"The Coming
Turn"
By Guest Rev. Garris Elkins, Medford , OR
Sharing from the
ElijahList.com/
Where I live in southern Oregon , we have
something called the Bear Creek Greenway.
The Greenway is a nature corridor that follows Bear Creek as it winds its way
through the beautiful Rogue
Valley . Part of the
Greenway is a paved bike path that travels 20 miles along the creek edge.
This past week, as I
pedaled my bicycle along a familiar section of the Greenway, I noticed a sign
along the path. It warned me to slow down and proceed with caution because I
was entering a blind corner. As I passed the sign, I felt impressed to stop,
turn around and go back. I found myself standing in front of the sign and
listening. I knew this was a God-moment. As the other cyclists whizzed by the
Lord began to speak.
"A Sharp and Unexpected Turn... A New Level of Trust
Required"
"You are approaching a sharp and unexpected turn.
This turn will be what is called a 'blind turn' because what lies ahead cannot
be seen. I want you to know I see the full arc of this turn and all that will
be involved as you change course and head in a new direction. I see the
beginning and the end and because of this, I want you to move forward with
confidence.
"In your approach to the turn, you will slow down
to adjust your position and speed in an attempt to safely navigate the pathway.
These are not the adjustments I want you to make. I am changing your status
quo.
"Human reasoning will not help you navigate
through the inertia of the coming turn. This turn can only be navigated in
response to the immediate, in-the-moment instructions I will provide by My
Spirit. Don't simply rely on past experience or how successfully you were able
to predict and navigate through the previous turns of your life.
"I want
to take you to a new level of trust required to deliver you to a new
destination. This new level of trust will require that you
ignore the warning signs of fear erected by others on the pathway of your
faith.
"As you approach this turn, speed up by increasing
your trust in Me. Press forward beyond the limits of your past failures and the
fears of an unexplored future. I invite you to make this turn with shouts of
joy and the exhilaration that comes from a ride saturated with trust.
"The wheels
of your faith will hold because My hand will be your point of traction. I will
reveal the way forward as the turn deepens. I will accelerate you through this
moment and deliver you safely to the good place I have planned for you."
When the Lord finished
speaking, I got back on my bike and continued to ride ahead making the turn the
sign had warned me about. I knew this word was for me and for others who will
read these words.
Our God is a Deliver. He not only delivers us out of
situations, but He also faithfully delivers us through the turns and twists
that exist along the path of faith.
This is where I want to place my trust and I invite you to do the same.
Garris Elkins,
Author and Prophetic Minister
Prophetic Horizons
Website: garriselkins.com/
Prophetic Horizons
Website: garriselkins.com/
Garris Elkins' ministry, Prophetic Horizons, is a ministry of
teaching, writing, and prophecy committed to raising up a prophetic generation
to speak to the cultures of our world with the empowered voice of Heaven.
Garris and his wife, Jan, are a spiritual father and mother to many, both in
the United States
and abroad. They live in Medford ,
Oregon , where they just completed
33 years of pastoral ministry.
1 comment:
This was surely a moment of enlightenment for him. I especially appreciated the part where God said, "I want to take you to a new level of trust required to deliver you to a new destination." I heard a minister say one time, that when we reach a new level (spiritually-speaking), we face a new devil. The trials are so intense when we are pressing into God and walking forward in His name to places unknown. Thank you for sharing this, Hazel. :)
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