A little context before sharing the word:
Recently, God has been speaking to me a lot about healing from hard things. I know it’s a topic I already write about rather frequently, but lately, the Lord has shown me that it is time to step into a new area. He has been taking me deeper, revealing connections in work I’ve already done, adding essential strategies, and a framework for helping people receive healing and freedom. These revelations have been coming in the night hours and the words have been flowing almost faster than I can keep up. Much of what I have received will be compiled and released down the road as the format and delivery methods are still incubating.
But in the middle of all this, I received a word that I knew was different from the rest of what I was hearing, although obviously related. It seemed like a word that was to be shared more immediately. I brought it to my husband for his discernment, and he confirmed that it is a word for the body of Christ and encouraged me to share it with our local congregation. I did, and it seemed to resonate as I received many requests for a copy, and have since been encouraged to share it for the broader body of Christ.
That is what I am doing now with the prayer that God will use it in the hearts of those who need it. I share only as a conduit of what I believe the Lord is saying:
“The days of deliverance are at hand.
There are many in the body of Christ who are walking wounded. But my people need to
be walking warriors in these days.
The enemy has come against you, trying to take you out of the battle.
Healing will produce mighty servants, which is the last thing the enemy wants.
But it is time for my people to heal.
It is time for my people to grow thick skins, but soft hearts. It is time for my people to
rise above the pain, to come out from the pit of despair, and ascend the mountain of
hope.
There is a purpose in your pain.Your scars have given you thicker skin that will be a
help in the coming battles.What was your pain is now a part of your armor.
What you thought would take you under, will now take you higher.
If you let me finish the work that I have started in you.
If you partner with me and trust that I am working all things for
your good and for my glory.
Do you trust me enough to let go of the pain?Do you trust me enough to endure the
pain?I am the healer. I am the deliverer. STAND and see what I will do.
Give me your pain to heal or to use–for I AM GOOD, and I have GOOD plans for YOU.
Will you trust me?”
Received 12/29/2023
Often when God has delivered a word, there is an element of action required in receiving it. This may mean different things to different people, so I encourage you to pray over it and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal how it might be applied to your own life.
Blessings!