AUGUST
The Lord highlighted James 1 as He began speaking about His timeline for the month of August:
2-12 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits. Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.
16-25 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures. Know this, my beloved brothers; let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be DOERS of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who ACTS, he will be blessed in his doing. (emphasis mine)
And I heard the Lord say,
“Do not lay the baby down! Be a faithful steward! To the one who has, more will be given, to those who hear my word and do it.”
“I will illuminate the way forward.”
Ask
Engage
Make space
“These three things you must do to receive the solutions I am releasing from My Storehouse in August. Clean off your work surface so I can lay out the fresh blueprints for the next season of building, so I can show you the new road map. The keys to receiving will be found in proximity. Only those who embrace collective cruciform unity will be given the next steps. You will be commissioned into community. For My anointing of this hour rests on friendship, friendship with Me and My Bride. My Grace will fall on the collective and My Glory will be made manifest among covenant relationships where there is no competition, jealousy, envy, infighting or division.
”There will be a transference of anointings in August. It is vitally important who you surround yourself with as what’s on them will be imparted to you and what’s on you will be imparted to them. I am orchestrating a convergence at the crossroads in the month of August. Pay attention to the faces I put in front of you at the transitional turns and temporary stops. Do not diminish the fleeting moments of interaction as those will serve as flashpoints in the spirit, striking, lighting and igniting movements that will catch fire and spread beyond any particular region or territory. Your feet will catch the fire of the ground where you engage in these encounters and do not dismiss them as meaningless. This fire will go where you go as long as you stoke the flames of first love intercession. Your feet will remain burning wherever you go as you tend to and protect the fire in your hearth.”
When the Lord said this, He made sure to reiterate to me that He used the word hearth intentionally. And then I saw a large stone fireplace situated in the center of a home, a double sided fireplace opening up to both the kitchen and living room. The hearth is considered the base of a fireplace, it can also be used to describe one’s home.
As we receive impartation and catch the fire of revelation of His Glory in the place of encounter and in ministry activity He is equally imploring us that in order to keep the fire pure and burning we must not neglect the condition of our hearts or our homes. In our being and doing and sending and going the priority must be healthy, uncluttered souls and healthy relationships, intimacy among those the Lord has put in our lives as “family.” This is the only way to keep the fire burning continually and being a living representation of The Son.
“For those who go low and remain needy of Me I will show My Mercy and My Goodness. I will show them what my heart beats for and what is inside the chambers of My heart. I will place upon them divine mercy and grace for their brothers and sisters. I will impart a supernatural and unconditional love for the betrayer. I will tenderize those who remain on the threshing floor and allow their eyes to be cleansed and enlightened. This process is costly and painful, the reward is unbroken fellowship with My Heart and a greater revelation and embodiment of the ministry of Reconciliation. I will restore hope and vision for the future. And I will give to them blueprints for the next season in the wing of weakness and raise them up in honor with My power and strength to begin the next phase of co-laboring with Me. These blueprints will require NEW EYES to perceive and understand the instructions that I give. These blueprints will require many hands. No more building alone. Look! Look at those on the floor. Look for those with fresh tears. They will be My co-laborers and those I call friends, they are the ones I approve and have heaven’s permits to build together.”
“What I have shown you in the place of hiddenness will begin to take shape. Be faithful to remain engaged, make space and steward what I shape and place into your hands to be crafted and clarified with the help of My sevenfold Spirit and My friends.”
As I saw the Lord place what He had shaped in its raw form into the open hands of His people there were specific instructions given to encourage those who respond to the invitation to co-labor and create with Him.
This will be a period of relearning and going back to the drawing board. Do not worry, you may feel discouraged, out of practice or “outdated” in your way of doing things. I saw Him accelerating the learning phase and process and giving you the ability to “pick it up quickly” and absorb information and assimilate to His Kingdom Way.
Do not prematurely grieve what you see because it does not line up with what you had originally imagined. Keep yourself from jumping to conclusions or making assumptions about what’s in front of you/in your hands. I hear Him saying to “wait for all of the instructions” or you will be left disappointed and confused from the incomplete picture.
Give Him what you have, and let HIM multiply it. The enemy wants you to believe the lie that you will never be “ready” by keeping you fixated on the areas of lack and those who left. Don’t get so consumed with preparedness that you miss the invitation of obedience before you RIGHT NOW. You will be tempted to partner with insecurity, inadequacy and feeling like you don’t have the strength or competency to build what He’s shown you, which means that you will be forced into a supernatural creative process and dependency where only He can accomplish through you in the collective a finished and beautiful product. This leads me to the last instruction…
Embrace the fresh Grace falling on your exposed weakness. Be honest about where you are weak and empty and don’t hide it. This is the target of His Grace and where you will see His Glory invade. I saw a quilted blanket of many colored patches falling on those who laid themselves bare in their weakness. It was a mantle of varying expressions of Christ’s power in the “gift of grace” covering those positioned low in humility before the Lord and among one another. Let Him fill every empty place with His Grace and Glory and watch how He infuses you with HIS strength, creativity and power.
He is about to fill the empty spaces of the last season with His overwhelming Presence. He is giving to those who set their faces like flint in steadfastness an encounter with His Goodness. I see the call of “Nathanael” going out from heaven to those who have remained in the fire. He will say of you “Behold! A man indeed, in whom there is no deceit!” And this is the season you will emerge and declare with wholehearted conviction “I have seen the Son! I have seen His goodness and His mercy pass before me.”
Be patient, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble against one another, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. As an example of suffering and patience, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful. James 5:7-11
