Making the Shift

If you haven't recognized already, within the Spirit Realm, we are in the midst of a Divine Shift. One of the things that we must learn about God if we're going to consistently walk with the Lord, is that Jehovah is a God of Shifts. It's very rare that He's going to stay in one place for any extended period of time. The God we serve is a God of Movement. He's always on the Move. Even if we can't see Him moving, and even if we can't necessarily "feel" Him moving; you better believe, God is Moving! The challenge is that God doesn't ask our permission when He gets ready to make a Move. And what I'm discovering more often about God, is that He tends to move in a direction for which we are not necessarily familiar with (Joshua 3). For this reason it is imperative that we stay close to the Lord and submit to His leadership, so that we are in position to Make the Shift.

We are in the midst of a Shift saints, a Divine Shift. One of my primary concerns is that we have more than a few believers that are not going to be positioned with God as He prepares to "make the turn". I can assure you, even if you've been faithful and obedient up to this point (praise God for that), there are still some shifts that God is calling us to make that, if we choose to ignore them, we might be able to "make the shift" but we won't be able to sustain the Shift that God is making during this Season.

One of the first things we must do in Making the Shift with God is repent. The word repent doesn't only mean to change direction, or to turn around, it also means to think again. There are some mental habits that we have established, even in the context of our relationship with God, that the Spirit is saying to us, think again; take another look at this. There are some things in our lives, that may have worked five years ago, five months ago, even five weeks ago, but are not working now and are not going to work in the future. Why? Because God is Making the Shift, and if we're going to walk with Him going into this next Season, we too must Make the Shift with Him. This is not always easy, because it requires change. But even though it's not easy, it's necessary in order to Make the Shift.

Another area we must be committed to in order to Make the Shift is the area of Sacrifice. There are still too many Christians that want to serve God from the vantage point of Convenience. Wrong. He is God! He deserves Sacrifice! If you study cultural history, you'll notice that every ancient culture and people has a god that they sacrificed to. Even the pagan cultures had gods for which they offered sacrifice, whether they were idols or not. The principle has not changed. This is why Jesus commanded His Disciples to "bear their cross" (Matthew 16). Hopefully it's everyone's aspiration to become a Disciple of Christ. If it is, then it must be understood that part of Making the Shifting is committing to Sacrifice unto the Lord.

Lastly saints, part of Making the Shift is expecting criticism. God is taking His Chosen into a realm that most people have never experienced before; including the contemporary, mainstream church. Whenever one goes against the grain and goes against the tide, misunderstanding and subsequent criticism is to be expected. A lot of people shrink back at this point because of their "need" to be socially accepted and affirmed. I need to inform you today that part of Making the Shift with the Lord is getting to the point where you don't care what people think about you. Not that you're trying to be crass and insensitive, but when it comes to God's Divine Will for your life, you're not taking a social consensus for that. People won't understand, and that's ok. That's why Jesus made it clear, "my Kingdom is not of this world" (John 18). Therefore, if you're representing the Kingdom of Christ, you need to understand that people with worldly thinking (including people in the church) are simply not going to get it. You have to be ok with that. But I can assure you, it's All Good. The Rewards and the Blessings that God has for His Elect are "out of this world". Are you looking to receive? You can. It's all about being Prepared and Making the Shift.