Divine Acceleration: God Will Make Up For Lost Time

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What is Divine Acceleration?

Divine AccelerationDivine acceleration is the supernatural ability of God applied to your life, your ministry, your time, and your circumstances, to bring His plans to pass at a much faster rate than is humanly possible.

When your Father is at work, nothing can stop Him. There is unstoppable momentum. Now, you find yourself caught up in a move of God that shifts your circumstances, removes obstacles, and commands progress.

As though lifted by a wave of the sea, you experience a sudden surge forward. It is the ‘now’ time of God and nothing can halt His purposes.

5 Circumstances in which you can Anticipate Divine Acceleration

1. When Spiritual Warfare has attempted to hold you Back

Elijah experienced a powerful victory at the frontline of the spiritual battle for Israel. Then, when Jezebel retaliated and threatened his life, Elijah ran in fear. There in that place of apparent failure—in such despair that he lost the will to live—an angel ministered supernatural food and drink to Elijah.

This provision for Divine acceleration enabled Elijah to travel 40 days and nights, non-stop, to meet with God. From there, God launched Elijah into his next season. (1 Kings 19)

There are times when the enemy will try to hold you back from fulfilling God’s purposes. Even when it seems that the enemy has succeeded, it is never too late for God. He can supernaturally replenish you, overturn the battle and launch you, victorious, into His purposes.

2. Divine Acceleration After You’ve been stuck in a Waiting Season

Moses spent 40 years living as a shepherd in the desert. Once upon a time, he thought he could make a difference. Once, he dreamed of delivering Israel out of slavery. Now aged 80, he had ceased to believe it was possible.

That is until Moses encountered God’s Presence in a burning bush. God revealed it was his ‘now’ time to deliver Israel. (Exodus 3) In a short time—a season of Divine acceleration—God propelled Moses into a confrontation with Pharaoh, leading Israel out of slavery and into the worship of God.

Does it feel as though you have been in a long time of waiting? It may seem as though it is past the due time for God to show up and fulfill His calling on your life. Don’t think in terms of what is humanly possible—trust your Father that He can cause things to fall into place in a miraculous way. You are being positioned by God for Divine acceleration.

3. When You’ve Experienced the Destructive Consequences of Sin

“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten…” Joel 2:25

Year after year crops were destroyed. Harvests never gathered. Fruit that could never be recovered. Joel spoke of the ravaging effects of sin on the nation. And yet God promised that as the nation turned to Him in repentance, He would make up for the lost years with overflow harvest—and glory would go to Him.

God is by nature a Redeemer, and Jesus has paid the price for your mistakes, failure, sin, and shame. Even when ‘sowing and reaping’ has taken effect and you have suffered the results of sin, when you repent and turn to Him, He can transform barrenness into fruitfulness. From poverty to plenty, and from emptiness to Divinely accelerated overflow—such is the power of His grace and forgiveness.

4. Divine Acceleration After You Have run from or Hesitated in God’s Call

Jonah 3:1 ‘Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time…’

Jonah did not just hesitate in the call of God upon his life—he ran from it in the opposite direction. And yet God in His mercy organized a sequence of events to set Jonah on track again.

And then those grace-filled words: ‘The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time.’ (Jonah 3:1)

He is the God of the second chance. And even when it feels as though you have missed the opportunity to fulfill His purpose or to step into your prophetic season, it is never too late for God.

This situation hasn’t taken Him by surprise and He has a plan. Through Divine acceleration, He can bring His prophetic call to pass in your life. Repent, return, and place your trust in Him. You will see that your Heavenly Father has lined up circumstances and people like dominoes—once His power is unleashed, nothing can hold back His prophetic call for your life.

5. When You’ve been Held Back by the Choices of Others

Joseph’s own family mocked his call from God and conspired to prevent it from ever being fulfilled. The malicious choices of others sent Joseph to slavery and later imprisonment.

However, when God’s time came, Joseph’s ascent to rulership was immediate—for Divine acceleration was at work. Within a day, Joseph put aside his prison garments and put on the mantle of rulership. (Gen 41)

No person and no action by anyone else can prevent God’s purpose from being accomplished in your life. Instead, as Redeemer, your Father can use what people have meant for evil and turn it into good. (Gen 50:19-20)

By keeping your heart clean, free of bitterness and resentment but full of the Father’s love, you can stay positioned for God’s purpose. Nothing and no one can hold you back when His time comes.

‘Divine acceleration’ is a reminder that you can trust the timing of God. For He is faithful, He is sovereign, and He is powerful. He is also the God of the resurrection.

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92 thoughts on “Divine Acceleration: God Will Make Up For Lost Time”

  1. Opeti

    Such a encouraging words. I can relate myself to most, if not all of the 5 situations, where It encourages me to hold on and keep pressing in, by serving Him in His house, because the things he promised me, is about to come to pass. It could be tomorrow, or next week, or next year, or the year after, but it will come to pass. God’s timing is what I’m cheerfully waiting for. Glory be to our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be his name.

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  2. Helen Calder

    Opeti, be encouraged. Faithfulness is the #1 key to being positioned for God’s timing for the new things He has for you – and in the meantime you are being a blessing to others and fulfilling His purpose right now. Keep on going for it :-)

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  3. DeMica

    I read your blog regularly and rarely respond. I must say that every time I have read I was encouraged, uplifted, or given a greater in site on my circumstances. After reading this today I must say.. God is moving in my life and gradually GOD is allowing me to see his power in operation on my life. “now time” and nothing can stop the propelling of God. I wait with endurance doubting not on the word that God has given me. I stand by faith no matter what comes my way. I will continually set the atmosphere in my life so that i will come out victorious. I will love as Jesus love to be open to his will no matter what. I will walk like Jesus so others may see him through me. You have excited and kindle that fire within me more so that i yearn to seek more more more more of God. Those who hungry and thirst after righteousness shall be filled. If I seek then I shall find. I am seeking him like never before. Thank you, God bless you, and I love you with the love of the Lord.

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  4. Helen Calder

    Thanks DiMica, it is so good to hear of God’s grace in your life. May you know Him more! May you rest in his complete and finished work and enter fully into His life! May your faith continue to grow and reproduce!
    Thank you for leaving the note today. :-)

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  5. jose ramos

    Profeta Helen,querida hermana en Cristo… sus comentarios,cada uno de los que me ha enviado,me quedan a la medida…tal parece que sufro de hipocondria espiritual…soy un novato en eso de ser profeta,tengo un llamado apostolico profetico.he adquirido cierto conocimiento apostolico y prpofetico por los seminarios que se han impartido en diversos lugares de mi pais…pero hasta alli. creo que cai en un hoyo,por espacios de algunos años,a pesar de que seguia asistiendo a dichos seminarios …la verdad no podia salir de esta situacion pero, tal parece que la oscuridad del tunel,esta terminando y puedo ver alguna luz al fondo.
    Me he enfrascado en un tiempo de oracion y en ocasiones con ayunos ,para pedir al Señor de la Mies,que me de una nueva UNCION de su ESPIRITU …para volver a los tiempos antiguos en donde El y yo estabamos tan unidos que el tiempo que me pasaba con EL se iba rapidamente ….durante los ultimos años sufri frustaciones,desanimos y creo que hasta falta de identidad respecto a mi llamado…pero mi tiempo de quejumbre parece que estar llegando a su fin…Me han sucedido cosas extrañas,como espasmos espirituales por las noches,the holly Ghos me despierta en el tiempo para orar,como sucedia antes…tengo deseos de imitar los actos y hechos del apostol Pablo,quien a pesar de estar emfermo seguia adelante,y no se quejaba y cuando lo hizo,Dios le dijo bastate mi gracia…Ha venido a mi un deseo de compartir la Palabra del Señor y nuevas personas estan llegando a Cristo ,creo que el Señor tiene nuevas perspectivas respecto a mi llamado y esto me reanima .
    las cosas que usted me envia,sin duda, cada una de ellas me vienen a la medida…espero y deseo que el Señor se glorifique en mi vida,y me de nuevos sueños y visiones con interpetacion y la vision que EL ha puesto en mi se fortalezca cada dia…deseo salir del closet y empezar la carrera del handicap de mi llamado y entregar buenas cuentas a mi Señor y Dios.
    Agradezco en todo lo que cabe su valiosa ayuda de consejeria y asesoramiento …y como decia al principio estoy saliendo de la hipocondria y empiezo a ver mas claramente el horizonte…Profeta Helen,esta en mis oraciones usted como los miembros de su familia y obvio tambien su ministerio,gracias por su ayuda,y Dios prospere su ministerio.GRACIAS.

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  6. Helen Calder

    Hi there Jose, I am glad to hear fresh hope and life in your words. I am reminded of a Scripture from my article on prophetic song:

    ‘Israel returned to the place God had miraculously provided water for them in the past and sang this song:
    “Spring up, O well! Sing about it, about the well that the princes dug, that the nobles of the people sank–the nobles with scepters and staffs.” (Num 21:17-18)

    This song of praise did two things. It
    **Commemorated God’s past provision and
    **Anticipated His present supply

    (from http://enlivenpublishing.com/blog/2010/02/16/how-your-prophetic-song-can-release-the-power-of-god/)

    Sometimes we need to sing over ourselves, ‘Spring up oh well!’
    I am sure God is doing a new work in you and the water of life is being released.
    Thanks for the prayers. :-)

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