Spiritual Growth

Jamie Rohrbaugh View Bio FromHisPresence.com   Are you in the middle of spiritual warfare right now? If so, it’s time to PRAY aggressively and specifically against the plans of the enemy! Do you need help to know how to pray? If so, ask Holy Spirit to help you. Then, pray this with me: “Father God, I come before You in Jesus’ name. Father, I love You so much and I live to serve You. Thank You for saving me, for loving me, and for always taking care of me. Father, in Jesus’ name, I want to acknowledge that I need You right now. Things are coming against me that I can’t defeat on my own. But Father God, You already defeated these things by the blood of Your Holy Child, Jesus; and the victory that Jesus purchased on the cross is mine right now. So Father God, in Jesus’ name,...

James Goll View Bio Godencounters.com   Prophecy is for EVERYONE! It is difficult to convey this concept enough in our world of superstars—both in the church and outside it. But Scripture is clear—every believer is prophetic, and every believer can prophesy (see Numbers 11:29 and Acts 2:16-18). So whether you have prophesied for years or are just getting started, here are 10 practical guidelines that will help you grow in prophecy and keep your gift solidly grounded. 10 Practical Keys to Help YOU Prophesy! 1. Earnestly desire the gifts of the Holy Spirit, especially that you may prophesy (see 1 Corinthians 14:1). God wants to speak to you and through you! 2. Trust the peace of God. Beware of speaking when your spirit is uneasy or in turmoil, or when you feel forced to speak. Look for the peace of God in every word you utter (see Psalm 85:8; Philippians...

Alane Haynes View Bio alanehaynes.com This morning I woke quickened by Holy Spirit, hearing “Crucify the fleshly mind of doubt and unbelief, and step into the new, for I am with you, I am for you, and I am in you! Take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Christ in you is the hope of glory…the hope of glory…the confident expectation of GLORY! For He is in His glory and you are with Him, seated in heavenly places. Christ has risen; rise up with Him as with wings of eagles, to the highest place where He is seated at the right hand of the Father.” The right hand is that place of authority. I declare you are rising high, upon the pneuma wind of Holy Spirit; where you now see and take authority over the flesh and soul, and step into the mind of Christ, where all things are made new. I...

Angie Stolba View Bio angiestolba.com   He made my mouth like a sharpened sword, in the shadow of his hand he hid me; he made me into a polished arrow and concealed me in his quiver. | Isaiah 49:2 It’s time to unleash your sword and war with your prophetic promises! Things are rapidly accelerating, as God is shifting many of His people onto the fast track. Even now, the enemy is trying to counteract what the Lord is doing by bringing distractions, heaviness, chaos, and feelings of being overwhelmed into your life. However, this is all just a smokescreen! The shift has already begun, and it will continue to gain momentum as we rapidly approach the new year. Now is the time to rise above and war with the prophetic promises that have been called over your life. Just as it is written in Job, “ You will decree...

Derrick Gates View Bio derrickgates.com The natural human tendency is to break down when obstacles or troubles come your way. This is the opposite of what God has intended for your life. God is the God of the breakthrough! All through the Bible, we see the mighty hand of Breakthrough at work. Isaiah 28:21 clearly says that "He (God) will complete his work, his mysterious work". He is not going to start something that he is not going to finish, in spite of what the natural may look like. He always intends on his words coming to fruition. My favorite verse in the Bible is Acts 1:8 "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you"... The word "but" is a conjunction word that cancels anything before it. Therefore you may have a problem that seems too big for you to handle "but", Holy Spirit has...

Lorilei Cooley View Bio lorileicooley.com   I heard the Lord say, "Watch as the mountains crumble before you as I make way for you. I am paving a new pathway for you. I am bringing you into a fruitful prosperous place where you will know that the great I am has done this for you. I am taking you deeper into my heart as you have never been before. The deeper depths of the deepness of my heart and my never ending love for you. Knowing my heart towards you in what I have prepared for you. That I am faithful to my word though you have waited and it has tarried many many seasons. Here I come as a good father to demonstrate my loving kindness and my goodness towards you. You will see blessing after blessing and favor after favor bestowed upon you in unimaginable ways. For great...

Doug Addison View Bio DougAddison.com   Do you believe prayer changes things? Most of us know that prayer can change everything and anything! But it is sometimes difficult to make prayer a priority. Here is my personal outline to help you streamline your prayer time. You don’t have to stick completely to this—and the outline will change depending on what’s happening in your life—but it’s a great place to start! Start with worship and declarations As you begin to worship God and declare Bible verses, you prepare your heart and mind to receive what He has for you. These are a few of my favorite verses to pray and declare: 1 John 4:18–19: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love. We love Him because He first loved us. (NKJV) Prayer:...

As I was praying, the Holy Spirit brought to mind a picture of Jesus buried in His tomb. I saw the tomb, I saw the gross darkness inside and the body wrapped in grave clothes. The Lord then took me to the stone that covered the entrance. I watched as the power of God rolled the stone away. All of a sudden, LIGHT burst onto the scene overwhelming the darkness; what had once been dead was now being made alive. The Lord then reminded me of a verse in John 3:19 talking about Jesus. It says, “This is the VERDICT: Light has come into the world...” In Jesus name, I prophesy over you that a verdict has been determined from the Father in your favor and that is this: Jesus Christ, the Light, has come into the place darkness dwelled and has overpowered it. The stone has been rolled away!...

There has been a clear and tangible shift with the onset of 5780; a defining movement into suddenlies. Recently many things have happened in my personal life that bear witness to this. Things that I have been believing for are now happening. Suddenly, healings; suddenly, creative miracles; suddenly, open doors; suddenly, divine appointments; suddenly, restoration of family members.  I heard the Lord say, “I have released a cleansing wind and those who have hungered for more of My presence and have obeyed the leading of My Spirit, are now hearing, seeing and sensing My presence as never before. The veil has been lifted and an immediacy released.” I looked up immediacy in Merriam Webster’s Dictionary. Holy Spirit highlighted a few of the less common definitions to me: 1) occurring, acting or accomplished without loss or interval of time;  2) existing without intervening space or substance; 3) being next in line...

After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the Lord and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying: “Give thanks to the Lord, for his love endures forever.” . . . So Jehoshaphat and his men went to carry off their plunder, and they found among them a great amount of equipment and clothing and also articles of value—more than they could take away. There was so much plunder that it took three days to collect it. | 2 Chronicles 20:21; 25. I have a word of encouragement this morning for those who are feeling battle weary and on the verge of losing hope. As a dear friend and intercessor shared with me a word she received from the Lord, declaring that now is the time of harvest, it resonated so strongly in my spirit. I continued...