I HEARD THE LORD SAY ‘DO NOT BE DISCOURAGED BY MY “NO” AND THE DOOR THAT HAS CLOSED. I AM LEADING YOU A NEW WAY’

Recently the Lord showed me there were some who were feeling discouraged by a closed door and a ‘no’ that the Lord had given to them in some things they were seeking to do and move in certain directions.

I heard the Lord say:

‘Do not be discouraged by My “no” and the door that has closed. I am leading you a new way.’

When the Lord spoke these words, I could feel the encouragement and love of the Lord so deeply for these ones. There was a call to a deeper place of surrender to His will and His ways and to trust His leading. There was such a strong sense of a deeper level of trust that they had not walked in before; and at the same time an excitement in my spirit that was so strong, that the Lord had something greater ahead.

As I leaned into the Lord and listened to His heart, I heard the Lord say:

‘My precious ones, do not look to the door that has closed. Fix not your eyes upon My “NO” that I have spoken, but KNOW that I am leading you in a new way. There are new directions and new frontiers that I have for you. Be not discouraged by the not knowing. Trust Me for I am leading you into all and more than you could ever hope or imagine. I say unto you, that as you seek Me in this hour, and as you are living deeply surrendered to Me and to My way, I am leading you into a new day.

‘Do not allow what “has been” or the comfort of what you know and have known to keep you trapped, contained and limited. For I am leading you into new waters. I am leading you into new assignments. I am leading you into new things that I have for you. For some of you, I have seen the discouragement in your hearts as you have heard Me say “no” to many things recently, but I say unto you, that I have closed doors for your protection. For I say unto you, that where I am leading and in My will there is My grace; but there are some pathways that if you had walked through these doors, you would have been entangled, delayed and hindered from moving into the new things that I have for you.

‘I know there are many of you that are feeling unsettled in the unknowns, but I say unto you, that you are moving through deep places of transition and I am moving you into the new day that is before you.

‘I say unto you, there are great things that I have planned for you, and eye has not seen and ear has not heard that which I have planned for those who love me. (1 Cor 2:9) I say unto you, that you are on the cusp of some of the greatest plans and mighty works and demonstrations of My goodness and My power through your lives that you have not yet known. Be not discouraged by the doors that have closed. I am moving you into the new, and oh, the joy that you shall know in partnering with Me in all that I have for you. Do not allow your hearts or the enemy to lure you into being dismayed, but rejoice knowing that there are even greater exploits ahead.

‘I say unto you, pay attention to your discernment as you are seeking Me in this hour. Listen to My leading and pay attention to what I am revealing. For as you seek Me in this hour in humility and surrender, I am revealing to you in greater ways My wisdom for the season that you are walking. I am increasing My wisdom in your life as you cry out for it (Prov 2:3) and as you come to Me and listen to My voice, you will hear and see that which I am speaking and what I am revealing from My perspective. Where in the natural you see a closed door, I see the beginning of a new season and My hand leading you into new ways where you shall know Me, encounter Me and My Glory in ways that you have not known before.

‘Do not hold onto yesterday. Do not embrace “what was” but align your heart with Me and My Word, that I am the God of Proverbs 3:5-6:

‘“Lean on, trust in, and be confident in the Lord with all your heart and mind and do not rely on your own insight or understanding. In all your ways know, recognize, and acknowledge Him, and He will direct and make straight and plain your paths.”
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‘Surrender your season to Me. Surrender the reigns of control to Me. Allow Me to reveal to you what your season looks like. Allow Me to frame your season with MY WISDOM. For I am stretching you. I am strengthening you and I am fortifying you to move into a new day with Me that you have not yet known, and oh, how greatly your heart shall rejoice. I am tying up loose ends. I am severing what has hindered you. I am untethering you from that which has attempted to contain you and the lies that you have believed about who you are and what you carry. I am bringing you forth in a greater revelation of who you are in Me and what I have called you to.

‘I am closing doors in many of your lives where the season has ended. Do not attempt to try and open these doors again. It’s a new season. For some, I am simplifying and reducing that which you have put your hands to, as you have been spread too thin; and I am bringing you into a deeper place of refreshment and focus. And you shall see a greater depth, expansion and fruitfulness in the less that I have you put your hands to, than in the much that has left you feeling spread thin.

‘I am moving mightily in your midst and there are great things ahead. Trust Me. Be confident in Me with all your heart and mind, and lean not on your own insight or understanding. Know, recognise and acknowledge Me in all your ways and WATCH ME direct and make straight and plain your paths, in greater ways than you have EVER seen Me do before.’