By: Stacey Bryan Date: 3-20-2024
Forgiveness…something you desperately crave but never want to give.
Mat 5:44 AMP
44 But I say to you, love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
You’ve held on too long.
Yes you.
I’ve placed the conviction in your heart and you’ve heard that still small voice say time and time again, “It’s time. It’s time to forgive.” But you hold onto the pain. You hold on to the regret. To misery.
You hold on. You're in a spiritual tug of war saying:
I. WILL. NOT. FORGIVE.
I WILL NOT.
Brick by brick, you’ve built your own prison of unforgiveness. You. No one else. You walked in, and you turned the key while your enemy taunted and teased you.
Lord, do you remember what they did? You’ve repeatedly recounted every memory to Me. You’ve wallowed in the pain and pity long enough foregoing your purpose.
THIS was supposed to be a stepping stone not a prison sentence.
Ps 110:1 AMP
The Lord (Father) says to my Lord (the Messiah, His Son), “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet [subjugating them into complete submission].”
Your unforgiveness has made your enemy your prison guard, and you've gone from crying about your pain to celebrating it. THIS is what I’ve been through. Do you remember? Do you remember what they did to me?
You refuse to let go.
You refuse to forgive.
You’re in the deepest part of the prison - cell block MORAH. Call me bitter, and yes, you are bitter.
Lord, there’s maximum security all around my bitterness and I REFUSE to let go. I don’t care that I’m bitter. I don’t care. You don’t know how they hurt me. Why? Why didn’t you stop it?
You’ll never see the light of day in the deep darkness of your unforgiveness locked away in MAXIMUM SECURITY. MY LIGHT is fading in Cell Block Morah instead of the overflowing Flood Light of My Freedom meant to wash away the waters of wretchedness. The deepest hurts can make you bitter or you can step out and step up to better. It’s YOUR CHOICE.
Call me Morah. Yes, that’s the perfect name for you right now. However, it doesn’t have to be. Every backwards move you make magnifies Man not Me.
Walk in the path of MY WAY. Remember, I knew the end before the beginning, and I loved Judas. I broke bread with Judas. I served him. I forgave him. I loved Judas knowing his true motives and character would send Me to the Cross.
You’ve built your own prison in unforgiveness but your 11th hour is over. I hear the twelve clanging chimes of the clock striking midnight. Yes, Midnight is here!
It’s time for the changing of the guard.
Unforgiveness has become your stronghold, but I AM here to pull it up by the root. You’ve built your own walls. You walked in that cell, you alone turned the key, and locked yourself in. You built those walls because you were tired and battle weary.
It’s time to let Me be your Righteous Judge. It’s time to let Me protect you. It’s time for the Changing of the Guard.
I’m calling for a shift change.
Psalm 24: 8-9 ESV Who is this King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle! 9 Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in.
It’s time to see my Glory fall on you in ways you’ve never dreamt. You thought My Power was reserved for everyone but you. You have never been more wrong. It’s time for the changing of the guard.
My Glory is pouring out filling you to overflow… Drenching you… Surrounding you… You are a Glory Carrier and the chains that have kept you bound are falling to the ground. The prison doors are opening one after another. You will walk in My Light. My Full Glory will permeate your very being and you will glow with My Presence.
From this day forward, you will celebrate your DELIVERANCE instead of the prison which has held you hostage. You are a HOSTAGE NO LONGER as the doors are bursting open and you are walking out in freedom like you’ve never known.
YOU ARE FREE! Your mind is free. Your emotions are free. As you step into My Light, you feel ALIVE for the first time. You look completely different. People know you’ve been in the Presence of the King, and they know the King of Glory has come in.
I have always desired for you to live in My Glory realm. I didn’t create you to live behind prison doors. I created you to thrive. I died that you might have life and have it more abundantly. I created you to live exceedingly, abundantly above all you can ask or think according to the power that works in you. Now, sit back and watch how I change things in your life because it’s time for the CHANGING OF THE GUARD.
Your enemy was not meant to be your prison guard but your footstool to elevate and accelerate you into your divine destiny. You are ascending the Hill of My Holy Place as the unforgiveness has been stripped away. You are finally free. You have clean hands and a pure heart and you can ascend, and you can see through the enemy’s lies and deceptions. You can see things from My Vantage Point and you recognize how different things look from this new level.
Welcome to the Throne Room. I have been waiting for your surrender for so long. I wanted you to break free from the chains so you could find true peace of mind. I long to sit with you… To love you… To teach you. To show you the Mysteries of Heaven. You are My chosen generation, a royal priesthood. You are so very special to Me. I have longed for you to Praise Me in true freedom and power.
I AM a God of Surprises and I have a surprise for you. I have prepared a table for you in the presence of your enemies, and they will witness My Mighty Hand of Power preparing you for your purpose. It’s time for the changing of the guard. Do you see the face of fear? It’s seated at the table. Do you see the face of regret? It’s there too. Do you see the face of chains that had you bound? They are all there seated at the table. Every. One. Of. Them. They have a front row seat to your victory.
Continue to seek Me and walk in My Righteousness. Remain in Me as I remain in You, because there are more surprises in store for you.
Blessings!
Stacey Bryan