Word of the Lord = August 2010 By Prophet Phyllis Ford

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A Time for = Personal=20 Assessment

Look to me = and=20 live!! Allow me to breathe into you new life, new hope and a new faith. = For I=20 will blow forth the wind of my presence, and it shall give you what you = will=20 need to make it during this time, and you will accomplish that which I = have=20 called you to----for this a time when my purpose for you will arise to = meet your=20 destiny. I am calling you to move towards it and not waver in your = commitment to=20 the cause that I am preparing you for at this time. =

Wait = before my=20 presence so that you may receive instructions that are vital to = fulfilling your=20 destiny. For in the place of my presence---you will find it in truth, in = humility, in dealing with matters of the heart and working on areas of=20 stubbornness. It is important to make major adjustments in your life in = order to=20 be effective in reconciling relationships.

Refusing = to deal=20 with these things will cause major distractions during a time where I = need your=20 full participation understanding the things that are coming your way. So = look to=20 me and let me reveal to you the secrets of your heart and the attitudes = that=20 need to progress to a higher walk and place in me, says the Lord. Change = - and=20 the maturity in these matters will cause growth in you exponentially, = and you=20 will be able to better fulfill the tasks ahead of you and follow the = mandates=20 that I am now setting before you. For now is a time of personal = assessment for=20 your personal improvement.

The Lord = is Calling Forth His Army =

You must = decide---do=20 you change what needs to be changed? Or will you allow these issues to = hinder=20 your ability to continue to make great strides. For, I am calling forth = my army.=20 I need you to be ready, alert, and not burdened down. In my army you = will see=20 new strength, new recruits, the best and the brightest, those who will = not turn=20 back, nor will they be afraid. They will move forth in this hour for my=20 righteousness sake.

Know that = now sides=20 are being taken and decisions are being made and choices are being = developed and=20 battle lines are being drawn. Will you obey and move forward to become a = mighty=20 force to be reckoned with, or will you shrink back because of the = pressures of=20 the day? The world system will begin to stand and point fingers of = accusation=20 against the Anointed. Watch very carefully and live very purposely, = because=20 there is about to be a spiritual face-off. There will also be = confrontations=20 that will accuse and even try to persecute the very standards that you = hold as=20 Christians and represent in your lives. But stand strong in your = conviction of=20 who you are and whose you are.

So pray, = because=20 conflict and trouble looms in the very atmosphere over the nation = between good=20 and evil forces, righteousness and worldliness, and the enemy seeks to = fight and=20 threaten you, but be aware that your God is watching over you. Allow me, = Abba,=20 to father you and direct you and properly lead you down the pathway of = light.=20 This is a month where you will see conflicts and confrontations but = don=92t allow=20 yourself to be drawn into anything unnecessarily because the enemy wants = you to=20 react, so that it can be used as a tactic to justify his own means. He = will try=20 to ensnare you into scenarios where you will have to uphold your = position=20 against his rebellion of the kingdom=92s work. Be very cautious. There = will be=20 strategic ways to better challenge the opposition with godly integrity = and=20 wisdom. The behaviors stated here are a foreshadowing of the challenges = to come=20 and the very rising persecution that will label the work of the kingdom = as=20 intolerant and insensitive. But remember I am raising you up this very = hour that=20 you may demonstrate the true heart of the kingdom that reigns in the = very midst=20 of the adversity and that can handle the most controversial situations = with=20 grace and the truth of my word embodied in the character of my love. You = must be=20 careful not to become that which you are fighting.

2=20 Peter 3:9 =20 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men = count=20 slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should = perish ,=20 but that all should come to repentance.

The = Prophetic Sign=20 Post

For=20 in the book of Daniel, during the reign of Babylon=97you will see the = =93prophetic sign=20 post=94=20 of that government and how I judged it because of its refusal to change. = Now you=20 see today in your own government, lies, the same mindset and very = pattern of=20 that time. It has used the excuse that the ends have justified their = means. But=20 don=92t allow this mindset to become yours. For I say to you, pray this = will not=20 continue to be the future pattern of this system of government, because = I will=20 judge it and shake it to its very core.

I=20 have placed in you---a precious treasure, and that treasure is rare and = like=20 unto a valuable precious stone that has yet to be appraised, but it is = worth=20 more than you may ever imagine. It is my spirit, my life, my anointing. = And it=20 is able to break strongholds and fight armies and even endure great = hardships,=20 and is able to exercise great wisdom in times of trouble and guidance in = every=20 task ahead. And now is the time of my coming, the time of my awakening: = to give=20 you what you need to complete the task ahead of you and walk in this = journey of=20 the fulfillment of kingdom power that is coming upon this land. And all = shall=20 see it and rejoice. So get before me and receive your marching orders, = because=20 the time is now for the work of the Lord to come forth=20 mightily.

2=20 Corinthians 4:7 - But we have this treasure in earthen = vessels, that=20 the excellency of = the power=20 may be of God, and not of us.

Israel: = Cry Out For=20 Her

Pray=20 for her - that she will be able to stand strong in this=20 hour. Pray=20 for her - that every plan and plot formed against her will not=20 prosper. Pray=20 - that she will know everyone who is her enemy. Pray=20 - that every hidden work would be uncovered. Pray=20 - that great strategies will be executed and released, and that great=20 testimonies shall come forth as a result of these=20 strategies. Pray=20 - for signs, wonders, and miracles on her behalf and that victory will = be her=20 portion. And,=20 Let it be a sign and a wonder in the hearts of her people that I am the = Lord thy=20 God. Know=20 that I can do all things concerning her.

Israel=20 is a priority---the fate of her is pressing right now=97we must fast and = pray.=20 This is a very serious time for her. There are evil plans being formed = and set=20 up in this time=97we must pray and help her win this battle.

Shaking = and Storms = (Hebrew=20 12:27)

From=20 now to September, you will see shakings and storms. They are the = manifestations=20 of the spiritual activity that is now looming over this region. = Spiritual=20 battles are being fought and won during this time. (Daniel 10:12-14, = Acts 27:=20 14-15)

Winds=20 that are evil in nature seek to destroy land masses but revival winds = will also=20 be blowing to heal and transform and diminish evil winds.=20

There=20 will also be places shaken where mighty prayer revivals will touch the = hearts of=20 many, and the Lord will hear the cries of His people and come down to = deliver=20 them out. As the prayers of the righteous go forth in fasting and = prayer---the=20 wind of the Lord=92s presence will blow over our region to cleanse, = restore, and=20 bring forth new life. =20

~ Carpenters Touch Ministries=20 ~