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Our Hearts Are Full from Vision26!
From hugging each other in person, dancing the Cupid Shuffle, speaking promises over each other, and learning to take a big step with God… our hearts are full. This weekend was everything we could have dreamed.
Team Brilliant
Unstuck from Limitations of Logic
We can get stuck for all kinds of reasons, but rarely is there a way out when we put logic and reason above God’s wisdom. When we understand that His nature is constant and unchanging, His ways of thinking are designed to produce faith and trust within us.
Unstuck from Trying Harder
Most of us have places where we feel stuck, but we’ve mistakenly thought that all the weight is on us to become unstuck. In the Kingdom, however, the responsibility for experiences with the Truth is never with us. It’s always with God. This devotional comes from the first part of letter #7 (”An Invitation to Come Unstuck”) on page 65 in The Nature of Freedom, written from the perspective of the Father.
Have Another Thought
“If all your thinking has brought you to a place you don’t like, have another thought.” Remember, we don’t become a new creation by changing our behavior. We put off the old things completely. Then, we simply discover who we already are in Jesus and step into that identity, guided by the Holy Spirit.
From Past to Present-Future
We aren’t taking anything from our old nature into our new covenant relationship with Christ. God’s goodness and mercy completely redeem our past, and being “present-future” focused is about living fully in the present moment while also anticipating what God has in store for the future. In every difficult situation we face, He simply compels us to think differently. There’s a new way to see, speak, and respond to His love as we are learning to walk in newness of life.
The Language of the Kingdom
God has a vision of you that is unchanging. New testament prophecy speaks to that image of you. It is spoken through the context of the Gospel of Grace, with words of encouragement, exhortation, and comfort. The heart of New Testament prophecy is not about predicting the future or revealing hidden secrets, but about speaking life, hope, and love into others.
Prophecy Creates Momentum
Words of edification and exhortation are meant to create momentum within us. These words speak directly to our identity and they tell us exactly how we’re known in heaven. They can provide keys that propel us into our next chapter so that we don’t have to keep repeating the current one.
Fireside Chat with Graham Cooke
The Joy of Simplicity is a prophetic word to you regarding how to live refreshed and renewed in the Lord. This word is about freedom. Freedom when the old has passed and everything has become new. Freedom to leave any negatives behind in yesterday and look forward to today in love, delight, and patience.
Freedom From Performance
How does God walk with us when negative emotions threaten to overwhelm and take charge? How are our emotions being made in His image and what does that process look like? The antidote to negative feelings is not to banish emotion from our spiritual development. It’s to discover the emotion of God that He wants us to experience instead.
The Joy of Simplicity
The Joy of Simplicity is a prophetic word to you regarding how to live refreshed and renewed in the Lord. This word is about freedom. Freedom when the old has passed and everything has become new. Freedom to leave any negatives behind in yesterday and look forward to today in love, delight, and patience.
Dealing With Difficult People
The people that we find most challenging are often the perfect catalyst in our transformation into the image of Christ. There is always a place of acceptance and safety in God’s heart, and when His heart overwhelms our own, we dominate the enemy and open tough people up to kindness.
Dealing with Overwhelming Emotions
How does God walk with us when negative emotions threaten to overwhelm and take charge? How are our emotions being made in His image and what does that process look like? The antidote to negative feelings is not to banish emotion from our spiritual development. It’s to discover the emotion of God that He wants us to experience instead.