshua; God is already in the NEW. Therefore,
the OLD system, wounded conversations, religious movement is already DEAD to God, even
before you see the Reformation with your naked eyes. The Harvest is READY and
the Harvester / Reaper is here (Matthew 13:24-30), looking over His vineyard.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As
an intercessor, I’ve been battling in the spirit over the ground that the enemy
sowed his tares among the wheat. This fight is accelerating and I admonish you
to bow in humility and say YES to HIS WILL before the next shift, that you
won’t know of, until you see the side of the fence you are on after the shift.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2017
God showed me a dream that symbolized the “after math” of His shift and spoke,
“<i>I shifted and my people didn’t and the blind led the blind into a ditch</i>.” How
many signs do we need to know that God is doing a NEW THING that is springing
forth that none of us have ever witnessed? Beloved, shut down all the extra
curriculum and sit before God in humility to center and align yourself with
Him. We are NOT in a same old season. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Apostle
Karen Presley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">God’s
Sent Messenger<o:p></o:p></span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-4804970122496345362022-03-25T10:47:00.002-04:002022-03-25T10:48:25.646-04:00Moving in the Holy Spirit Realm<p style="text-align: left;"> The
Holy Spirit Realm is a type and shadow of the educational system we have on earth. It takes on the same analogy. Types are patterns and examples of
spiritual realities. Jesus ministered in parables to teach the reality of an
invisible, but powerful Kingdom.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>Isa
9:6 says, “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given…” and Luke 2:52
says, “…Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.”
1 Cor. 13:11 says, “When I was a child, I spake as a child…; but when I became
a man, I put away childish things.” These are scriptures indicating that we are
called to grow up in our walk of faith.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>Jesus
is our example in every aspect of our spiritual and natural life. He teaches us
how to move in the dimensions of the Holy Spirit realm, as well as to grow up
in the authority that has been given to us. When we receive Jesus as our Lord
and Savior, we all were given a measure of faith (Rms 12:3), and grace according
to the measure of the gift of Christ (Eph 4:7).<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>The
education system is based on a curriculum intended to instruct and develop
people to impact and grow socially. On the other hand, God’s Kingdom is able
to impact the earth when the church grows up in the dimensions of His Kingdom.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><o:p> </o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrw8uljvTw-L2BaWO6FZkGfHvz0vPHkSSzP7P-pndi59VtFfVD8hPAjXxiAv2R4iINd2aUl43ewCiq7YWZfH5nIBtzG0uBqLJUs1JymZmQx4WkuU6Kw0a4j9UhRsf8MB4mSPsbQc-Z4gjOdFpuTWattyv8Vk2qvQUsEJ6brRMZKqVMxG2LVANvQbdSIg/s923/Eagle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="923" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrw8uljvTw-L2BaWO6FZkGfHvz0vPHkSSzP7P-pndi59VtFfVD8hPAjXxiAv2R4iINd2aUl43ewCiq7YWZfH5nIBtzG0uBqLJUs1JymZmQx4WkuU6Kw0a4j9UhRsf8MB4mSPsbQc-Z4gjOdFpuTWattyv8Vk2qvQUsEJ6brRMZKqVMxG2LVANvQbdSIg/s320/Eagle.jpg" width="320" /></a>Our
first dimension in God’s kingdom is faith. This is where we believe we receive
when we pray. Without faith, it is impossible to please God (Heb. 11:6),
because the opposite of faith is fear, doubt, and unbelief. These things rob
God’s of Him performing in our lives and us being the witness in the earth for
His Kingdom. Without moving in the dimension of faith, it stunts our growth to
moving in the higher dimensions.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>After
we learn how to maneuver in the dimension of faith, then we begin to elevate in
the dimension of authority. Mk 13:34 tells us that we were given authority over
God’s house and over all the works of the enemy (Lk 10:19). When we mature and
recognize that we are kings and priests (Rev. 1:6) in God’s Kingdom, not just
Christians; we will begin to rise up in the authority that we inherited by
Jesus, and begin using our Kingdom keys and weapons.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>Maturity
is the key to growing in the Holy Spirit realm where you begin to allow Holy
Spirit to soar you into the other dimensions of the prophetic, angelic,
kingdom, miraculous, glory, supernatural, and the atmospheric realms where the
signs, wonders, demonstrations, exploits of God’s kingdom begin to be apart of
your lifestyle.<br /><o:p> <br /></o:p>Maturity
begins when you bring your SOUL in subjection to the <b><u>rule of the Holy Spirit</u></b>
in your personal life. Understanding that Holy Spirit is pulling the weeds out
of your soul, so His PURE waters can flow through you. <i>He can never excel
above your ability to submit to Him.</i> Remember, God is the Potter and you
are the clay, being remolded unto His glory. Blessings to you as you MATURE in
this hour of God’s greatest set time hitting the earth.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /> Karen M. Presley, Apostle | Church of Zion Deliverance Ministries</p><p style="text-align: left;">www.karenpresley.org</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><o:p> </o:p></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-44137506054023552852021-10-22T16:15:00.003-04:002021-10-22T16:15:33.395-04:00The Testimony of Jesus Christ<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji", "sans-serif"; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Revealing of His Sons</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Acts 1:8 - reveals that the Holy
Spirit came to earth, not to give us a good time in church, BUT that we might
be a witness in the earth for Jesus Christ. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Holy Spirit is the 3rd part of the
Godhead that descended to earth when Jesus ascended to Heaven, now seated at
the Father's right hand. Jesus completed His earthly assignment over 2k years
ago, and the only one who knows Him is Holy Spirit. You and I did not witness
what He did. Many people still fight over the validity of the Bible and quarrel
over who wrote it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"…that they all may be one; as
thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that
the world may believe that thou hast sent me."</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">
John 17:21 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">This scripture gives us insight into
the mind of Jesus as He was at the end of His earthly assignment. Jesus let us
in on a secret, and that is unity with the Father. As He was unified with His
Father, it caused Him to walk in kingdom power. Jesus' last prayer was about oneness
so God can do through us what He did through Jesus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcTpVArIH1A/YXMbUJmDIbI/AAAAAAAAWHc/BEelKnIgTqwxEW0fvVcvlWx-jIDedHluQCLcBGAsYHQ/s600/The-Testimony-Of-Jesus-Revelation-1-9.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="335" data-original-width="600" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xcTpVArIH1A/YXMbUJmDIbI/AAAAAAAAWHc/BEelKnIgTqwxEW0fvVcvlWx-jIDedHluQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/The-Testimony-Of-Jesus-Revelation-1-9.png" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jesus came demonstrating the Kingdom
with signs following. He was the first son of God that had His Father's backing
because He only did what He heard His Father say.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Holy Spirit, who lives on the inside
of every born-again believer, is the reality of the Kingdom inside our spirit.
Holy Spirit can only speak the truth, and He reveals the mind and will of our
Father. When we begin to live a life following the lead of the Holy Spirit,
then we become witnesses of Jesus Christ and grow into mature sons of God.
Romans 8:19 says the creature waited for the manifestation of sons of God.
Sonship carries the highest level of authority on the earth because it carries
the backing of the Kingdom of God.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We are living in the hour that the
earth is travailing for the sons of God to arise. <b>We are shifting from the era
of church services to the Kingdom of God.</b> <i>It is </i></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><i>the rise of God's
Government coming into the earth through natural transactions to bring about
His movements of exploits.</i></span><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">This journey and all of the
intriguing turns, pit stops, and atmospheres was developing the Apostle of
Reformation that He hid and groomed in plain sight, but behind the scenes,
until He was ready to unveil.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Segoe UI Emoji, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Peace and Blessings</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Segoe UI Emoji, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Apostle Karen Presley</span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-45550348805776583012021-04-12T13:59:00.005-04:002021-09-22T12:36:17.123-04:00Gracie's Chair<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.92px; text-size-adjust: auto;">God always allows me to see the principles of His kingdom through our everyday life scenarios.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nsr5IhF4BZU/YHRbSXlZ6uI/AAAAAAAAUWk/5wkxxSso454v9mDoHDPLL18AIUpmDSLsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/E96F38EF-C6AA-4431-89FB-6818DF5A3075.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1614" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nsr5IhF4BZU/YHRbSXlZ6uI/AAAAAAAAUWk/5wkxxSso454v9mDoHDPLL18AIUpmDSLsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/E96F38EF-C6AA-4431-89FB-6818DF5A3075.jpeg" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">Meet Gracie, the dog that captured my heart at first sight. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>When I first met her, I thought she was Chastity, my childhood dog reincarnated. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>A few days after that crazy talk, God woke me early in the morning and said, <b><i>“Everything I created knows my voice and smell, except my people.”</i></b> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>God started showing me Gracie’s mannerisms from a Kingdom perspective. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>She could smell the God on me and would respond and interact with me from that place.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">Now, why do I call this blog, Gracie’s Chair? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It was 2 weeks after we moved in with one of my leaders, that the COVID-19 pandemic hit the earth and everyone started working from home that changed Gracie’s atmosphere. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Prior to our arrival and COVID-19, she could only sit in her chair, located in the family room, and sleep in her dog bed in their room. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This is Gracie’s 3rd home, for the other two were abusive, and this family loved her and made her safe and comfortable, but only in the areas that they permitted. </span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">Because of my and mother's love for dogs and how we interacted with my childhood dog, I didn't realize we were crossing the boundaries they set for her. In one moment, Gracie's atmosphere went from being alone all day while her masters went to work -- to people being home all day and now having access to the entire house, by accident because of the love that we had for dogs.</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"><br /></span></p><h1><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 22.92px;">The chair represented her home, her safe place, her “go-to” place, her comfortable place, her familiar place and she would stay there all day with no problems only to wait for her master’s command. </span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 22.92px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 22.92px;">BUT NOW, that chair is punishment to her. </span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 22.92px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 22.92px;">She has been elevated, liberated, and set free from one chair to literally the entire house except for the kitchen. </span><span class="Apple-converted-space" style="font-size: 22.92px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 22.92px;">Her attitude is like, the floor and chair are now beneath her; because she has experienced a greater love, the bed and just being in the midst of everyone.</span></p></h1><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-align: left; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">When God revealed Gracie’s disposition of this chair, He flips the script onto His people. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>His bride, His body, His set-apart ones, His priest who are kings in the earth and said, “<b><i>I have given you access to my entire Kingdom, but yet you stay in the familiar places of Lode-bar.</i></b>” <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>How many times has God spoken via His written word that became the answer to your question? <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Or the spoken word, the preached word, or that inward witness that confirmed His direction or instruction, only for us to go back to that old habit and mindset.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">God is calling His church to <u><b>ARISE</b></u> out of the places He has delivered us from. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Going back to Egypt or Lode-bar is a place that will only yield death; because those places represent where God was and not where He is.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">Staying in sync with Heaven’s movements will cause you to begin to explore how to maneuver in God’s Kingdom inside the authority He has given you. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You can never be in the OLD and NEW at the same time. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You must CHOOSE to come out of the old, to explore the new dimensions in His house.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vZ4j8-YZhp8/YHRc0nrZXAI/AAAAAAAAUW4/beLCpEL5LVAnSJTzTtxughnRPXADIZB1gCPcBGAYYCw/s1125/F889585B-0F88-4076-8EDD-C5A32BE794B8.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1096" data-original-width="1125" height="312" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vZ4j8-YZhp8/YHRc0nrZXAI/AAAAAAAAUW4/beLCpEL5LVAnSJTzTtxughnRPXADIZB1gCPcBGAYYCw/w320-h312/F889585B-0F88-4076-8EDD-C5A32BE794B8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">God is inviting you today, right now, to come out of the OLD and familiar conversations from your past. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>They only fuel the enemy's agenda, which is to oppose God’s agenda for your life. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 22.92px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 22.92px;"><br /></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 22.92px;">I Love YOU, now ARISE!</span><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">Karen Presley</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">Kingdom Ambassador</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">KarenPresley.org</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">Apostle, Church of Zion Deliverance Ministries</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">Founder, Daughters of Zion Empowerment Center</span></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-size-adjust: auto;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">CEO, Anointed Press Graphics, Inc.</span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-64476239251171757122021-01-26T15:43:00.004-05:002021-01-27T10:12:55.898-05:00The Prophet and Jezebel: Two Voices Fighting for Control<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span face="Calibri, sans-serif">"</span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Out of the same mouth
proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Can the
fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no
fountain both yield salt water and fresh.</i><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">" ~ James 3:10-12</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ptG9a7QJn4/YBB8KjdT9MI/AAAAAAAAUR0/wltIELSXQBADDIZkZ0YROQXCSF7UtiY0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s718/prophet-pic.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="718" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5ptG9a7QJn4/YBB8KjdT9MI/AAAAAAAAUR0/wltIELSXQBADDIZkZ0YROQXCSF7UtiY0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/prophet-pic.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Many scriptures connect the heart
and mouth posture. Matthew 15:18-19 says it is not what we eat that defiles a
man, but what comes out of the heart. For out of our hearts proceed evil
thoughts. Jeremiah 17:9-10 tells us that our heart will deceive us, for it is
desperately wicked.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As children of God, we are
commanded to live from the inside out and charged to pay attention to our inner
conversation. The Holy Spirit who came to live in us at our moment of salvation
is an inward witness of the reality of God's Kingdom. This life is the complete
opposite of how we grew up, which is an outward sensitivity. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Prophets are God's MOUTH in the
earth. 1 Kings 19 introduces Jezebel's appearance. Elijah, the prophet of God,
was just used mightily to announce rain after a 3-year drought, went toe to toe
with 450 prophets of Baal, and then outran the chariot down Mt. Carmel.
However, after Ahab told his wife Jezebel about what was done, she sent word to
him that made him leave town.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This spirit is an opposing voice
to God's (1) voice, (2) plan, and (3) Kingdom. This spirit is NOT just in the
church, but rules inside all seven mountains; FAMILY, GOVERNMENT, CHURCH,
BUSINESS, etc. It carries the trait of manipulation, which is a subtle attack
to the mental and emotional side to get what it wants. Manipulation is a witchcraft
spirit and behind that door yields no good thing, and it leaves its fruit of
destruction over these lands. Jezebel uses manipulation, for her goal is to
attempt to sway someone's emotions to get them to act or feel a certain way. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It makes a person feel obligated,
compelled, resentful, angry, and pressured to perform for the relationship's
sake with no regard for others' feelings. Every person has dealt with manipulation;
from childhood, school, the workplace, and your spouse. However, when you begin
to come into your purpose, you find yourself struggling to move forward with
God, not realizing another opposing voice is IN YOU.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There are two voices inwardly
speaking against each other. One voice speaks from your spirit, and the other
voice is speaking out of your soul. Your soul carries the memories of all your
life's experiences; joy, pain, hurt, trauma, etc.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 Corinthians 14:32 says, "<i>And
the spirits of the prophets are subject to the prophets.</i>" This
scripture tells us that the prophecy is under the speaker's control. However,
if you are not delivered, you can have good intentions to speak what the Lord
says, but if your emotions are not subdued, you will release out your emotions,
which is Jezebel's plan to disrupt God's agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;">FREEDOM is always waiting for you
to SEIZE moments and EMBRACE the God encounters that He is always releasing.
They are not always inside your church services, but at the CROSSROAD of
CHOICE. What crossroad? The crossroad where you are faced with a decision to
respond by what you KNOW God said, vs. how you FEEL from your emotions inside
your soul.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When we allow Holy Spirit to
influence our lives, His divine nature manifests inward and outwardly in man's
expressions (Galatians 5:22-23). When God is raising His prophet for office, He
will take you through a deep inner cleansing because He already knows what lye
in you. God is after the voice that will speak contrary to His purpose, that we
are unaware of at the start of our journey.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Steps to FREEDOM.</span></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: large;"> </span></p>
<ol start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Recognize how she plays out in you and around you through
other people, especially those familiar. <o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Come out of alignment with Jezebel through the daily
confessions of your mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bind the spirit of Jezebel, rebuke and forbid her to operate
in your life.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Muzzle her mouth and yield yourself daily to Holy Spirit and
His influence and guidance.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Stay AWARE and ALERT because your freedom is on the side of
your obedience.<o:p></o:p></span></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b> Read the article: "Don't Sleep on Jezebel" for a deeper understanding on how she operates inside the wounded soul.</b></i> https://karen-presley.blogspot.com/2019/03/dont-sleep-on-jezebel.html</span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blessings to you.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Apostle Karen Presley<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Kingdom Ambassador<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">#ApostolicVoice<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">#PropheticInsight<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">#GovernmentalAuthority<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-size: medium;">#KingdomOrder</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span face=""Calibri","sans-serif"" style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-37623356863278983912020-09-22T18:40:00.000-04:002020-09-22T18:40:08.769-04:00TRUTH Inside the Prophetic Stance<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">"Wherefore
take unto you the whole armor of God that ye may be able to withstand in the
evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt
about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;"
Ephesians </span><u style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: justify;">6:13-14<br /></u><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Kingdom of
God has always suffered violence from the moment sin entered the earth thru one
man's disobedience. From the days of Noah, Moses, Joshua, David, Jesus &
Apostle Paul, to name a few, the truth and light of God's Kingdom always had to
prevail against the kingdom of darkness. Ephesians 6 tells us that our fight
isn't against people, but the 1/3 of the angels (demonic spirits) that fell
with Lucifer. He hates God, and the only way he can fight God is to distort His
creation and bait humanity to play out the devil's playbook. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qf-nm-LYLlw/X2p6ofS3ehI/AAAAAAAAUE8/C-Gax9mWelMCDAEsBrCg3edBYdMkxELZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s1200/IMG_0376.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1189" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Qf-nm-LYLlw/X2p6ofS3ehI/AAAAAAAAUE8/C-Gax9mWelMCDAEsBrCg3edBYdMkxELZQCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0376.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Ephesians also
shows us that the power of our prophetic stance is laid out <i>inside our
battle armor</i>. This armor is not just a garment to protect us, but also the
backing of strength and power of our weapons. God is our Commander and Chief,
and because nothing takes Him unaware, <b>our first assignment is to have our
ear, to His mouth</b>. That alone will keep you ahead of the game/fight. Every
fight is different, so you can never go into battle with the last mission or
charge in your ear.</span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The first
weapon/garment of choice is to "<b>gird your loins with TRUTH.</b>"
Isn't it ironic that the first garment is not our headgear, but our waist? The
enemy dwells in the dark and is a master at lying to God's people. No man can
fight, stand, or walk in the light of the Kingdom, without knowing the truth of
what God said and is saying. Not only do we fight the good fight of faith, but
also the truth. Without truth, then lies, distraction, deception, offense, and
unforgiveness runs its course in our lives, and the rest of the armor becomes
ineffective for battle. Your loins are also the center of your body, which
God's truth keeps you erected and balanced. This alone is a strong weapon of
defense and offense.<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Once your loins
are protected, then we put on the “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">b<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">reastplate of righteousness.”</span></b> This
armor is imperative to keeping your heart right. Matt. <u>15:18</u> says what
comes out of our heart is what defiles a man. Many people are walking and doing
ministry defiled. We get discouraged and disappointed by the people we
encounter because offended people offend others. This piece of armor protects
your heart and keeps you open to your Commander and Chief to reveal residue that
can build up on your journey. We remain in right standing with God when
we allow the Holy Spirit to do the inner work in our life. This
armor/garment is crucial so TRUTH can be released in love and in right
standing.<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The 3rd garment
has to do with our ability to walk, fight, stand, and run. He tells us to
"<b>shod our feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace</b>." 2
Tim. 4:2 refers to us being ready in season and out of season, and 2 Cor 5:19
says we are ministers of reconciliation. We have been called out of darkness to
show forth his marvelous light. It didn't say we got saved just to go to
church. The world is searching and trying to fill voids in their lives. They are
turned off from the Bible toters, giving out scriptures they do not follow. We
are to be the light of the world, salt of the earth, and God's expressions in
our everyday lifestyles, making us a living epistle that will draw the people
to Him.<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Now we take the <b>"Shield
of faith"</b> in our left hand that becomes a weapon of defense and
offense against the fiery darts that life can throw our way. Faith is believing
what God said, not what you see. What you see will always be contrary to what
God is doing. Heb. 11:6 says it is IMPOSSIBLE for you to please God without
faith. Why? Because we rob God of what He wants to do in the earth. Rms. 8 says
that the flesh opposes the spirit. Your faith that is rooted in truth is a
shield against the inner conversations and what life is presenting to you. What
keeps this weapon/garment strong is when it’s undergirded with patience.
Patience strengthens our faith inside of being developed, transformed, </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">and
equipped for what God is bringing us into. This garment/armor is what’s needed
to fortify our TRUTH.<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Now let's put on
"<b>the helmet of salvation</b>." Your mind is like the steering
wheel of a car, which controls the direction of where your car goes. Rms. 12:2
tells us to renew the mind so that the mind of Christ will begin to influence
the decisions we make. Therefore, this garment is crucial to remaining in the
truth of God's word, because the enemy comes to lure us into the darkness of
our imaginations. 2 Cor. 10:5 tells us to cast down every thought that exalts
itself against what God already said in His word and what the Holy Spirit revealed.
Protecting your mind is crucial so when things happen in life, you do not play
out the enemy's plays of offense, bitterness, and intimidation, etc.<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> <br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">And last but not
least, let’s hold the <b>"sword of the spirit," </b>in our right
hand, which is the word of God that is quick, alive, and powerful than any
two-edged sword. Life and death are in the power of your tongue and God has
given us the same authority as Jesus because we are joint-heirs. By your words,
you empower either the Kingdom of God or the kingdom of darkness over your life.
By your words of faith, you operate in the same authority as Jesus, and by your
words of doubt, murmuring, and fear you give your authority over to the devil.<br /> </span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">When <b>faith</b>
(shield) is in one hand, the <b>word</b> (sword) in the other hand, and <b>truth</b>
(belt) around our loins, this causes a balance in our prophetic stance and
causes us to rise up as effective warriors in God’s Kingdom. Beloved, let us
arise in the armor that Jesus paid the price for by His death, burial and
resurrection, so the sons of God can arise fully clothed for battle. The Kingdom
of LIGHT is still at war against the kingdom of darkness.<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Karen M. Presley<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Kingdom
Ambassador<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> <br /></o:p></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Apostle, Church
of Zion Deliverance Ministries<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Founder,
Daughters of Zion Empowerment Center<br /></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">CEO, Anointed
Press Graphics, Inc.</span></span></div>
Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-23812034249183355682020-09-05T18:56:00.007-04:002020-09-10T06:12:05.739-04:00The Harvest of the Latter and Former Rains<p><span face="" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The word of the Lord is filled with the principles and patterns of the Kingdom; and it speaks to God’s way of doing things. Jesus spoke in parables and revealed the mysteries of the <u>operation</u> and <u>application</u> of the Kingdom.</span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="font-family: "times new roman"; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sZPNT_s_ByE/X1QVqlIwKmI/AAAAAAAAUD8/GqiYwF88RNcL-qxFiI_jfRZ0vdCSFFpgACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/IMG_0359.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sZPNT_s_ByE/X1QVqlIwKmI/AAAAAAAAUD8/GqiYwF88RNcL-qxFiI_jfRZ0vdCSFFpgACLcBGAsYHQ/s320/IMG_0359.JPG" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The decade of the mouth, breathe and 2 edge sword of God<br /><br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">God lives inside of His calendar system. Although the earth, generation, and our world system constantly changes and evolves, God never changes. He is the same yesterday, today and forevermore. We go by the Gregorian calendar, (January - December); but God moves by the Hebrew calendar (Passover - Yom Kippur (Atonement)). Out of the multiple feast days, God said 3 of them we were to honor (Exo.23). These feast days were set apart times that God set to honor and release a blessing upon those who came before Him. [Feast of Passover, Pentecost, Yom Kippur (Atonement)]</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Genesis 8:22 reveals that as long as the earth remaineth there will be (1) seed, (2) time, and (3) harvest (seedtime & harvest) . Many times we have allowed what we saw to determine God’s hand moving in our lives, which brought us sometimes to frustration instead of gratitude.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Mark 4:26-29, reveals about the progression of our harvest; first the blade, then ear, then the full corn or shall I say harvest. It also says in vs. 20, that when the word falls on the good ground of our heart, it brings forth fruit; 30, 60, & 100 fold return. Many times we do not see the progression of our labor in the Kingdom, because we are more focus on the PRIZE, END RESULT, or the FINISH LINE.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Thriving in the Kingdom of God is about a JOURNEY with God. A journey of transformation, healing, development, and increase. When we learn to appreciate our journey with the Lord, and how He moves in our lives; we will begin to grow in new dimensions of fruitfulness and maturity.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Let me take a minute to talk about seed, time and harvest.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Seed</b> is every form of obedience to the Lord; your money, time, talent, service, kindness, prayer, worship, and sacrifices, etc.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Harvest</b> is the fruit, increase, open doors, answered prayers, gifting, and new dimensions of His presence and power, etc.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>TIME</b> is the space between our obedience and us seeing what the Lord promised. What you do here is critical to you seeing the fullness of what God promised.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">As I stated earlier, the Lord moves inside of His calendar system that is predicated between His feast days. Scriptures talks about the latter and former rain. Rain is a key element that brings increase to God’s creation on earth. The Bible says God gives rain as a blessing upon Israel’s crop during the latter and former seasons. It is the same today; the rain that falls in the Spring and Fall causes our earth/crops to increase.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Although their are spiritual meanings of the latter and former rain of God; for the sake of this message I want to stick with rain that brings the increase. John 15 talks about God being the vinedresser who watches over His garden. Like any garden, we sow seeds and during the process of time the seed has to break open and begins to make its way through the soil to break forth out of the ground and continue to full maturity. Vinedressers or farmers tend to the ground to ensure no weeds choke their harvest.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">During the process called “time,” it is our faith that is being tested. If we let patience have her perfect work in us, then we begin to allow maturity to take place in us. When God begins to release His rain upon our seed, where will He find you? Did you stop believing? Did you drive over to a place called frustration, complaining, anger or disappointment? Don’t allow the little foxes to spoil your whole vine and leavens to spoil the whole lump.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn to ENJOY the journey of progression, transformation and how God extends His grace to you daily. Discover what the fruit of His 30 and 60 folds or the blade and ear looks like in your life, knowing you are on your way to the full crop. Perform <b>heart checks</b> and <b>examine yourself</b> and see if their be anything in you that would cause your seed to not sprout at the times of the rain.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Remember, the scriptures says we are called the trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He might be glorified. It doesn’t glorify our Father if we are unfruitful; so the Lord is FOR you and not against you. His thoughts towards you are peace and not evil, to give you an expected end.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Be faithful INSIDE of your journey called <b><u>time</u></b>, so when the rain is released it can begin to bring forth 100 fold returns.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><i>Karen M. Presley</i></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Kingdom Ambassador</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">www.karenpresley.org</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Apostle of Church of Zion Deliverance Ministries</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">CEO of Anointed Press Graphics, Inc.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Founder of Daughters of Zion Empowerment Center</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">The Lord invites you to honor Him with us in the crossing over into the 5781 Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kippur New Year by sowing a sacrificial seed offering into good ground with soil that is rich in fervent prayers of intercession concerning the "greater move & harvest" of the Lord.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;"></span><br /></p><p class="p1" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s1" style="font-size: 22.92px;">CashApp $ChurchofZion or Mail: Church of Zion, 11191 Crain Highway, Cheltenham, MD 20623</span></p></div>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-52601405987804615242020-08-22T11:23:00.012-04:002020-08-24T12:11:30.651-04:00 Living a “Life of Sacrifice” BUT not “Obedience” to the Lord Makes us a False Witness<p><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k8igeNt9tRA/X0LMxRSJG0I/AAAAAAAAUCQ/DDMxivPuYfUiab0uJmK136Gc6uMcU0N6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/IMG_8489.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k8igeNt9tRA/X0LMxRSJG0I/AAAAAAAAUCQ/DDMxivPuYfUiab0uJmK136Gc6uMcU0N6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h320/IMG_8489.PNG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">When I became a pastor, I would see and hear God through all of His creation and systems in the world.</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">I asked Him, what is this about?</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">He said, “I have given you a Kingdom message, but how do you know how the Kingdom operates.”</span><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span> <span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">He began to open my understanding in such a precedence way, concerning how His Kingdom operates.</span><p></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">There is only 1 God and it is His covenant that we preach, pray, and worship from. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Gravity is an invisible law, that if violated, no matter who you are or your status, it will bring a negative impact. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>God’s Kingdom is an invisible Kingdom, not something you can observe, but it lives inside of every born-again spirit. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>So like gravity, God’s Kingdom has principles and patterns, that if violated, bring about negative effects.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">When things don’t go the way we intended, we become offended with God and man. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Prov. 18:19 says, “A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city...” <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>When you live a life of sacrifice, you look at ALL the things you did for the church, God, your pastor, and even those you serve. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>You look at what you stop doing, or what you started doing all in the “name of God.” You look at your </span><span class="s3" style="text-decoration: underline;">works</span><span class="s2"> before God, and a sense of entitlement grows in your heart because YOU are doing XYZ. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>This attitude also carries the mindset of God understands my heart - vs - having the God kind of heart, like David.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">We also become a FALSE witness in the earth about who God is because God’s Kingdom is not the same as our church service. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>People ONLY see God through our lives and Acts 1:8 says we are to be a testament of His power in the earth, like Jesus was when He walked the earth. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>John 14:12 says, “...he that believe on me, the works that I do he do also; and greater works...” <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Daniel 11:32 says, “... but the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">A witness is defined as: a person who sees an event, evidence, & proof. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Jesus came preaching, </span><span class="s4" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;">the Kingdom of God is here,</span><span class="s2"> and He went around demonstrating the power of the Kingdom. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>1 Cor. 4:20 says, “For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.”</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">The Kingdom of God is the governing authority and ruling power, that the sons of God operate from. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>After your salvation experience, the word of God challenges us to GROW UP into our Sonship authority. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The earth responds to the sons of God in righteousness. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>So with all this being said, we must become like Paul in 1 Corinthians 13 ...and put away the childish things, subdue or put our the flesh in check, and build our spirit man up so we can become God’s army and a testament of His power in the earth. </span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">I conclude with Joshua 1:2 says, “Moses my servant is dead; now, therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel.” <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>In this context of the baton being passed from Moses to Joshua; Moses represents the OLD system, your last season, the religious routine, church how it used to be is DEAD; NOW arise and change your position and posture before the Lord. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Man shall not live by your works and the systems of the world, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.</span></p><p class="p2" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 27.3px;"><span class="s2"></span><br /></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">BEFORE the pandemic, the spirit of religion robbed the church from its true power; but POST pandemic, the spirit of religion will kill you. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">The Lord loves us so much, that He is speaking repentance, because repentance is always the first place to go, for the Lord to shift our steps.</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><b><i>Karen M. Presley</i></b></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2">Kingdom Ambassador</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"><br /></span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span>KarenPresley.org</span></p><p class="p3" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-size: 22.9px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="s2"></span></p>Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-30424687193463059312020-04-01T14:08:00.001-04:002020-04-04T08:36:10.129-04:00The Key, The Cylinder, and The Door in the Kingdom<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">The
word of the Lord says that God’s thoughts and ways are higher than our thoughts
and ways and how He will take the foolish things to confound the wise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the book of Acts, chapter 10 describes one
of many accounts, where the wisdom of God superseded the wisdom of man. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">In
order for God to do anything on the earth, He needs a man to cooperate with His
agenda.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We know in part and we prophecy
in part and <u>NO ONE person</u>, knows or have all of what is in God’s mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><i>The Bible is filled with the wonders,
splendors and the many facets of His demonstrations</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we could box God in and depict His next
move, He would not be God and we would not need faith to please Him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Acts
10 reveals God’s will to bring about salvation to the Gentiles because of one
man’s reverence toward Him.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This account
also reveals that God is not a witch and cannot ZAP His plans or snap His
fingers to get things done; but how He carefully works through people to
release His purpose.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God gave Cornelius
instructions to search out a man name Peter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Now what makes Peter so special -- is that he was one of the 12
disciples, the one who walked on water, the one who cut off the soldier ear at
Jesus’ defense, the one who received revelation from the Father about who Jesus
was, one of the 3 in Jesus’ inner court, the one who denied knowing Jesus, and
the one who preached at Pentecost where 3,000 souls were saved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, no matter what Peter’s past resume
was, God had to prepare him for his next assignment that would go against his
logic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While Peter was in a trance, God
spoke three times, “Don’t call unclean, what I have called clean.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That word prepared Peter to go with the men
who appeared at his door.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Peter’s
ability to keep following the leadership of the Spirit enabled God to carry out
His full plan of salvation to the Gentiles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Many times, we start off following God, but somewhere in route, we bring
too much of our own logic, man-made prodigals, religious (old-wineskin)
mentalities into God’s playing field, which hinders the purposes of the
Kingdom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Peter,
represents the cylinder as well as leaders and generals in the Kingdom;
however, Cornelius represents the key, and the remnant that will not look like
the present leaders and how people are doing it now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the key and the cylinder come together
it unlocks the door in God’s Kingdom that releases what Heaven wants to release
on the earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here lies the
problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If Peter would have gotten into
his own thoughts when he approached Cornelius, it would have robbed God of what
He was releasing in the earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The door
would have never opened because God needs the key and the cylinder to come
together the way He purposed it to unlock His greater purpose.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">As
it is in the natural, so it is in the spirit; keys have been uniquely cut for
its cylinder; likewise, so is the person that God joins.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many times, senior leaders are developing emerging leaders after their own order, principles and what they want and not
so much the order and principles of the Kingdom of God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we do that, we end up “un-cutting” the
uniqueness in the key that the Father crafted; and the key the Father crafted
was to unlock something significant that the Father is releasing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b><u>One
person will NEVER be the key, cylinder and the door.</u></b><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Be
careful that you are not fighting God concerning who He joined you with,
because you want to dictate, control and manipulate the relationship that God
joined.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When that happens, it robs God
of the greater demonstration that He intended by the two coming together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We all have a voice and we are all pieces of God’s puzzle, just like we are all apart of the tapestry of the Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-63232224206261423272019-03-19T21:32:00.004-04:002021-01-27T10:16:24.262-05:00Don't Sleep on Jezebel<br />
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">In
an Apostolic Prophetic house, we have dealt with the spirit of Jezebel on
several occasions; however, last week I heard God say, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">don’t sleep on Jezebel</i>.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">In
many arenas, she is not challenged so she keeps leaving her fruit of
destruction along her path. She <u>lives in the un-surrendered areas</u> of our
lives and surfaces when she feels something isn’t going her way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jezebel is a spirit that is masked behind
people’s helpful-friendly personalities, beauty, laughter, fame, stature, and quietness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She <u>feeds off of the wounded places</u> in
our soul (mind, emotions, & will); however, like the old fashion teapot,
she is brewing and <u>festering inside the waters of rebellion</u>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">She
is ruling in many places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her handiwork
is all over the earth; however, we never take authority over her because we
don’t know her; therefore, she has gone undetected.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not only does she come to shut the mouth of
the prophet, but anyone who has a voice for the truth she wants to silence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She comes to shift environments, and dictate
situations to bring about her outcome in the church and the secular world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Jezebel
ultimately wants to sabotage God’s order, plan, and purpose; in marriages,
families, relationships, policies, and His church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Her path is filled with division and discord
among people in families, churches/ministries, organizations, marriages, jobs, arts
& entertainment, political realms, and our government. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is deceptive and cunning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is the one controlling the neck to turn
the head the way she desires it to go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She adorns herself in manipulation and her control can be subtle and
deceptive.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">When
God said, “</span><i style="font-size: 13pt;">Don’t sleep on Jezebel</i><span style="font-size: 13pt;">,”
it is because anyone can be open to this spirit.</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> It doesn’t mean you set out this way, but
anyone can be a candidate.</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Why?</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> Because she lives inside of the
un-surrendered areas in our lives.</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> That
means you can be living large, doing ministry, in business, married, good parents,
etc. – doing the will of God and then in that area, </span><span style="font-size: 17.3333px;">unbeknownst</span><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> to you that is
still wounded, is where the spirit of Jezebel has an open door to influence,
dictate and rule.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">This
spirit uses the spirit of religion and rebellion to manipulate the church
(God’s people, not the church house you attend) into worshipping the god of
works, programs, and self-help systems; which causes God’s people to think they
are OK.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead of worshipping God in
spirit and truth, they worship the god of their own making, of good feelings,
self-improvements with no power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So not
only does Jezebel influence people, but she controls spirits to accomplish her
assignment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">The
scriptures tell us not to be ignorant of the devil’s devices (strategies,
plots, tricks, and plans).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The spirit of
religion (not denominations) are spiritual blinders that cause our senses to
be darkened to the truth of God and that keeps us ignorant to the real fight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is calling His church to (1) arise, (2)
change your position, (3) seek inner healing, and (4) fight to stay in truth;
so we can build His kingdom.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is the
time of harvest and none of this can be done unless the church begins to HEAL.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: left;">Read the article: The Prophet & Jezebel: https://karen-presley.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-prophet-and-jezebel-two-voices.html</div><div class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Karen
M. Presley<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A mark is defined as a small
area on a surface having a different color from its surroundings; a visible
impression or stain; a line, figure or symbol made as an indication or record
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A prophet will definitely be prophetic,
but a prophetic person is not necessarily a prophet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prophecy is one of the nine gifts of the
Spirit, found in 1 Corinthians 12, and it is found in Romans 12 as a gift that
operates in the church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prophecy is when
God wants to speak through you to His people to edify, comfort and exhort the
church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyone who is open to God can
prophesy; however there are some people who operate in the gift of prophecy on
a frequent basis; but that does not make you a prophet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Prophets, found in Ephesians
4, is a part of the 5-fold ministry or ascension gift and they carry a mantle
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preparation and training of a prophet is greater, longer and will cost you
everything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is not something you
can put down because you are tired or you don’t feel like it anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>God is your trainer, not man.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Your pastor or the prophetic classes’ people
offer can speak to the God in you; encouraging and strengthening you, but ONLY
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Every prophet bears a
different “mark.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That mark identifies
the uniqueness and grace of your assignment; what God called you to
fulfill.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unlike some people who may get their
messages/sermons from the internet or textbook; God released prophets will
always have to bear the message they deliver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>What that means is you must be the first partaker of the word God gives
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You must walk that word out and His
word will be tried in you and proven that it works.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In doing so, you bear the mark of that
message that causes you to walk in the authority of that word while carrying
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Psalms 12:16</b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, “<span style="background: white; color: black;">The words of the <span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span> are
pure words: as silver <b>tried</b> in a furnace of earth, purified
seven times.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Psalms 18:30</b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">, “<span style="background: white; color: black;">As for God, his way is
perfect: the word of the <span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span> is <b>tried</b>: he is a buckler to
all those that trust in him.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">Jeremiah
12:3</span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">, “But thou, O <span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span></span>, knowest me: thou hast seen
me, and <b>tried</b> mine heart toward thee…”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">Isaiah 28:16</span></b><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: white; color: black;">,
“Therefore thus saith the Lord <span class="small-caps"><span style="font-variant: small-caps;">God</span></span>, Behold, I lay in Zion for a
foundation a stone, a <b>tried</b> stone, a precious corner stone, a
sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.”</span></i><span style="background: white; color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Scripture tells us that God’s
word and your heart must both be tried; meaning that word will be tested and
has to be found true before it becomes a mark in you which allows you to carry
the weight of authority in that arena.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When my business moved into a storefront I thought I arrived, but I
quickly heard God say, “It’s a proving ground.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That word means – an environment that serves to demonstrate whether
something really works, a place where the military test equipment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve always known that God was preparing and
equipping me for ministry, but from that day forward, I saw and began to
experience God’s training at a new level and on a new platform.<o:p></o:p></div>
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A soldier that goes into war
will bear the marks on his body from the battles he fought and won.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He may have 50 battle wounds and if you point
to them, he will have a story that details where he was and how he got it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That fact that he can talk about it, means he
got the victory over his opponent.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>2 Timothy
2 says, “<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">…endure hardness like a good
soldier of Jesus Christ…”</i><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>God’s
will</u> for your life is laid out in the Scriptures as well as the revelation
and prophetic words we receive along our journey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><u>God’s way</u> is HOW He brings you into
the fulfillment of His promises and that is what we fight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you fight or relieve yourself of the
pressure in the process, you never allow the word to be tried in your life;
foregoing the mark that you must bear to carry the weight of His glory on your
life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You must pay the price for the
anointing and when you do that, the authority and weight of God will rest on
you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Man releases people every day into
these 5-fold offices that God never released; therefore they carry the title of
the office, but not the weight and authority of the office.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I encourage you with this word
from the Lord, to stop seeing the pressure in your life as the devil or the
other person which causes you to back up, shut down or disconnect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The PROPHET, like any other ministry gift is
formed and tried in the fire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everything
that begins to come up out of your soul when the heat is on, is what God is
after.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It cannot stay and must be
surrendered to God.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you (1) stay in
the fire, (2) stay consistent with what God originally gave you before the fire
came, (3) bow in His presence and (4) fight in prayer; that is how you will
begin to gain victory over the OLD self and come into a vessel that will be fit
for the Master’s use.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Proverbs tells us
that “…the hand of the diligent rules.” So when you are careful and thorough
about the work God put in your hands, no matter what season you find yourself
in along this journey; He will cause you to rule in dimensions that no man can
put you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Let me say it another way; “…
when you are faithful over the little, He will make you ruler over much.”<o:p></o:p></div>
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Love you much and remember,
don’t RUN from the thing God was using to FASHION you as His KINGDOM VESSEL. (Click <a href="http://karen-presley.blogspot.com/2017/04/the-price-of-being-prophet.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> to read "The Price of Being a Prophet")<o:p></o:p></div>
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One day I was on the way to work
reflecting on what God had been speaking to me that morning. As I was reflecting, I heard God say,
“Parting Ways.” Departing can bring
about different levels emotions. All of
it would be based on your attachment to it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you have ever been in a
relationship or married, you know that after years of disagreements and
conflicts; parting ways is one alternative that will bring peace in the
home. Have you ever had a job that you
loved and you were forced to quit because of obligations that were demanding
your time at home or loved ones you had to take care of? If God is orchestrating the parting of ways
for your life, then it will carry a greater level of discomfort because you may
not know why He is requiring you to move on.
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God requires us to move and flow
with Him like how water flows downstream.
It is not until God requires it from you that you begin to realize how attached
to that position, title, function, business and/or ministry you became. We find ourselves feeling a sense of loss in
our identity, because all of who we are got lost in that position. Have you ever lost a loved one? When a spouse, sibling or parent dies, the loss
can hurt greater because whatever you did with that person every day, you can
no longer do. You think about how they
made you laugh, or what you all did for each other or those intimate times
together that now is gone. Parting ways
carries a sense of lost because no matter the level of importance that is
attached to that position, business, ministry, title and/or function – it is
now over.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I remember my last job when God
spoke, “Make this your last school year.”
I was gun hoe until someone said, “You should pay your bills off and
save money in the bank.” All that made
sense, so that is what I began to do.
Needless to say, I never made enough money to do that, so when the end
of the school year came; I did not leave.
August was the beginning of the next school year and God showed me a
vision that I was leaving that year. I
told God, “No I’m not, because I don’t live with my mother and I didn’t have
any money saved and had bills. This now
became my argument of why I didn’t obey God.
By September, a prophetic word came forth and the spirit of God was on
me like a coat. My mind could not
compute leaving my job when I had NO MONEY.
Long story short, after I prayed and asked God to help me, He showed me
I was going to get fired for something I didn’t do. I told God I did not want to go out like
that. He said, “I gave you 3
opportunities to leave and you would not.”
Two days later, I was fired.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When God requires something from
us, it requires parting ways with what you have right now to get to what He is
bringing you into. If you were pursuing
a new job, you would have no problem leaving your current job because you want
out. If you are mad or don’t like going
to your current church, then you would start pursuing another church and leave
because you found better. The difference
is that YOU pursued the reason why you left these places. When God requires you to <b>PART WAYS</b>, it is because He is positioning you for your next
assignment and it has nothing to do with you being tired or not liking that
current position, business, ministry, title and/or function.<o:p></o:p></div>
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If you are ever going to increase
in ALL that God wants to bring you into, it will require a <i>death before the increase</i>.
The parting of ways or death is designed to remove the dross in our
lives that has built up from time in our positions; before God can release the
next increase. Hurts, disappointments,
fear, a sense of identity and importance (pride) can start to form and lodge in
our soul and we not realize it until God requires us to part from it. Do you find it difficult to do what God has
been urging you to do, or maybe you are second guessing or compromising and
have justifying thoughts going through your head? Start looking within and see what the real
issue is. Like myself, I have to divorce
myself from all of what God has done in my life, so I can prepare for the next
thing that God has already released, but hasn’t shown up in the natural yet.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Many missed moments occur right
here. When you feel like where you are
isn’t working anymore – but you don’t see anything else opened yet; then that
is God positioning you for what He has already prepared for you. When God speaks, He speaks from the realm of
what IS; but in the natural it hasn’t manifested yet. If you do not know how to prepare yourself
based on what He is saying and not what you are seeing; then you will miss
moments and begin to wander in the wilderness.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When God calls you to part ways,
it will cause you to go into a place of mourning. Trust me, I am there with you. Mourning and grief are natural emotions that
brings an inner release from the thing you were attached to. If you are going to obey God and stay in sync
with Him, you must mourn the thing He wants you to give up. He is not trying to punish you, but prepare
and position you for the next increase and wave of blessings that is being
released to you. You can’t hold so tight
to a title, business, ministry, friends, positions or title; that God can’t get
you to release it. If that is the case,
now you are dealing with a demonic hold on your soul AND God saw it before you
are feeling it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You must mourn all the things
that were familiar in that season; like your routine, friends and
patterns. You will be amazed of things
that we subconsciously attach our self-worth to. If you need to cry, then cry. If you need to be quiet, then be quiet; but when
it is all said and done, PART WAYS from what God said is now OVER!<o:p></o:p></div>
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utterances from God’s blueprints that becomes the road maps to position you for
what the Father is releasing.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The world is forever changing because the systems of the world keep changing. In many conversations, I’ve heard people’s desperate attempts to stay above waters which have in some cases back fired on them. There are “5” words that we are very familiar with their meaning, but <u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">if implemented in our lives, and in this following order</u>, it will begin to bring us into a greater level of living that’s full of God’s grace. Our lives do not have to be tossed around by what the economy is doing and the government decides. Understand what God is looking for and He will cause you to catapult even in dry places.</div>
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Whenever God is going to do something new in your life, He must first bring order. You may be starting a new business, a ministry, write a book, a speaking/coaching career, etc. No matter what is burning in you to do, you must begin to bring order in those “out of order” areas. As the owner of Anointed Press Graphics, I see so many people who are starting a NEW JOURNEY, (although they don’t know it) and then shortly fizzle out. What that mean is; they are excited about the business, ministry and/or book they are releasing. The sales are great, people are supporting them and they are on this new journey high; but, some people fizzle out and others have been so overwhelmed that they started making decisions that started to sabotage there new journey.</div>
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Order relates to the foundation of a house. Depending on the height of the building, will determine the depth of the foundation. God finds us where we are. When I started Anointed Press Graphics, Inc., in 2003; God found me in sin. I was fooling around with this guy, but slowly things were coming to an end. My business started in my mother’s basement, but in 9 months God moved me into my own place because the business grew fast. It was at that moment, I knew I could NOT take this so-called relationship to my new place. God was bringing ORDER in my life and that was one of the things that could not go with me in this new journey.</div>
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Order is something that will begin to change your life. Most people FIGHT change; because we live in a place called familiar and comfortable. If you are reading this, you must learn how to be comfortable in the uncomfortable places that God will begin to lead you, so He can bring you into the next level of living. God releases His best in your life when things are in order. Resources of God are attracted to order; even money will begin to locate you, when it finds – order. The opposite of order is confusion; everything is present, but in the wrong place. Unclutter your life and move forward.</div>
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<strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><u style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">VISION</u></strong> – Without a vision, people perish because vision is what keeps you going even in the winter seasons of your life. Every business and ministry goes through four (4) seasons; summer, spring, winter and fall. If you do not understand the seasons as they shift in your life, then it is easy to get disturbed and frustrated along the journey. Vision keeps you <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 0.975em; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">goal</em>-oriented and <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; font-family: Georgia, "Source Serif Pro", serif; font-size: 0.975em; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">focus</em> to the bigger picture and why the adjustments you’re making is necessary and mandatory if you are going to reach this NEW place in your journey. When you have a vision, it will expand your view and cause you to make decisions that will benefit you in the long run. Many people make decisions based off of what they see in front of them; but vision will cause you to see down the road. Vision also release the power from within.</div>
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When I moved into my storefront 12 years ago, it was from a spoken word where God said, “Go get your own place.” In 2005, my business tripled its income, but in 2008 was the beginning of a declining economy. I never looked at what was going on around me. I didn’t allow other people’s good suggestion to deter me from what God spoke to me. I stayed FOCUS to God’s word to me and my conversation with my CEO was, “You bought me here and You are obligated to keep me. You knew about the failing economy before I knew, so give me the instructions I need for this season.” I knew God was my CEO and the source of my power, so I never focused on the MANY things that has happened over the 12 years. I wasn’t oblivious to them; I just didn’t nurture it. God has been faithful and I have NEVER missed a bill or been without work. God is no respecter of persons, so if you are reading this, know that He is confirming His plans for your life. Get before your CEO and trust Him no matter how it looks.</div>
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Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-72122774716508073422017-08-11T14:48:00.001-04:002017-08-11T15:27:40.973-04:00The Spirit of Elijah & Elisha: Mandate<h1>
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There are three distinct mentor-mentee pairings in the
Bible; only one of these is God’s model, the model that Jesus himself employed
with his Disciples. This is the Elijah and Elisha relationship, which is God’s
mandate for the proper training and release of a ministry gift into ministry. Let’s
examine these relationships as I share my testimony, as an Elisha, to help you
understand why this model is so important to God.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At the beginning of my journey into a relationship with God,
I knew very little about anything. I had no understanding about prophets,
prophesying, or much else. I was simply zealous for God and hungry for serving
Him. Besides my call to entrepreneurship, I had no clue that there was a
specific purpose for my life – a mandate to impact lives. I wasn’t newly saved,
I had just determined that I was going to live my life God’s way. My
understanding of serving God was to serve in church or in ministries, as they
walk out the mission and vision that God has given them to accomplish. This has
led me to serve in a few places since I began my journey in 2013, but only one
of these proved to be who God had predestined for me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Moses and Joshua<o:p></o:p></h1>
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In 2013, I began to serve someone with a parachurch
ministry. Let’s call her Nancy. The ministry she had was to at-risk youth and
it was to provide one-on-one mentorship, on-the-job training in a skilled trade
and so much more. The assignment was indeed a great one, and she was very
passionate about it. I began serving the organization by performing website services since I operated a web development business.
However, as time went on, I realized that there were many other ways that I
could be an asset to the organization. Therefore, I assisted with writing the
business plan, creating presentations, forms and other things that would help
with improving the marketability of the organization and its programs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Throughout our time together, I learned a lot from Nancy.
She taught me great lessons of faith by telling me her testimonies. Nancy’s
testimonies of faith inspired me, even more,
to believe that <span style="font-family: "franklin gothic demi" , "sans-serif";">absolutely
nothing</span> is impossible with God. I learned about prayer, as well, we
would pray together often. Eventually, the organization was able to acquire a facility
from which to operate.<o:p></o:p></div>
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This facility needed a lot of work to become what it was
supposed to be. Nancy would have fundraisers and tell me about how God would be
doing this or that. I believed her, but more importantly, I believed that God
was able to bring it to pass. One day, she compared us to Moses and Joshua,
because she had been carrying her vision for a long time and this would be the
first time that the organization owned a place to operate from – it was the
proverbial Promise Land. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As time when on, however, I began to notice that the things
which she was led by God to do, were not coming to pass or not successful; this
led me to begin to seek God in prayer as to why the results were not as
favorable as I believed they should be. Instead of getting a direct answer, I
was led to ask, “If God provided this property, don’t you think He will also provide
all of the resources to renovate and maintain it?” She agreed but informed me that God will use people to bring what you
need. </div>
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While this was true, it was not the point of the question and so I left
the subject alone. Eventually, I entered a season of transition, which resulted
in the end of my service to her organization and other’s that I would assist on
a limited basis.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Saul and David<o:p></o:p></h1>
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By now, I had grown in revelation
of the Word and understanding of spiritual things; but I was definitely not
100%. I had also expanded my business to offer graphic design services. I still
had no idea as to what I was called to do, whom I was called to serve (as it
relates to ministry) or what my destiny was. I met this leader, who I’ll call
Diane, at a fundraiser that Nancy held. Diane had a mentorship program and I
joined because I had a burning desire to grow more than I had to date and to
learn what my destiny in Christ was.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Diane arranged a business meeting with me to discuss
branding her ministry. Our meeting was successful and a deeper connection
occurred in the spiritual realm. I’d later come to learn that Diane prayed to
have someone like me serving in her ministry, as I had come to her attention
while presenting at Nancy’s fundraiser. Even though I began to serve Diane, she
would still mentor me and I was a regular on her Monday noon prayer calls. By
this point, I was no longer with my church because it had dissolved and, though
I would attend services at another church, I no longer had a home. Therefore,
her prayer calls were a great help, if not a lifeline, to me at the time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I served in the branding and marketing of the ministry
initially and as time went on, I began to learn about serving in intercession. The
ministry would host events where Diane would teach a biblical or spiritual
lesson and everyone would fellowship. By the spirit of God, I knew that I
should attend each event. On occasion, someone would request prayer and it was
during these moments that Holy Spirit began to teach me how to intercede and
gird someone else up in prayer. By now, Diane graduated me from the mentorship
program. Nevertheless, I still did not know <span style="font-family: "franklin gothic medium" , "sans-serif";">my</span>
purpose.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The more I served, the more I grew. I learned many things by
observation, revelation, checking things with Holy Spirit, praying, and studying
in my personal life. Diane did not train me one-on-one or discuss my service to
her, outside of giving me direction in serving her in what God was telling her
to do. We would discuss the vision for the ministry and the plans for it, but
that was about it. It was as if it could go unsaid as to my role within the
organization. I would accompany her to ministry events and speaking engagements
and serve in branding and marketing of the ministry. As we went out, I began to
have encounters with prophetic gifts that began to speak destiny into my life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One particular time, I received a prophecy that I was an
Elisha serving an Elijah. The prophecy stated that I would receive a double
portion anointing because of my heart to see God’s will done in the earth and
my faithfulness to serve. The instructions that I received were the same as
those issued to Elisha, I had to be present when my “Elijah” went up and the
mantle would fall upon me. Diane was present when this prophecy was released.
Naturally, we assumed that it was about our relationship. We were both aware
that an important milestone for her was approaching in less than six months.
The day came and went and …. nothing happened except my season for serving
there ended and I began to transition onward.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Elijah and Elisha<o:p></o:p></h1>
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After I received that prophecy of being an Elisha, I sought
God as to what this truly meant. Holy Spirit began to teach me about the
relationship between an Elijah and Elisha. I learned that the perfect model in
Elijah and Elisha is that the service is mutual, a two-way street. Yes, Elisha’s
requirement was to faithfully serve Elijah, but Elijah had accountability for
training and mentoring Elisha. Elisha was not simply with Elijah to help him
out, but he was to secede him as a
prophet (1 Kings 19:16, 19-21). Operating as a prophet in the spirit of Elijah
was not a light thing or something that comes
simply through observation. Elisha was accountable to grow as he served Elijah.
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During my time with Diane, I had taken a course on speaking.
One that was marketed as being designed to unmute your voice and empower you to
tell your story. God used that course to reveal a lot to me about my life and
myself. I began to see the strands of God throughout my life and how His hand
was on me, even when I was not saved. I began to discover what my real purpose
in life is. It was here that I would cross paths with and spiritually connect
to my Elijah.<o:p></o:p></div>
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After my service with Diane, I wandered briefly. I knew the season was over, yet I had not been
released by Diane, and I did not know where to go or what to do next. I
diligently sought God about my next season, knowing that there was more ahead
and I still believed that prophecy. The Spirit bore witness with the prophecy
and there were many confirmations afterward.
Prophecy speaks future and destiny. So, I
knew that it is my destiny to serve as an Elisha and receive promotion and a
double portion anointing. The prophecy was true, it meant was that I had not served
my Elijah yet.<br />
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Shortly afterward, I
went to dinner with Pastor Karen and a couple other ladies that I had met on my
journey. One-by-one they began to leave until Pastor Karen and I was the only two left. I began to share with
her that I was in transition, not sure of where to go. She confirmed some
things that God had spoken to me and invited me to Church of Zion Deliverance
Ministries (ZDM) that Sunday. Little did I know that my Elijah was throwing her
mantle over me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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One of the marks of an Elijah is a prophet in need of a
successor – a successor and not simply a servant. I began attending Kingdom
Training at ZDM, and Pastor Karen began to truly equip me for Kingdom
assignment. I had found my home. During a fast, Holy Spirit led me to begin to
bring meals<o:p></o:p></div>
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to Pastor Karen and said that I was serving Elijah. I didn’t fully
understand and I did not even connect this to the prophecy I received, but I
did it anyway. I cook regularly, so each time I cooked a meal, I was to take a
portion to Pastor Karen.<br />
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Pastor Karen owns and operates a printing business –
Anointed Press Graphics, Inc. (APGI). I am a freelance graphic designer and
branding & marketing strategist. A
couple weeks after I began providing meals, I was led to serve once a week at
APGI. Again, I had no understanding of what I was doing; I was simply obeying
the promptings of Holy Spirit. Eventually, I began serving twice a week, and one
morning, Holy Spirit brought to my remembrance a Word from the Lord that I had
received in August 2015 – “there is no print job that you cannot fulfill”.
Pastor Karen was confirmed as my Elijah in that moment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Conclusion<o:p></o:p></h1>
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When Pastor Karen ministered to me after dinner that night,
one of the things she said to me was that her mandate is to “train and equip
God’s people for Kingdom Assignment and <i><span style="font-family: "franklin gothic demi" , "sans-serif";">properly release them</span></i>”
<i>(emphasis mine)</i>. Those last three
words are a crucial and mandatory element to the Elijah-Elisha relationship.
God’s mandate for the Elijah-Elisha relationship is this: <span style="font-family: "franklin gothic demi" , "sans-serif";">(1)</span> Elisha is
someone that <span style="font-family: "franklin gothic medium" , "sans-serif";">God
has chosen</span> for Elijah to train (1 Kings 19:16); <span style="font-family: "franklin gothic demi" , "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(2)</span> Faithful service to Elijah is a
requirement (2 Kings 2:1-10), in fact, Elisha became known for his service to
Elijah (2 Kings 3:11); <span style="font-family: "franklin gothic demi" , "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">(3)</span> Elijah
was to mentor Elisha and prepare him for release into his next level (2 Kings
2:9,10); <span style="font-family: "franklin gothic demi" , "sans-serif";">(4)</span>
Elisha’s next level was released upon him when <span style="font-family: "franklin gothic medium" , "sans-serif";">God
took Elijah up</span> (2 Kings 2:12-15).<o:p></o:p></div>
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As God takes the Elijah up – not in physical death, but in
spiritual promotion – there should occur a changing of the guards, so to speak.
Elijah and Elisha were both prophets, but Elisha was not an exact replica of
Elijah. Jesus taught his Disciples to do as he did and said, <i>“greater works than these shall he do;
because I go unto my Father”</i> (John 14:12). From Elijah and Elisha to Jesus
and the Disciples, God desires the <span style="font-family: "franklin gothic demi" , "sans-serif";">proper
training and release</span> of those that are faithful to serve and follow. This
is not to say that there comes a time where one no longer serves a ministry.
Release does not mean that one no longer serves where they are, or that one
must leave. However, there should be a time when one is released into what God
has called them to do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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There are plenty of Moses & Joshua’s, Saul &
David’s, and Elijah & Elijah’s in the earth. Most of them began as Elijah
& Elisha’s that turned into Moses & Joshua’s or Saul & David’s when
the leader began to go astray in disobedience or unbelief, or began building their own kingdom. There are
Elisha’s that should be in development right now, but they are on the run, like
David from the spirit of Saul. There are Elisha’s that are ready for release
right now, but have to tarry in the wilderness a little longer, like Joshua due
to the disobedience of Moses. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My release has not happened yet, but Pastor Karen is rightly
equipping me for Kingdom Assignment day-by-day. Until then, I will serve my
Elijah in expectancy of seeing her go up with God into her greater destiny,
knowing that my release is imminent.</div>
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Grace is a word that is so
misunderstood in the body of Christ.
Grace is a word that is known in the body of Christ, but not fully
understood in the life of the believer.
Many people talk about the grace of God, but don’t know how to rest and
live their life in that grace. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Ephesians 4:7 says we have
received a measure of grace according to the assignment that we’re to
fulfil. Grace is unmerited favor. What does that mean? It’s God’s divine influence and the ability
that enables us to be what He wants us to be, have what He wants us to have and
do what He wants us to do.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grace is the power of God to
assist us… His divine ability to get us to do the job sweatlessly. Whatever position God puts you in, He gives
you the grace to carry it out. Whatever comes
your way, know that grace is sufficient to carry you through.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Partaker of one’s grace…. Means
we are the recipient of this reward. So
grace is NOT something you have to work for.
It is not something you have to earn or be good enough for or do everything
right to get it. You are already the
partaker of the grace once you accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of your
life. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Grace is what you rest in that
enables you to do what you can’t do and do the things with ease that you
already know how to do. You must ENTER
into the REST where the GRACE is for your life.
How do you do this? By
faith. Faith in grace is what causes you
to REST in God’s power to get ANY job done.
We can do nothing with Him, but His grace enables us to do everything He
puts in front of us to do. Phil 1:7
tells us that we can be partaker of another man’s grace through our prayer
life, giving and partnership with another ministry or ministry gift.<o:p></o:p></div>
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You never have to FEAR life, any
assignment or stepping into those new endeavors, when you have a revelation of
His grace that’s on your life. Galatians
2:20 tells us NOT to frustrate the grace by being out of order or out of place.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Grace does no good, until you
know how to tap into it. We frustrate
the grace when we get out of place, position and/or sync with God. A highway is designed for ALL of us to drive
on it at the same time. A dump truck, 18
wheeler, Honda and Mercedes Benz can all drive on the same highway at the same
time as long as they all stay in their lanes.
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For so long, grace has been
defined as God’s unmerited favor; however, I’ve come to know that grace is much
more than favor. Grace is used in two
different ways. Grace is the heart
attitude of God that moves Him toward His people and causes Him to willingly
get involve with you and me. Grace
causes God to look past our sins and to give His love and resources freely
because He sees us in the light of forgiveness.
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The second part of grace, which
is the power that is active within the heart of a believer, working in Him
empowering him to do God’s will and fulfill what God has designed. It’s an impartation of His ability. The bottom line is grace is God’s ability in
ME to do what I can’t do by myself.
Therefore, I say like the Apostle Paul, I am what I am by the grace of
God. Ephesians 4:8 says, we all have
been given a measure of grace according to our assignment. Whatever God calls us to do, I can rest
knowing that He’s given me grace to carry it out.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It is important to see God’s
grace as a power in your life, because it is the very power within the believer
that brings change. The difference
between grace and faith; is faith changes things and circumstances around you,
but grace changes the believer from the inside.
Just like our faith can increase by hearing the word, so can grace
increase. The Bible tells us to grow in
grace as well as be strong in grace.
Likewise the difference between anointing and grace; is the anointing is
the burden removing, yoke destroying power of God. It is His power smeared on you; but grace as
I said before is power within.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Let’s look at Jesus when He was
in the Garden of Gethsemane to pray. He
knew it was time to be delivered into the hand of Judas. Even though His spirit was willing to be
obedient to God, His flesh was weak.
Through prayer, even though it took Him going back 3xs, it was through
prayer that He was growing in grace. Jesus
prayed until His will came into alignment with God’s will. Simultaneously, God was imparting more grace
to Jesus for Him to carry out the next phase of His assignment. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Jesus went into prayer sorrowful,
but when He came out He knew God’s grace was on Him to carry Him through and
empower Him to endure til the end. –
That’s Grace, now move with fervency and reverence into your next level
assignment.<o:p></o:p></div>
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God's Servant in the Marketplace</div>
Apostle Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02387438092418700323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7388890451754460654.post-44293784846850221642017-07-10T21:57:00.000-04:002017-08-11T15:28:29.756-04:00Divine Midwife for A Divine Alignment - The Time is NOW!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">
Pregnancies……………who can predict them?
And who can really determine the outcome?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Who knew that an explosion of marital infidelity in ‘2007 would cause
me to be impregnated with a marriage ministry divinely orchestrated by God for
such a time as this………<i>The NOW Season!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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I know that I was divinely called by God because I could always hear
His voice since I was a young girl. I
just didn’t know it was God that I was hearing.
I would know things no one else knew – see things no one else saw; and –
hear things no one else heard. There
were a lot of holes and gaps in my life as if it were the unfinished work of a
puzzle. I had open visions & dreams
that manifested years later in ways I didn’t understand but would connect later
as if they were the missing pieces to the puzzle of my life. As I looked for the missing pieces among
familiar faces, well known ministry names, family & networking friends I
discovered I was pregnant with a dream. I
was surprised, excited, and scared all at the same time while asking questions
of myself. How, when, and why did it happen? Now
here I was, 5 years later carrying my unborn dream from an unplanned pregnancy
looking for the missing pieces in the aftermath of the bombshell that
blindsided my marriage. After sitting
with myself and asking all the typical questions I decided not to abort the
pregnancy but seek out information concerning the birthing process.<o:p></o:p></div>
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In 2015 I attended “Birthing Your Dreams” workshop with Karen Presley
of Anointed Press Graphics, Inc. and left amped with a fresh new outlook on my
pregnancy ready to produce holy marriages for God. Yet there was still some healing & deliverance
that needed to take place; therefore, I continued seeking faces of others to
assist with the birthing of my dream.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I found not one that was divinely connected to me to assist in the birthing
process. They were great Lamaze
partners, coaches and preppers, but none had the <b>mark of alignment to align me correctly for the greater purpose</b> on
my life. None came with the anointed
teaching, correcting, nudging, chastising and cutting of God to get me to the
place of Christ being fully formed in me (Galatians 4:19) for the birthing of
my dream and for the greater purpose of God. Don’t get me wrong, I benefited greatly from all those God had
allowed to grace my path, but they weren’t the <u>hand-picked of God</u> to be
my divine midwife.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>NOW</i>, here I am in 2017 divinely connected to my
divine midwife that was NOT within my networking circles but divinely chosen by
God as I was led to Church of Zion Deliverance Ministries with Pastor Karen
Presley; my divine midwife, pastor and covering.</div>
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Who knew that God would lead me back around full circle to where I
learned about the birthing process to give birth to the baby of my dreams! Although I hash tagged ‘divine midwife’ in 2015
at the workshop, I didn’t know at the time I was declaring prophetically the
outcome of my pregnancy because I heard it by way of the spirit and not the
natural. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Because of the mandate on my life, which is God’s ultimate purpose, I found
the missing pieces to the puzzle of my life and now I’m ‘blooming where I’ve
been planted’ by the divine hand of God.
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