Pressing Into the Spirit: Transformation Through Communion

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"Push, push, push past what you're used to. If you're used to going this far, push past a little further. Lift your voice a little louder. Let your gaze be higher. Lift your head a little higher. Envision Him a little brighter, and push." [00:57:55] (21 seconds)


"And as he calls you up higher. higher he is going to require you to dwell in his presence continue to read psalms 91 god wants us to dwell in his spirit live in his spirit move and function in his spirit if you need to sit you can but the reason he wants this is so he can flow and operate and begin to teach you you see many people don't understand how the things of the spirit work because they don't spend time in it in order for you to begin to understand how god's spirit moves and operates even through your life in the giftings he's given you you must stay in the word and in his spirit because the longer you begin to stay in his spirits the more he can begin to teach you and carry you into places that he desires for you to go but it requires trust everywhere you look through the word of god it requires trust out of the people it requires them to say god i'm no longer in control and you are in control you see the place where we get messed up in is when we begin to take control and say god i want you to operate and work but in these confines and god says i will never be limited to your confines either you want me to work or you don't and this is why god is trying to draw his people in this last day and hour he's trying to say all who will come whoever will be willing whoever will be willing who absolutely should not kill him will get to this place will get to this ever will open their spirits and hearts to obey my word and stay in my presence and love me and know me and fellowship with me and trust me it is those that i will show my glory through but it will challenge you it will take you to places and limits that you did not want to go you read through that psalm a thousand shall fall at that right hand and ten thousand think about the situation that you're in the midst of the place where all of them are falling you've got to trust it shall not come nigh thee god will always push you past your limits to where he can be limitless in your life" [01:06:13] (172 seconds)


"many times we don't understand god's plan and the easiest of advice i can get to you is stop trying to figure it out you hear and you speak what he says and you do what he tells you to do easiest way to serve god but yet it's the hardest because of this and in this time we are now entering into this fast it's going to challenge every one of you every single temptation desire pleasure not sinful will come to you and want to distract you and want to pull you away from dwelling in the secret place of the most high because when you dwell in that place there is transformation there is change there is revelation there is change there is revelation there is wisdom knowledge and understanding god reveals his name his character his nature" [01:09:05] (66 seconds)


"It wasn't until Job went through all those things. That he finally got into that place with God. Where he saw him like he had never seen him before. He said before I had heard of thee. But now I have seen thee with my own eyes. There are things that will happen in your life. They happen not to destroy you. But to bring you into a closer place with the Lord. So you can have greater revelation of what it's all about." [01:11:50] (33 seconds)


"Because when you begin to pray in the spirit. In the secret place. God begins to work through you. Fears you used to have. God begins to remove them. God begins to create boldness in you. Look at Moses. When he was there at the burning bush. And God told him where to go. He was fearful and afraid to do what God had asked him to do. But as you continue to see him. Stepping out in faith. Stepping past comfort. And stepping into what God had asked. It continues to change. The whole vernacular and everything changes. From Aaron speaking to Moses. Why?" [01:16:03] (40 seconds)


"Before you can ever understand the full plan, it's got to be birthed in the spirit, birthed in intercession, birthed in prayer, birthed in you giving everything up to God. It's got to be birthed first. In the spirit. And then you will see the manifestation of what God has spoken in the spirit come to pass. He spoke his word. God is a spirit. And the worlds were created." [01:19:10] (30 seconds)


"Because as you speak it and you're in alignment and it is his will, seek first the kingdom of God and all its righteousness and all these things will be done unto you as you seek. Seek him first, not your own kingdom, not your own righteousness. And it takes time to understand these things. But you have got to understand there is so much power in this room. There is so much authority, dominion. There are gifts. There are apostles, prophets, pastors, evangelists, teachers, the fivefold. Everything that God needs to fulfill his will is right here." [01:26:37] (42 seconds)


"You can't activate a bomb in a whole different country. You've got to be in proximity so the signal can connect. You can't activate in the spirit the release that God wants from afar, just touching him once in a while. This is why you've got to live in the spirit, dwell in the spirit, abide in the spirit. You've got to, you've got to pray. You've got to seek him. You've got to allow him to change you." [01:29:47] (27 seconds)


"And it was not until I began to just dwell in the secret place and began to read the scriptures and see that it was mere men and women that God used for his glory, but they stayed in relationship with him and they stayed in a place of allowing him to change them that I began to say, okay, God, whatever you want to do." [01:33:24] (28 seconds)


"And when I stepped out, just like Peter stepped out, you're shaking, you're nervous, but the more you stay in prayer and in the secret place, he can strengthen you. He can build your inner man. He can strengthen you to be the man and woman he wants. That comes by dwelling in that place." [01:35:32] (20 seconds)


"The release comes by you saying, I receive. I receive. I receive. I receive. I'll keep praying. I'll keep pushing. I believe it's coming. I believe it's coming. I know it's coming. Do you want Bible? Daniel prayed. And the very first day Daniel prayed, his word was heard. But he kept praying. And he kept pushing. And he kept pressing. And he kept pressing." [01:37:09] (29 seconds)


"As you press in the spirit, you're pushing against the darkness. But you are also sending out a clarion call. And help is on the way to release what needs to be released in this area. And that is why in that dream, the arms of the angel were handcuffed. Because it needed prayer to be released. And tonight, he needs someone that will begin to" [01:38:54] (29 seconds)


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