How to live in an increasingly chaotic and uncertain world?

The Lord says: 

"Major shifts and major changes are coming this year! Even to the core and to the very foundation of things. This will happen more and more in the coming months. Whatever that can be shaken will be shaken. A sifting is taking place. A purifying is taking place. Even to the churches. Not just in the nations. But as for you, look to Me. Do not be afraid and do not be shaken, for I am with you, if you look to Me. Stay aligned with Me and My Word. Flow with My Spirit. Be led by My Spirit. There is safety in My presence. For where I am, there you shall be." 

The Lord says further: 

"Guard against any discouragement. Guard against any distraction. Guard against any immorality, sin, or temptation in life. Guard against any kind of pitfall set up by the enemy. I will expose the trickeries of the enemy, and I will show you My wisdom to rise above all these." 

Regarding God's plans for you: 

"Guard your calling in life. Guard what has been entrusted to you in this time and season. Continue to be faithful in what I have prepared and called you to be and to do in this season of your life. I will know how to order and establish your steps." 

Psalm 37:23 (NKJV) says, 'The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.'

The word 'ordered' here is 'kuwn' in Hebrew. It can mean 'properly erected, properly established, properly set up, properly prepared'. The Lord is doing exactly this for you this year! Yes, for you who submit to the Lord! He knows how to take it from here. He knows how to guide you step by step. He knows how to order or 'kuwn' your steps. 

Looking at the world nowadays, you can see there are a lot of uncertainties. The world has become increasingly chaotic. Many people are uncertain about their future. Many people live in anxiety and worry about what's to come. Many people are struggling. 

But as for you, beloved of God, the Lord has spoken. As long as you stay aligned with Him, you need not be afraid or need not be anxious. Take this into your heart that the Lord is ordering your steps. Step by step, every step of the way. Now, and the future. Amen! 

What's your part? Your part is to guard your heart! Guard your heart with all diligence. Guard your heart above all else. 

Proverbs 4:23 (NIV) says, 'Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.' 

Proverbs 4:23 (NLT) says, 'Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.' 

The word 'guard' here is interesting. It is 'natsar' in Hebrew. This word can mean 'to protect, to maintain, to preserve (from discouragement, disorientation, condemnation, or evil)'. 

So, beloved of God, 'natsar' your heart. Protect your heart. Maintain your heart. Preserve your heart. Guard your heart at all costs. Bind all those discouragement! Bind all those condemnation sent by the enemy! Bind all those disorientation! 

What does 'guard your heart' actually mean? To answer this, we've got to look at the Hebrew word for 'heart' here first. The word 'heart' here is 'leb' in Hebrew, literally meaning 'the center of everything'. According to Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, it not only speaks of your spirit, but also your soul. It means your mind, your will, and your emotion. Back to Proverbs 4:23 here, guard your spirit and soul. Guard your mind, will, and emotions.

Everything that happens in and around you depends on what's in your heart. Remember the word 'leb' here in Hebrew. If your heart is right, everything will start to fall into place for you. But when your heart is departed from the Lord, everything will also fall apart. Now, that's what Proverbs 4:23 actually means here.

The Lord says: 

"Do not let the enemy sow seeds of discouragement, disorientation, or condemnation in you. The enemy wants to keep you small. The enemy wants to keep you miserable. The enemy wants to keep you thinking that you are good for nothing. The enemy wants to stop you before your breakthrough comes. But this is when you choose to guard your heart above all else."

As you guard your heart, also be careful who you choose to align with (or associate with). In other words, guard against aligning or associating with the wrong people who may intentionally or unintentionally pull you down. 

Temptation (or the lure of this world) is everywhere, and many have fallen into it. But if you flow with the Holy Spirit, and are led by the Holy Spirit, and you are founded firmly in God's Word, there's nothing all these temptations can do to you. That's why it's so important to stay strong in the Word and in the Spirit. God's Word and God's Spirit! These are the two pillars that you need as you walk in this chaotic world!

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Words from the Lord: "A shifting is taking place!"

The Lord says: 

"This is the time for a shift to the new! There is a shifting taking place in the spiritual realm. Move and flow with My time and season. There is even a shifting of mindsets and a shifting of how My people begin to see and understand things. This is the time to walk away from the past that has bound you, and walk into the many new and greater things that I have prepared for you!" 

The word 'shift' in our context here can mean 'a change of direction in life, a change of perspective in life, or a change of priority in life'. It can also mean 'the start of a new season in life, or the start of a new chapter in life'. 

Indeed, there is a shifting taking place right now. A shifting to the better in your life! 

A new chapter is unfolding for your life! A new page is unfolding for your life! 

This is the time to walk into it! 

In Ezekiel 36:25-27, the Lord says: "I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them." 

Even though these verses are meant as God's promises and blessings for Israel, but in our context today, these verses can also apply to you and I. Why? Because we are God's people and God's beloved too!

This is the time and season that the Lord is putting new things into your life! Today, the Lord has spoken clearly, that something has started to change in your life! Change to the better, of course! Receive this by faith!

Interestingly, the word 'statutes' here in Ezekiel 36:27 is 'choq' in Hebrew, and this word can mean 'appointments, instructions, decrees, commands'. As you begin to receive the newness from the Lord and the refreshing in your spirit, and as you begin to walk according to His instructions and blueprints for your life, you will also begin to walk into new appointments that are being set up by the Lord for you. Yes, new appointments, divine appointments, that will open up new opportunities and new things for you! Even new friendships and new open doors! 

In Ezekiel 36:34-36, the Lord says: "The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by. So they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, and ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited.' Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. I, the Lord have spoken it, and I will do it." 

Even though these verses are, again, meant for Israel, but these verses can also apply to you too.

Whatever 'desolation', 'barrenness', or 'ruins' that you have experienced in your past, that's past. Let all these go. Let go of whatever mistake and sin in your past. Let go of whatever that has held you back from moving forward to the new. Let go of those hurts. Let go of those unforgiveness. Let go of those regrets. Let go of those bitterness. Yes, even let go of the envy or jealousy that you may have regarding somebody else. Open that prison doors, and let them go. 

Yes, even let go of all your burdens to the Lord. 

Today, the Lord is planting new seeds in your life! You shall begin to see new things. You shall begin to see better things. You shall begin to see all these coming forth in your life. You shall shift even from barrenness to fruitfulness. Remember the word 'shift' today. The shift that the Lord is doing right now in your life! Yes, a shift to the better! 

So, beloved, don't miss out what God is doing in your life right now. This is your time to walk out of your 'ruins' and 'desolations'! This is your time to walk into the many new things that God has in store for you! Don't look back. Don't linger in that past, whatever that past may be. There is a whole new world waiting for you. There is a whole new world of new things ahead of you. Take this step of faith to the new, just as what prophet Ezekiel had prophesied in Ezekiel 36! 

Indeed, the best is still to come for you! 

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God is turning the tide for you!

The Lord says: 

"The tide is shifting! The tide is shifting! The tide is shifting! For I am turning the tide for you. So, fear not, if you are surrounded by fiery darts and spears. For I am beginning to reverse the situation to your favor, even against the odds. Put your faith and hope in Me. Put your confidence and trust in Me. Look to Me and My Word. I am the Lord who answers. I am the Lord who comes to your aid. Watch how I begin to turn things around for you." 

Beloved, no matter what you have been facing recently, whether in your office, in your organization, in the ministry, or in any area of your life, there is hope for you! There is hope that the Lord can turn things around for you! Your part is to keep putting your trust and confidence in the Lord! 

Psalm 118:15-16 (The Message) says, 'Hear the shouts, hear the triumph songs in the camp of the saved? "The hand of God has turned the tide! The hand of God is raised in victory! The hand of God has turned the tide!"' 

Hallelujah! Indeed, the hand of the Lord has turned the tide for you! The hand of the Lord is raised in victory for you! As long as you are on God's side, and as long as you walk in obedience to Him, His hand will be raised against all those works of darkness against you. You are going to sing songs of triumph and victory! 

This psalm does not have an author in its title, but many Bible scholars believe it was David who wrote it. 

Now, David knew what it's like to be surrounded by 'fiery darts, arrows, and spears'. In fact, at a certain period of time, David was being 'hunted' relentlessly by King Saul. Yet David also saw how God turned the tide for him in the end! The same it is for you and in your situation, because you too are a beloved of God! The name 'David' means 'Beloved'. 

What is the definition of 'turning the tide'? 

It can mean any of these:

- bringing a turnaround (to your favor)

- reversing a bad situation (to your favor)

- reversing the course of events (to your favor)

That's what 'turning the tide' means. And the Lord has spoken today that the tide is turning for you! 

So, whatever not-so-good situation that you may be facing at the moment, be it in your career, in your business, in your finance, or even in your health, or in any other area of your life, the Lord wants you to know that He can turn things around for you, even against the odds! Nothing is impossible to Him. With Him, all things are possible!  

Psalm 118:5-6 (NKJV) says, 'I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place. The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?' 

Indeed, if God is for you, who can be against you? The expression 'set me in a broad place' here means you are not being stifled by the enemy anymore! In other words, you are set free to be who God wants you to be! Beloved, walk in this time and season! Walk in this freedom and victory that the Lord has given to you! Walk in triumph! 

Psalm 118:8-9 (NKJV) says, 'It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.' 

You see, God does put authority above us for the betterment of our lives on this earth. However, every form of authority on this earth may rise and fall. But if you put your trust in the Lord your God who will never fall, the Lord God Almighty, you are like standing on the solid ground and solid rock! Come what may, be it high waves, strong winds, or violent storms, none of these can shake you! 

Psalm 118:13-14 (NKJV) says, 'You push me violently, that I might fall, but the Lord helped me. The Lord is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.' 

Indeed, the Lord your God knows how to come to your aid. He knows how to save you from all those 'fiery darts, arrows, and spears' that the enemy throw against you! He knows how to defend you from any form of attack, be it attack to your reputation, attack to your good name, or even attack out of jealousy against you! 

Just look at David who wrote this psalm. In spite of what had happened to David, the Lord knew how to turn the tide to his favor! For the record, King Saul was jealous of David. No matter how faithful David was to King Saul, King Saul saw David as a threat to his kingship. King Saul couldn't take it when someone else was rising up to do greater things than him. In fact, King Saul actually had made a vow not to kill David! (1 Samuel 19:6-7) But he broke his vow and promise time and again! 

When King Saul sought to kill David out of his own insecurity and jealousy against David, the Lord always knew how to protect and defend David. Ironically, at one time, it was King Saul's own son (Jonathan) and own daughter (Michal) who came to David's rescue! (1 Samuel 19:4-5, 1 Samuel 19:11-17) 

Beloved, are you in a situation where you have been falsely accused, you have been 'hunted', or some people are just plain jealous against you? Take heart. The Lord is with you. Continue to humble yourself before the Lord. Continue to look to the Lord. The Lord your God is not dead. He will know how to come to your rescue. He will know how to come to your aid. Trust Him and His Word. Put your confidence in Him. He is a God who is still alive in your situation, whatever you may be facing at the moment. 

Fast forward to 1 Chronicles 10. That's when King Saul met his tragic end. The archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers. If only David was there, things would have been so much different. Remember, it was David who has the anointing from the Lord to defeat the Philistines. But over here, there was no more protection for King Saul. King Saul eventually died, and all his household died together (1 Chronicles 10:1-6). What a tragic end! Upon seeing what had happened to King Saul, all the men of Israel also fled and escaped for their lives. Israel fell into the hands of the Philistines (1 Chronicles 10:7).

In 1 Chronicles 10:13-14 (NKJV), it's written, 'So Saul died for his unfaithfulness which he had committed against the Lord, because he did not keep the word of the Lord, and also because he consulted a medium for guidance. But he did not inquire of the Lord; therefore the Lord killed him, and turned the kingdom over to David the son of Jesse.' 

If you read from verse 13 to 14 here, this was God's verdict against Saul. God saw Saul as someone who's unfaithful to what He has spoken. God saw Saul as someone who did not seek Him and did not inquire of Him. Therefore, at that time, God pulled him down, and raised up David to be the new king. That's how God turned the kingdom over to David, a man after God's heart, a man who's faithful to God. The rest is history. The people began to gather around David and acknowledged him as their new king. Israel went on to become a great nation under the kingship of David. 

So beloved, take heart, because the tide is shifting for you too! God has begun His work, and He is in the midst of turning the tide for you! Continue to be a man (or a woman) after God's heart. Continue to live a life that is surrendered and yielded to the Lord. And the Lord will know how to do His part. Amen!

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Prophetic words for 2022: A major shift is coming!

Prophetic words for 2022:

"A great reshuffling will begin to happen from the year 2022 onwards, be it in My body (the body of Christ) or in the world! A major shift and restructuring is coming! But for those who remember My covenant and walk in My covenant, fear not, for I will know how to release My wisdom and favor upon them!"

Beloved and friends, 2022 is a year to remember God's covenant and walk in God's covenant. This is so, so important. From the very onset of this year, stay firm in God's covenant and continue to walk in God's covenant, no matter what you see happening around you in this world, whether it's in the economy or in any aspect of the society in this world. 

Always remember your God is a God of covenant, and He remembers you.

The word 'reshuffling' can mean 'reorganizing, restructuring, change in positioning'. All in all, you are going to see some major changes in the economic world, political world and geopolitical world from the year 2022 onwards. This is only the beginning, and will continue to happen in the next five years.

Further words from the Lord:

"For the year 2022, there's going to be major 'change of guards', both in My body (the body of Christ) and in the world. There's going to be a re-strategizing of My army, as I prepare My people for the coming glory. Watch and pray. Stay pure and innocent. Be alert and be vigilant to My moves in the spiritual realm. Choose to move in alignment with Me, and you will never be left out."

What can you expect in the year 2022?

Major shaking, both in good ways and bad ways - in the economic world, political world, and geopolitical world. But as the Lord has spoken, fear not! For those who are covenanted people of the Lord, remember your covenant with Him and walk in your covenant with Him. Stay firm and rooted in the Word of God. Be led by the Spirit of God. And that's how you'll be positioned for the greater things that's coming and for the greater glory of the Lord in your life! There will be supernatural wisdom and favor being released to those who look to Him this year!

Restoration of God's original plan. More and more eyes will be opened and enlightened by the Spirit of the Lord for people to return to His ways. This will continue to gain momentum - whether in how people do church, how people see church, or how people shift in their understanding of what church really is.

Man-made ways or man-made systems will be shaken further. Babylonian systems will not be sustainable, as happened at Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9). You are going to see major restructuring and major reshuffling in many aspects of the society in this world, and even more so in the body of Christ. This is just the beginning, and will gain more momentum in the next five years. As far as God's people are concerned, and as far as God's church, the body of Christ is concerned, God is in the midst of restoring whatever that has been lost, whatever that the man-made ways (the Babylonian systems) has infiltrated His church, the body of Christ. God is beginning to shake these Babylonians systems out of the way, and God is beginning to restore His church to what He has originally meant it to be, the way and the pattern that the Word of God has spoken about what church should be.

This year 2022, it is very important to build your altar to the Lord (Genesis 8:20-21). In other words, come before the Lord, worship Him in spirit and in truth, especially in your personal time of worship, and of course together with your family. Build an altar to the Lord as a family, from your heart. As a believer in the New Covenant, you don't have to build a physical altar like Noah did those days. Instead, your altar is from your heart, as you worship the Lord in spirit and truth, wherever you and your family are. Keep looking to Jesus, keep looking to what He has done for you on the cross, keep remembering His covenant with you, and keep walking in His covenant with you. And that’s how you and your family will begin to see His glory, His light, His anointing, His wisdom, and His favor being manifested, even in ways you cannot imagine possible. For those who receive from the Lord, there will be new open doors that will pleasantly surprise you, and you'll be amazed even the power of darkness will be afraid of you, just as happened to Noah and his family (Genesis 9:1-2).

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A shifting is taking place!

The Lord speaks these words for this time and season:
"A shifting is taking place! A shifting of mindsets and a shifting of how My people see things! You will begin to see your 'ruins' be rebuilt and fortified, and you will begin to see your 'desolation' be turned into garden! This is your time to walk out of your 'ruins', and walk into My greater glory!"

The word 'shift' in this context here can mean:
- a change of direction
- a change of perspective
- a change of responsibility
- a change of gear

In Ezekiel 36:25-27 (NKJV), the Lord says, "I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them."

Even though the above is meant as God's promises and blessings for Israel, it does apply for God's people as a whole in this time and season. Interestingly, the word 'statutes' here is 'choq' (pronounced 'khoke') in Hebrew, and it can mean 'appointments, instructions, decrees, commands'. In other words, as God's people begin to receive a new heart and a new spirit within them, not only will they begin to walk in His instructions, decrees and commands, but they will also begin to walk in His appointments set up for them as well!

In Ezekiel 36:33-36 (NKJV), the Lord then says, "...and the ruins shall be rebuilt. The desolate land shall be tilled instead of lying desolate in the sight of all who pass by. So they will say, 'This land that was desolate has become like the garden of Eden; and the wasted, desolate, ruined cities are now fortified and inhabited'. Then the nations which are left all around you shall know that I, the Lord, have rebuilt the ruined places and planted what was desolate. I, the Lord, have spoken it, and I will do it."

Indeed, people of God, this is your time to walk out of your 'ruins' and 'desolation', and walk into His greater glory! As you begin to take this step of faith, you will also receive a new strength as He shifts you! For some of you, it may be a change of direction in life; for others, it may be a change of perspective (or point of view); and still for some others, it may even be a change of responsibility or a change of gear, i.e. you receive a new strength to 'step up a gear'! Whatever it may be, do not be afraid to walk into the new, because the Lord has meant for you to see your 'ruins' be rebuilt, and your 'desolation' be turned into garden, just as Ezekiel had prophesied!

How do you know God is 'shifting' you into a time of His greater glory?
1. He begins to prepare you for the things ahead (Genesis 18:9-10, Matthew 1:20-21)
2. He begins to change your desires/perspective/passions (Luke 5:1-11)
3. He begins to change your friendship/relationship/aligning (Acts 9:26-28)
4. He begins to send something/someone to confirm what He has spoken (Acts 10:1-46)