興起並成為！過渡期的跨越
Arise and Become! Crossing Over in Transition
作者：珊蒂福立德 Sandie Freed
原文來源：以利亞名單 https://www.elijahlist.com/words/display_word.html?ID=27982 
時間：2022.9.13
翻譯：Kate
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信徒們，

難道我們不覺得我們都不得不接受持續的變化嗎？據統計，大多數人根本不喜歡變化。我們可能認為自己喜歡，但當它直接到達擁抱任何新事物的地步時，就會變得不舒服。關鍵是這一點。我們喜歡知道我們要去哪裡。我們可能需要經歷一些不同的東西，但我們想知道這個"不同"是什麼樣子，對嗎？

不幸的是，我們的魂的問題（恐懼、不安全感、擔心、焦慮、害怕失敗等）在我們被引向未曾走過的不熟悉的道路時出現。當我們在過渡時期不確定或不清楚時，我們會感到不穩定。許多人在過渡時期由於靈魂（肉體）的誘惑而動搖。

然而，親愛的，隨著神的國度的推進，需要更多的過渡和改變。如果要取得勝利和突破，相信主是一支前進中的軍隊必須經歷的。只有祂知道我們每個人在這個時候需要的策略。請繼續閱讀--我想說的是，我知道神告訴我的，將在你轉變成結更多果子時賦予你力量。

偉大的"我是"對你的評價

很多時候，在我們的腦海中，我們可以設想自己最終到達並體驗到我們的突破。無論是我們的醫治、財務轉變、我們的孩子回家、我們的孩子擺脫毒癮、我們的成就感等等，我們的突破關鍵是在所有事情上信靠主--特別是在祂的指引上，這樣我們就能從"這裡 "到"那裡"。我們正處於轉變之中，但要到達那裡，我們必須改變和過渡。我們都想到達"那裡"，對嗎？

你可能會問，"那裡"是哪裡？我指的是你的土地--你的應許之地。以色列人有他們的應許之地。今天，我們研究迦南，是必須推翻的巨人的土地，是神應許給祂的孩子的安息之地。今天，它不一定代表字面上的土地（儘管對我們中的一些人來說，它可能是）；主要是一個應許。

我們的"應許之地"是我們生活的土壤，神在其中種下了祂的話語（種子），這種土壤產生了祂播撒在其中的應許。它可能是以神對你的心說的經文、給你的預言、或以神通過的夢或經過牧師。無論你是如何聽到或收到的，它都是神以種子的形式發出的應許，它被釋放到你的心地，產生你的"那裡"！

在這個季節，許多關於我們屬靈身份的信息正在被揭示。我們必須記住我們真正是誰。我們是祂說的那個人。讓這一點沉澱下來。是的，偉大的"我是"說，"你是"！你是神說的那個人，你就是。你是神說的那個人，只有"我是"能讓你達到這個境界。我這樣說的意思是，祂總是勸說我們，我們是祂的兒子。羅馬書8:14提醒我們這個真理："因為凡被神的靈引導的，都是神的兒子"。

這裡的"兒子"一詞，指的是我們所有人，包括男性和女性。在聖經時代，獲得家庭產業的是兒子而不是女兒。但在基督裡，我們每個人都得到了皇家產業--都是慈愛的父親的 "兒子"。作為我們原生家庭父母的孩子，可能很難信任他們，但我們的天父是值得信賴和信實的。我們的親生父母可能會讓我們失望，但神從不這樣做！因為祂的信實，我們可以從祂身上學到很多東西。

因為祂的信實，我們可以堅定地站在祂的應許上。祂的應許包括神聖的保護、指導、供應和祂在我們生命中的持續存在。祂確實是守約者--我們可以完全信任的人，特別是在變化和過渡時期。

過渡和跨越--再一次！

前一周，我向我們的教會講述了《約書亞》第一章，當時主指示約書亞起來，渡過約旦河。這對他以及整個以色列民族來說是另一個過渡期。但是，為了讓約書亞跟隨神，他必須首先站起來，然後才能在命定的正確方向上採取任何步驟。

當我們經歷困難的季節時，我們會感到沮喪和壓制，常常有一種無望的靈籠罩著我們。但同樣地，如果我們想向前邁進，我們就必須起來，相信並跟隨神！這是最重要的。每一個過渡時期都需要一個起來的時間。

約書亞第1章告訴我們，對約書亞和所有以色列人來說，那是一個困難的時期。為什麼？因為摩西已經死了。有一天他上了山，再也沒有回來。約書亞和以色列人民受到了極大的打擊。他們為這一損失哀歎了三十天（申命記34:8）。你能想像他們的想法嗎？像這樣的問題一定在他們的腦海中閃過。

- 現在誰來領導我們呢？
- 沒有人像摩西那樣有能力！
- 誰能比得上摩西這個人，神這麼多年來用來對我們說話的人？
- 現在誰會為我們代禱？誰來餵養我們或給我們水？
- 摩西是唯一能為我們聽到神聲音的人。現在我們還能相信誰呢？

摩西，他們以前受膏的領袖，已經死了，現在他們有了新領袖和新方向。變化。過渡。他們很害怕！

然而，是約書亞被神膏立，帶領祂的百姓前進。他被神選中來接替摩西的位置。他以前是摩西的僕人和助手，但現在是關鍵人物。他的轉變要求他起來，接受身份的轉變，以踏入領土的轉變。今天對我們來說也是如此。

興起並成為！

很久以來，我一直在預言我們靈性DNA和身份的啟示。在不重複關於我們靈性身份的宣稱的情況下，為了這篇文章的緣故，讓我直言不諱。我們必須興起並成為！這是我們在這個季節跨越的唯一途徑！

主明白約書亞的挑戰！因為約書亞可能被嚇到了，沒有準備好，不確定，所以主三次告訴約書亞要剛強壯膽。他需要重新獲得他曾經擁有的力量和勇氣！如果你還記得，大約四十年前，當被派往應許之地的探子時，是迦勒和約書亞帶著一份，說他們很有能力奪取那塊土地的好消息回來。儘管約書亞在應許之地看到了巨人，但他完全相信神會令他們得勝！

然而，在接下來四十年的曠野生活中，他忍受整整一代人的死亡。他現在面臨著培養全新一代戰士的挑戰，這些戰士甚至不知道如何爭戰！他需要勇氣，因為看看他們，他們是如何被人遺忘的。他需要勇氣，因為從自然界來看，他們的情況似乎有些無望。約書亞所行的神蹟為零，神的榮耀和能力在約書亞的生命中沒有任何外在表現。約書亞將如何說服人們聽從他的領導？

現在想一想，約書亞可能一直在思考並告訴神。主啊，這些人要把我和摩西相提並論！我不是摩西！神，摩西是個了不起的領袖。難道你不記得他所做的一切嗎？

- 摩西有一根令人敬畏的棍子。我所擁有的只是這把劍。
- 摩西把尼羅河變成了血。
- 你用他在埃及宣告瘟疫。
- 他在出埃及時帶領你的子民前進。
- 他把紅海分開，使他們在乾地行走渡海。
- 他從岩石中引出水來--從岩石中引出！還有更多...
- 神啊！我不認為我可以做到這一切！

約書亞知道他無法填補摩西的空缺。一切都在改變，他們正處於巨大的過渡期。那是一個新季節的開始。舊的已經過去了，新的就在那裡。

祂應許祂同在

約書亞是如何獲得起身的力量的？他是如何帶著帶領整個國家進入新領域所需的勇氣起來的？就是因為這個。神應許與他同在！

如果你仔細研讀約書亞記第1章，你會注意到在第5節，神向他保證："......我怎樣與摩西同在，也必照樣與你同在；我必不撇下你，也不丟棄你。"

在第6-9節中，神給約書亞下達了這些指令：

1）剛強壯膽
2）要順服
3）遵循祂的指示
4）不要懼怕，也不要驚惶

在第9節，神說了這些話，為約書亞定下了規矩："...... 因為你無論往哪裡去，耶和華─你的神必與你同在。"約書亞將領導神的子民，因為他變得剛強壯膽。他變得順服了。他成為一個信靠和跟隨神的領袖。約書亞成為了神所說的領袖：剛強壯膽、順從和遵循祂的指示的人。但是，更重要的是，他在轉變過程中信靠神，因為神對摩西是信實的，現在神應許對約書亞祂也是信實的。

今天對我們來說也是如此。我們在許多方面都處於過渡期，但我們正在經歷的主要過渡是成為神所說的那個人的過程！如果我們相信自己是健康的，那麼我們就會成為神的一員。如果我們相信自己是健康的，我們就相信神會給我們帶來醫治。但這不僅僅是這樣！它是關於成為被醫治的人！

從疾病的地方過渡到健康的地方可能需要一個奇蹟，是的。難道我們不為此而感恩嗎？絕對是。但是，歸根結底，它是一個過渡，一個變化，一個完全成為神希望我們成為的一切的轉變過程。

你以前沒有這樣的經歷！

在《約書亞記》第3章中，我們讀到，是時候讓他們過約旦河了。按照神的指示，攜帶神的方舟的祭司要先過約旦河。方舟象徵著神的同在；所以主向祂的子民表明，祂的同在在他們前面，正如祂所應許的與他們同在。約書亞告訴人們："......吩咐百姓說：你們看見耶和華─你們神的約櫃，又見祭司利未人擡著，就要離開所住的地方，跟著約櫃去。只是你們和約櫃相離要量二千肘，不可與約櫃相近，使你們知道所當走的路，因為這條路你們向來沒有走過......" （約書亞3:3-4)。

人們要把目光集中在約櫃上，因為神把他們旅程的重點從他們的不確定性轉向了祂的恆定。祂是這樣說的："我知道你們向來沒有做過，但如果你們定睛於我，我會引導你們。"

祂的同在比祂的恩賜更重要

這是神的方式，再一次說："我過去......我將來也是。" 那位"現在的、過去的、將來的"（啟示錄1:4）的神今天仍然給我們的應許依然相同。如果祂的同在與我們同在，我們怎麼會失敗？祂到哪裡，祂的榮耀就到哪裡。幾十年來，我們一直專注於祂的 "恩賜"（給教會的恩賜）然而，祂要求我們信靠的是祂的同在。多年來，我們一直專注於我們的"土地"。但是，如果我們將眼睛盯著祂的同在，並為之呼喊，祂就會給我們土地！"我們可能以前從未這樣過，但我們可以進入知道這一點的安息。"我過去......我將來也是......"

我為我們的祈禱

父神，請給我們力量，讓我們尋求你和你神聖的同在。你向約書亞應許，你將帶領他，你將與他同在。你答應與他同在，就像你與摩西同在一樣。這個應許使約書亞有能力站起來，鼓起勇氣，成為你的領袖。主啊，我們每個人都相信，在我們的過渡期，當我們跨入我們的新領域和完整的命定時，你與我們同在！你將賦予我們力量，使我們成為你的人。你將賦予我們權力，使我們成為你所說的那個人。

我們鼓起勇氣，起來，知道你的同在在我們面前。我們尊重你，信靠你，愛你。當我們定睛在你身上時，我們相信你永遠不會離開或拋棄我們，你應許要做的一切，你一定會做到。在我們所有的過渡期，我們決心剛強壯膽，推進你的國度。奉耶穌的大能之名，祈禱，阿門！
 


Arise and Become! Crossing Over in Transition
Dr. Sandie Freed, Bedford, TX

Believers,

Doesn't it appear like we are all having to embrace a continual change? According to statistics, most people don't like change at all. We might think we do, but when it gets right to the point of embracing anything new, it becomes uncomfortable. The point is this: We like to know where we are going. We may need to experience something different, but we want to know what that "different" looks like, right?

Unfortunately, our soulish issues (fear, insecurity, worry, anxiety, fear of failure, etc.) arise when we are led to untraveled and unfamiliar paths. When we are uncertain or unclear during times of transition, we feel unstable. Many falter during transition due to the temptations of the soul (the flesh).

However, dear ones, as God's Kingdom advances, more transitioning and changing is required. Trusting the Lord is mandatory for an advancing army if victory and breakthrough are to be experienced. He alone knows the strategy needed for each of us at this time. Keep reading – I'm going somewhere with this, and I know that what God has shown me will empower you as you shift into greater fulfillment.

What the Great I Am Says About You

Many times in our mind, we can envision ourselves finally arriving and experiencing our breakthrough. Whether it is our healing, a financial shift, our kids coming home, our children delivered from addictions, our fulfillment, etc., our breakthrough keys involve trusting the Lord in all things – especially in His directives, so that we get from "here" to "there." We are in a shift, but to get there we must change and transition. We all want to get to "there," right?

Where is this place you may ask? I'm referring to your land – your land of promise. The Israelites had their Promised Land. Today, we study it as Canaan, the land of the giants that would have to be overthrown, and a land of rest that God had promised His children. Today it doesn't necessarily represent a literal land (although for some of us it could); mostly it is a promise.

Our "land of promise" is the soil of our lives in which God was planted His Word (His seed), and that soil produces the promise that has been sown into it by Him. It could have come in the form of a Scripture that God spoke to your heart, a prophetic word given to you, or in the form of a dream or a minister through which God spoke. Regardless of how you heard it or received it, it was a promise from God in seed form, which was released into the land of your heart to produce your "there"!

In this season, much is being revealed concerning our spiritual identity. We must remember who we really are. We are who He says we are. Let that sink in. Yes, the great I AM says, "You ARE"! You are who God says you are, and only the I AM can get you there. What I mean by this is that He always persuades us that we are His sons. Romans 8:14 reminds us of this truth: "For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God."

The word "sons," here, refers to all of us, both male and female. In biblical times, it was a son who would receive the family inheritance and not a daughter. But in Christ, we each have been given a royal inheritance – all being "sons" of a loving Father. As children of our natural parents, it may have been difficult to trust them, but our heavenly Father is trustworthy and faithful. Our natural parents may have let us down, but God never does!

Because of His faithfulness, we can stand firmly on His promises. His promises include divine protection, direction, provision and His continual presence in our lives. He truly is the Promise Keeper – the One we can fully trust, especially during times of change and transition.

Transition and Crossing Over – AGAIN!

The other week I spoke to our church concerning Joshua chapter 1, when the Lord was instructing Joshua to arise and cross over the Jordan River. It was another transition time for him, as well as for the entire nation of Israel. But, for Joshua to follow God, he had to first rise before he could take any steps in the right direction of destiny. (Photo via Flickr)

When we experience difficult seasons, we get down and depressed, and often a spirit of hopelessness overtakes us. But again, if we want to move forward, we have to arise, trust and follow God! Every transition time requires an arising time.

Joshua chapter 1 tells us that it was a difficult time for Joshua and for all of Israel. Why? Because Moses was dead. He went up a hill one day and never returned. Joshua and the people of Israel were so devastated. They mourned and lamented this loss for thirty days (Deuteronomy 34:8). Can you imagine their thoughts? Questions like these must have gone through their minds:

• Who is going to lead us now?
• No one is as powerful as Moses!
• Who can compare to the man, Moses, the one that God has used to speak to us all these years?
• Who will intercede for us now? Who will feed us or give us water?
• Moses was the only one who could hear from God for us. Who can we possibly trust now?

Moses, their previously anointed leader, was dead, and now they had a new leader and a new direction. Change. Transition. They were afraid!

Yet, it was Joshua who was anointed by God to lead His people forward. He was chosen by God to fill the shoes of Moses. He had previously been Moses' servant and assistant but was now the point man. His transition required that he rise and embrace an identity transition to step into a territorial transition. It is the same for us today.

Arise and Become!

I have been prophetically speaking into the revelation of our spiritual DNA and identity for a long time now. Without repeating what has been proclaimed about our spiritual identity, let me be blunt for the sake of this article: We must arise and become! This is our only way to cross over in this season!

The Lord understood Joshua's challenge! Because Joshua was probably intimidated, unready and uncertain, the Lord told Joshua three different times to be strong and courageous. He needed to regain the strength and courage that he had once had! If you recall, around forty years prior, when sent as spies into the Promised Land, it was Caleb and Joshua who returned with a good report, saying that they were well able to take the land. Even though Joshua saw giants in the Promised Land, he fully trusted in God to give them the victory!

However, during the next forty years in the wilderness, he endured the death of an entire generation. He now faced the challenge of raising up an entirely new generation of warriors who didn't even know how to fight! He needed courage because to look at their situation in the natural, it would appear somewhat hopeless. Joshua had performed zero miracles, and there was no outward demonstration of God's glory and power upon Joshua's life. How would Joshua convince the people to listen and follow his lead?

Think now about all that Joshua may have been thinking and telling God: Lord, these people are going to compare me with Moses! I am not a Moses! Moses was an awesome leader, God. Don't You recall all he did?

• Moses had an awesome rod! ALL I HAVE IS THIS SWORD.
• Moses turned the Nile into blood.
• You used him to proclaim plagues in Egypt.
• He led Your people forth in the Exodus.
• He parted the Red Sea, and they crossed over on dry land.
• He brought forth water from a rock – from a ROCK! And more...
• God! I don't think I can do all that!

Joshua knew He couldn't fill Moses' shoes. Everything was changing and they were in huge transition. It was the beginning of a new season. The old was gone the new was there.

He Promises His Presence

How did Joshua get the strength to arise? How did He rise with the courage that was needed to lead an entire nation into new territory? It was because of this: God promised to be with him! (Photo via Pixabay)

If you carefully study Joshua 1, you'll notice in verse 5 that God assured him, "...Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you."

In verses 6-9 God charged Joshua with these directives:

1) Be strong and be courageous
2) Be obedient
3) Follow His directives
4) Do not be afraid or dismayed

In verse 9, God said these words that sealed the deal for Joshua: "...for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua would lead God's people because He became strong and courageous. He became obedient. He became a leader who trusted and followed. Joshua became who God said he would be as His leader: strong, courageous, obedient and one who followed His directives. But, even more importantly, He trusted God in the transition, because as God was faithful with Moses, He was now promising to be faithful with him.

It is the same with us today. We are in transition in so many ways, but the main transition we are experiencing is the process of becoming who God says we are! If we are believing to be healthy, we are trusting God for our healing. But it's more than that! It about becoming the healed one!

Transitioning from a place of sickness to a land of health may require a miracle, yes. And aren't we thankful for that? Absolutely. But, ultimately, it is a transition, a change and a transformation process of fully becoming ALL that God intends for us to become!

You've Not Been This Way Before!

In Joshua 3, we read that it was time for them to cross the Jordan. As God directed, the priests carrying the ark of God were to go first over the Jordan. The ark was symbolic of God's presence; so the Lord was demonstrating to His people that His presence was going before them, as He had promised to be with them. Joshua told the people, "...When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the Levitical priests carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it. Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before..." (Joshua 3:3-4).

The people were to fix their gaze on the ark of the covenant, for God redirected the focus of their journey from their uncertainties to His constancy. He was saying this: "I know you haven't done this before, but if you keep your eyes on Me, I'll show you the way."

His Presence Is More Important Than His Presents

It was God's way of saying, once again, "As I was...so I will be." The God "who is and who was and who is to come" (Revelation 1:4) still promises the same for us today. If His presence goes with us, how can we fail? Where He goes, His glory goes. For so many decades we have focused on His gifts – His "presents" (gifts to the Church) – and yet it is His presence in which He is asking us to trust. For years, we have focused on our "land." But, if we will keep our eyes fixed on His presence and cry out for it, He will give us the land! We may have never been this way before, but we can enter the rest of knowing this: "As I was...so I will be..."

My Prayer for Us

Father God, empower us to seek after You and Your divine presence. You promised Joshua that You would lead him and that You would be with him. You promised to be with him just as You were with Moses. That promise empowered Joshua to be able to rise, take courage and become Your leader. Lord, we each believe that in our time of transition, as we cross into our new territory and full destiny, You are with us! You will empower us to become who You say that we are.

We take courage and arise, knowing that Your presence goes before us. We honor You, trust You and love You. As we remain fixed on You, we trust that You will never leave or forsake us, and all that You have promised to do, You will surely do. As we all transition, we are determined to be strong and courageous and advance Your Kingdom. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, amen!