TRANSITIONING INTO THE PROMISED LAND

[FAITH]

"Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord....for he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river...nor will cease from yielding fruit..I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings."  - Jeremiah 17:7,8,10

As we come to understand and pursue God's PURPOSE for our life (Matthew 7:7,8), His Kingdom and righteousness--all things--are added to us.

We move ahead in the army of God, advancing His Kingdom. As long as we keep marching, we're changing because faith moves us ahead, step-by-step. If we don't give up, eventually we walk into the Promised Land. The last command of Jesus while on earth says, "Go!" That's why we often see the anointing increase as we go, moving with the cloud.

 

FROM NARROW - TO TRANSITION - TO ENLARGEMENT

 

We are in a process of change.  Our gifts are being drawn out of us in stretching dimensions. We have been and are going through places of testing and confinement in the Body.

What is this place of testing and confinement?

This is a place less wide than we are accustomed to or have expected to be in. If we respond properly to the "narrow or confined place," we will enter into the phase of "transition" to be brought into a "larger place" in the Spirit.

The new place is like the camel going through the eye of the needle (Matthew 19:24). One school of thought was that that was a narrow gate. The only way the camel could get through was to be unloaded. This is the needle – the narrow gate. This is a place of unloading the weights of the past and a place of fresh commitment to the Cross where we die to self all over again. The "narrow place" (Matthew 7:14)  can lead us out of captivity into a new assignment.

HOW CAN WE MAKE THE TRANSITION?

Transition times are when the Lord redefines and makes adjustments necessary for us to move forward. He gives us new focus and direction.

We declare and move in His strength as we move forward in our Christ calling and go from glory to glory, bearing fruit that remains for His Kingdom. .

 

It isn't the new thing coming that is so hard to deal with, it's the transition from the old state of affairs to the new one.

Press forward! When these changes manifest, enlargement occurs. To "enlarge" is to expand, to set free, become greater in size and intensity. Enlargement – or going through the new open door – is a process, not just a proclamation. Press through the narrow, withstand the transition, and receive enlargement.

 

THE PROCESS OF CHANGE

1. A new level of revelation is released,
2. Your present vision starts to be adjusted,
3. New vision is secured and established,
4. Fresh strategies are revealed to you,
5. You see a greater fullness of your inheritance before you,

If you are experiencing a "narrow place of confinement," or you sense you are in transition, be assured, He is about to visit you with a fresh demonstration of His Spirit. May your resources increase and your trials become stepping stones to the power and revelation that are part of your Christ identity.

When you are strengthened, you will be enlarged to disciple others in Jesus' name!

"Each one's work will become clear; for the day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one's work...If anyone's work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward." - 1 Corinthians 3:13,14

How exciting to know that change originates with your decision to take action.

 "For we all with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord" (2 Corinthians 3:18).

Press forward! Going backward is not an option -- "We go from glory to glory, and glory doesn't go backward."

 

 

ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

http://afministry.ning.com/