I heard the Lord say, ‘Do not allow pressure to cause you to compromise your obedience

Recently I heard the Lord say, ‘Do not allow pressure coming against the strategies and My wisdom I have given you, cause you to compromise your obedience to them. For abundant fruit is about to burst forth.’

When the Lord spoke these words I began to see a ‘tightening’ of strategies. He is securing His strategies in the lives of many right now. There is a call to even deeper focus on His ways, His strategies and His wisdom in the lives of His people right now. I saw an even greater narrowing of focus in this hour; and in the narrowing of focus, looking at Him and not being distracted, there was a greater enlarging of vision.

I began to see the hand of the Lord tightening these strategies in clarity, insight, confirmation and direction. I began to see in the tightening of these strategies by the hand of the Lord – that there were some things that had to be laid down and let go of in order to embrace the tightening of the Lord’s wisdom and strategy. As the Lord was tightening strategies He had given His people, I began to see that there are also new strategies and the revealing of His wisdom being released from His heart.

The sense was so strong in this encounter to really lean in and be quiet to hear and receive and perceive what the Lord is speaking and where He is leading, and to posture ourselves before Him in humility and adoration to hear the strategies and wisdom being released. The Lord showed me there is a great increase of His boldness and empowering strength to obey the strategies and wisdom of the Lord that ‘go against the grain’ or are opposite to what you were expecting or how you thought you would do things. There is great boldness and empowering strength to lean in and to OBEY HIS WAY!

I then began to see PRESSURE surrounding these strategies and the wisdom of God being released into the lives of many right now. This pressure was manifesting on many levels. Some of the areas of pressure I saw were: pressure from people, pressure from the crowds, pressure from fear, doubt and fear of man, fear of rejection, their own will, financial pressure, discouragement, disappointment, fear of failure and warfare. The volume of the pressure was SO loud in the spirit. I could feel the pressure for some from one area; then for others, multiple areas of pressure were pressing up against their hearts and up against their obedience to the Lord’s ways.

I could hear the Lord’s encouragement to not allow the pressure that is coming against them – and for many, from many sides – to cause them to compromise in their obedience to God’s ways. As I continued to lean in and seek the Lord’s heart I heard:

‘Do not compromise My way. Remain in My way. For there are destiny thresholds that I am leading many of you through in this hour. That as you walk in My strategies and My wisdom, I am preparing, positioning and making room for you to move with Me where I am leading. Do not bow to the pressure, for My empowering strength and grace is greater than any pressure that may come against you. Stay close to Me, stay tied to My heart in intimacy and in My Word, for I will sustain you in all that I am asking you to do. For I am bringing you deeper into My ways for this hour. And though it looks different – and for some, does not fit within your human understanding – I say unto you, TRUST ME and TRUST MY WAY! For I am leading you into pastures that are filled with life and the move of My Spirit.

‘For I say unto you, do not allow the pressure to cause you to compromise; for abundant fruit is about to break forth as you walk in obedience to My strategies and wisdom. For there has been great warfare against many strategies and My Wisdom that I have released to you; and this warfare has increased significantly, because of the bursting forth of fruit and fruitfulness that shall be seen as you walk in obedience to Me. You will see great fruitfulness and the powerful move of My Spirit bring such significant turnaround and healing and restoration and revival to the dead and dry places, as you follow in My ways in these areas that the enemy has been contending against and where other pressures have been deafening.

‘I say unto you, come deeper into the secret place. Continue to feast on the manna that I am releasing to you. My Word and My voice shall lead you, strengthen you, and My Spirit shall carry you. You will walk upon my Word as your foundation: My Word that does not change, for I am the living Word and you shall see great victory.

‘For I say unto you, that where the enemy has come with much opposition to attempt to cause you to be misaligned from My wisdom and My strategies – as you continue to remain steadfast and in obedience to Me and My ways – these areas where he has tried so hard to bring a misalignment, these will be areas of MIRACLES!!!!!

‘For I say unto you, that I am infusing you with hope and strength to step out further into My ways, My wisdom and leading. Leave behind the bags of the past that have tried to keep you bound in hopelessness, fear, despair, disappointment, grief and insecurity; and step forward in bold trust in Me, knowing that I have gone before you. I have prepared the way; and where you walk in My ways and My strategies, I am bringing forth abundant fruitfulness. Oh, the move of my Spirit that is before you and upon you.

‘As you continue to follow My ways, My strategies and wisdom – and pressure is all around – I say unto you, lean even deeper into Me. Trust Me and look to Me and meditate upon My Word. Do not exalt the pressure; and know that as you walk through and overcome these areas of intense pressure, I am bringing you forth as the overcomer that you are in Me. Through this process of abandoning and shaking off all that would attempt to hinder you from moving in obedience to Me and My ways, I am healing and delivering you and bringing you further into freedom to follow Me in radical abandonment.

‘I say unto you, ARISE AND DECIDE! ARISE AND DECIDE that you will not allow the pressure to move you from where I am leading you and calling you to walk in My ways. Give NOT EYE or EAR to it. Guard your gates. Meditate upon Me and My Word and know that in My ways, My wisdom and strategy – followed in obedience – you are coming into a place of seeing greater fruitfulness and the move of My Spirit in greater ways.’

‘Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.
In all your ways know and acknowledge and recognize Him,
And He will make your paths straight and smooth [removing obstacles that block your way].’ Proverbs 3:5-6 (AMP)

‘I will instruct you and teach you the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.’
Psalm 32:8

‘Listen to My counsel, for my instruction will enlighten you. You will be wise not to ignore it.’
Proverbs 8:33 (TPT)

Originally published by Lana Vawser Ministries.