‘Encounter’ means coming face to face with God. It is a Divine appointment, in which you have a heightened awareness of God being very up close and personal with you.
I believe the Holy Spirit is saying that 2015 is to be a year of Divine encounter.
Encounter will take place through Spirit-given hunger that causes you to seek after God. There may also be unexpected moments of encounter—taking place at a time and circumstance when you least anticipate it.
Unpacking Hearts like a Suitcase
The picture I have is of God, in this season of encounter, unpacking hearts, like unpacking a suitcase.
The first thing I see coming out is like package filler or stuffing—it is like when you buy something new and it has been packed in to retain the shape of the product.
And Father is saying, “There are some things in your lives and ministry that are like filler, they have been like a place-keeper, and they have been right and good, but this is a new season.
It is time to yield some things up that are not the essentials, because you need to make room for the more of what I have for you.”
And I see Him taking out articles and examining them, and some He is not putting back, whilst other things He is putting back in a different order.
It’s a time to yield values and priorities to God and be willing for Him to shift them and rearrange them. It is also a time to yield up your abilities, your expertise and experience, and realise that there are some things that He will show you how to do things differently for a greater result.
Be prepared for tweaking and adjustment.
Be prepared to leave the comfortable and familiar, because there is a new harvest and fruitfulness out past the comfort zone of your previous experience.
This takes hunger for God and softness of heart. It takes flexibility. There are some who are not willing, but for whom God’s love and grace is so rich that He will actually allow a breaking in the encounter. And it is because His intention and destiny is so profound and powerful for them.
Transformation
And the season of encounter is going to result in a transformation. It is going to so profoundly affect your viewpoint and perspective that you wonder why you never realised certain things before.
Because you see differently, you know that you can never be the same again, or do things in the same way. It will result in a significant shift in your life and in the life of your family, relationships, ministry, business, work, church, and every area of your life.
Spread
As you embrace the encounter with God and what it means for your life, others around you will also be drawn to encounter. Your obedience and willingness to align with your Father’s intention in the season of encounter will result in your influence will be extended.
Your testimony of what God is doing will cause the hearts of others to hunger for their own Divine appointment. You will become an agent of encounter, and see the ‘unusual’ become commonplace as hearts turn to God.
Related Posts:
This Can be a Year of Visitation from God
4 Things You Don’t Need a Prophetic Word for About the Coming Year
Christmas Advent is a Time to Encounter God
Notes:
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Hi Helen,
I could just feel faith raising up within me as I was reading this article. An expectation for a move of God. This is a powerful prophetic word. We cant have an encounter with God and remain the same. I like what you said, that it all starts with a deep hunger and thirst for God’s presence. I am really blessed by this word and looking forward to a fresh and new encounter with the Lord in 2015. Jeremiah 29:13 ”You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart”
Amen, Chris, let faith rise! Love that Scripture, have been meditating on that lately along with this one:
“So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.” (Luke 11:9-10)
Ttanx helen , I appreciate you , may Almighty God continue to pour on more and more anointing in jesus name … Amen.
Uju, thanks… and more and more on you :-)
I receive this word Mrs. Calder, and I am in agreement with it. You are awesome! … and as always, a very timely word. My Bishop’s past sermon (last Sunday) was entitled: An encounter with God.
I am ready for transformation from the creator. Love you:)
Hi Amy… yes! That is so good. You are a significant woman of God. May 2015 be a year of encounter, transformation and spread for you. He is the God of the ‘more.’
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Good morning,
Women of God. This prophetic word is the third confirmation of what God told me during my prayer time.
God is awesome! And I’m ready to go to a higher level .
God bless.
Hi Mildred, having 3 confirmations – that’s an encounter with God right there! He is highlighting and underlining what He desires to do in your life. May 2015 be one of great significance for you. Thank you for the comment.
Awesome! Awesome! Awesome! These past few months God has been stretching me (something I asked specifically for) and has been bringing to my spirit that this next year is going to be a BIG one! He has been impressing upon me to thank Him for grace and favor. I have a prohpetic calling on my life, one that has been seen by my spiritual leaders and encouraging me to grow…I am open to His pull on my spirit and I am willing to do and go and be whatever He says. I am just learning, but I have a deep, deep hunger to know, understand and learn more about this gift on my life. I know this is not the only gift He has given me, and I use the others with great ease, but I feel that the prophetic gift will be one that requires much more of me than the others…I am willing!!! Thank you for additional confirmation! Thank you for allowing the Holy Spirit to use you in this way!
That’s great Kelly – you are right, to grow in the prophetic gift and calling requires that depth of allowing the Holy Spirit to work within us and also to step out of our comfort zone many times! Deep calls to deep… and you are ready for it. May 2015 be one of greater revelation of who God is and who you are in Him. Bless you.