I’ve noticed something for quite awhile now and decided that I needed to get some light on the subject. I was on the treadmill asking Abba about this issue and suddenly I got a powerful vision of what I knew to be the way it should be. For several years now I’ve mentioned that I felt that the kids were going to be a powerful force behind the coming revival (which is now manifesting.) I noticed then, and still do now, that some people get this knee jerk reaction. Hmm, what’s up with that? Recently I’ve noticed that any time a word is given about women taking their place there seems to be a similar reaction. I personally have steered clear of doing anything more about this than quote what some guys have said, saying nothing from my own leadings since I am a lady and I would not want it to appear that I’m pushing for room for myself. In fact when I first read one prophetic word by a notable ministry guy that women would birth this next move I got rather ticked thinking, ‘Yeah, leave it to us, no pressure right?’ I know bad attitude.
I realized that some people when hearing a group other than their own might be involved in what perhaps is something that they want to do; that this somehow equates in their minds to exclusion. This of course is not the case for there have always been Scriptural exceptions to many situations. Joshua and Caleb were ‘too old’ to fit the blanket age of going into the Promise Land but Joshua led them in and Caleb was out fighting and claiming mountains when he was much too old for such doings. Abraham and Sarah were too old to have a son as was Elizabeth, John’s mom. If you check out the Gospels you will find women on the forefront of Yeshua’s ministry. Paul was indebted to many women and several sponsored churches in their homes. Yet we don’t find Yeshua or Paul being bothered that the ladies were a part of the mix.
I had a personal experience a couple of days ago of being allowed a privilege to which I was excluded by age or at least was supposed to be. Dave and I had been shopping in Kohl’s, he sent me to check out while he went outside to make a phone call. The nice young (very young) lady at the register asked me my age and quickly said it was seniors discount day. I replied 52. She told me that I didn’t qualify, and then proceeded to sweetly tell me that I didn’t look my age. We chatted on a bit about how her dad was often mistaken for her brother and I told her a recent story of a guy who told me he knew my dad (guess who he was talking about?) I noticed the manager had been standing close by and thought, I hope he doesn’t yell at her for chatting to me for so long but there was no one waiting to be checked out so….When I got home I started thinking that the amount really should have been more for what I purchased so I got the ticket out and began to see if the sale items I bought had been discounted further. I was amazed to see the 15% senior discount on my ticket which amounted to $10. What’s up with that, I know I didn’t qualify but somehow I had been allowed the privilege of a senior. Was it the manager that gave the nod? I suppose I won’t ever find out but that doesn’t keep me from appreciating the discount that I was given.
Truth is we all have a place, Abba has a plan for all of us and you can be a Caleb who asked for mountains with giants on them or Zelophehad’s daughters who petitioned to inherit their dad’s inheritance and Moshe was told by Abba, Himself that it was to be given to them. Personally I think I’ve found a solution that works for me, I’m nearly a senior and since my healing Dave says I’m acting like a kid and hey I was born a girl, I’m pretty covered.
Seriously now, the vision I had was of strong mighty guys dressed for battle, they stood shoulder to shoulder covering a ridge as far as my eye could see. Then the line shifted just a bit and the women stepped up next to them, they were armed but with different weapons then the men. The kids took their places next. All sorts of kids, little dinks with big smiles and wide eyes. Then I saw one of the dinks pull on his mom’s sleeve and asked pointing forward, ‘is that the enemy?’ Sure enough a horde stood opposite. ‘Yes, that’s them’, the mom replied. ‘They don’t look so big to me.’ The dink remarked. Since almost everything is bigger than a small child ‘big’ is very relative to them and these kids weren’t just any dinks, they are His. Smiling the mom replied, ‘You’re right, they aren’t so big.’ Next I saw the women lift their faces to the sky and begin to sing, it was a song extolling His goodness, His grace and glory, the dinks began to dance and whirl to the song, the men began to beat their swords on their shields and stomp their feet, it was a powerful noise, that pulsed to His heartbeat. The enemy was stricken with confusion and dismay. Then I heard this phrase ringing out loud and clear.
WATCH OUT, HERE COMES THE FAMILY!
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