Dedication not Desperation

My Beloved,

It is your determination and dedication to Me that will set you apart and satisfy your deepest desire to live for something beyond yourself. You are mine, therefore you have no need to allow disappointment to direct your path any longer.

When you feel desperate, you will be tempted to walk off the narrow path I paved for you at the cross. Unless you trust Me to lead you, this path may appear many times to have limited choices. However, if you will choose to be completely committed to Me, you will discover the narrow path has limitless blessings and leads to a beautiful life.

If you wander onto the wide path of desperation, you will always feel lost and alone. However, I am just a whisper away and I will always be here to walk you-my beloved-back to the road of plan & purpose for you.

Love,
Your Father who walks with you  

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"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will direct your paths."
~Proverbs 3:5-6~

Make Room

TODAY’S WORD

Notice, God has already laid up contracts, houses, businesses, promotions and good breaks. They already have your name on them. If you’ll keep honoring God and making room for them, then eventually they will find their way into your hands — the hands of the righteous. That means right now something is headed your direction; not bad breaks, not disappointments, not lack, not mediocrity. If you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, then you are the righteous! Increase is looking for you. Favor is looking for you. Good breaks are looking for you! My question is, are you making room for it? Are you taking off the limits in your thinking? Are you preparing for increase? Get rid of any old thoughts that are telling you, “You’ve gone as far as you can. You never get any good breaks. This sounds good today, but this is not for you. This is for everybody else. You’ve made too many mistakes. You come from the wrong family.” There will always be voices that try to talk you out of it. When you look at it in the natural, your own thoughts may tell you, “It’s impossible. There’s no way.” But that’s when you have to rise up in faith and embrace His promises so you can make room for the blessings He has in store for you.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father, today I take the limits off and open my heart to You. I believe Your Word and believe that You have blessing and provision prepared for me. I receive it by faith today in Jesus’ name. Amen.

TDJAKES PECKING ORDERS DAY 30-37

WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 30

**In this new season, God will EXPOSE you to brand new things and people. However, don’t get caught up in looking at the outside of a person, relationship or situation! These things do not always reflect what is on the inside. Jesus said about the Pharisees that outside they were clean, but inside they were full of dead men’s bones (Matthew 23:27). Ask God for His wisdom and KNOWLEDGE as you navigate new territory and people!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 31

As you become EXPOSED to more, you will need to shut the doors on those things that negatively influence you. But, before you shut a door you will not be able to reopen, stop and think. You need the KNOWLEDGE to be able to tell the difference between a bad door and one that’s simply not ready. Do not close a door on a relationship or opportunity out of frustration just because it squeaks a little. God may bring you back to it when you are fully prepared to handle it!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 32

Forgiving someone takes a considerable amount of COURAGE because it requires you to be a bigger person and let things go…something most of us don’t want to do. Grudges spread and invade our healthy emotions. Forgiveness conquers bitterness! Moving toward your goals will require you to be COURAGEOUS enough to release the bitterness you’ve held for so long. Remember to forgive as you want to be forgiven!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 33

Don’t ever go into a business deal without the proper research and KNOWLEDGE! Doing so will quickly allow the stronger personality to arrange the relationship to suit them. KNOWLEDGE helps you ensure there is equity and fairness between all parties in the business relationship. Make sure you do what is fair, and be COURAGEOUS and willing enough to address and correct mistake
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 34

If you haven’t discovered it by now, PECKING will quickly introduce you to new things and people. But, as you risk doing or experiencing something new, you must accept that fear is normal! Nervousness and anxiety is a part of the nature of crossing a fresh threshold into the exhilaration of a new experience. You will always face new experiences with a degree of angst. But, take COURAGE. Feel the fear…but do the new thing anyway!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 35

When God POSITIONS you, He has a way of putting you in a place where you have no choice but to move from the safe center to the uncertain edge of a new experience! Admittedly, you would avoid making the necessary changes or facing the edge if you could. It’s here that you learn the value of faith and fuel of prayer. Activate both as God POSITIONS you to face uncertainty.
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 36

DO NOT TURN BACK! You are doing so well! Before you give in to your anxieties, respect what is at stake! This whole idea of PECKING may seem scary. After all, you’re operating outside your comfort zone the entire time. But, the only way to avoid these nerve-racking feelings is to simply play it safe by sticking to what is easy and familiar. Expect to be uncomfortable because the stakes of your future are high! KEEP PECKING!!!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 37

Before you give up, affirm that the sky is the limit! You’ve been POSITIONED and EXPOSED. You’ve taken COURAGE and gathered KNOWLEDGE. You’ve set your goals high, knowing you could not achieve them on your own. Even if this is your second or umpteenth attempt, DON’T GIVE UP! You’re right on track. You were not created to play it safe. Take the risk and continue asking God, “Father, what’s next?”

TDJAKES PECKING ORDERS DAY 22-29

WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 22

The favor that God has placed on your life will cause you to be liked by people you can’t even imagine. They will be intelligent, influential and have wisdom to share with you on your journey. This requires that you EXPOSE yourself to more than just your familiar surroundings. These new “things” and new people God is sending your way may operate on a higher level than what you are accustomed to. Get comfortable trying new things and going new places. You’ll be glad you did! Keep pecking…
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 23

So many of us remain trapped in the shell of the familiar, never venturing out to see different locations, eat new foods or even hear music we’re not accustomed to. Then, we wonder why we never progress further in life. EXPOSURE is a choice! Do you choose to hold on to the familiarity of what you’ve always experienced, or will you take a chance on something new and vibrant? This may cause you to be nervous, but it greatly enriches your life experience. God has more for you than your current surroundings! Take COURAGE and step out on faith to see and experience more!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 24

With the estimated 7 billion people on the planet and the ability to be on the other side of the world in less than a day, it would be incorrect in saying there’s nothing new to discover. Sadly, many of us think just that! God’s EXPOSURE requires us to leave behind what’s comfortable to embark upon the uncertainty of the unfamiliar. As you move toward your goal, you will encounter the unknown. God uses EXPOSURE as the practice arena for the newness and uncertainty you will experience in your future. It’s best to learn the lesson of being comfortable in uncertainty now, than having to learn it later.
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 25

One difference between Successful people and unsuccessful people is EXPOSURE! Successful people read and study new things, go new places... always preparing for the next move by accumulating new knowledge and experiences. These very experiences uniquely equip them to handle the vagueness of the future while they move toward their goals. Make a list of the different things you’ve always wanted to do, but haven’t yet availed yourself of the opportunity. You’ll often find it’s your lack of COURAGE that’s prevented you from doing them. Take action on the easiest one and accomplish it. As you’re EXPOSED to more, you will desire more!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 26

Like inmates in a prison yard, so many of us stay within the limits of the cities or neighborhoods we’ve grown up in, never venturing outside of them for the slightest amount of time. God has given you freedom--freedom to be EXPOSED to all of His creation and not just your particular street in your particular part of town. Take steps now toward EXPOSING yourself to more. Go to museums, theaters, orchestral performances, cultural festivals or anything you’ve never experienced in your own city as this will ignite a desire in you to see what lies beyond the “prison” walls of where you’ve always been. A whole new world of discoveries awaits…
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 27

Fullness of life requires a dedication to experiencing and being EXPOSED to new things. Imagine remaining where you are and doing the same thing you’ve always done for the rest of your life! If not for the sake of your future, go to new places and try new things just for the sake of getting out of your own comfort zone and living the full life God has ordained for you!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 28

EXPOSURE to more opportunities and people will quickly teach you not to get wrapped up in how things appear. Some details simply cannot be ascertained until you experience the fullness of the entire situation. A particular opportunity may look perfect on paper while your previous experiences instruct you to use caution and not take something at face value. As you head toward the fulfillment of your goals, heed the caution your previous experiences and EXPOSURE suggest. Your new found knowledge and wisdom will prevent you from making mistakes based on impulsive and emotional decisions.
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 29

**In following Naomi, Ruth was EXPOSED to a myriad of new things, including gleaning remnants from the side of a field. While she was experiencing something less than desirable, but altogether new, she was completely unaware of the other method in which God EXPOSED her. Little did she know Boaz, her future husband, was watching her. She was POSITIONED for the redemption of her family line. God will EXPOSE you and POSITION you for His purpose.

TDJAKES PECKING ORDERS DAYS 15-21

WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 15

In this new season, God will EXPOSE you to brand new things and people. However, do not get caught up in looking at the outside of a person, relationship or situation! These things do not always reflect what is on the inside. Jesus said about the Pharisees that “outside” they were clean, but “inside” they were full of dead men’s bones (Matthew 23:27). Ask God for His wisdom and KNOWLEDGE as you navigate new territory and people!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 16

When faced with significant opportunities, you might become fearful of bringing your past into your present. Take COURAGE in God POSITIONING you; God EXPOSING you; and God granting you His KNOWLEDGE! He would not have prepared you and brought you this far if He planned on destroying you or allowing new opportunities to overwhelm you. He’s given you your PECKING ORDERS because He knows you can handle them and carry them out! Continue pecking your way out!!!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 17

BEFORE you can see the beauty of the surroundings in which God has POSITIONED you, you must remove the clutter! God is a God of order! “God is not the author of confusion, but of peace” (1 Cor. 14:33). Though confusion does not stop God from working, it does stop YOU! The removal of unneeded items can reveal the beauty, functionality and lovely features of God’s creation, your possessions, and even your spirit. It’s time to clean house…physically, spiritually and mentally!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 18

As God POSITIONS you for the future, you will begin noticing the importance of breaking old cycles. Breaking the cycle of repeated mistakes requires making a decision to move on with your life, but it won’t happen overnight and neither will it be easy. Find a way to move out of the past, move ahead, free from all encumbrances that threaten to leave you attached to your yesterday. Do not let the dead weight of old cycles impede your progress! PECK….
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 19

Some things need to be put back where they belong. Translated: some relationships simply need to be severed! Others may require some closure for you to move on. Still, others need to be put back in their proper place. “Can two walk together, except they be agreed” (Amos 3:3)? Pray this prayer with me: Holy Spirit, please clean out my heart, make over my soul, and allow me to get rid of the accumulated things and people that diminish me as an individual, as an employee, or as a visionary. In Jesus name, Amen!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 20

BEFORE you can fully lead, you must withstand controversy and conflict. 

a. Leaders tend to be controversial.

b. Leaders’ decisions create conflict.

c. Leaders are persons of commitment.

d. Leaders are guided by their character.

Be COURAGEOUS and accept the leadership responsibility of being controversial. You are not POSITIONED to make everyone like you! That’s God’s job. It’s called FAVOR…and…It ain’t faIR!!!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 21

As you continue to go forth with your Pecking Orders, I encourage you to broaden your interests, people and hobbies.... they broaden your perspective and outlook. Don’t just build spiritually, but build on the foundation of your spiritual life. It could be as simple as reading different magazines or newspapers, or going to places that are different from where you normally go. Get outside of your political belief system, gender or race. Broader views are a great repellent to ignorance. A complete world-view leads to a richer, fuller life.

TDJAKES PECKING ORDERS DAYS 8-14

WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 8

KNOWLEDGE insists and affirms that no question is too stupid to ask. The step you must always remember as you go forward is “Research.” Your choices are no stronger than the facts you have. This requires information! “My people are destroyed from lack of KNOWLEDGE” (Hosea 4:6 NIV). Chicks, get the information! Never attempt to silence the voice within you that continues to question!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 9

Always have the COURAGE to force the hard questions! It’s the issues you never thought to ask about that can wreak havoc on your life! Throughout the Bible, you see people like Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus and Paul not shying away from the difficult questions their situations posed to them. Each of them did one key thing: they sought God! In James 1:5, God promises wisdom to all who ask Him for it! Take COURAGE in God’s wisdom! Never be afraid of the hard questions.
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 10

During singlehood, before you make a rash and irrational decision, see your loneliness as a gift and solitude as your time of preparation for a good relationship. It’s all about POSITIONING! During her time of preparation, Esther did everything she was taught to do in order to win the eye, admiration and affection of a man she had NEVER met! God positioned her right where she needed to be to win Xerxes’ heart and save her people! Singlehood is not a death sentence. It’s a time of preparation and POSITIONING!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 11

Blame is a learned behavior that you can unlearn, but it takes COURAGE to move on from the familiarity of past mistakes and methods! Develop a strategy that focuses on where you’re going and what God is saying will happen. Philippians 3:13-14 describes the outlook we should have: “I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Instead of spending energy on blame, move into the future and begin visualizing what success and victory look like. Keep pecking…
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 12

Anger is rarely the first emotion. Fear usually strikes first, preying on what we don’t know. Therefore, the solution requires KNOWLEDGE! As you continue forward, decide to work for a solution instead of being angry. You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control how you respond to situations and issues. “Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires” (James 1:20 NIV). You have a choice to make. You can stand with angry fists raised, or you can assume responsibility for your response and refuse to be a victim of your own anger.
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 13

Don’t stop PECKING! Instead of feeling battered, choose to have the faith that you can rebuild your life! Philippians 4:13 (NKJV) gives us a reminder that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Do not yield power over your life to others in the process of releasing the trauma of your past. “Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old” (Isaiah 43:18 KJV). Tenaciously gather what power is within your reach and rebuild your life, no matter how battered you might feel by circumstances. Get ready for POSITIONING, EXPOSURE, COURAGE and KNOWLEDGE!
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WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 14

You’ve got to get involved! Make the decision! Before anything will change, you must decide YOU want to change! You must decide to yield to God’s will and allow Him to POSITION you where you need to be before the next shifting occurs! But, change is not easy. It requires COURAGE! In the terrifying, soul-tingling feelings of the vertigo of change, we learn the value of faith and the fuel of prayer.

Strong and Courageous

My Courageous Daughter,

I know there is a hero hidden in your heart... whether you believe it or not. I know this because I am the One who placed a desire in your soul to conquer something great. The only thing holding you back from making a difference is you!

Your generation needs you to live every day with courage. I don't want My girl hiding behind fears and insecurities or paralyzed by what people think anymore. You are My princess warrior, born to lead with your life and I am your faithful Father here to give you the courage to step out in faith.

Do what is right, and don't be afraid; I am with you in always, fighting for you everyday!

Love,

Your Daddy in heaven

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"So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you."
~Deuteronomy 31:6 (NLT)~

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Fire up Your Dreams

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you...” (2 Timothy 1:6, NIV) TODAY’S WORD  I believe that God has planted seeds of greatness on the inside of every one of us. We all have dreams and desires, things we want to accomplish; things we want to see changed. But so many times, life has a way of stealing our dreams. We go through disappointments, face adversity, things don’t turn out as we would like. Too often, people just end up settling for second best. But God doesn’t want us to settle for second best. He wants us to be determined, press on, and pursue the greatness that’s on the inside. We should never let “good enough” be good enough! I want to encourage you today to stir yourself up and get your fire back. Start speaking victory over your future. If one dream has died, dream another dream. Put yourself in a positive, faith-filled environment. Get around people of excellence who live passionately. Fan the flame that is in you so you can move forward into all God has in store for you! A PRAYER FOR TODAY Father, I come to You today giving You my disappointments, setbacks, hurts and broken dreams. I ask that You restore my passion and vision for the future. Let Your flame burn brightly in me now and forevermore in Jesus’ name. Amen.

Break Out of Approval Addiction

My  Warrior,

Today, God is asking you to search your heart and ask this question: Whom do you seek for approval? Are you living your life for the approval and praise of people, or of Me? I want to save you from exhausting  yourself by performing for a world that does not want to praise you.

I designed you to desire Me and Me alone. When you choose to live for Me, you will never again be thirsty for attention, because you will be hydrated in My love and adoration for you. Now let me ask you again, My beloved: Whom do you seek?

Love,
Your King, who seeks after you

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"Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of God? Or am I trying to please me? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ."
~Galatians 1:10~

I Have Captured His Heart

My Beloved Princess,

You have captured My heart, My princess. I will always love you. From the moment I dreamed you up, I loved and adored you. This love I have for you is ever-present and never-ending. My heartfelt desire is for you to walk through all your days knowing you are truly the love of My life.

I never want you to feel you have to earn My affection; nothing you have said or done can or will ever change the way I feel about you. I have chosen you to be My precious bride. If you allow your soul to settle into Mine and become one with Me, you will never doubt that I am forever and always devoted to you.

Love,
Your Prince Jesus who won't stop loving you

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"Long ago the LORD said to Israel: "I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself."

~Jeremiah 31:3 NLT~

Let God Open Your Spiritual Eyes

My Princess Warrior,

Come to Me right now, and let Me open your eyes as I did for Elisha's servant when a deadly army surrounded him. With his spiritual eyes he could see an entire host of My heavenly warriors and chariots of fire there to protect him. You are also My chosen one, and I promise to protect you if you will walk by faith in the midst of your daily battles.

Don't forget that there is an unseen enemy of your soul who will try to cause you to stumble, so let Me be your eyes when you cannot see. And remember, "Greater is he that is in you, than he that is in the world" (1 John 4:4). I am He that is in you. I am the one who fights for you. Even when you feel like you are in the middle of a war, the battle is not yours-it is Mine. So let Me open your eyes of faith, and you will see that the victory is won.

Love,
Your King who gives you sight

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"For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against the evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, and against wicked spirits in the heavenly realms."
~Ephesians 6:12~

Right Companions

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE

“A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.”

(Proverbs 18:24, NIV)

TODAY’S WORD

Your destiny is too big to accomplish on your own. That’s why it’s so important to be connected to the right people. We have to understand that God has already arranged for certain people to speak faith into you. He has already placed people in your path that will inspire you, challenge you, and help you accomplish your dreams. The reason some people never reach their highest potential is because they never get away from the wrong people. Recognize today that not everyone can go where God is taking you. You’ve got to connect with people who understand your destiny and can call forth your seeds of greatness. You don’t have time to spend on people who are always pushing you down, telling you what you can’t do, or never giving you their approval no matter how hard you try. Friend, life is too short to drag people along. If you will get the wrong people out of your life, then God will bring in the right people so you can fulfill the destiny He has in store for you.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

Father in heaven, thank You for placing the right people in my life. Help me to discern the right connections You have for me. Give me strength to release the wrong relationships so I have room in my life for the people You have chosen to connect with me in Jesus’ name. Amen.

DAY 52 TDJAKES PECKING ORDER & DIRECTIONS

WTAL - 52 Days of Pecking Orders - Day 52

We’ve reached the final day of The 52 Days of Pecking Orders, but don’t stop! Don’t turn back! Your POSITION has changed! You’ve been EXPOSED to things you’ve never seen! You’re more COURAGEOUS than you’ve ever been! You have new KNOWLEDGE to help in the days ahead! Now that you have all this, this is not the time to kick up your feet and relax. Go forth 

and possess all that God has for you. Fulfill His purpose for your life and watch Him take you to an even greater level!
And, I want to hear from you! Post your experiences below, and let me know how your life has changed during these 52 days!

Now, let’s end these 52 days in prayer…

Lord, we thank you for what you’ve done during these 52 days, and we ask you to continue guiding us to greater heights in you. Use us to accomplish your will in the earth. We ask that you continue speaking to our hearts as we go further, knowing we can do nothing apart from you. With you as our support and our Leader, we will keep carrying out our PECKING ORDERS!

In Your Name we pray,
Amen!

At Woman Thou Art Loosed,  T.D. Jakes a message titled “The Pecking Order”. If you missed it, get your hands on a copy or download the MP3 from our site. During the conference God also moved me to share one of his breakthrough scriptures --

 Luke 2:52 "And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man."

For the next 52 Days, beginning today we’re going to meet in the Spirit via social media. I’m going to be giving you “Pecking Orders” to help unlock FAVOR and POTENTIAL in your life and coach you into your destiny. Some of these orders will be spiritual...others will be natural, concerning issues like credit, debt, and leadership.

Bishop is challenging us to have 52 days of undistracted devotion with God. Get up early and give God the first fruits of your day. Have private devotion time. Meditate over Luke 2:52 and pray “Lord, Make me increase in wisdom and stature and favor…” Then, read your pecking orders for the day and believe God for a shift in your life. I want to pray for you as we embark on this journey!

Pecking order - giving of order & structure! 

God wants to bring your life into order. There's discomfort when there's no order. 

Sometimes order takes times! 

People don't have to see it in you in order for you to be it! If I can see it, I can be it! Whatever you put your energies into, YOU ENERGIZE! If you don't want your history to be energized, don't put your energies into it! 

It won't take you as long to step into what God has for you as it did for you to wander in the wilderness! THIS IS MY SEASON!!!! I am standing on the cusp of God's promise!!! 

The Book of Joshua is not for people who are weak! Moses was dead! A new leader takes over! Joshua was a warrior, a fighter & possessor of the promises of God!!! God told Joshua, "Stop the crying, dry your face! It's time to crossover!" 

I CRIED MY LAST TEAR YESTERDAY!!! 

I GOT SOME PRESS DOWN IN ME!!!

Joshua could fight! He drew his sword when God came to him in Jericho! He told him that he would not win this battle with your sword, you will win this battle with strategy! This is SPIRITUAL! Put down your old weaponry! You are wiser now! 

The river parted when Joshua stepped into it! That's blind faith! The first city belongs to God, COMPLETELY! Pecking orders! (Matthew 6:33) God is FIRST! God gave him the strategy! There is a divine strategy for everything in your life!! The strategy may sound crazy, but it's what God says to do!!! Until you have endured days of nothingness, you are not worthy to possess what God promises you! He weeds out the weak hens that don't have the faith, who will not obey, who will not submit, who don't know how to follow instructions, etc!!! He wants to reward you for your obedience! 

Why did he send spies? God wants you to see a vision of the promise so that you will be encouraged to keep walking in obedience no matter how tired, lonely, hungry, crazy, etc you feel! 

In the city of Jericho, there was a woman that God had allowed to be there for such a time as this! There's nothing like being in the right place @ the right time! Wherever God guides, God provides!!! Your whole attitude & disposition has CHANGED!! Nothing that you've suffered has convinced you to go back to being who you used to be!!! You have been CHOSEN!!! 

Some of you have become a house for greatness to be protected! 

1. The Positioning - Rahab's house was positioned on the WALL! God used your storms to POSITION YOU in a STRATEGIC PLACE at a STRATEGIC TIME! You are in the right place @ the right time to do what God has placed in you to do! People you thought would never walk out on you have walked out on you!!! God used your haters to position you for divine purpose! The harlot's house was on the wall! Fall in love with nothing! Lord, at this season in my life, whatever, whoever, wherever you want in my life, I want to be there!!! God is positioning you! Press out of your comfort zone so that the miracle can happen!!! God didn't put you on your job to make money! You are in your neighborhood for a purpose! You are about to cross over!!! 

2. The Exposure - why did Joshua send the spies?! you cannot expect your children to be excited about what you're excited about if you don't expose them to what you see! God is EXPOSING YOU to what's next in your life!!! The greater your exposure the broader your exposure! Joshua couldn't work w/ people who have not been exposed to what he's been exposed to! You can't get what I got if you don't see what I see! He's exposing you out of your comfort zone! He's let you see too much to let you go back to what you were!!! The fact that he's exposed you to it is a sign that it's yours! Once you are exposed, you won't fit in with the people you used to fit in with! God is stirring up hatred in them so that YOU DON'T STAY THERE!!! You get it your spirit before you get it in your life!!! What you are feeling in your belly is a preview of what God is about to do in your life!

3. The COURAGE - Rahab had courage, great courage! She had the courage to withstand the King of Jericho at the risk of losing her life! Do you have the courage to act outwardly on what you see inwardly!? The strong hen rules the roost! It takes courage to be successful! Success breeds contempt! It takes courage to be different! It takes courage to go where you've never been before! People don't talk about people who don't win! Do you have the courage!? It takes courage to be exceptional, wise, rich, educated, transformed! I didn't come through all of this to FIT IN AND GIVE UP ON GOD's PROMISE!!! Enemy, past, illness, bondage - I AM NOT SCARED OF YOU!!!!! 

4. The KNOWLEDGE - you must have knowledge beyond your parameters! How did this harlot have knowledge of international affairs? Your knowledge must go beyond your situation! Read things you've never read before & going places you've never been do that when God puts you in position, YOU ARE READY! You need to be reading like a pregnant woman eats! You are pregnant with a destiny in God! I AM READY LORD!!!

Position me Lord so You can use me!

Expose me Lord! Open the door for me!

Lord, I have the courage because of all the things that You've brought me through! 

Lord, You have given me knowledge to grow in You!!! 

You are looking at people you know like "what happened to them?" Nothing happened to them, SOMETHING HAPPENED TO YOU!

There is power in the beak! If an embryo chick is born without a beak, it will not be able to break out of the egg! The egg is the world that the chick lives in. As it grows, it becomes uncomfortable because it has outgrown its world. The provision has become a PRISON & the chick wants out!I GOTTA GET OUT!! 

Rahab escaped by faith & works! That's how she got out! WORK YOUR FAITH!!!! Your faith is YOUR BEAK!!!! 

You're going to take your position, exposure, courage, knowledge & PECK your way out!!!! 

Positioning

Exposure

Courage

Knowledge 

PECK PECK PECK PECK!!!!!!!!!! 

Joshua declared an order saying "BRING THE WOMAN OUT"!!! She was positioned, exposed, had courage & knowledge! A divine decree that her & all that she had be brought out!! She HAD TO COME OUT! You've got to come out! You have been ORDERED to come out!!! You will not GO BACK TO WHAT YOU USED TO DO!!! 

Whatsoever you bind on earth, hath been bound in heaven. Whatsoever you loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven!!! YOU ARE LOOSED IN HEAVEN!! YOU ARE HEALED IN HEAVEN!! YOU HAVE JOY IN HEAVEN!!! 

Rahab spent the rest of her life in Israel! What she started out talking about, she ended up living in!!! The order has been signed, your witness is in heaven, you have been loosed in heaven, the property is yours in heaven!! 

You can tell a fertilized egg by the spot of blood when it's cracked open. Jesus is the BLOOD! You are not just an egg, you are a FERTILIZED EGG! There are some things you have to peck out!! When you get out, you will be a pecking woman like you've never seen before!!! You will peck so strong that anything near you will not be burnt, destroyed, killed! You are a STRONG CHICK!

LUKE 2:52

52Jesus( CHANGE TO YOUR NAME)  grew in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and all the people. NLT