Month: November 2025

Perception Deception is what the Lord is dealing with in this hour. We don’t even realize we have it, because deception is so deceiving and we believe we are seeing clearly, but the Lord calls it perception deception and it is distorting our ability to see. The Lord is healing our sight, for He wants us to see clearly what He is doing in this hour.

I had never put those two words together before like that, but God did while I was in prayer this morning. He showed me how perception deception is hindering us as believers more than we realize. If we can’t see clearly, we won’t act appropriately or speak authentically.

Matthew 6:22-23 says, “The eye is the lamp of the body; so then if your eye is clear, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light that is in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!”

When we see things through our pain, shame, guilt, unbelief, insecurity, disappointments, envy, greed, anger, or any other challenge we are facing, we will have perception deception because none of those filters will give us a clear view of people, places or situation we are seeing. This is why God is dealing with our perception deception.

We all have it, this is not a word for someone else, this is a word for me, for you, for us. The Lord is is wanting us to admit we have perception deception in operation and we have viewed things wrongly. We believe we are seeing it correctly, but God says we are seeing it wrong and He is always right, so we are being invited to repent.

This is not to shame us but to heal us; not to condemn us, but to correct us up. The desire of the Lord is always for us to see things clearly, so we can be the solution to what we are seeing, but we must see it clearly or we will only add to the problem. The call is to repent of perception deception so we can see clearly all the great things God is doing in people, places and situations. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org

We have been taught a bird in the hand is better than two in the bush. We have been trained to believe something we can see or access now is better than something that is unseen and inaccessible in the now. But the kingdom of God is a delayed gratification culture. Most of what God gives us happens in seed (words) form, then bears fruit, great multitudes of fruit over time.

Immaturity is revealed in our need to have it now. Maturity is willing to patiently wait for the promise that was spoken in seed form, even when it is not visible. The older we get the more we experience the consequences and challenges of jumping on what was seen rather than waiting on the promise that was heard.

People hear something and believe it to be true, only later to find out what they heard and acted on bore bad fruit, but it sounded so good in the moment. Proverbs 18:8 says, “The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
they go down to the inmost parts.” It tastes so good in the moment, but the results are painful.

I was reading Isaiah 36 this morning and it speaks of a man named Rabshekah, who is a military commander for the king of Assyria. He is offering Israel and alternative to the promises spoken through Hezekiah from Yahweh. The challenge is the words of God are in seed from, the promises of the enemy are in now time.

Isaiah 36 “Rabshakeh stood and cried with a loud voice in Judean and said, “Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria. Thus says the king, ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you, for thus says the king of Assyria, ‘Make your peace with me and come out to me, and eat each of his vine and each of his fig tree and drink each of the waters of his own cistern, until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards. Beware that Hezekiah does not mislead you.”

There are two voices vying for your affection, one is promising now time benefits, the other is promising a future that is bright and substantive. One you can see in the natural, another one is being built in the invisible. The choice is yours. I can only speak for me, waiting has been so worth it. I heard a promise from the Lord and He is always faithful, though it tarry, wait for it. Don’t take the bait of Rabsheka. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org

Something shifted in the atmosphere; a demarcation line has been crossed; new, something new, very new, like we have not known before new is upon us. I can’t describe it, I can’t define it, but it is a reality we have not known before. Truth we have only heard about is descending like dew on us, watering dry and weary souls. Hope like we have longed for is illuminating dark places in our hearts. Oh how I can see it, I know it is upon us.

There is a newness in the air, a shift in the atmosphere, truly all things are becoming new, the old is gone, the new has come. I know we can’t see it, but can you sense it? We have been given multiple not mono senses, we need to activate all of them for sight is only one of them.

Isaiah 35:10 says it this way, “Those whom the Eternal One has recalled from a punishing exile, they will go along so easily. They will walk this path, Come waltzing to Zion, singing their way to that place of right relation to God. An aura of joy never-ending will attend them; they will clasp gladness and joy to their hearts, While sadness and despair evaporate into thin air.” It is not the Christmas spirit, it is the Spirit of the Living God we are experiencing.

Joy is replacing mourning; healing is overriding sickness; love, real love is healing brokenness; poverty is giving way to prosperity; prayers are being answered, relationships are being restored, families are being reunited, the old is gone the new has come!!!

I wrote this in my journal this morning…It is the craziest feeling, I look at the date, I know my age, but have this sense life has only just begun. December 1, 2025 feels like a marker in time, a whole new life beginning, a whole new world emerging. I can’t explain it with words, but I can sense all things have become new. The old is gone, the new has truly come.

This is not individual, this is not one church, one city, one place, this is nation, it is international, it is powerful, it is God coming to earth with glory we have not seen or heard before. It is an all things are new era! Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org

Twas the day before Thanksgiving (in America) and all through the stores, the people are buying food for those they adore. Shopping carts are full, table cloths are ironed, food will go in the oven and door bells will ring. Oh the joy of the holidays and the fun that it brings.

Holidays are to be times of celebration. A time to gather around a table with friends and family alike. It is time to eat food you usually only eat once a year, which is why it is so cherished and missed if it is not on the table. For it is not about the food, it is about the celebration that the food represents.

I was in a store the other day and I overheard a conversation between two cashiers, one saying to the other, after a challenging customer just left her register. She said, “That was nothing, it will only get worst as the days go on.” I paused and thought, this is probably true, but oh so sad.

I was pondering this scenario this morning and the Lord said, “Sacrifices and offerings, burnt offerings and sin offerings you did not desire, nor were you pleased with them”—though they were offered in accordance with the law.” (Hebrews 10:8). I realized the Lord was saying, some have turned the holidays into a must buy, must perform, must provide time of the year and it stresses them out.

The next thing the Lord said was, “If there is no joy in the celebration, do not buy anything for the celebration. It is meant to be a time of rejoicing not sacrificing.” I realized right then and there, we can sacrifice time, give offerings of food and drink, but miss the celebration of this season we are in.

The Lord is inviting us into the celebration! Smile, have fun, enjoy this time of the year. If it stresses you out, you are missing the whole point. Yes there are turkeys to make, cakes to bake, and drinks to provide, but it is all for the sake of the celebration. Those people working want to celebrate as well, so let’s make this time of the year a time of celebration, not obligation. Enjoy yourselves, it is festival time. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org

Rising and falling of empires, nations, kingdoms of this world is a reality that we have seen throughout history. Egypt used to be the king of the hill, until the Assyrians took over that position. At one time Alexander the Great conquered lands for Rome, so another empire could stand with their flag on the proverbial hill and declare, I am the king of the world.

More recently there has been talk of Russia, China, Iran or even America as empires that seek to dominate the landscape of earth and be declared king of the world. All of these kingdoms rise and they fall. We know this from history, but the mystery is in why people keep putting all their time, energy and effort into an empire that will end?

No wonder Jesus said, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36) Empire entrepreneurs feel like they are conquering a hill, taking land, or fighting a valiant fight, only in the end to find out, like every other man or empire before them the same fate awaits them.

God put the desire to take the mountain in us. Caleb said at 80 years old, “Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the Lord spoke in that day.” (Joshua 14:12). The issue is not the desire to conquer, to pursue, overtake and recover all, the issue is what mountain are you taking, what kingdom are you building?

Psalm 142:12-13 says, “Until everyone on earth who has ears to hear knows Your valiant acts and the splendor of Your kingdom. Your kingdom will never end; Your rule will endure forever.” The kingdom of God is a mountain that will never end, you can take and keep on taking ground in the kingdom of God on earth. What a pursuit, what an adventure, what an honor.

Matthew 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” When you do this, you gain everything and lose nothing. Www.apostolicresourececenter.org

Do you believe God has good planned for you? Do you honestly believe He wants you to live a blessed life? We are really good at saying the right things but when it comes down to it we do not always believe what we say, let alone what others may say to us. There is good reason for this, we have been lied to a lot, by people, not by God.

In times of transition, our beliefs are revealed to us. Great things can be happening to us, but then these nagging thoughts of “what if” or people’s comments about “well this is what happened to me”, arise around us or in us. In those moments when those thoughts come, the Lord is teaching me to cast them down by giving them no air time.

I did not realize how sneaky thoughts are in their sniper like attack when blessing after blessing is arriving. Great things are all around and here come these pesky thoughts that seek to be like flies in the ointment. They are not of God and honestly, when God is blessing us, they have no right in the conversation. So, I am learning to cast them down upon arrival.

I was reading Psalm 144 this morning and this is my prayer for you, for my nation and your nation, my city and your city, my family and your family. Anything contrary to this, must be cast down.

“May our sons be like healthy plants as they grow and mature, And may our daughters be like the corner pillars that decorate a palace. May our storehouses be full with abundant supplies of every crop, And may the flocks of our fields multiply into thousands and tens of thousands! May our cattle be strong and productive, without miscarriage, without loss, and may there be no riots or protests in our streets!”

The blessings of God are coming one upon another for the season has changed in a significant way, but those old pesky thoughts must be removed and cast down quickly, for what God is doing was His idea and He is not going to let some old lie hinder the new things He is giving to us. Cast it down, it’s not allowed in this new season. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org

Yesterday I found a playing card on the wet ground, it was a 7 of diamonds, but on the back were the words Ko Jo Kai, which I learned is a sisterhood at Albilene Christian University in Abilene, TX. I love following the bread crumbs of God.

Abilene, TX is named after Abilene, KS which is the end of the Chisholm Trail. The Chisholm trail is a cattle driving trail, that went from San Antonio, TX to Abilene, KS. This trail was named after Jesse Chisholm, who is from TN. The price given for cattle in TX was $4 a head, but in KS it was $24 a head, so they drove their cattle to KS for a more profitable outcome.

The trail attracted many male cattle ranchers and it was truly the wild, wild west. On this trail, one woman by the name of Magaret Heffernan Borland, who is known as the only woman in US History to drive cattle on this trail. A pioneer woman, who ran her own ranch, handled her own herds, and owned over 10,000 cattle. She drove her cattle along this trail and she was called a cattle barron.

As I was learning about all these things yesterday, per the playing card the Lord put on my path, the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said, “Tell my people, THE CATTLE ARE COMING!” I smiled and told the Lord, we have heard it said, the camels are coming, but you are saying, the cattle are coming. The Lord said, “Yes, tell them I said, THE CATTLE ARE COMING!”

Psalm 50:10 says, “Every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.” The context of this verse is that God does not need our sacrifice, but we need His provision. The Lord wants us to lift up our eyes and look, not at anything other than Him, for He says, “THE CATTLE ARE COMING!” These cattle are not coming because of anything we have done, but because we serve a God who is generous, benevolent and cares for us more than we realize. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org

Jesus walked the earth and used parables to explain the kingdom of God to those who had ears to hear. He spoke of sheep and shepherds; lost coins and lost sons; wheat and tares; vineyard workers and land owners. Language of the day that spoke of something of so much more value than what they could see with their eyes.

I was on my morning walk today and I found a single playing card on the ground. It was wet, dirty and all alone. But this was no ordinary card, for it immediately spoke of a friend of mine, who has been given this exact card many times during a card game we play, so this card reminded me of her.

After picking up this card, I found a beautiful round table with a marble center at the dump station in the apartment complex. It was beautiful, so much so I went home got my truck and was going to bring it home. But the marble fell out and cracked on the ground, so the table stayed at the dump.

I have been struggling with the loss of this table for hours, until moments ago when the Lord spoke to me and said, “Which carries more value for you, the playing card that is speaking My voice to you or a table table that is only in now time?” I had to repent, for even though it has only been two hours, I was so disappointed in the loss of that beautiful table, I was missing the immense value of that playing card.

The voice of God must remain the most valuable thing in our lives, no matter how beautiful the things are God gives to us. Things are temporary, His voice is eternal. Things are beautiful, but His voice is powerful. He is not against things, but for me, this morning, it was a reminder to not let any thing carry more value than His voice.

This 7 of Diamonds speaks of more value to me than any marble table ever could, for it speaks of relationship with God and with one or His daughters. What a lesson to learn so early in the morning. Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org

Being people of the clock, we struggle with God not because He is not faithful, but because we do not operate on the same time schedule He does. We hear a promise from God and think it is going to come to pass today, tomorrow or next week. Then years go by and we think the promise was just flattery or someone’s wishful thinking for us.

Time is not our enemy, time is our ally. Time is a gift from a generous God who has given the same amount of time to literally every single person who has ever lived. Time is the ultimate equalizer. We all get 24 hours in a day, no one gets more, no one gets less.

What we do with the time we have been given is different for every person. Some people use it wisely, others squander it, but we all have the same amount of it. Promises from God operate in time. When the apostles of Jesus were waiting on the gift from the Father that Jesus promised them, time weeded out 380 people, for 500 started but only 120 were there when the promise was given. (Acts 1-2)

The blessing of time for us, is that it has not decreased the number of people ready for Babylon falling, the Kingdom manifesting and the glory coming, but it has increased the number of people ready for this moment in history. What an honor to be alive for such a time as this.

I see people coming in by droves in the spirit, ready, watching, wanting God to do what only God can do. It has felt like a long time we have been waiting, but if the wait was for more people to wake up, it was worth it. Our King is worthy of multitudes seeing who He is and what He is doing in real time.

It may have taken more time than we thought but we must never forget Proverbs 21:30 “No one is wise enough or smart enough, and no plan is good enough to stand up to the Eternal.” Babylon thought it knew more than God, but the truth is, the promise of God stands and will be seen in our time. Babylon is falling. Can you see the bricks being removed, piece by piece for the reformation of the nations? Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org

When all you have ever known is one thing, that one thing becomes your true thing. What we experience tells us what is truth, so we believe what we see, what we hear and what we experience. This is why we need a manifestation in order to establish the new ways of thinking the Lord is inviting us into.

Hearing is one level of believing, seeing is one level of believing, but when we see and hear, it establishes the truth. We are going to have a sight and sound experience of the likes, it will make any Fourth of July celebration look like a dog and pony show. When God shows up, He shows off.

We have been living in a reality that is not based on truth. This is why so many people are locked into lies about God, other people, themselves, and cannot see clearly what is actually happening. We are experiencing a great awakening right now, but it is has been drop, drop, drop, but once it starts to rain, it will be a no umbrella needed experience.

God has been putting situations on our paths to slowly awaken us to truths we know, but have been buried by experiences that told us otherwise. This will come in the form of the way people treat us, gifts we are given, things we are hearing on a micro and macro level, prayers being answered. Oh the myriad of ways I cannot even begin to describe.

Drip, drip, drip, but friends, I am telling you, David did not remove His kingly garments and dance in the streets according to 2 Samuel 6:16 due to drips, he did that because it was raining the glory of God. The ark was brought home to the city of David, the presence of God was in their midst and he could not help but celebrate big. It was raining glory in Israel.

We know the drip, drip, drip, of a moment here or blessing there, but I am telling you, its about to rain, torrential rain, international rain, family rain, restoration rain, glory rain, kingdom rain. You don’t have to get ready, you just need to respond when you see it rain! Www.apostolicresourcecenter.org