In the case of this prayer group, God gives his word & instruction for the new year a little earlier than, say, at church watchnight service.
His Word for this year is "This is the year to receive what you planted and what you knocked and asked for. Prepare." He gave some instructions about how to prepare, focus and set our hearts and expectations.
God never gives us "fluff" word, so listen and inspect everything to miss nothing.
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11-27-2018
1. This is the year to receive [2019 or before, we start our new year early]... What you planted & what you knocked & asked for, you will receive in this year. Earlier this year (2018 ) He asked, "What do you need." Be a good steward & have your answer. If you don't, that which you have can be taken from you & given to one more responsible. What do you have, what do need, and what fruit do you have to show -(signs of readiness)? - Prepare to receive... What capacity, plan & management skills do you need to have. Who do you need on your team? Are you praying for laborers? What does it look like? What happens when you receive? Prepare. - Receiving = responsibility Esther became queen = responsibility. David became king = responsibility. He's putting you in positions to bring things through you.
1b. God is setting things up for you to receive right now. HE'S HEARD YOU. He's answering. Naomi lost a lot, she was moved to a place she didn't choose. Her sons married foreign wives & died, she was homeless, poor & away from home... But Ruth was her set up. Without Ruth who she didn't ask for & couldn't shake, there would've been no redeemer. There is a set up in progress for you to receive.
2. Keep knocking. There's an open / effective door. There was an image I saw of an automatic door, but I didn't feel it was the right move to go through. I'm going to say (pray about this) Don't walk through every automatic door. Walk through the ones you have knock on BECAUSE knock and it will be OPEN UNTO YOU. It's being kept for you. It's not open for everyone. It's for YOU. It may look closed because it's not open for others, but knock & it'll open. Jesus mentioned there'll be towns where you're not welcome, let your peace return to you & shake the dust off, but there are towns & houses that will be open for you. Let your peace remain there.
3. Hagar - the time for going back is over. - the second time she left, HE met her, took care of her & established what HE promised before...
...Hagar continued... The first time Hagar was co-opted into a situation she didn't ask for. She felt out of control of her life She was being used to carry other things for other people She had to have her own encounter with God (apart from those who were misusing her) God named what she was carrying & have it a purpose & a future. God never referred to Ishmael as Sarah's, but as Hagar's child. Doesn't matter what someone else's intentions were. God plan overrides all of that. God had intentions to bless and increase her through the burdens she didn't ask for He sent her back to an unpleasant place. The second time, she was asked to leave. That leads us to the 1st things I said about Hagar. The time for going back (or staying back) is over