“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 ESV
THE FIRES OF REFINING
I hear the Lord saying today, “I am refining and rebuilding in this season. The heat of the fire is burning and consuming the impurities of all things concerning you. Lean into the process and let go of the need to control the process or the outcome. Do not resist the process, neither cling to old mindsets or familiar ways of doing things. Truly, I will perfect that which concerns you! Trust My timing,” says the Lord! “Trust Me as I lead you each day by My Spirit. Do not despise what is being stripped away, for I am leading you to a higher place! I am stretching you and enlarging your territory. Truly, I am making beauty from broken pieces. I am bringing beauty from the ashes.”
“To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the LORD has planted for his own glory.” Isaiah 61:3 NLT
“I am making new wine,” says the Lord! “You must be stretched and pliable, for the new wine I am bringing must be placed in vessels that will contain it!”
“And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.” Luke 5:37 BSB
TRUSTWORTHY AND FAITHFUL
“Do not grieve what is of the old season, but rather anticipate and see the new things I am bringing on the horizon! Look to see where My hand is at work, for I am working behind the scenes. Look closer and you will see it! I am working for your highest good! I am trustworthy and I am faithful,” says the Lord.
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 NIV
“Stay close to Me and listen as I instruct you in the way you shall walk. This will be a journey of faith, so resist the urge to react and move in the flesh. In quietness and rest, you will hear My counsel.”
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.” Psalm 32:8 NIV
THE REBUILDING PROCESS
“Old and unhealthy root systems are being dismantled so that the new can come! There will be a new healthy and solid foundation to build upon. What comes forth will be sustainable because it will be built on the solid foundation of My word! Allow Me to lead and guide you through the rebuilding process. Truly, The latter shall be greater than the former! Your best days are not behind you. They are just ahead! Take heart and rejoice, for I am rebuilding, refining, and restoring,” says the Lord!
“You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the LORD, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.” Isaiah 62:3 ESV
