THE MOMENT OF BIRTH

For some weeks now, I have been experiencing tiredness and restlessless in my spirit. Sensing that what I have been going through is not just my personal journey but has a wider spiritual significance for other believers. I waited upon the Lord for explanation about it's spiritual meaning and below were the impressions that I got. To all of us who are standing in this place this season, may these words breathe encouragement to our souls.

" Shall I bring to the [moment of] birth and not cause to bring forth? says the Lord. Shall I Who causes to bring forth shut the womb? says your God.

With these verse, the Lord brought to my memory scenes that takes place just after birth. Immediately after delivery, the mother will be very tired and there is nothing much she can do but wait for those attending to her to do what needs to be done. Physically and emotionally she will be drained out from the process, but despite the discomforts, there will be feelings of relief that it is over , that inner fulfillment for giving it her all and that excitement to be able to hold her baby in her arms.

Many of God's people are like that mother. For so long, you have carried God's burden in your body and your have nurtured it faithfully through the months, years that this burden has stayed with you. Many of these expands between personal, family, ministries, churches, people groups, communities, leaders, cities, nations, environment, government, media, law & order, human rights, abortions, educations, and many other issues that has been gripping your hearts for so long.

You have prayed, shared, acted, investing both your time, money , effort into these and now you are at that point where you felt there is nothing more you can give. You felt depleted, empty and wondering if you have done enough.

God is assuring us today that OUR WORK IS OVER, in short the baby has been born. What we are experiencing now are post natal syndromes of a mother who has just given birth. This process can be draining and tiring. Now is the season to REST , to allow our Heavenly Father's medical staff to finish and clean up and WAIT for them to bring and place the baby in our arms.

Our challenge now is how to fill our mind. The enemy will attempt to fill us with negative thoughts, feelings and remembrance of where we have failed or the mistakes that we have committed along the way. Many of what will be brought to our remembrance are TRUTH.

This is not the season to argue with the enemy or rationalize why all these has taken place. Each time we find ourselves in this place, let us run to our Heavenly Father in prayer, honestly sharing with Him our feelings, fears, struggles, anxieties, questions, and also acknowledging our mistakes & failures, confessing them as the Holy Spirit will led us.

However, don't remain in that place but instead REMEMBER WHO OUR GOD IS. The enemy wants to pollute our spiritual atmosphere by pressing our mind to focus and remember on what has not come to pass. But our God wants us to cleanse our spiritual atmosphere by proclaiming His power and His ability to work out all things (despite our mistakes) for our good & His glory.

We know that in our labor, we have committed many mistakes , we have failed You in so many ways but today we are chosing to remember and focus on Your unending love, bountiful goodness, immeasurable faithfullness, glorious miracles that You have performed through many generations.

We declare blessings upon all the works of our hands, the fruits of our labor, and all the burdens that we have carried in our hearts, minds, and have birthed as Your Holy Spirit has led us. We are confident that our labor will not be in vain and that in due season, You will bring to completion all that we have started and cause them to grow and bear much fruits for the glory of Your name.

Continue to fill our minds, hearts with grateful remembrance for all the good things that You have done and fill our mouth with unending praises for who You are. You are the Alpha and Omega, the great I AM, Our Father who loves us so much.

With one voice, we declare that our lives belong to You, our children, our families , our cities, the nations , the earth is Your's and all that is in it and that nothing will be able to stop You from fulfilling Your purpose for this generations.

Grace, favor & spiritual blessings of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the presence and fellowship in the Holy Spirit be with us all. Amen (so be it). (2 Corinthians 13:14)