As I wrestled with my own thoughts I felt The Holy Spirit speak: “‘Time’ and ‘timing’ has shifted!

In the wrestling, a recalibration to The LORD’s Heart is required in this Hour!”

Come Out Unto Me — and Into the Clarity of My Presence

Dear saints, I feel this urgent call from The Holy Spirit for “the Bridal Company” in this Hour to: “Draw nearer LORD JESUS unto THEE!”

Coming out of an intense season of ministry, I have heard The LORD’s invitation begin to arise more emphatically in my spirit-man over the past couple of weeks…. “Come out unto Me; out of the fray, and into the clarity of My Presence ”

… and so I’ve been intentionally “peeling off the layers” of my schedule, seeking to follow Him into “Blessed Rest” … knowing that when He gives this kind of call, it will be absolutely essential for my spiritual-strength and the honing of my spiritual-acuity in the coming days.

I can feel that “time” and “timing” have shifted, and there must be personal oil in our lamps.

While I am anticipating His deep personal refreshing, it is my deeper desire that I might reemerge from this place of “enfolding my heart in His” with a keener sense of focus, and awareness of the purposes of His heart through me in this Hour.

I pray that I may be tuned entirely to His heart, and not run by the “to and fro” distractions of the world around me….

A Few Precious Visions

The LORD has given me a few precious visions in this regard:

Encounter at the Potter’s Wheel

In the first “encounter,” as I was ministering to a young Believer whom I mentor, I found myself so deeply moved with their heart-posture before The LORD. I could sense and feel the unobtrusive humility in their willingness to take “a servant’s seat” and “not be fully known” in an emerging ministry situation.

They were completely in a state of joyful rest, trusting whole-heartedly for The LORD to lead as He would, placing the heart of the leadership, the timing of events, and circumstances truly into The LORD’s care…

Right in the middle of ministering to this Believer, I was startled, when all at once I could see my Beloved LORD Jesus before me at the Potter’s Wheel.

I realized in a flash that His hands were reshaping and reforming “My Vessel” (me) and He was inviting my hands into the “reshaping and reforming” process for this Hour.

My heart was gripped, as gentle tears spontaneously flowed in the awe and surprise of the moment…

I tried to gather myself quickly in the “overlap” of both “ministering to this young Believer” and being “ministered to” by my LORD.

The Spirit whisper came to my heart: “Would you be willing step away from the very things in Ministry that have defined you in season’s past, in order to go deeper into the uncharted waters of co-union with My Heart?”

Time and Timing — Recalibration to His Heart

About one week later, while communing with The Holy Spirit and questioning “time” and “timing,” I felt a deep inner wrestling about what was unfolding in “actual time” before us.

I knew that there was again an extension of “time” before The LORD’s coming, and I had to fight hard against disappointment in order to catch the heart of The LORD Jesus, and the deep mercy of Father God — Who is making room for “as many as are willing” to COME to Him!

“The LORD is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:8-9 NKJV.

There was such an intense wrestling within me.

It felt that my soul was like a caterpillar, thrust once again into the chrysalis of process so that the complete work of soul transformation would take place, and I would emerge in the strength, freedom, and empowerment of His form, shaped to His Will.

Up and Away in the Spirit

Over the next few days as I allowed The Holy Spirit to recalibrate me to His timing in my inner man, and bring me into His rule of peace.

I could feel The LORD take me up into a glorious Vision, in what felt and looked like the Celtic Highlands.

The winds were stirring up all around me as I stood overlooking a great valley from the vantage point of a rough, rocky mountainside, just outside of a sturdy castle tower.

The whole scene was entirely invigorating. I was dressed in red wools, that stood out against the deep grey of the rugged, granite stone.

The long red scarf around my neck whipped in the winds, and I could feel the momentum of the Spirit!

Joy overtook me as the high Praises of The LORD begin to well up from deep inside me — the fetters and constraints of the culture coming loose from me.

Here’s the Invitation dear saints:

• Come out unto Him… alone.
• Enter into His Rest; cease from striving.
• Consecrate yourselves entirely to your Beloved LORD and King.
• Worship Him in the beauty of Holiness

Our Upward Call in Christ

“I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fullness that I’m pursuing, but I run with passion into His abundance so that I may reach the purpose for which Christ Jesus laid hold of me to make me his own.” Philippians 3: 12 TPT.

I press on towards the goal to win the supreme and heavenly prize to which God in Christ Jesus is calling us upward… (v 14 personalized)

The Living Word:

“My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with me.” And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.” Psalm 27:8 NLT.

“Though a mighty army surrounds me, my heart will not be afraid. Even if I am attacked, I will remain confident.
The one thing I ask of The LORD — the thing I seek most — is to live in the house of The LORD all the days of my life, delighting in The LORD’s perfections and meditating in his Temple.
For He will conceal me there when troubles come; He will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
Then I will hold my head high above my enemies who surround me. At his sanctuary I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy, singing and praising The LORD.” Psalm 27:3-6 NLT.

“Our Beloved Bridegroom King: “He’s steadfast in all he does. His ways are the ways of righteousness, based on truth and holiness.
None can rival him, but all will be amazed by him. Most sweet are his kisses, even his whispers of love.
He is delightful in every way and perfect from every viewpoint.
If you ask me why I love him so, O brides-to-be, it’s because there is none like him to me. Everything about him fills me with holy desire! And now he is my beloved — my friend forever.” Song of Songs 5:15-16 TPT.

Please also see and meditate deeply on the rest of Song of Songs 5.

“But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:9-10 NKJV.

Our Beloved Morning Star:
“Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place—until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts.” 2 Peter 1:19 NLT.

 

~ Shelley M Ed

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Shelley M Ed/ LifeSetMinistries: Ordained Minister CMA/ working with Leaders and Ministry Houses: US/CAN/INT. Leadership development, counselling, and oversight.
“Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom…. Let your waist be girded and your lamps burning” Luke 12:32;35.

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