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John Lofberg, Men Of Issachar Coordinator, wrote the following excerpt:

You may have heard words similar to “you only get what you expect “.

So, here is a related thought to ponder. It is true you only get what you expect, except when God unexpectantly intervenes.

Consider the fishermen Simon and his brother Andrew in Matthew 14:19. They were simply casting their nets, just getting ready for their day, only doing what was expected of them. And they were only expecting another day among the smelly fish and the hustle and bustle of the fishing community.

Isaiah 42:9…Behold the former things have come to pass, and new things I declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them. (43:18, 19)…Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.

New Beginnings Require New Understanding

At our Jubilee Conference last October, we left with excitement and brand new sense of God’s intentions in the earth. We had exciting promises from God throughout the conference sessions, and I came home with high expectations and aspirations. As I reflected on what God said, I remembered something Graham Cooke has said to us when confronting things we do yet understand. Instead of asking the wrong questions which detour us from what God is saying, we should ask the two best questions asked on the Day of Pentecost “What does this mean, and what shall we do?” (Acts 2:12, 37)

Prayers Of Declaration For 2018

At the beginning of 2018, the Lord began showing me that He is taking us all into unfamiliar places. As a result, things would not look the same, operate the same, nor fulfill the passions in our heart to step into His purpose for this season. The Lord did not answer my prayer to come into this place with me with His new fire and new revelation. As a matter of fact, I found things to be very dry and lifeless. I defaulted to an old place, and the new wine of the new thing the Holy Spirit is releasing distanced itself requiring me to move toward it. What does “moving toward it” mean?