“Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert."
- Isaiah 43:18, 19
I am so excited about this year and all that is in store for all of us! 2008 is indeed a year of NEW BEGINNINGS and it is synchronized with the Hebraic Year 5768 —The Year of Samekh Chet. This means we are coming into, “The Year of the Full Circle of Life.” The number eight is eternal and it means “new beginnings.” The questions that I pose to you in this new year are: “Have you broken old cycles and put away old wineskins to make room for new wine and new wineskins? Have you submitted your will to the Lord and severed toxic relationships? Have you shifted from where you were?”
I believe you are being positioned to make a transition into the next dimension of glory in your life. It is pivotal right now as to how you have staked your claim and how you have allowed the Lord to have His way in your life. It is my prayer that you have entered this year in favor and not in bondage.
New beginnings start with a new mindset. It starts with seeing that unfamiliar place as a new place that you are willing to step into. New things will spring forth. This marks a shift in time. Something new is coming.
We are familiar with the scripture 2 Corinthians 5:17 that states we are new creatures in Christ. This Greek word for new is “kainos.” It means to be new or different. We are new in the sense of being different and having a new nature that brings transformation in and through our lives.
In Matthew 9:17 both of these words – new and different - were used in the one statement. You see, there was a practice of putting new wine in old wineskins. The wine or the Holy Spirit is not just different but we as new creatures need to be new or different to be transformed or changed from one stage to another.
These two words for new can also be called renewal. This can mean being restored to our first love or our faith being renewed. But the other meaning of renewal is a stage of newness when we are different than we were before. We are not to be renewed to where we were but to a fresh and new place.
Romans 12:2 speaks about the renewal of the mind. That is a total transformation of the way we think. The shift is coming but we have to be ready to move with God in the process of coming from the old to the new. There is a karios moment of time where we need to be prepared to change when God brings the shift.
Becoming new is not a time, season or event but recognition of a needed change. It is understanding and taking that recognition to make a choice or decision to begin again.
INSPIRATIONAL NUGGETS:
“The obstacles of your past can become the gateways that lead to a new beginning.” – Ralph Blum
“This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind.. . let it be something good.” – Author unknown
For 2008, I decree and declare:
• That the Kingdom of God is your priority and His assignment for your life is your focus.
• That this is the year of Manifestation and Dominion
• That you will walk into unmerited and divine favor
• That you will find your hiding place in God and that you would be still and know that He is God
• That the old roots and all things that would hinder your growth in God must go
• That you do not backslide or look back into old ways, old methodologies, or old strategies
• That your territories will be enlarged and that there will be no limits on your minds
• That your relationships will be strategic and God-ordained and orchestrated
• That God’s Word over your life will be quickened and He will hasten to perform His Word
• That this is the year of performance and a year of blossoming
• That the enemy you saw before, you will no see no more
• That the heavens are opened over your life
• That the gates are open and you will go forth taking territory in dominion and authority
• That you are now living your most blessed and best days now
• That you work unto the Lord with diligence and excellence
• That you now have a creative, fresh, and cutting-edge mentality
• That God gives you the right constellation, relationships and divine partnerships
• That your hands are productive and you will have quantum and accelerated progress
• That everything that is misaligned now comes into divine alignment
• That you walk in divine timing and you will hit the prophetic timing of the Lord with accuracy and keen
discernment
• That you ascend into new realms of power and authority and access new dimensions of divine revelation
• That you will experience supernatural joy, supernatural strength, supernatural wisdom, supernatural
discernment, supernatural exploits
• That all financial doors are open, and all financial channels are free
• That you are blessed with abundance and all of your needs are met and you have more than enough to give
over and above all your needs
• That you are a success-oriented individual who has buying power on your dollar who lives in prosperity
I speak these words over your life in Jesus Name!
Kingdom Blessings,
Dr. N. Cindy Trimm, Ambassador of Hope