Awakened and Aligned

than sacrifice. Love is better than ritual. Living by the Spirit is better than tradition or rules taught by men. One carries Life and the other carries death. We will only live in the fullness of all that He has designed us to when we let go of the former things and allow God to have His order in this day. We can’t allow ourselves to get stuck in yesterday…no matter how glorious or how terrible we perceived it to be. When we are in love with our Maker, surrendering to the sound of His voice and the purpose of His heart, we allow Him to transform us from one glory to the next. This enables us to carry the wine He desires to pour out in this time and at this level!

There is MORE than our hearts can imagine … but to see, hear, and know, we must let go of the old.

A line of the song “New Wine” by Hillsong has really been resonating with me since we worshipped with it and released it over a region on a ministry trip this last May:

“ I lay down my old flames to carry Your new Fire today.”

“Yes, Jesus…make us Your vessels to bring Your new wine out of us. We surrender to the work of Your Spirit to make us ready for this new era in the Father’s order.”

Part 3: Mantle of God’s Order

As I sat on the beach of a mountain lake last week talking with the Lord, a small fox came onto the sand just a few feet

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