Reclaiming Our Forgotten HeritageSample

One of the important aspects of walking in empowerment with the Father is making His wisdom,  knowledge, and understanding a priority in our lives. This means we need to carve out time to quiet our souls and to be alone with God. We need to find a quiet place to meditate and slow down as we read the Word or a favorite devotional. Listening to soft worship music (“soaking” music) can help prepare the atmosphere. But what matters most is waiting on the Lord. We must make space for emunah, because it demands being unhurried, confident of what God has promised, and resting enough to stand in the place where we are called to be a beacon for Yeshua.

Quieting our souls and waiting, however, is not the same thing as being passive. The opposite is true, in fact. It takes a great deal of discipline and desire to be able to successfully adopt and implement these changes in our own lives. Correction in our spiritual life can be as challenging as changes in our physical life, but a key in both areas is knowing that we can do all things through Messiah who give us strength (Philippians 4:13). We would be wise to never discount the supernatural power of the Holy Spirit. Calling on the Holy Spirit should be our first option for both the physical and spiritual challenges set before us. 

After receiving a prophetic word from God, many people make the mistake of  simply waiting and doing nothing. They do not act but only wait for the door to open, the letter to arrive in the mail, or the phone to ring with the good news that the task has been accomplished. But God is proactive. God always does something. So waiting on God does not mean that we sit and do nothing. When the Word tells us to “stand still and see the salvation of the Lord” (2 Chronicles 20:17), this is not instruction to wait in a corner with our hands folded. It’s a reminder to stand our ground by faith.