神為五月及以後所發的話語
“前進，因你已經得勝”
菲利斯.福特 Phyllis Ford
2015-05-12
中文翻譯：微牧之歌
如何調整你的眼光，從困境中看到成長的機遇
在神面前禱告時，我看到一條高速公路。看起來是交通高峰時段，每條車道都移動得很慢。忽然間，某條車道會鬆動一下。然而，絕大部分車都待在原本的車道，等著交通狀況好起來。
你有沒有過堵在車道裡或者排著長隊，然後自問，“我怎麼陷在最慢的車道了呢？” 
當其他車道開始鬆動，人們會埋怨自己的車道而不是留意並等候時機好向前進。他們以充滿挫折的言語來回應，而不是尋求前進的機會。 （圖片源自Pixabay）
主吩咐我繼續仔細觀察。我照做，看到許多人正在按喇叭，不許任何人變道插隊，因為他們覺得如果讓別人這樣做就會延誤得更厲害。繼續細看，我開始看到在車流中有一些空檔，可以讓司機靈活機動地變道，這樣不用等太久就可以快速向前移動。主說，“我的子民已經進入了新時期，事情會加速，而且會有明顯的成長和提升的機會。他們將看見眾多機會一一開啟，他們必不再被攔阻，甚至在擁擠的車流中央也必不被阻擋。”
就要輪到你了；堅持到底
這個異象給我好幾項提示：
˙有時我們會從高速公路的主幹道下來，朝陌生的領域探險。於是導致延誤，無法準時到達目的地。
˙我們絕不可以屈從挫敗感而就此放棄。如果我們保持方向不變，總能早些到達。何必提早下主幹道，事後又詫異為什麼我們沒有任何進展呢？
˙我們得讓擁擠路段也為我們效力。擁擠只是暫時的。一方面時刻留意超越的機會，另一方面也繼續向前開。不要停下！
˙在爭戰中，應當專注於可行的事，而不是攔阻我們的事。我們回應環境的態度會影響我們的旅程。
天堂正敞開：增長、增強的恩膏正在釋放出來
在過渡時期，有時候我們會認定事情是這樣的，而實際上我們所看到的現象被我們的思維模式扭曲了。有時候我們想太多，結果被恐懼壓倒，慢了下來，以至於看不到前進的機會。這些都值得我們深思。
我們應當祈禱，“天父，開我們的眼，讓我們看見全貌，以及我們蒙召的使命。”（圖片源自Pixabay）
相信我，我們已經走進大門敞開的季節，主自己要領我們進入從未見過的得勝之地。我們不能讓擁堵的交通蒙住我們的眼，以至於看不見主正在使祂的子民加添並健壯。祂向我們吹的每一口氣息都在提醒我們--我們是被拯救受保護的子民，而且只要我們回應並遵行祂的話語，就必得勝。倍增的祝福此刻正在釋放。可以預見，我們去到的地方都將成為我們的產業。
申命記28:10-14 天下萬民見你歸在耶和華的名下，就要懼怕你。你在耶和華向你列祖起誓應許賜你的地上，他必使你身所生的、牲畜所下的、地所產的，都綽綽有餘。耶和華必為你開天上的府庫，按時降雨在你的地上。在你手裡所辦的一切事上賜福與你。你必借給許多國民，卻不至向他們借貸。
你若聽從耶和華你 神的誡命，就是我今日所吩咐你的，謹守遵行，不偏左右，也不隨從侍奉別神，耶和華就必使你作首不作尾，但居上不居下。
是時候成為積極參與者，抓緊！
天國就像那條高速公路；在入口處我們必須竭力進入。要明白，就在我們緊緊抓住天國任務的過程中，我們自己就成為了天國。然後我們會發覺，當努力去達成那個任務時，任務本身就在我們進入命定的道路上，因為我們正與祂同行。這樣做時，我們就抓住了那緊抓住我們的。當我們把自己與基督對齊時，我們就活在祂悅納的生命樣式中。
是時候改變我們的思維模式，因為現在就是成為積極參與者繼續深入我們命定的時刻。我們有責任達成命定——並幫助、成全其他人達成他們的命定。（參見腓立比書3:12-14）
馬太福音11:12 （和合本）
「從施洗約翰的時候到如今，天國是努力進入的，努力的人就得著了。」
馬太福音11:12 （當代譯本）
「從施洗的約翰到現在，進天國是要努力爭取的，努力的人就進得去。」
馬太福音11:12 （呂振中譯本）
「從施洗者約翰到現在，天國連用著權力，用力的人（或譯：天國是被強取的，強取的人）攫取了它。」 
如果我們就是國度，而神的國度正在與黑暗國度交戰，那我們就在戰事之中。我們當中的一些人長期持續作戰，但我們絕不能讓自己被打敗。我們來對屬於我們的宣告所有權。讓我們預備好執行主的策略。在某些時刻，我們必須勇敢地站立在自己的土地上，不允許仇敵偷竊那已經屬於我們的。多少次我們從祂的話語讀到，在大逼迫中，主伸手施行大神蹟，成就大傳奇？因此，我們是要在恐懼中畏縮，還是要繼續在國度中前進？（圖片源自Pixabay）
約翰一書3:7-9 （和合本）
「小子們哪，不要被人誘惑。行義的才是義人，正如主是義的一樣。犯罪的是屬魔鬼，因為魔鬼從起初就犯罪。神的兒子顯現出來，為要除滅魔鬼的作為。凡從 神生的，就不犯罪，因 神的道（原文作“種”）存在他心裡；他也不能犯罪，因為他是由 神生的。」
當你努力推進時，我親自使你得勝
“我正向你吹入新鮮的生命氣息。現在，吸收這蘊含我生命和力量的新鮮氣息。從現在起，生活、成長，全然成為我呼召你成為的樣式。開始走出來，然後看我成就它。此刻我在你裡面做的工，大過你以往生命中經歷的任何事。你一定要相信，你一定要明瞭，你一定要成為我創造你要成為的樣式。因為我放在你前面的遠大過你所能看見的，而且不是你的老我能完成的。
“因此，深深吸入我的氣息，允許你的生命跟隨我，跟隨我為你預備的計畫。你屬於我，當你努力時我親自使你得勝。你會成功或失敗依舊取決於你自己。你必須意識到你已經得勝，因為當你與我同行，我透過你得勝，將我們仇敵踩在我的腳下。
“仇敵盡全力讓你誤以為自己不會成功；但回望過往，環顧四周，你已經攻克了許多想要將你消滅掉的事物。你不孤單，因為我一直在你裡面，保守，戰勝，保護你，你正在轉化成為我呼召你的樣式。許多事在等著你，而且將會有些事攻擊你。事實真相是你的仇敵懼怕你，遠勝過你懼怕牠們。這是你生命中一個最棒的時刻。
“用我的話語、禱告和祈求來對付你生命中的黑暗地帶。改變，轉離它們，因為你的使命比那些想要拖你後腿，耗你精力的麻煩要大得多。看哪，我大大吹起新鮮的生命氣息。如今你將興起，蓬勃茂盛，如同綠葉般生長。持守在我裡面，你就不會枯乾，也必不凋零。我為此刻創造了你。許多你從未曾意識到的答案就存在於你自己裡面。
“你當學習我的話語，明白在極度艱難困苦，絕望無助，甚至死亡之中，我使人復活。許多神蹟湧現，我的子民得勝。我再對你說，要攻讀我的話語。當惡者看似得勝，我用自己的膀臂帶出大能的神蹟。如今釋放的祝福帶著膏抹，足以勝過你目前仇敵。因為我的祝福更大。我已經興起了一批大信心的子民，他們在逆境災難前忍耐。
“以往太過聚焦於仇敵，這大大分散了注意力。不要被分散干擾。因為我正在興起一支已經攻勝的軍隊。不要說，一旦仇敵被打敗，我們就出發，建造，征服。我創造你為王和祭司。因此，興起，在你仇敵面前行大作為。你的觀念必須被改變。現在是建造的時刻。你必須緊抓住每一天，得著我已經賜給你的。（圖片是Jennifer Page拍攝的“我堅固的基石”，源自elijahshopper.com）
“你在逆境中的試煉是嚴峻的考驗，它在你的內在塑造並留下了美麗和堅韌。我對你說，看哪，看見了嗎，那些美麗和堅韌甚至存在於你已度過的困難之中。別再哭泣，結束悲傷，因為我將灰燼收去，賜給你美麗、喜樂油、讚美衣。張開雙臂擁抱這一刻，讓它帶你去實現長久期盼並為之禱告的那些夢想。
“要知道這是值得期待的日子。眼目所及之處有許多困難，但是你的勝利將要壓倒你的麻煩。要知道全地都在劬勞。記住，你已經得勝了。當你看著麥子和稗子一起生長，要知道我已定了一日，到那時稗子要被移去扔在火裡焚燒。深入讀我的話語；在那裡你會找到答案，甚至領悟那將要被啟示出來的偉大奧秘。
我創立了仇敵不能理解也不能破譯的密碼，因而此刻偉大的啟示正噴湧而出。它蘊含著巨大的光，黑暗無法消化它。我也正在使禱告和啟示的模式、結構和藍圖生效，這終將征服你現在的仇敵，殺死欺哄的巨人，甚至趕除占卜巫術的黑暗作為。”
The Word of the Lord for May and Beyond: "Advance, For You Have Overcome"
Phyllis Ford, Arlington, TX
May 12, 2015
How to Change Your Perspective from Frustration to Looking for the Opening to Advance
In my time of prayer before the Lord, I saw a highway. It appeared to be rush hour traffic and the lanes were moving slow. All of a sudden, a lane would open up. However, most cars stayed in their current lanes waiting for the traffic to pick up.
Have you ever been in a lane, or a line, and asked yourself, "How did I wind up in the slowest of all the lanes?"
As the other lanes began to move forward, people found themselves complaining about where they were instead of watching and waiting for the time and opportunity to move ahead. They responded with words of frustration instead of looking for that opening to advance and move forward.(Photo via Pixabay)
The Lord told me to keep watching. As I did, I saw many were honking and not letting anyone in, because they felt if they did that there would be further delay. As I watched, I began to see openings in the traffic where one could maneuver and move ahead quickly without the long wait. The Lord said, "My people have entered into a time where things will accelerate and there will be visible openings for advancement. They will see places of opportunity open up, and they will no longer be hindered, even in the midst of the traffic."
Your Turn is Coming; Stay the Course
Several things were mentioned to me concerning this vision:
• Sometimes we will get off the major highway and venture into areas that are unfamiliar. As a result, delays can occur that will keep us from getting to our destination on time.
• We can't allow frustration to cause us to give up. If we had stayed the course, we would have gotten there sooner. Why get off the road prematurely, only to later wonder why we haven't progressed?
• We need to let the areas that are crowded work for us. It is only temporary. Keep watching for opportunities of advancement, but also keep moving. Don't stop!
• In the midst of the warfare, we must focus on what is working and not on what is hindering us. How we respond to our circumstances can affect our travels.
The Heavens Are Open; Blessings of Increase are Being Released
There are times in our transition when we perceive that things are operating in one way, when, in fact, what we see is skewed by our thinking. Sometimes we are over-thinking situations and, as a result, there is an overwhelming fear that tries to slow us down so that we don't see the opportunity to move ahead. These are things to consider.
We must pray, "Father, open our eyes that we may see the BIG PICTURE and what we are called to do." (Photo via Pixabay)
Believe me, we have walked into a season of open doors where the Lord Himself will usher us into realms and places of victory we have never seen. We can't let the heavy traffic keep us from seeing that the Lord is releasing increase over His people. His very breath is upon us to remind us that we are a persevered people and we will be victorious if we respond to His words by walking in them. Blessings of increase are being released in this hour. What we walk in, even prophetically, we will possess.
Deuteronomy 28:10-14 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. The LORD shall open unto thee His good treasure, the Heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
It's Time to Become an Active Participant and LAY HOLD
The Kingdom of Heaven is like that highway; at that entry given we must press to enter into it. Understand that in the grasping and seizing of our assignment in the Kingdom, we become the Kingdom. We then find that, in our efforts to fulfill that assignment, the assignment is on the path of our destiny, because we are in step with Him. In doing so, we lay hold of that which has now laid hold of us. As we align ourselves with Christ, we come into agreement with the life that He desires for us to live.
It is time to change our thinking, for now is the time to become an active participant in the furthering of our destiny. We have a responsibility to get to our destination – and to aid others in getting to theirs. Coming into the fullness of a destiny that those who lost their way have also found has its own rewards (see Philippians 3:12-14).
Matthew 11:12 (NIV) From the days of John the Baptist until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been forcefully advancing, and forceful men lay hold of it.
Matthew 11:12 (NCV) Since the time John the Baptist came until now, the Kingdom of Heaven has been going forward in strength, and people have been trying to take it by force.
Matthew 11:12 (Jubilee Bible 2000) From the days of John the Baptist until now, life is given unto the Kingdom of the Heavens, and the valiant take hold of it.
Matthew 11:12 (The Bible in Basic English) And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the Kingdom of Heaven is forcing its way in, and men of force take it.
If we are the Kingdom and the Kingdom of God is at war with the kingdom of darkness, then we are at war. Some of us are under constant warfare, but we must not allow ourselves to be defeated. Let us lay claim to that which belongs to us. Let us be ready to act out the strategies of the Lord. There will be times we will have to valiantly hold our own ground and not allow the enemy to steal from us what is already ours. How many times have we read in His Word that, in the midst of great opposition, the Lord brought forth great miracles and did great exploits? So, will we shrink back in fear or continue to advance the Kingdom? (Photo via Pixabay)
1 John 3:7-9 Little children, make sure no one deceives you; the one who practices righteousness is righteous, just as He is righteous; the one who practices sin is of the devil; for the devil has sinned from the beginning. The Son of God appeared for this purpose, to destroy the works of the devil. No one who is born of God practices sin, because His seed abides in him; and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
"I Am Personally Seeing to Your Success as You Press In"
"I am breathing a fresh breath of life upon you. Now take in this fresh release of My life and strength. From now on live, grow, and become all that I have called you to be. Begin to walk it out and watch Me see to its completion. What I am doing in you in this hour is greater than anything that has ever happened in your life. You must believe, you must know, you must become what I have formed and created you to be. For what I have placed before you is greater and bigger than you can perceive, and the old you can not accomplish it.
"So, breathe in, and allow your life to follow after Me and the plan that I prepared for you. You belong to Me, and I am personally seeing to your success as you press in. Whether it becomes your failure or your success still depends on you. You have to realize that you have overcome, because when you walked with Me I overcame it through you, placing our opposition under My feet.
"Demonic forces are trying to convince you that you will not succeed; but look around you. You have already overcome many things that literally tried to wipe you out. You are not alone, for it was Me in you all along, persevering, prevailing, and preserving you, as you are being transformed into what I have called you to be. Much awaits you, and there will be some things that will stand in opposition before you. The truth is the enemy is more afraid of you than you are of him. This is one of the greatest times of your life.
"Deal with dark areas of your life by My Word, prayer, and supplication. Change, and turn from them, because your assignment is greater than the trouble that has tried to draw the life and strength out of you. Behold, I blow upon a fresh breath of life. Now you will come forth, flourish, and grow like a green leaf. Remain in Me and you will not wither nor will you fade. I have created you for this time. Within you there are more answers than you will ever realize.
"As you study My Word, know that in the midst of a great hardship, despair, and even death I revived a people. Many miracles came forth and My people overcame. I say again to you, study My Word. In the face of evil came victory, and I wrought powerful miracles by My own hand. The blessing being released now carries the anointing to overcome your present enemy. For My blessings are far greater. I have raised up a people of great faith, who endured in the face of adversity.
"There has been so much focus on the enemy that it has become a major point of distraction. Do not be distracted. For I am raising up an army who have overcome. Do not say, Once this enemy is defeated we will go, build, and conquer. I created you to be kings and priests. So, rise up and do great exploits in the face of your enemy. Your perception must change. Now is the time for building. You must seize the day and take what I have already given to you. (Photo by Jennifer Page "My Firm Foundation" via elijahshopper.com)
"Your trials of adversity became the crucible which has formed and created your inner beauty and fortitude. I say to you, look, see, that even in trouble you fared well. Weep no more, mourn no more, for I have given you beauty for ashes, the oil of gladness, and the mantle of praise. Embrace this moment and let it carry you into the fulfillment of the dreams that you have hoped for and prayed for.
"Know this is a day of reckoning. There is more trouble in sight, but your triumphs will overtake your troubles. Know that the earth is in travail. Remember, you have overcome. As you see the wheat and tares grow together for a time, know I have a day appointed when the tares will be taken away and cast into the fire. Look within My Word; there you will find answers, even understanding of great mysteries which have yet to be revealed.
"In this hour great revelation is springing forth, for I have created a code that the enemy can't understand nor decipher. Within it is great light and the darkness can not comprehend it. I am also validating patterns and blueprints of prayers and revelation that will conquer your present enemies, slay giants of deception, and even dispel dark works of divination."
Phyllis Ford
Phyllis Ford Ministries