這是充滿無限可能的一年 
作者：Diane Lake 
日期：2019年9月26日 
中譯：耶心 
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當我們臨近希伯來曆的5780年（和公曆的2020年），我聽到主說：「在我有無限的可能。我會帶你去到比你能夠想像的更高的地方。讓我除去你的限制，讓那些阻礙你進入你的呼召和命定的圍欄將不復存在。你有無限的可能…這是充滿無限可能的一年！」

在希伯來文中，字母Pey的數值是80。Pey的原意是「口」，可引申為「詞、發聲、表達或言語」。

如果你記得，摩西是在80歲的時候被呼召去領導以色列子民出埃及，80在聖經中，似乎也是人類生命力量的象徵（詩90:10）。你也應該記得，在這個歲數摩西被呼召成為上帝的口，並為以色列發聲，儘管摩西不願意，主最後派了亞倫作他的代言人。（見出6:28-7:7、4:14-16）。

在摩西被呼召的時候，他既不會雄辯也不善表達，然而，這些對神來說都無關緊要。祂實際上是說，「別擔心，我是造就你口舌的那位，所以不管你的言語有多匱乏—我都能搞定。事實上，我會給你新的口舌」（出4:11-12）

一個新的聲音

當我正在思考那些會阻礙我們完成使命的事物，主讓我回想起一個特殊的時刻，祂曾超自然地把我從一個軟弱的狀態中拯救出來。就我的情況而言，我確實曾需要一個新的嘴巴或聲音，但限制的形狀和大小各不相同，可能包括與財務、健康、個人或人際關係相關的各種情況。

那時，我才四十出頭，雖然已經是三十年的基督徒了，卻首次體驗到神的同在和大能—這震撼了我的世界。雖然我還沒有完全被聖靈充滿，但我開始在主面前以我從未想過的方式傾倒自己。我迫切的渴望一個機會可以過祂想要我過的生活—在力量和能力中，而不是我曾經一直生活在的絕望和失敗中。

一個特別的晚上，我熬夜禱告、讚美和閱讀聖經，直到很晚才上床睡覺。當我躺在那裡的時候，一些很奇怪的事情開始發生。我看到（感謝主）突然及短暫的畫面，充滿了各樣骯髒的畫面在我的眼前閃過。所以我很快在床上坐起並打開燈。

我擔心的叫醒了丈夫，告訴他發生了什麼事。我們一起禱告後我仍舊躺下睡覺。感謝主，我不再看到那些討人厭的畫面，但是很明顯地，一定是發生了一些不尋常的事情。這很難描述，但有一種奇特的頭暈目眩的感覺，同時又有置身於某事物的清晰印象。我有一種奇怪的休克感（直到後來我才意識到，我那是在一場屬靈爭戰中）。

我所能想到的就是一遍又一遍地背誦約翰福音3:16，直到我感覺終於平靜下來。整個過程大概持續了5分鐘，或許更長，然後似乎完成了什麼—結束了—然後我決定起來上衛生間。那是我有生以來第一次聽到神的聲音，「這是退縮」我立刻意識到，剛剛我擺脫了一個強大的退縮的靈，這個靈在我的生命中持續待了至少26年！

我想不明白，為什麼我在人前總是那麼不自在，那麼極端、痛苦而又尷尬和害羞！我幾乎不可能在任何一種團體環境中介紹自己。我的心會怦怦直跳，我的聲音發顫。這曾是限定及限制我整個成年生活的東西，但在5分鐘後，神以超自然的力量，單槍匹馬，毫不含糊的拔除了我的限制，給我一個新的聲音。

如果沒有能用的口，我就不可能完成被任命為牧師的使命。是什麼阻礙了你呢？不管是什麼，這是你的季節，讓神超自然的打破你的限制，讓你能走進最好的、最充實的、神所命定的生活！

一個新的名字

在有無限可能的情況下，我也聽到主說，「知道你在天上有個新的名字是非常重要的！」
啓示錄2:17（新譯本）說：「……得勝的，我必將那隱藏的嗎哪賜給他吃。我又要賜給他一塊白石、石上又寫著新名、除了領受的人以外、沒有人知道。」啓示錄3:12也提到被賦予一個新的名字—再一次與成為得勝者有關。

在聖經中被賦予一個新的名字是很重要的。亞伯拉罕和撒拉都被賦予了新的名字，作為盟約和祝福的象徵，包括成為萬國之父與萬國之母（見創17:4-16）。

雅各接受了他的新名字，以色列，同樣是在祝福的背景下，雖然我們也發現他的新名被提及與戰勝或得勝有關（見創32:22-30）。

想像一下，在那一刻，雅各從一個「抓住腳跟」或「排擠」的名字，變成了一個字面上可以翻譯為「與神同在的王子」的名字！

主最近指示我去看耶利米書33:11 (NLT)，這一段我已經熟悉，也知道與新約祝福和復興有關。在談到回歸到恢復的約，歡樂和祝福，寫道：「必再聽見有歡喜和快樂的聲音，新郎和新婦的聲音，並聽見有人說：‘要稱謝萬軍之耶和華，因耶和華本為善，他的慈愛永遠長存。’又有奉感謝祭到耶和華殿中之人的聲音，因為我必使這地被擄的人歸回，和起初一樣。這是耶和華說的。」

然後就到了；我不記得那段經文。在接下來的經文中，耶和華說，祂必成就所應許的善，使以色列家和耶路撒冷恢復榮美。耶路撒冷，意為「和平之城」，被賦予新名。第16節說：「…這城必稱為耶和華我們的義。」因為，朋友們，名字的改變可以改變遊戲規則！

儘管求！

朋友們，你們在基督裡是得勝的，主要你們知道自己有了新名。它說的是祝福、更新的約、恢復的喜悅、增加的恩寵和更高的層次。簡而言之，你的新名字意味著無限的可能！

你不會太老，太過年輕，受傷過重，走得太遠，過於渺小，遲到太多，或太過迷失。祈求主用超自然的力量來突破你的限制，以致於你在這個新的季節裡可以完成你的呼召和命定。我相信他會回應的！

「你們雖然不好，尚且知道拿好東西給兒女，何況天父，豈不更將聖靈給求祂的人嗎？」（路11:13）


It's a Year of Endless Possibilities!
Diane Lake
Sep 26, 2019

As we approach the Hebraic year 5780 (and the Gregorian calendar year 2020), I'm hearing the Lord say, "My possibilities are endless. I will take you higher than you thought you could ever possibly go. Let Me remove your limitations so that the things that have hindered you from entering the fullness of your calling and destiny are no more. The possibilities for you are endless... It's a year of endless possibilities!"

In the Hebrew alphabet, the letter Pey has the numeric value of 80. The primary meaning of Pey is "mouth" and by extension "word, vocalization, expression or speech."

If you remember, Moses was eighty years old when he was called to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt, and eighty also seems to be indicative in the Bible as a sign of strength in human life (Ps. 90:10). Remember, too, that Moses had been called by the Lord at this age to be His mouth and voice for Israel, although when Moses protested the Lord appointed Aaron to be a mouthpiece, or spokesperson, as well (see Ex. 6:28-7:7, 4:14-16).

At the time of Moses' calling, he was neither eloquent nor articulate. God, however, seemed not at all concerned. He essentially said, "Don't worry about it. I'm the one who made your mouth, so no matter what your speech limitations are—I've got it covered. In fact, I will give you a new mouth" (Ex. 4:11-12).

A New Voice

As I was considering the things that can restrict us from fulfilling our calling, the Lord reminded me of a specific occasion when He supernaturally delivered me from a debilitating condition. In my case, much like Moses, I literally needed a new mouth, or voice, but limitations come in all shapes and sizes and can include things related to finances, health, personal or relational situations.

At that time, I was in my early forties and had just experienced the presence and power of the Lord for the first time—despite having been a Christian for about thirty years—and it literally rocked my world. Although I was not quite yet Spirit-filled, I began to pour myself out before the Lord in a way I had never thought possible. I desperately wanted a chance to live my life as He would have me live it—in strength and in power, instead of how I'd been living it—in hopelessness and defeat.

One particular night, I went to bed quite late having stayed up to pray, praise and read the Word. As I lay there, something quite odd began to happen. I had a sudden and (thankfully) brief vision full of all sorts of filthy images flashing before my eyes. So I quickly sat up in bed and turned on the light.

Concerned, I woke my husband to tell him what had happened. We prayed together and I lay back down to try to sleep. Thankfully I saw no more nasty images, but it was clear that something unusual was happening. It's hard to describe, but there was a peculiar head-rush sensation together with the distinct impression of being in the middle of something. I had an odd sense of being suspended. (Only later did I realize I had been in the middle of a spiritual battle!)

All I could think of to do was to recite John 3:16 over and over from memory until the sensations finally subsided. The whole experience lasted perhaps five minutes, maybe a bit longer, and then something seemed done—finished—and I decided to get up and use the bathroom. That's when I heard the Lord's voice for the first time ever in my life! I clearly heard, "It's withdrawal."

I knew instantly that I had just been delivered of a powerful spirit of withdrawal that had been over my life for at least as long as the previous 26 years!

I wondered why I had always been so uncomfortable around people, so extremely, painfully and awkwardly shy! It was literally impossible for me to so much as introduce myself in any kind of group setting. My heart would pound and race, my voice would tremble and shake. This was something that had defined and limited my whole adult life, and in five minutes, the Lord supernaturally, singlehandedly, unequivocally smashed my limitations and gave me a new voice!

It would have been impossible to fulfill my destiny as an ordained minister without a mouth. What's holding you back? Whatever it is, this is your season for God to supernaturally break off the limitations so that you can live your best, fullest, God-ordained life!

A New Name

Within this context of endless possibilities, I also heard the Lord say, "It's very important to know you have a new name written down in Heaven."

Revelation 2:17 (NKJV) says, "...To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it." Revelation 3:12 also speaks of being given a new name—again in relation to being an overcomer.

Being given a new name is significant in Scripture. Both Abraham and Sarah were given new names as symbols of covenant and blessing that included becoming a father and mother to kings and nations (see Gen. 17:4-16).

Jacob received his new name, Israel, in the context of blessing as well, although we also find mentioned that his new name was associated with having overcome or prevailed (see Gen. 32:22-30).

Just imagine, in that moment Jacob went from having a name which essentially meant "to seize by the heel" or "supplant," to one that can literally be translated to "Prince with God!"

The Lord recently directed me to Jeremiah 33:11 (NLT), a passage I was already familiar with and knew to be connected with renewed covenant blessings and restoration. In speaking of a return to restored covenant, joy and blessing, it reads: "'...The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will be heard again, along with the joyous songs of people bringing thanksgiving offerings to the Lord. They will sing, "Give thanks to the Lord of Heaven's Armies, for the Lord is good. His faithful love endures forever!" For I will restore the prosperity of this land to what it was in the past,' says the Lord."

Then there it was; something I hadn't remembered was there. In the verses following, the Lord establishes that He would perform the good things He had promised, and restore excellence to the house of Israel and to Jerusalem. Jerusalem, which means "City of Peace," is given a new name. Verse 16 says, "...And this is the name by which she will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." Because, friends, a name changer can be a game changer!

Just Ask!

Friends, you are overcomers in Christ and the Lord wants you to know that you have a new name. It speaks of blessing, renewed covenant, restored joy, increased favor and higher levels. In short, your new name speaks of endless possibilities!

You are not too old, too young, too damaged, too far gone, too little, too late, or too lost. Ask the Lord to supernaturally break off the limitations so that you may experience the fullness of your calling and destiny for this new season. I am confident that HE WILL RESPOND!

"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!" (Lk. 11:13 NKJV)