I had a dream I was at my fashion design graduation and I had no idea what to design but an idea came for wearable art and before I knew it I was packing up my box. I also saw free champagne and cake. I asked for a glass but they couldn’t find one. Finally I found a hologram Colored one and poured a bunch of lime green colored champagne into my glass. I was surprised that I wanted to drink so much since I hadn’t drank in ages. The glass suddenly cracked and broke.
The Lord spoke to me when I woke up. He said that most people drown out their desires by watching television or drinking, or shopping, eating, sex, etc.
It’s instant gratification.
When we’ve been in seasons of waiting or prolonged delay, we feel that it’s God’s heart to deprive us of things. We start believing we need to suffer to earn God’s blessings.
And when we do receive it we don’t believe we deserve it or that God will take it away.
I went through years of being stripped away of everything. Because those things were places of slavery. I was a slave to what my friends thought of me, what my mom thought of me. I was a slave to my rent and my car bills. I was a slave to societal standards.
When Jesus said “sell everything and follow me” He didn’t mean that He would never bless me and that He wanted me to live like a beggar. He simply meant “if you give everything up, I shall give you true power. You will no longer be a slave to society and you will no longer define yourself by what you have”. However because I will no longer be a slave to the blessings, God will pour out His blessings because He knows as freely as I received as freely I will give.
So all of it is a season of testing.
The more you are able to release, the more He will bless you. I know it sounds crazy but it’s true. He won’t give you above what you can handle.
He wants us to live without fear and following Jesus has helped me to overcome fears I didn’t think I have.
Things God freed me from:
A fear of men and what they think of me- approaching strangers to pray for them. I experience tons of negative reactions. But the more I’m rejected the more I seek refuge in being a daughter of God.
A fear of lack- sometimes not knowing how I’ll eat or pay for accommodation but trusting God and following His instructions to get the provisions I need instead of figuring it out on my own.
A fear of death- knowing that God has my back and His angels are watching over me.
God said to me “you deserve to have what you want, you deserve to be happy”.
“But Lord I suffered so much loss, how can I have what I want?”
“What is it you want?”
“A family. A sense of connectedness with friends and family. Restoration of my family. I want to come out from under the weight of pain and live freely from the past. I don’t just want to help other fulfill their dreams, I want to see my own fulfilled. I want to write tv shows, direct films, design clothes, write books, speak to people on stages, I want to help others through my own dreams.
I want to have the energy to dance again, to run again. I want to experience vitality in my body. It’s been such a long and hard process. I’ve helped thousands of people but I want it for myself too. I want my own family.”
What are your desires? God wants to fulfill them.
You May have been a long and difficult wilderness of delayed desires but God wants to give you what you want. You might be asking why you had to go through all of that but He is saying “now you can contain it- what true power looks like”.
You can not contain God’s power without being a vessel emptied of fear, shame, self hate, condemnation and guilt.
You were a slave; now you are free.
Only a free man/woman can love without manipulating the family God brings to him/her.
Only a free man/woman can have riches and not be a slave to it.
Only a person who knows they are children of God can have worldly success and not allow the fame and worldly power get to his/her head.
Only a person who has gone through the fire can he/she resist the temptations that the next level presents to him/her.
God built you in the fire because otherwise you’d be knocked down by the devil right when God brings your husband, the money, or the family.
God knows the devil will try to destroy your reputation when the fame comes. He knows you couldn’t withstand the accusations back then, but now you know who you are in Christ Jesus. He knew you were ashamed to be called Christian back then, but now you only preach Jesus crucified and resurrected.
The devil could have wiped you out with one accusation from your family, you would’ve been talking about it for one month, maybe a year.
But now you know who you are in Christ Jesus. You know not to get caught up in the devil’s trap. You won’t allow your mouth to speak negatively.
Back then, the devil brought good looking men/women to you and it was easy to sidetrack you. You were easily seduced by flattery and a sign of wealth but now you know a wolf from a true sheep and follower of Jesus.
I’ve met enough wolves to know what a true man of God looks like now!
One look, one sentence, I can tell what a man’s heart is after!
A man after God’s heart may not have luxury cars but they have a heart that will follow God at all costs.
Back then you were so broken you spent your whole paycheck on binge drinking. Now you’ve learned to sow into God’s kingdom and to treat yourself well without needing to hurt your body.
Now you know you are worthy because Jesus paid the price for the blessings so I decree and declare –
You will have what you want! Because your number one delight will always be Jesus Christ!
You will never leave your first love even if the blessings come!
So I prophesy all the things you want rain down! The family, the friends, the finances, success in your business, etc.
This time you will not leave Jesus out.
“Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you”.
I gave everything up to follow Jesus and in return, He has brought incredible kingdom minded friends. People sowed and continue to sow into this kingdom work of bringing Jesus to the nations. Even though it has been really difficult at times, I know in my weakness His strength is made perfect.
These times strengthen my faith.
God is a good Father and even when we don’t understand it, His desire is to bring us to a wholeness that can contain what He desires for us.
A broken vessel allows the fragrance of Jesus to seep through to others.
You need to be broken to have a genuine love for people. I love homeless people on another level because I understand how it feels to go without. I love the hurting because I know how it feels to hurt. I love the wounded because I’ve been wounded.
God is calling us out of the past and into the new season.
Will you grab His hand and walk forward? The new door is open for you! Don’t look back anymore!
The fire and wilderness trained you to see the real from the fake. I’ve battled spirits of witchcraft, accusation and intimidation. I can spot a guilt trip from a mile away. I can sense danger and an angry spirit. I know when to engage and when to walk away.
I know when someone’s ready for help or when they are sent by the devil to distract me!! I know what false responsibility feels and looks like!
I know how much to help someone and when I need to set boundaries. I’ve trained my whole life! Ever since I was born into a broken home, ever since I saw divorce in my family, a mother who became unforgiving and bitter, I know what holding onto a grudge results in!
I know I used to carry false responsibilities thinking they were mine to carry! I know my worth now!
I know what the religious spirit and obligation looks like! I know what guilt feels like! I know the difference between “should” and “want”! God wants us to live in want! Not should’s!
I’ve been set free from the bondage of religion and into true sonship with Jesus, an intimate relationship not based on works but grace!
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