In quietness and confidence will be your strength says the Lord, for even now as you tread through deep valleys, dry places, barren lands now is the time for renewing, for bringing forth your gifts to the alter, a time of repentance and strengthening of the inner man says the Lord. This is the year I have chosen to bring you to a depth in Me that you have not known nor even yet seen says the Lord, this is a season of change, a season of newness of strength says the Lord.

For now is the time I have chosen to bring you forward and to bring you out of barrenness into the fullness and knowledge of who I am, to bring you into the maturity I have called you to says the Lord. Barrenness of all things has seemed a hard place and the enemy has used this against many of My children but now even this year, is the time of new seasons says the Lord, This is the year of new beginnings, the is the year of favor upon My people says the Lord, though the veil has hidden this from you, I have broken the neck of the enemy in many places says the Lord for My people have humbled themselves and prayed and I have heard your prayers, I have heard your requests and before this year is over there will be a total turn of events says the Lord, lift up your heads, lift up the arms that hang down says the Lord and arise out of your places of weariness and lack of strength for I the Lord have promised you in weakness you are walking in My strength.

Think it not strange concerning the fiery trials that many of you have faced says the Lord but arise and know that I will never leave you nor forsake you, and though some of you have been n the fire, some in the valley of despair, some in hopelessness, I rebuke the devourer for your sakes, because you are My children, You are mine and nothing shall remove you from my hand says the Lord.

Arise in the faith that I have called you to says the Lord, though your faith has been tried by fire, I have been with you and for such a time as is coming upon the land, you must begin to take hold of My word and say thus saith the Lord, for it is My word that will carry you through says the Lord. This battle is being fought in the spirit not in the flesh says the Lord, As I am bringing you forth in the Spirit, I am and have been over a time stripping the flesh from you as you begin to see yourself becoming transparent, I am bring out a people whom I have called to holiness, and righteousness, walking in the spirit and not in the flesh, and the Lord says I am the author and finisher of your faith, I am the One who cleanses and brings you out through the places you have been says the Lord. I am the One who lifts up and cast down. Do not think you have done anything of yourselves, for I have walked with you and talked with you and you have followed and now I am turning things around, I am even now turning evil around, I am now even delivering you from this season and bringing you into a season of prosperity and favor says the Lord. For you are a people called by My name, will I not be your refuge and your strength says the Lord as I have said, come unto Me all you who are heavy in spirit and rest in Me says the Lord. My children have been in preparation for a time that is coming upon the earth, do not fear says the Lord for My promises to you are yea and amen, prepare yourselves in My Word and in My Spirit says the Lord, when the enemy comes in like a flood the Spirit of the Lord will raise a standard against him, trust and obey, believe me and pray says the Lord in your weariness step out in new strength for I the Lord have promised to make a way where there seems to be no way. Lift up your heads, lift up your hearts and believe for that which you cannot see says the Lord. For your prayers have come up to Me and I have heard and I will answer you says the Lord.