2012 The year of Divine Governmental Order, Expectation, Hope and Release

Today is the last day of 2011. And with that I would like to conclude the year with the Word of Lord for the next year 2012. There are three things that the Lord has really pressed in my spirit that I would like to share.

First, God says there was a shift in the season. 1 Chronicles 2:19 says, When Azubah died, Caleb took Ephrah as his wife...Azubah in Hebrew means desolation, which is devastation, ruin, drought, joyless, barren, lifeless and destitute.

Ephrah  in Hebrew means fruitful place, a place of abundance, fertile, conducive to productivity, profitable, abundant yield and good results.

This is a season of turn around, a new season. There will be a great release of blessings to those who serve the Lord and were faithful in giving of their tithe and offerings and time, blessings to those who were loyal to God in service to others and who sincerely worshipped God regardless of the testing they may have encountered. God rewards loyalty.

Secondly, Malachi 1:6 says a son honors his father, and a servant his master. If then I am the Father where is my honor? And if I am a Master where is my reverence? says the Lord of host. God says, He wants His reverence back, His honor as King, His glory. Just as we are waitng in expectation of what He will do for us, He too sits in expectation of what we will do for Him.

The third thing God desires is that we in the Kingdom of God move as one nation and not as separate entities. He desires that we draw together as one movement, in thought, and actions. Having the same heart beat, following after the same thing. We will not survive alone, but must draw together as one. God calls for national unity of the body of Christ. (Isaiah 66:22-24)

I believe that as the new year dawns upon us this will be a year of transitional order. Prepare, Prepare, Prepare. Be flexible. Change is on the horizon.

Happy New Year!

Farewell 2011

Good bye, good riddance, so long. With a few more hours to go, I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of 2012. Yes, with open arms, expectation and hope. Hope that had been diminished by being on "pause", because of the fiery trials, test, turmoil, tumult and transition that this year brought to my doorsteps.

Now don't get me wrong, like so many others who had the same type of year, the God-given conclusion is I Made It Through! I learned some valuable lessons, grew a lot and changed for the better. The tests made me stronger, steady, stable and sober. I've come to trust God and to be wholly dependent upon Him as my source and resource.

So while I embrace the lessons of this past year, I release the baggage and am running full speed ahead into a new year full of expectation that the journey of life will be full adventure, intrigue, new places and people.

Happy New Year!