MOVE FORWARD!

I believe one of God's main words to me recently and perhaps for you has been 'MOVE FORWARD'.  A couple of reasons why I believe this personally for myself would be; 1) in worship service this weekend we sang a song entitled "Moving Forward" and the pastor discussed moving forward into 2010, 2) I reached for a CD to listen to yesterday going to the pet store and it was a sermon from last month entitled Moving Forward, 3) this morning I read from the book of Joshua in ch. 6 and it mentioned the words move forward and straight ahead a couple of times, 4) I picked out an animated story for Zachary and on the back it mentions about a little boy 'moving forward' into his future.

I wanted to share something with you that I wrote as a note on Facebook and on my pastor's blog:

I see 2010 coming down from heaven as a gift, breaking through the ground that was the year before. Fresh new growth that can break through any fortified wall built against us in 2009.

"MOVE FORWARD!"

Don't be afraid of what's before you, for "SEE!", I HAVE GIVEN THE YEAR OVER TO YOU. (...as the city of Jericho was handed over in Joshua 6:1)

As God commanded Joshua..."Be strong and very courageous...do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go (in 2010).

So, ... "go through the camp and tell the people, 'Get provisions ready for yourselves, for WITHIN THREE DAYS you will be crossing...to go in and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you to inherit.'" (Joshua 1:9-11)

Yes, in THREE DAYS you will be crossing into 2010.

It is a gift from heaven, a land that is yours to inherit and possess. Be STRONG and VERY COURAGEOUS if you already see something in the natural that looks like a walled city to you in the year (land) to come.

May you hear God's voice saying to you, "SEE!, I have handed it over to you."

Go in, take possession, encompass and surround those things...for God will cause them to crumble before you!

..."MOVE FORWARD, march around what seems to be a fortress to you, that walled city,...and blow that horn and give a mighty shout! Then the wall will collapse, and you will ADVANCE...straight ahead."

-(Thoughts from Joshua 6:5,6)

"MOVE FORWARD!"
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-God is wanting me to see something that I don't see in the natural.
-If your perception is right, everything is right.
-Thank God that goodness and mercy follow us.
-When we look at 2010, see the Lord.  Through every situation we are conformed into His image.
-Ending the year of 2009, see where you've been...you do need your rear view mirror.  It is also important to see who you've become, and what are you 'seeing' about yourself in 2009, 2010, and about your life?
(these last few lines I took from bishop Jim Swilley of Church in the Now this past weekend)