“The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake.” Psalms 23:1-3 (NIV)
Understanding Divine Location
Your location is vitally important, precious friend. Have you ever felt deep in your heart and spirit that you were not living in the right location?
Well, I’m here today, and you’re reading this blog because the Holy Spirit has brought you here to be touched, refreshed, and encouraged. Know this: we are not to second-guess ourselves or the Holy Spirit. Amen. Because, precious friend, if we second-guess ourselves and the Holy Spirit, we become double-minded.
Let us pray: Father God, I thank You so much for the people You have brought to this blog today. I thank You, Father, that in the name of Jesus Christ, You open up the heavens and release a refreshing of Your Holy Spirit’s presence. Come, Holy Spirit; come, Holy Spirit; come, Holy Spirit. Do what only You can do, touch their hearts. Do a quick work in them, and release the healing balm of Gilead to every corridor and crevice of their hearts. Beautiful Holy Spirit, I give You the reins of this blog. I thank You, Father, that they will not leave here the same.
Do you feel in your spirit that you are in the wrong location? Has the Holy Spirit been prompting you in any way that you are in the wrong location? Boom! There you go—that is your confirmation. Now, it’s time for you to forgive yourself for being double-minded and quit second-guessing the Holy Spirit.
I can tell you a story about the past four months. The Holy Spirit has been prompting me during my early morning prayer and devotion time to go take a walk, pick up the phone in my office, place a call, and that a particular person would answer. The Holy Spirit needed me to speak to that person so that there could be peace and restitution in a healthy, beautiful relationship. At first, when the Holy Spirit was prompting me, I thought, “Wow, this cannot be God. It’s too unusual. It’s too weird.” But let me tell you, friend, I’m here today to tell you that we serve an unusual, joyful, and humorous God. The Holy Spirit is loving, faithful, bold, and He has your best interest at heart. Amen.
Embracing the Holy Spirit’s Guidance
Precious friend, you always want to stop, pause, and pray, inviting the beautiful Holy Spirit to lead and guide every thought, every decision, every word that is said, and every move that you make. This aligns with the saying: “Be careful, little eyes, what you look at; be careful, little ears, what you listen to; be careful, little feet, where you go; and be careful what you allow your body to be a part of.” Because the enemy slithers in like a slimy little snake, wanting to kill, steal, destroy, and divide—marriages, families, homes, ministries, and businesses. He came to kill and destroy.
But Jesus, Jesus Christ, came and hung on that cross. And what did He say, friend? Can you tell me what He said? He said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And then He stretched out His arms and died for you and me. Precious friend, He bore 39 stripes so you could be free—free from all darkness, free from all double-mindedness, and free from overthinking.
Let’s face it, there are times in life when we all second-guess ourselves. And when we do, let’s face it—we’re too hard on ourselves. Amen.
Yes, God wants us to examine our hearts. Right now, I want you to examine your heart and life and ask the Lord, “Father God, is there anything in me that You need to remove to make me a better leader, a better spouse, a better friend, a better person?” Tell the Lord Jesus that you give Him permission to remove whatever it is, whether it’s pride, self-sabotage, or a situation where you just can’t seem to let go of past hurts.
Today, God has brought you here so that you may receive a special touch from heaven. I’m asking the Lord Jesus right now, and we’re praying to the Father in the name of Jesus, to open up heaven and release heaven upon you, your family, your home, your business, your ministry, your community, and our government, healthcare, and the world.
In Jesus’ name, we nullify the plans of the enemy against your life. I rebuke the enemy, and at the name of Jesus, the enemy must flee—from you, your marriage, your children, your home, your business, your ministry. In Jesus’ name, I speak the name of Jesus over you, over your marriage, your children, your home, your community, your business, your ministry, your finances, and your life. In Jesus’ name, I decree and declare that you are free, for greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. Amen.
And Jesus came to give us life and give it to us abundantly. Abundantly. What does that mean? It means in every area of your life. It means you have a stable mind, the mind of Christ. As 2 Timothy says, you are victorious through Christ Jesus, who strengthens you. You are more than a conqueror through Christ Jesus, who strengthens you. Amen. And at the name of Jesus, the enemy must bow. He must flee. Amen.
A Prayer of Release
So, right now, if you are dealing with situations where you just don’t know what to do or where to turn, I want you to bow your head or get on your knees if you can—at the altar of your home or wherever you are. If you’re in your car or on a plane, just bow your head, and let us pray.
Father God, we thank You for the privilege and honor to serve You. Father God, we thank You for the privilege and honor to pray at this time.
Spirit of the living God, I ask that You would release in and through me, and empower me to release the words from heaven to Your beautiful family out there. Lord Jesus, I thank You that every person reading will be touched right now. I rebuke anxiety, I rebuke worry, I rebuke poverty, I rebuke the spirit of divorce, I rebuke all division and all darkness. In Jesus’ name, I thank You, Lord, that You are a miracle-working God, an on-time God, and a faithful God. I decree and declare that by the stripes of Jesus, Isaiah 53:5 is over you, your spouse, your children, your family, your business, and your ministry.
Overcoming Doubt and Double-Mindedness
Precious friend, I encourage you to ask the Holy Spirit and invite Him to give you counsel regarding your particular situation. Simply say these words out loud: “Holy Spirit, I thank You for counsel on my situation, so that I know exactly what to do.” Council means COUNSEL. You are asking the Holy Spirit to give you wisdom, instructions, and guidance on what to do in your specific situation.
And if you keep hearing “location, location, location,” remember that your location is vitally important. This means you need to get confirmation from Him. Ask, “Am I supposed to move? Am I supposed to go to a new location?” Then, ask the Holy Spirit to show you where He wants you to be—what state, what city. Amen.
Spend another 20 minutes in His presence by reading the Word of God aloud, and then set aside 15 minutes for private worship. Take a walk, put in your earbuds, and listen to your favorite worship music. Worship Him, then pause and ask Him, “Father God, in the name of Jesus, precious Holy Spirit, I thank You for the counsel. Where do You want me to be?” Pause and listen as He gives you the answer. Type it into your phone, record it, or write it down on paper.
Next, ask the Holy Spirit to release into you the goals and the means to make them happen. Write everything down on paper. Writing it down helps bring it into existence. Create an action plan. Each day, work on your action plan. Every day, pray over your goals and your action plan. Remember, it is vitally important to get into His presence every day to receive clarity and direction. Ask for wisdom, and you shall receive it—but it’s up to you to apply it to your life.
You must, you must, not maybe—you must get into the Word of God every day, at least 20 minutes to an hour. Set aside 15 minutes of private worship in the morning and afternoon. It really helps. Give God at least 10 to 20 minutes in His Word before you lay your head on the pillow at night. Keep a pad and pen beside your bed in case the Holy Spirit wakes you with a dream or instructions, so you can write them down or sketch them.
Cultivating a Lifestyle of Worship and Prosperity
God tells you to never question the Holy Spirit; do exactly as Jesus instructs you to do. This obedience will bring freedom in every area of your life. You are meant to go where you’re celebrated, not just tolerated. So, right now, if it feels like you’re living in a prison, God is wanting to move you out.
Anoint the doors, anoint the windows, anoint the furniture. Pray and speak the name of Jesus over everything in your home and property. Release a heavenly atmosphere in your surroundings. Pray in the Spirit, and play worship music in your home as often as possible throughout the day. Anointed worship music ushers in the presence of the Lord. You’ll feel the shift when you play it—any darkness must flee.
Precious child, it is vital that you understand: God wants you to be happy and prosperous in every area of your life. If you’re struggling, He doesn’t want you to struggle. Yes, in this life, we will face trials and tribulations, but they help shape us into who we are meant to be. Jesus was humble, but He was not poor, precious friend. He never lacked a day in His life. Read the parables, and you’ll see how God’s abundance works. The master key parable for you to read is Mark Chapter 4.
I encourage you to read Mark Chapter 4 aloud three times after reading this blog. Remember, set aside dedicated Bible study time and prayer time every day. The more time you spend in His presence, the more freedom you’ll experience in every area of your life. You’ll also grow in understanding and discernment, hearing His voice more clearly, and distinguishing it from your emotions or other voices.
A huge golden nugget is this: Ask 20 people, and you’ll discover that when you hear their voice and opinion, you should have at least one pastor, mentor, or coach who is anointed, living it, reading the Word, speaking the Word of God, and full of the Holy Ghost fire to steer you. Honor those people and nourish those relationships. They were sent from heaven.
However, avoid toxic people—those who say, “It’s no big deal,” or encourage you to sin openly. It’s not OK to live in open sin. Let’s face it, when you live in open sin, you just keep doing more of it, and it will lead you straight to Hell. Hell is real, and it’s a place of eternal separation from God. It’s a lake of fire, a place of weeping and gnashing of teeth. You don’t want to go there, and you certainly don’t want your family or loved ones to go there either.
So today, I release to you an impartation of compassion—compassion, compassion, compassion. Jesus had compassion. May the Lord God touch your heart, so you’ll be better at forgiving those who harm you and better at forgiving yourself. But you must make a vow right now, precious friend: I refuse to self-sabotage anymore. I refuse to stay in this pit. I refuse to stay stuck. I refuse to remain in my comfort zone, because we should always want more of Jesus. Jesus always moved forward. Forward. Jesus always went forward, and as He is, so are we in this world.
Isaiah 55:12 says, “You shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace; the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.” Have you ever been walking and seen a weeping willow tree, watching how the trees wave with the wind? The Holy Spirit told me that if we won’t worship Him, the trees will worship Him. The animals will worship Him. But we were created to worship Him.
Precious friend, we were created to worship Him—not just for 20 minutes, but worship should be our lifestyle in everything we do. When you’re cooking, cleaning, or doing anything, worship should be part of your lifestyle. Sing over your house, sing over your home, sing over your property, your spouse, your pastor, your friends, your family. Sing the Word of God over them. Amen. Decree and declare that they are blessed. They are blessed coming in, and blessed going out. Everything that your hand touches, and their hand touches, is blessed. Amen.
Live Life Abundantly in Jesus
Do you believe that God wants you to live in the abundance and overflow of His goodness, His mercy, and His provision? King David declared that God takes pleasure in you prospering. God is not magnified when you are broke, depressed, hopeless, helpless, and double-minded. God is not glorified when you have a dream but no resources to fulfill that dream and the desire of your heart. It is God’s desire that you prosper, precious friend. Realize that prosperity is not just about finances.
Prosperous is taken from the Hebrew word shalom, which means to be safe, to be well, to be happy, to have wholeness and completeness in your life. I define prosperity as having nothing missing and nothing broken in your life. I define it this way because it refers to your welfare, your safety, your protection, your provision, your mental state, your emotional state, your physical state, your spiritual state, and the state of all your relationships. God wants you to have healthy relationships. The healthier your relationships, the more you will flourish and the happier you will be.
The key for us is to constantly act on the thoughts of God expressed throughout His Word. Is there anything too hard for God? I think not. You have to think as God thinks, precious child. Your mindset and perception of God will determine how you live and what you expect God to do for you.
Right now, I release an increase of boldness, clarity, wisdom, knowledge, and understanding into your life, in Jesus’ name. I decree and declare that you have the mind of Christ, the will of Christ, the emotions of Christ, and that you are empowered through Christ Jesus who strengthens you. Your soul prospers through the Word of God, precious friend—that’s why it is vital that you get into His presence every day, listen to Him, and do exactly as He says.
Location, Location, Location
Your location is important—where you go, who you associate with, who you pray with, and who your family hangs with. It all matters. Yes, we are to be a beacon to everyone we meet. So, precious friend, go look in the mirror and ask yourself: Do you like what you see? If not, make a vow today that you will change the things you do not like. Use your journal and come up with an action plan. Ask the Lord to release the exact blueprint of what He wants you to do, where He wants you to be, and who He wants you to do it with. Write it down, sketch it, pray over it, and do as He says. Every day, take an action step. Reward yourself for every action step you take. Praise God, He’s giving you the ability to move forward. You are blessed. He’s waking you up. If you’re alive, He’s not done with you yet. I declare that the great work He started in you, He shall finish for His glory.
In Jesus’ name, I encourage you to work on yourself. You must take care of yourself. Nobody wants you out. God wants you to live a long, joyous, prosperous life, happy in every area. So I rebuke a victim mentality, and I declare that you are victorious. I don’t care what your situation is. You may be sitting in a jail cell, maybe your spouse asked for a divorce, or maybe everything is OK, but you’re tired of being complacent. God wants you to always believe and ask for more of Him and less of yourself.
So today, He wants you to get into that secret place, precious friend. I encourage you, in your home, to designate a place as your holy, special spot where you go to fellowship with Him—where you go to pray, study, and worship Him. Spend at least 20 extra minutes in there after listening to this blog. Take your pad and write down what He says to do, and do it. Sing and rejoice, sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and will dwell in the midst of you, says the Lord. God is with you. He must be in the midst of everything. You must keep your eyes on Jesus.
Key Takeaways
As you follow Jesus, you will see your life filled with victory after victory after victory. I declare no more ups and downs. From this moment forward, I decree and declare that your mind is whole, your body is whole, and your life is whole in Jesus’ name. I declare that you are victorious to victory, strength to strength, and glory to glory, and you shall be the lender and not the borrower.
Zechariah 4:6: “Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts.” I pray the abundance of God’s Spirit upon your life in Jesus’ name, and I encourage you to read the book of Zechariah, Chapter 4. Then He answered and spoke to me, saying, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts. Who are you, O great mountain? Before Zerubbabel you shall become a plain; and he shall bring forth the capstone with shouts of ‘Grace, grace to it!’” I pray grace and grace into your life. Amen.
Mark 4, the Parable of the Sower, is the master key: “And He began again to teach by the seaside, and there was gathered unto Him a great multitude, so that He entered into a ship and sat in the sea, and the whole multitude was by the sea on land. And He taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in His doctrine, ‘Listen, behold, there went out a sower to sow, and it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. And some fell on stony ground, where it had not much earth; and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up, it was scorched, and because it had no root, it withered away.'”
God wants you to be rooted and grounded. Your location is important because God wants you to be firmly established, not having to worry about a roof over your head, a vehicle to drive, or your basic needs being met. Maybe this is you, or maybe you’re someone who is blessed.
We are all blessed beyond measure. We are blessed to be a blessing. Whatever your circumstance is, the second commandment is to love your neighbor as yourself. There is nothing wrong with blessing your neighbor. God says to bless your neighbor, and you will be rewarded.
I was doing my devotions, praying in the Spirit, when the Holy Spirit told me to take $27 to my neighbor. I didn’t hesitate. I knew it was the Holy Spirit. I reached into my purse, and sure enough, that was the exact amount in my wallet—no kidding. I grabbed it joyfully, walked outside, and down the side porch. There was my neighbor, with his head down, crying. I went over, took his hand, placed the $27 in his hand, smiled, and said, “Holy Spirit told me to bless you, my dear neighbor. Receive this as a seed. You do not owe me anything in return. I want God to bless you.” He looked at me and said, “You’re the best neighbor ever. Remember when you helped me pray for a better job, the best job possible? When God gave me that job, I didn’t have enough gas to get there. This was the exact amount I needed for gas and food. Thank you so much.” You see, that’s why location, location, location is important.
I encourage you today, precious friend, to take the time to invite Jesus into all your situations. Allow the Holy Spirit to align your thoughts, your decisions, your actions, and do exactly as He says. As you do this, you will walk single-minded, and God wants you to stay single-minded. I encourage you to find one person each day to lead to salvation, encourage, and pray for. Remember, what you make happen for others, God will make happen for you. God bless you; come back with your testimony.
Related texts: Jeremiah 29:11; Mark 2:5-12; Philippians 4:6; Deuteronomy 8:18; Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Isaiah 55:11; Isaiah 57:1-2; Matthew 5:33-42.
