Shirley Lise
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August 18, 2003
Programs won't work! I am asking that those who follow Me would be willing
to lay down their preconceived ideas of how things should be done, that
they come to Me in prayer and let Me direct affairs.
Press through with opportunities to partake in what I am doing in this day.
Make up your mind to follow Me into the fields, into those places where the
hearts of the people are open to hear the message brought to them.
This is a day of change, of great change, and nothing will remain the same.
I will open doors to new opportunities and close doors to past endeavors (Bemühung f, Bestrebung).
Nothing is new under the sun, yet, I am birthing forth newness into the
hearts and lives of those who have committed themselves to following Me
into the harvest fields.
You will become joint heirs (Miterben) with the Son if you follow in His footsteps, in
step with the Spirit. I will lead those who give themselves to Me
unreservedly. I will take them into the paths prepared for them, for this
is the day when a reversal (Umstoßung, Aufhebung f. 2. Rückschlag) of trends
shall come to the fore (=sich hervortun) and I will turn
events around in favor of those who press in to the prize.
Look around. Tell Me what you see. Do you notice that those who have not
been involved in religious pursuits (Beschäftigung) enjoy their freedom? Well, this is
where I am taking My people, out of the religions of men and into joy
unspeakable! I have said that they will have no other gods besides Me, yet
the religions of men honor many gods. Their loyalties (Loyalität) are to the gods of
fame, fortune (Glück, Schicksal) , prestige, position, wealth, and the list goes on. The things
they claim promote My kingdom, promote the works of man's imagination. Yet
this is the day when the tables shall be turned on those who use "programs"
in order to achieve spiritual and physical growth in the church, for there
is no program that can truly attain these things, but only obedience to the
call upon the lives of My people.
Have I not said that those whom I call, I also equip? Do you think you can
learn to function in a calling by attending college or by enrolling in
schools that promise to guarantee you position within the Body of Christ?
Who has bewitched you! Who has spoken these lies into your heart? It is the
work of My Sprit that will equip you for every good work.
It is by the counsel of the Holy Spirit that I shall guide and direct My
called ones into ministry, for I have given My spirit so that the work of
the Lord may be accomplished in the Earth. It is the Holy Spirit that
quickens truth to your spirit. I purposely chose unlearned men to
demonstrate the work of the Spirit, and even today, I am calling out to
those who are able to hear My voice so that I might equip them and place
them according to My wisdom. And so I encourage you, be not conformed to
the world and the world's ways, but be transformed by the power of My
Spirit into vessels fit for My use.