Falling Leaves
Sept 22nd , 2007
Priscilla Van Sutphin
Laying down on the floor worshipping, and looking at trees outside and see the wind blowing on them, and dead leaves falling... Then the Lord gave understanding that what is happening to the prophets and the church is doing the same. He is blowing on his garden, and removing all that is dead, corrupted from within it. There is a change of season, and those who were first will be last, those who are last will be first. Those who were willing to be unknown and hidden, some will remain, but some will be given first place and brought into public view for the sake of TRUTH.
Truth will have His way in this hour in the church, and those who do not deliver the FULL truth, but have compromised will go into the desert for a time, that they may again learn His heart for the poor and the widow, for the humble. For they lack humility, and a tenderness that is needed to deal with what is ahead.
God is not interested in worldly success for those in the church, though HE does bless and provide supernaturally, just like Peter got a coin from the fish to pay temple taxes. He is interested in people, not things. He wants HIS PEOPLE HEALED AND DELIVERED. There is no more important thing than the harvesting and cleansing of souls. LOVE is the greatest.
LOVE is what will change the lives of people so bruised and broken.
He doesn’t want to be underestimated in what He is able to do. We have so bludgeoned each other with our judgments, and He is not at all pleased on this issue. Those that keep persecuting the children of God with their judging, and criticism, without having a loving heart and praying for them, will be judged themselves without mercy.
James 2:12-13 NKJV For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
We are fighting the wrong enemy when we attack others and have no mercy in our hearts.
Eph 6:11-13 NKJV For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood , but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.
We try to control others with our prayers instead of saying YOUR WILL BE DONE IN THEIR LIVES. God is impressing me that unless we learn this lesson, we will not enter in to the things that are ahead. So He is blowing, and blowing, and blowing away all the chaff in our lives that we would learn not to REACT with anger and rage, impatience and INTOLERANCE, but with calmness, requesting HIS opinion, asking HIM for wisdom and not relying on our own. Unless we learn this lesson we will not be able to survive what is coming.
James 4:11-12 NKJV Do Not Judge a Brother
Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law . But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. 12 There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?
This is not just a nice exercise, but if you don’t attend to this in your life you will not PROSPER, as you only prosper as your soul prospers. Bitterness, & control which is based on fear and PRIDE cannot have anything in us. God knows though that we are but dust, and if OUR HEARTS are WILLING to be cleansed from this and ask for it. HE WILL DO IT. WE CANNOT DO IT ON OUR OWN ANYHOW. But do not grow frustrated with yourself if you feel you can’t seem to overcome, only rejoice, thank Him that HE is helping you, and speak and trust that HE will continue to remove all that has kept you from the fullness of HIM. Remember also to forgive yourself.
He is a GOOD FATHER, and HE WILL break every chain the enemy has yoked us with. And when we don’t understand, and don’t even know all it is that is holding us down, it’s ok, because HE KNOWS. HE is TENDERNESS. HE IS HOLY. HE IS THE ALL KNOWING ONE, and HE WILL complete His work in us, in His own timing. Many are getting impatient which is from frustration and discontentment with themselves He says. So confess those things and let HIM just TOUCH YOU in the worship, in your devotions, in your quiet time, in prayer. He is shaking off all that the enemy has tried to saddle us with. HE WILL DO IT.
We just have to submit, asking for HIM to come and do it.
There is a lack of forbearance with one another. It is one of the fruits of the spirit. It is the opposite of INTOLERANCE that is so manifesting in many. Forbearance puts up with the imperfections in others. It is the fruit of HIS PEACE & LOVE in our lives. So if we are struggling with that, ASK FOR PEACE, ask for more love. Let Him calm all the anxieties within so that we can be kind to the unloving and patient with the difficult ones who are so scattered in their souls, and wounded and need so much to just be loved.
Just a big long hug for many will destroy what has hindered them, & as His glory falls we will find that even our presence near others will do this. The more time spent in His presence, His glory will continue to permeate us and flow through us as we go about our daily lives. Look at the times spent in our cars driving too and fro. See that as an opportunity for worship instead of frustration. Sing to the Lord and worship HIM while doing chores, while stuck in traffic. Use the time wisely, and there will be no lack for those who worship HIM.
There is a separation going on. Jesus said, our enemies would be members of our own family.
So be careful of ungodly soul ties. BREAK all ungodly soul ties. Give that other one up to the Lord to deal with for the times are accelerating. HE is answering prayer more and more quickly. He showed me this the other day in a most unusual way.
There’s been no birds on my back patio for a time, which saddens me, and God often uses nature to encourage me. There is this little black bird with a crown, and grey bottom, that hangs around the front of the apartments, but has never come to my feeder. I saw him the other day on the telephone lines, and had the thought, “ Lord would you bring him to my feeder ?”
But I wasn’t sure it would happen because for weeks no birdies. I’ve blown the shofar, and prayed, but nothing. Then the next day Bridgitte and Sally came and we were praying together after watching a few online short videos, and the presence of God was strong. Sally had a word for me, but shy to say as it sounded silly to her. It was, “Look at the birds”. So we turned to the patio, and there was that little black bird sitting on the fence, and so was a mourning dove, and a finch with orange belly !!! LOL ! I was SO excited, that even of this little thing, GOD ANSWERED so quickly. TRUST THAT HE HEARS YOU. He is listening even to your thoughts and His desire is to love on you. He really, really wants to love on you and hold you in His big loving arms.
Those who’ve been so broken have a hard time trusting, and belief in greek is that…PUTTING ALL YOUR TRUST in Him. So we are learning how to fully TRUST putting everything into His hands. That is a long process sometimes. We can say we do, but still many of us have unbelief in our hearts, and start looking at ourselves introspectively, what did I do wrong, or what am I doing wrong that He is not answering. And there are many pretending they have it all together when they don’t. They don’t know how to be real. Many in their attempts become religious, focus on the problem with others instead of praying for their own healing, thinking they are perfect already I guess. Our focus is off Center, often focusing on the problems or ourselves instead of HIM also. Jesus wants us back focusing on HIM, so HE can lead us and we can follow instead of us being in control. It is way too easy to get distracted .
The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords is our rear guard ! HE, if we ask will be a hedge of fire about us. There is NOTHING HE will not do when we love on HIM.
