December 2021 - Candice Smithyman

December 28, 2021

Posted on December 28, 2021January 3, 2022 by Candice Smithyman

Hello, dear friend! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and are excitedly preparing for the New Year! As 2021 comes to a close this week, know that God is giving you a divine set up for 2022.

Take inventory of this year. Start from January 1, 2021, up until today. You have had joy, tears, prosperity, and poverty in areas. For most, it’s been quite a year – not only individually but for our families and our nation! We have all had to deal with some hard things. If you are ending this year discouraged and overwhelmed, please allow the Lord to minister to you and comfort you. Don’t allow your trauma to dictate the vision that God has for you in 2022. See with clear eyes!

Isaiah 42:9 says, “Behold, the former things have come to pass, now I declare new things before they spring forth. I proclaim them to you.” God has great things in store for you.

God has a vision for you in 2022. Take time to seek Him, and He will reveal it. Once He does, write the vision down and make it plain (Habakkuk 2). This way you will accomplish the vision God has for you.

Also, take time this week to ask the Lord, “What happened in 2021 that changed me, and what can I change in preparation for 2022? What are You preparing me for? How can I get myself ready for what’s coming? What is Your vision for me in 2022?” A wise person inquires of the Lord. He knows everything the enemy is plotting, and only He can prepare you for the road ahead.

Let me pray over you right now:

Lord, I thank you in the mighty name of Jesus, that You are speaking to my friend. They are opening up their heart to see things as You see them – not through the eyes of trauma or disappointment or poverty, but through the eyes of Your Spirit. Enlighten their hearts and open their spiritual eyes so that they might see You, Your glory, Your beauty, Your majesty and Your plan for them in 2022. Heal the wounds 2021 caused for them, and launch them into 2022 with a new vision, new goals, and a new position in You. Your Word is a lamp unto our feet, Father. Help my friend walk in step with You on the path that You have commissioned them to walk. Help them to walk in the footsteps of Jesus as they enter the new year. I give you all the glory because of Your Son Jesus Christ, who died on the cross, was buried, resurrected, and ascended so that we all may have the fullness of Christ in us and be seated with You in heavenly places. Let us live that out in 2022. In Jesus’ mighty name, amen.

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The Month of Tevet Fulfill Your Promotion

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Candice Smithyman

The Month of Tevet begins Friday December 3 at sundown and is the tenth month on the Hebrew religious calendar and the fourth month on the civil calendar. This word Tevet is from the root “Tov” which means “Good”. Tevet is unique in that it begins with the Festival of Dedication called Hanuakkah still in process until Monday December 6. It is also a month where we begin to walk out our promotion. Promotion and miracles came to us all in November during the Month of Kislev but in the month of Tevet you begin to carry it out before the Gregorian New year of 2022 begins. It is also proved by your adversaries in that they confirm the promotion by either speaking poorly of you or attacking you in some way. In this month of Tevet we also remember Queen Esther was chosen as Queen and stepped into her duties. This Month of Tevet you too will step into destiny! “So Esther was taken to King Ahasuerus to his royal palace in the tenth month which is the month Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign.“ (Esther 2:16) You will leave behind certain structures this month and take on new ones so you can carry out ruling and reigning well in 2022.

We are living in an exciting time! We have stepped into a season where “tests of promotion” are happening. The Lord is preparing you for what He wants to do in you during the brand-new year of 2022. He is bringing you into a new season of great blessings!

Maybe you have been feeling as though the Lord is encouraging you to take a leap of faith. Maybe you have been under attack in different areas of your life. Whatever the case, know that God wants to promote you, but first you need to press into Him and spend quality time with Him. This will empower you to push past the pressure of your situation. It’s important that you know that God is testing you for promotion. Knowing this will make the test easier to bear.

“Tests of promotion” help us to learn and better understand our identities in Christ. They bring knowledge that we can stand on, a knowledge of the authority we are walking in and what the Lord has called us to do. This knowledge can catapult our lives into the next season.

Why would God be doing this right now? Because in just a month, the calendar will turn over to a new year. God is bringing you to a good land, a good season, a good place, a place of blessing. He is positioning you now to stand in faith and walk out your identity in Christ just as Esther did when she stood on behalf of her people, the Jews against the plot of evil Haman. Her cousin Mordecai challenged her in
Esther 4:13-14 when he said to her, “Esther, ‘Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the Jews. ‘For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?’”

Our destiny can be accomplished when we recognize God’s goodness and faithfulness beyond the odds or even our adversaries. Let us keep the heart of David when no matter our adversaries we respond as he did in Psalm 27:11-14,

“Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me in a level path Because of my foes. Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.”

Wait on the Lord and remain righteous and in prayer. Jesus is your advocate as you are being promoted. He is moving you into a special position during this time of promotion before the new Gregorian calendar year of 2022. Remember the Lord’s promise when He says for Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

The emphasis is on the “I”. These are God’s plan for you and they will look nothing like the plan’s He has for someone else but be conscious to fulfill those plans for destiny with eagerness and humility.

I would like to pray for you today..

Father, I praise You and thank You right now in the mighty name of Jesus. Increase the faith of my friend today. Help them to begin to step into a new realm of knowing who You are today and as we are close to ending 2021 and enter 2022. Father, I praise You that faith is increasing, that strength is increasing, that Your blessings are going to come forth. My friend reading this is going to step into pressing past the blockades and obstacles, and into their promotion. Lord, I give You glory, honor and praise. You are showing us what is in the way and providing us with strength for this new season. Thank You for the month of Tevet, that starts on December 3rd. Open my friend up to this month of goodness, and teach them to rest in Your goodness, in Jesus’ name, amen.

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Your Territory is Enlarging Now

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Candice Smithyman

We have now begun the Feast of Tabernacles. It comes in the autumn after the start of the Hebrew New Year, Rosh Hashanah, and the Day of Atonement. It’s also known as the Feast of Booths, the Feast of Sukkot and the Feast of Ingathering.

The Feast of Tabernacles is a very special celebration. In Exodus 34:22-24 (NIV) we read, “Celebrate the Festival of Weeks with the firstfruits of the wheat harvest, and the Festival of Ingathering at the turn of the year. Three times a year all your men are to appear before the Sovereign Lord, the God of Israel. I will drive out nations before you and enlarge your territory, and no one will covet your land when you go up three times each year to appear before the Lord your God.”

Here we see the Lord’s specific instructions on how the Israelites are to celebrate the Feast of Weeks and Feast of Tabernacles and how three times a year their men were to appear before the Lord God of Israel.

For you, it is also very important to the Lord that you come to Him during this time. It is important that you present an offering to Him and bring Him a blessing. Most of all, He wants you to give your heart and recognize that He is Jehovah Jireh, your Provider. In this way you will give Him honor, glory and praise.

This feast is also a joyful time of celebration. It’s a time to have a festival in your heart as much as physically around you. Let’s read Deuteronomy 16:13-15 (NIV). It says, “Celebrate the Festival of Tabernacles for seven days after you have gathered the produce of your threshing floor and your winepress. Be joyful at your festival—you, your sons and daughters, your male and female servants, and the Levites, the foreigners, the fatherless and the widows who live in your towns. For seven days celebrate the festival to the Lord your God at the place the Lord will choose. For the Lord your God will bless you in all your harvest and in all the work of your hands, and your joy will be complete.”

Jesus Christ makes your joy complete! When you confess Him as Lord and Savior, you know that the One who sprinkled His blood on the mercy seat provides for you. It is then that your joy is complete!

I want you to know this and to be encouraged during this season. The Lord is properly positioning you to step into this season full of joy. It truly is an exciting time!

Did you know that the Jewish people make something called a “sukkah” as a way of remembering their history during the Feast of Tabernacles? It has at least three walls and is framed with wood and canvas, then on top is cut branches and leaves for a roof that they could see out of. This “sukkah,” or booth, helps them remember their ancestors’ 40 years in the wilderness of Sinai and how isolated they were from the rest of the world. It also reminds them how the presence of God dwelt in their midst, how He covered them daily with His cloud, and how at night He warmed them with His fiery presence. Wow! Amazing! God is so good! Their clothes didn’t even wear out, and no matter what they faced or if they felt vulnerable, they were covered!

Even in times that you feel vulnerable or weak, know that the Lord will come and bless you with His overwhelming presence. He tabernacles among you.

Jesus is the Word and in John 1:14 (TLV) we read, “And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.”

Your Heavenly Father loves you greatly! He wants you to recognize that this is your season of joy and blessing. When you believe Him to be your Provider in all things, He is able to come in and properly position you and enlarge your territory! As He stretches and advances you, know that He is your provider. The joy of the Lord is your strength!

Purpose in your heart to bless the Lord by giving an offering to your favorite ministry, your church or whatever you feel called to do in honor of the Lord.

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Double Glory In Hebrew Year 5782

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Candice Smithyman

The Month of Tishrei is the first month of the civil calendar year and the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is also called the Head of the Year or the “month of beginning”. It starts on Tuesday, September 6 at sundown and is a celebration called Rosh Hashanah or Feast of Trumpets. It is the beginning of Hebrew New Year 5782 which means 5,782 days since the creation of Adam and Eve.

Tishrei is a Hebrew month in which three feasts take place which are the Feast of Trumpets, Day of Atonement and Feast of Tabernacles. On Rosh Hashanah, the first day of Tishrei, what is called the Ten Days of Awe begins, which goes until Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement. The Days of Awe are 10 days of repentance, prayer, fasting and cleansing to prepare one’s heart for the Day of Atonement which starts Wednesday, September 15 at sundown until Thursday, September 16 at sundown and is the Highest Holy Day of the Year to the Jews. It is a day we who believe in Jesus as Messiah remember that He sprinkled His blood on the mercy seat in the heavenly tabernacle.

This is followed by the third feast which is Feast of Tabernacles or Sukkot which begins sundown on Monday, September 20- sundown on Monday, September 27. This feast is highlighted for the Jews as they remember building booths or shelter when the Lord called them to live in the wilderness. For those who believe in Jesus, we remember that Jesus tabernacles among us and is our provider.

Each feast is a recognized appointed time set aside by God where we come to meet Him.

God has given me a special word for Hebrew year 5782 that I want to share with you. The numbers 5-7-8-2 are biblical numbers that mean- grace, perfection, new beginnings and double portion. God has shared with me that this year we’re going to see double glory come into the earth. In Habakkuk 2:14 (KJV), the scripture reads, “For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.”

The Hebrew word knowledge is da’ath which is broken down to the word yada. Yada means to know as in seeing, as in recognition through a variety of senses, as in observation and care, and even friend, famous, kinsfolk or kinsman. We all know a kinsman redeemer who gave His life that we might live, that is Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour. In other words, when the earth is going to be filled, it’s going to be filled to fullness with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord which comes from a knowledge of Jesus, as our redeemer. He is one who has saved us from our sins and reconciled us to relationship with the Father by His shed blood on the cross.

That word glory in the Hebrew is the word kabod, which means the weighty presence of God, splendor, and honor. This is broken down to the word kabad which means weighty in a good sense, numerous, rich, honorable, abounding as in reference to nobles or nobility. We will know the fullness of our kinsman redeemer’s weighty presence and His splendor and majesty as we come to know His nobility and bow to it in the earth realms.

As Habakkuk 2:14 continues it says, “ as the waters cover the sea.” This means we will know His splendor and majesty as vast as waters covering the sea. That word sea in the Hebrew is the word yam which means to roar, as a noisy surf. In Florida, where I am from, we have wide beaches on both coasts of the state. Have you ever stood on the sand and looked to the far right or far left of where you are standing and see how far the beach goes and how much water is ready to rush in and pound the sand. When the waters rise, they flood the sand, and as each wave hits the sand a roar is let out by the noisy surf. The waters fill to overflowing. This year in 5782, I believe the Lord is filling the earth with His glory and God is sending a roar on the earth that will be likened to a noisy surf hitting the sand. This is for those who have ears to hear, a mighty sound of the glory of the King of Kings is coming forth. His nobility and majesty will be experienced by us in a greater way. Yes, the earth is in a desperate place and our culture is weak and overrun, but we will grow in the knowledge of our kinsman redeemer and all He has done so we can walk in double glory in 5782. We have seen some glory in the earth, but I believe as the people of God really connect with His heart for them, no matter their circumstances, they will step into a greater knowledge of the Lord and it will become a roar.

I just want to pray for you because we’re entering into this Hebrew New Year of 5782. May you receive this new year a double portion of grace, perfection, new beginnings, and double portion of every spiritual blessing in the heavenlies. May a double portion of His spirit, a double portion of His glory come upon you so that you will be equipped to be a glory carrier into the earth. As we the church become knowledgeable in these truths and as we grab a hold in our senses the Lord being our kinsmen Redeemer, we will begin to cover the earth with His glory as the waters cover the sea. We will roar with a sound that comes from all of us together united in His glory covering the earth.

Double glory is coming in 5782. God is making a way! He has prepared your heart to receive more and more of Him. Please share this good news with some people who need to hear it. Remember Christ in you is the hope of glory in the earth today and double glory is coming!

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Your Promotion Time Is Here

Posted on December 22, 2021December 22, 2021 by Candice Smithyman

Promotion time is here! It began on August 1st, and it will continue until August 15th. August is the eighth month on the Gregorian calendar and the number “eight” means new beginnings. On the Hebrew calendar, this period covers the last week of Av and the first week of Elul, the last month of year 5781. It is also the beginning of the rebuilding time in the Season of Teshuvah or repentance which culminates at Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, for the Jewish people, which is the Highest Holy Day of the year starting on sundown September 15-September 16. You see in the month of Av, during the Three Weeks of Sorrow from July 27-July 18 many of you were crushed and pulverized in your hearts and bodies. This is just like the temple of the Lord had been destroyed in history by the Romans and King Nebuchadnezzar. If you felt crushed and pulverized in your body, which is the temple of the Lord, you are now coming out into your time of promotion and God is cleansing your temple and rebuilding it in the month of Elul so you can carry double glory at Rosh Hashanah on sundown September 6 , the new Hebrew year of 5782.

After you went through testing and trials, and walked through the Three Weeks of Sorrow. This was all a time of transition. Transition can be hard, especially when your identity is rocked and you question who you are and who God is. But this reaction to transition is normal. Many heroes of the faith experienced the same at one point, even after they had seen great signs or miracles.

There was a man named Gideon, who found himself in this very situation. Judges 6:11-12 says, “And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite; and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the wine press to hide it from the Midianites. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him and said unto him, ‘The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valor.’”

Powerful! The Lord sent an angel to Gideon even though his identity at the moment was not one of power and might. Gideon was feeling depressed. The Israelites were under oppression. Then God came! Even though Gideon was questioning the Lord after all the amazing things He had done, and here was His angel sitting under a tree! In God’s love and mercy He sent the message through an angel to call Gideon, “thou mighty man of valor.” God gave Him a new identity!

Maybe you feel oppressed today. You’re questioning the trials and testing; you’re asking the Lord, “Where are the miracles?” Be encouraged! God is going to build a new foundation in you! A new temple of God is emerging where glory will be present!

When God came to Gideon, He specifically spoke about how Gideon’s identity had to change. He had to stop identifying with loss, tragedy and oppression and begin to see himself as the mighty man of valor he was called to be! If he was going to come out in victory, he was going to have to renew his mind and thoughts to align with God’s declaration.

The same is true for you. Now is the time of change! If you’re going to transition into God’s strategies of promotion, you have to start seeing yourself as God sees you. Your identity is in Him and Him alone! You’ve got to start seeing things as God sees them. He is rebuilding you now for double glory!

Remember when the angel called Gideon a “mighty man of valor?” The word “valor” in Hebrew is the word “khalil,” and it means the glory of the Lord, the wealth and resources of God. So basically, the angel was saying to Gideon, “Hey, mighty man of valor. Hey, man with great resources who carries the Lord’s glory.” Praise the Lord!

If you’re feeling like you aren’t carrying the glory of the Lord right now, all you have to do is allow your identity to begin to shift and transition for this promotion time. You are going to carry more of the glory of the Lord when you find yourself in Him! Your new identity in Christ as a person of “valor in Him” is your new foundation for your temple for the new Hebrew year!

I’m telling you right now that on September 6th, when the calendar turns over on Rosh Hashanah, the brand-new Hebrew year of 5782, you’re going to walk in double glory! Yes! Double glory! There is going to be a double explosion coming. Prepare yourself!

New Bio for Dr Candice

Dr. Candice Smithyman is an international prophetic revivalist & healing minister who is Founding Pastor (retired) of Freedom Destiny Church with husband, Adam, and Vice President of Dream Mentors International. She is also Host of the Glory Road Television broadcast shown on a variety of networks and also Hosts Your Path to Destiny on ISN- It’s Supernatural Network. She has appeared on Sid Roth’s Its Supernatural among other shows, and is the author of “Releasing Heaven: Creating a Supernatural Environment through Heavenly Encounters” and “Angels of Fire: The Ministry of Angels in the End Time Revival” among other books and publications. For a full bio you may visit: www.candicesmithyman.com

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December 21, 2021

Posted on December 21, 2021January 3, 2022 by admin

As we are approaching Christmas and the end of the year, let us remember that the goodness and mercy of the Lord follows us all the days of our lives (Psalms 23:6). The Lord is pouring out His goodness from heaven upon us!

In Exodus 33:18, Moses said to the Lord, “Show me your glory.” The Lord responded to him in verse 19, saying, “I will make all My goodness pass before thee; and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee, and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy.”

What is His goodness? Goodness in the Hebrew is word “tub,” and it means His goodness, His beauty, His gladness, His welfare, His joy!

Do you need the joy of the Lord today? Do you want to start walking in the joy of the Lord? When Moses said “Show me you glory,” the Lord basically said, “I will let My goodness pass before you.” Praise the Lord! God wants to reveal His joy, His beauty, His gladness to you!

See, when you walk in the joy of the Lord, in His beauty and His gladness, then His glory will come forth. Manifestations of His glory can come in the form of laughter, fire, or healing. It may even come in the Kabod glory, which is a weightier and heavier glory that is part of the character of God. I know I want to carry this Kabod glory!

When God shows you His goodness, He is sharing His honor, authority and character with you. The Hebrew word “Shem” confirms this, as it means thatGod is revealing His character, authority and honor.

Do you want to see more of the glory of the Lord in your life? Do you want to be a glory carrier? Then you need to know and understand God’s goodness and how He proclaims His name before you.

You need to know how good God is. Take an evaluation. How good is God? Do you feel that God is good in your life? Is God One who is good in everything that He does? Or do you have a theology that says God is only good when He does this or that?

Open yourself up to the goodness of the Lord. Proclaim His name! Habakkuk 2:14 says, “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters covers the sea.” This is an element that will come before the revealing of the Kabod glory.

God’s character is one of goodness and joy. When you stand in His joy, honor and authority, you become a glory carrier. This allows the Lord to release His glory into your home, workplace, city, state and nation.

You ARE CALLED to be a glory carrier! Take time today to ask the Lord to show you His goodness.

Share this with a friend who needs to see that God’s goodness is present in their life!

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December 14th, 2021

Posted on December 20, 2021 by admin

You have come through a time of testing for promotion. Yes! I can see it happening in the heavenly realms! The Lord is pouring out grain, wine, and oil upon you (Hosea 2). The vats of heaven are opened. I see gold and silver from heaven being poured down upon you. The resources of heaven are coming to touch you right now, to aid in this promotion.

Why, you ask? Because God is getting things into alignment for you. A divine set up for January 2022! God causes all things for your good and is properly positioning you.

You are a voice of the Kingdom, and God wants to use you in a mighty way. Just like when Esther came into King Xerxes house – not only was she prepared, but she was promoted. She was called to save her nation. She stepped up to the task and stood up to the king. She became a voice in her Kingdom. When she stepped up to the task, everything she needed was provided. She protected her people from Haman and became close with King Xerxes. She passed the test of loving the people more than herself.

Your promotion time is going to put you in places that you have never even imaged, with people that you have never seen before! It will cause you to press in for them and save your family, your workplace, and your nation!

Embrace your divine connections! Get excited that God is properly positioning you! He is getting you ready to minister to the people that will show up in your life in 2022. You will have the resources you need to complete the task.

January 2022 is also a time of double glory. You are walking in the glory – you are a glory carrier! I know that God will reveal things to you like He has been revealing to me. I know that He is preparing you for greater influence. Don’t allow your adversaries to push you back. Stay the course and continue to press into God.

There is a greater release of finances coming to you. 2 Corinthians 9:6 says, “He who soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly, and he who soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.” Here we see that when you sow bountifully in the spirit, with the Word of God or with blessing, it will return bountifully to you. But if you sow sparingly, it will return sparingly. Choose to sow bountifully today.

Share this with a friend, and let them know that they have been properly positioned for promotion!

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December 7th, 2021

Posted on December 20, 2021 by admin

I’m so excited for this time of year because you are in a time of promotion! Psalms 75:6 says, “For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south, but God is the Judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another.”

Now is your time to be set up! Esther was taken in the month of Tebeth, which is this month, and placed in the house of King Ahasuerus (Esther 2:16). She went from being prepped for her destiny to actually walking it out. I believe this will be your story too!

God wants you walking out your destiny this month. He wants you to begin putting your hand to the plow. STEP IT UP! God has set you up, and He is putting you in proper position to walk out your destiny before Him. He has elevated you. You are promoted!

Choose today to walk in confidence by faith. You are going to carry that into the Gregorian calendar year of 2022.

Do you know that God has great things in store for you? He is using you in a mighty way to bless other and to save others. What you are being promoted to do is going to make a difference for the kingdom of God.

Be encouraged! Shut out any hindering voices that might be telling you otherwise. As a prophet of the Lord, I’m telling you today to walk out your promotion in faith! It’s a very special time and season. God wants to use YOU in a very special way.

Let me pray for you to have the faith to walk in the promotion that you have been given:

Father, I praise and thank You for my friend today. They are rising to the levels that You are setting before them. They are seated with You in heavenly places. And they have been properly positioned for the new year of 2022. Thank You, Lord, for fully equipping them with Your Word, with Your voice today. They will go forth and minister and stand fast in the confessions of their faith. They will move forward in the plan, purpose and destiny that You have called them to. I know that their destiny will bring salvation to many. May they hold fast. May they stand firm in confidence of what You have done for us and how You have raised us up so that we may walk in Your power and be a voice in Your Kingdom, amen.

Share this with a friend today and bless them. Let them know that God has properly positioned and promoted them in this season. Encourage them to walk it out!

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November 29th, 2021

Posted on December 7, 2021 by admin

We are living in an exciting time! We have stepped into a season where “tests of promotion” are happening. The Lord is preparing you for what He wants to do in you during the brand-new year of 2022. He is bringing you into a new season of great blessings!

Maybe you have been feeling as though the Lord is encouraging you to take a leap of faith. Maybe you have been under attack in different areas of your life. Whatever the case, know that God wants to promote you, but first you need to press into Him and spend quality time with Him. This will empower you to push past the pressure of your situation. It’s important that you know that God is testing you for promotion. Knowing this will make the test easier to bear.

“Tests of promotion” help us to learn and better understand our identities in Christ. They bring knowledge that we can stand on, a knowledge of the authority we are walking in and what the Lord has called us to do. This knowledge can catapult our lives into the next season.

Why would God be doing this right now? Because in just a month, the calendar will turn over to a new year. God is bringing you to a good land, a good season, a good place, a place of blessing. He is positioning you now to stand in faith and walk out your identity in Christ just as Esther did when she stood on behalf of her people, the Jews against the plot of evil Haman. Her cousin Mordecai challenged her in

Esther 4:13-14 when he said to her, “Esther, ‘Do not imagine that you in the king’s palace can escape any more than all the Jews. ‘For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place and you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not attained royalty for such a time as this?’”

Our destiny can be accomplished when we recognize God’s goodness and faithfulness beyond the odds or even our adversaries. Let us keep the heart of David when no matter our adversaries we respond as he did in Psalm 27:11-14,

“Teach me Your way, O LORD, And lead me in a level path Because of my foes. Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, For false witnesses have risen against me, And such as breathe out violence. I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the LORD In the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.”

Wait on the Lord and remain righteous and in prayer. Jesus is your advocate as you are being promoted. He is moving you into a special position during this time of promotion before the new Gregorian calendar year of 2022. Remember the Lord’s promise when He says for Jeremiah 29:11, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

The emphasis is on the “I”. These are God’s plan for you and they will look nothing like the plan’s He has for someone else but be conscious to fulfill those plans for destiny with eagerness and humility.

I would like to pray for you today..

Father, I praise You and thank You right now in the mighty name of Jesus. Increase the faith of my friend today. Help them to begin to step into a new realm of knowing who You are today and as we are close to ending 2021 and enter 2022. Father, I praise You that faith is increasing, that strength is increasing, that Your blessings are going to come forth. My friend reading this is going to step into pressing past the blockades and obstacles, and into their promotion. Lord, I give You glory, honor and praise. You are showing us what is in the way and providing us with strength for this new season. Thank You for the month of Tevet, that starts on December 3rd. Open my friend up to this month of goodness, and teach them to rest in Your goodness, in Jesus’ name, amen.

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