So for several months now I have been wrestling with how to use my voice on Facebook. I’ve seen a lot of people do Facebook really well, and there are others who are simply exhausting. I’m quite aware of the difficulties of social media and I’m also aware of the particularly volatile world we are living in. I began asking God how to use my voice on social media if at all. When it comes to the issues that are debated (political and spiritual), I’ve had really good interactions with people, and then I’ve had some that honestly left me sad. I’ve made some mistakes for sure, but have also tried to conduct myself with respect and honor. I know some have not always felt that, but it’s been my goal to not emotionally react particularly when I am feeling accused. Again, I feel I’ve been largely successful at that, but at other times I just failed.
I have not engaged in much depth on social media in a while because I wasn’t sure that it was the right outlet anymore. Too impersonal to have the tough conversations. But that left me feeling like I wasn’t exercising my voice in a way that was helpful. It felt like the message inside of me was begging to come out. I wasn’t sure what the message was, but I felt there was one in there. So, I began asking God if I should use my voice on Facebook and how. For months I didn’t get any clarity. So I stayed silent except to post fun family photos. (Which is my favorite part of Facebook anyways. I LOVE seeing everyone’s family photos and especially travel photos cause I’m obsessed with traveling) I felt I still needed to use my voice on Facebook, but didn’t want to be just another noise. I wanted to learn from my mistakes and feedback from other people and grow. I wanted my voice to mature before I used it “publicly” again. Funny thing is, God has spoken to me about my voice for years, but I have been so unsure with how to use it.
Then, two or three months ago during worship service at my church, I had a moment of clarity that brought such excitement and such peace that I could hardly contain the voice inside me. I almost asked for the microphone right then and there, but refrained. ( I do go to the kind of church that would have gladly given me that microphone which is a privilege in and of itself.)
So what did I hear so loud and clear that has shifted EVERYTHING for me?!? God told me that He wanted me to release the GOOD REPORT. I feel emotional even typing that. It’s the message that I feel has been trapped in my lungs just vying to get out, but unsure how. So what is the GOOD REPORT? It’s the message Joshua and Caleb brought back from spying out the Promised Land. It’s the intelligence that was mixed with faith in the goodness of the God they served, and the promises He made them about that land and its inhabitants. One person from each tribe of Israel was sent into the new land and they spied it out for forty days. All twelve brought back a report, but ONLY Joshua and Caleb told Moses and the people of Israel that despite the giants in the land, it was a land that with the favor of God they would successfully conquer and inhabit. The other spies saw themselves as grasshoppers and left the Promised Land behind feeling intimidated by all they saw.
So here’s what’s interesting about today. 7/21-7/22 were known on the Hebrew calendar as Tisha B’Av. Also known as the day of mourning. It’s the day on the Hebrew calendar in which BOTH temples were destroyed (423 BC and 70 AD) The day the Jews were kicked out of England in 1290 and out of Spain in 1492. Many other tragedies happened to the Hebrew people on this date in history. It’s known as the “saddest day” on the Jewish calendar. Why this day on the calendar? There’s a significant event that happened on this day preceding all of these events. It happens to be the day that the “bad report” was received by the Israelites. The people as a whole believed the negative report from the ten spies and received as a nation the intimidation from their enemies. They forgot God had not only promised them this land, but also instructed them that it was time to inherit it. They only need trust Him and move forward.
But instead they murmured. They got scared. They believed false realities. They actually revolted against Moses. As a result, none of that generation was allowed to even set foot in the land, except for Joshua and Caleb. Moses even fell before the people instead of God. It’s the only time I can remember Moses doing this. He always fell facedown before God. EVERYTIME the people rose up against Moses (which was a lot) he always fell facedown before God. But not this time. Moses even received the negative report and the unbelief. Scripture says he bowed himself before the people.
Here’s exactly what God told the people in Deuteronomy…
Deuteronomy 1:20
“And I said to you, ‘You have come to the hill country of the Amorites which the Lord our God is about to give us. Behold, the Lord your God has set the land before you; go up and take possession of it, just as the Lord, the God of your father’s, has spoken to you. Do not fear or be dismayed.’”
Deuteronomy 1:29-31
“Then I said to you, “Do not be shocked, nor fear them. The Lord your God who goes before you will fight for you Himself, just a He did for you in Egypt before your very eyes, and in the wilderness where you saw how the Lord your God carried and protected you, just as a man carried his son, all along the way which you traveled until you arrived at this place.”
God told them, “do NOT be shocked, nor fear them” when speaking about the obstacles standing in the way of their promises. But they did just that. And I can’t blame them. It’s so easy to get intimidated by what you see with your eyes.
So today, on Tisha B’Av, I am stepping out in faith and sharing with you that it’s time to receive the Good Report. That today sets the stage for what happens next. What report are you receiving? In a day and age of really bad reports everywhere, what will you believe? What has God personally promised you that you have yet see come to pass? What do you believe about your nation and the turmoil happening in it? Do you believe God is done with this nation? If you do, please allow me to change your mind about that. He has shown me a TON over the last two years about this nation. I’ve been to DC 6 times since October 2016, and EVERYTIME I go, I come back with even more revelation about what God is doing with this country. I will be sharing more about that in the future. I want everyone to know what God has shown us.
My friend Debby and I call ourselves Joshua and Caleb because we quickly realized that we were receiving reports about this nation that most were not. By most I mean most people of this nation. But let me also say that each time we go to DC, we encounter even more faith-filled people from literally all over this nation that are receiving the SAME Good Report that we are receiving. It’s unbelievably encouraging.
So let me further this Good Report by sharing that God told my husband and me four summers ago that “America’s best days are ahead of her”. He’s FAR from done with this country. Since then I have met countless faith-filled people who have been doing some AMAZING work “behind the scenes” to get this nation back on track spiritually speaking. Incredible shifts have already happened in the spirit realm. You don’t have to be a discerning person to know this. The chaos you are witnessing is EVIDENCE that the spiritual shifts have occurred. The darkness is literally trembling. There’s so much anger and now even violence spewing out every which way you look. Who is the author of anger and violence? It’s not mankind. Mankind is GOD’S creation. The devil is the one marked by anger, pride, disrespect and violence. Now that’s definitely not to say that man doesn’t comes under his influence. Mark my words, this anger you see all over the place is most assuredly the demonic panic and the evidence of a change of regime in the spirit realm. The devil has lost this nation. I will need to do a lot more explaining to that last point, but trust me…..he has already lost his claim. Now the land needs to be taken back. The believers of this nation unfortunately for many various reasons handed over their rights to it, but the title deeds have been given back!!! It’s time to take the Promised Land back. Will share more soon about this.
Some of you may think I’m a little of my rocker, but if you doubt me then just seek God for yourself. I’m not special that He would show me all of this. I just got on my face two years ago and began to ask. I NEVER expected the spectacularly clear answers He has given me. And what’s SO amazing is SO MANY others are hearing the SAME THINGS!! It helps me to know I’m not alone and I’m not crazy.
There IS a major move of God not only in this nation but on the face of the earth right now. It’s why there’s so much shaking globally. The earth trembles at His presence. There’s another Great Awakening coming. Our nation will be a Light once again in the earth.
Again, you don’t have to take my word for it. Seek HIM. He will show you what’s He’s doing. The one thing that is required is an absolute humbling of yourself and very specifically your opinions. I couldn’t see it with my political lens. He’s doing a NEW thing right now on the earth. He’s using people we would never have imagined he would have elevated and used. You can’t understand this move through your natural eyes. Only those who have humbled their hearts and minds to Him. I was surprised at how much He made me give up before I was able to understand all of it. I can’t even watch the news channels anymore. Let me tell you guys, they are releasing a Bad Report. Yes. Even Fox News. Be careful what report you believe. There are discerning ways to stay connected to the news through your connection to God. I’m telling you, the news does not accurately release what God is revealing in the spirit. At least not yet. I have hope that He will raise up more who will.
So I know that was a LOT, but I’ve had this stirring in me for months now and wondered when it would be time to talk about it. Thank you SO much for reading this. I hesitated to make it so long because I knew I would lose almost everyone, but had hope there were those who would hang in there. I know this was a bit rough, but it’s my first go at it, so hopefully it made sense.
Let me leave the lyrics to a wonderful song we did in worship tonight. It made my spirit soar as I sang and declared this over myself, my family/friends and my nation.
TREMBLE
Peace, bring it all to peace
The storm surrounding me
Let it break at Your name
Still, call the sea to still
The rage in me to still
Every wave at Your name
Jesus, Jesus, You make the darkness tremble
Jesus, Jesus, You silence fear
Jesus, Jesus, You make the darkness tremble
Jesus, Jesus
Breathe, then call these bones to live
Call these lungs to sing
Once again, I will praise
Your name is a light that the shadows can’t deny
Your name cannot be overcome
Your name is alive forever lifted high
Your name cannot be overcome
