#190// What do you see with your eyes closed? What do you see when you allow your spirit to set vision as it's connected to the Spirit of God?

Listen, Sister . . . if we're actually going to BEHOLD the things of God in the natural, we've got to get good at seeing it with our spirit first.

This past weekend, I had the opportunity to speak to and exhort over 300 women at our REVIVE Woman Conference 2025 about what it looks like to BEHOLD with God... to perceive the new thing He is doing in this coming season (see Isaiah 43:19).

The truth is: We BECOME what we BEHOLD!

If we are continually beholding our Savior -- the way He walked and talked and related to others -- we will become more and more like Him. If we allow ourselves to behold the negative, the swirl, the chaos or overwhelm, we will continually see that all around us.

And here's the part no one wants to say out loud: We can't BECOME on our own because it's hard for us to BEHOLD on our own.

We NEED other faith-filled, godly women of purpose around us -- cheering us on, calling us up higher, discipling and challenging us -- for our GOOD and for the GLORY of God!

And you better believe the enemy is going to do everything in his power to keep you from beholding. Because he doesn't want you to BECOME! That makes you a BIG threat to his kingdom of darkness. But I've got his schemes in my sight and I'm going to share with you The Four Strategies the Enemy Uses to Keep Us from Beholding:

😬 He'll try to get you to partner with the spirit of foreboding. If the enemy can convince you to consistently behold the possibility of BAD in your life, he can keep you from beholding the goodness of God and becoming everything God intended for your life. Combat him with Isaiah 43:18-19.

🙃 He'll try to convince you that you're fragile. Oh, Sister! You are not some fragile flower, bending and breaking in the wind. You are a warrior-daughter of the Most High God. You are a breaker. You are strong in the Lord! Tell the enemy to take his lies back to the pit of hell as you declare Songs of Solomon 2:1-2.

😳 He'll try to convince you that you've missed it or it being hard means it's not for you. Don't believe his lies! Your Heavenly Father is with you, and He knows exactly what you can handle. You're not too late, you're not overwhelmed. You are right on time, and the Lord is growing your capacity. Stomp on the head of the enemy as you rejoice in 2 Corinthians 6:1-10.

😖 He'll try to convince you that beholding happens alone. Sister, you were created for community, covenant and sisterhood. We are not meant to do any part of life all alone. Your loving Father has placed you into families and communities because He knows your destiny is wrapped up in the people He has placed around you. Shut down the enemies lies by grabbing ahold of Ecclesiastes 4:9-12.

NOW is YOUR time to BEHOLD fully and BECOME, my friend! Don't allow the enemy to keep you stuck or convince you you're not worthy of the beautiful calling and assignment God placed on your life. It's time to BLOOM!

If you're ready to BEHOLD the goodness of God and BECOME the fullness of who He's called you to be, but you need help in positioning yourself rightly, then this episode is for you, Sister. Grab your Bible, your journal and a pen, and . . . Let's Go!

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