Dear Reader,
It’s often a strange feeling when you know that the season you are in is drawing to an end.
The winter is slowly receding and the scent of the earth ripening to take the seeds you’ve laid out and bear fruit is in the breeze that wraps around you like a caress.
The endless toil and moonless nights as you’ve waited and cried out to the Lord are turning to mornings of a rapidly warming sun.
The seeds you planted and the work you’ve done are finally beginning to bear fruit. What you’ve dreamed and pushed for is becoming something more than just a dream.
Spring feels so unfamiliar after the winter. The sound of birdsong after silence feels deafening.
It’s easy to fear what we don’t understand or when we don’t know what to expect.
The Lord is so kind—in every season, He is with you. Don’t draw away from the unfamiliar aspects.
The fruit that you’ll bear is in your surrender.
Maybe… after all the struggle, it’s time to stop viewing the Lord’s promise of your future from the lens of your past.
Don’t let the fear win. It’s a challenging task, when fear often comes from pain and habitual thinking. It’s a long process to break out of, but it IS doable. Freedom is ALWAYS possible in the hands of the Lord.
Fear says, “It will always be the same.”
The Lord says, “I will make a new way.”
Don’t let the fear steal the joy of the blessing that waits for you. Remember the truth—the Lord has an abundant life waiting for you. He has plans to prosper and not harm you, to give you hope and a future.
If the enemy can steal your hope and fill you with fear and doubt, often it will freeze you and stop you in your tracks. You have to push through the fear.
God is ultimately trustworthy above all else—so trust that as you follow Him, it’s Him who will guide your steps. The unknown, the places where there doesn’t seem to be a way is where His glory shines the brightest. What could change if you stopped giving into the fear and instead chased what the Lord has for you?
Keep hoping. Keep believing. Keep moving forward, friend.
Drop your past at the Lord’s feet and let Him renew the vision. The dream He placed in your heart. I think it would grieve His heart to watch you tangled in fear when He wants to gift you something completely new compared to what you’ve always known. The most beautiful fruit in life is often born in the places we protect the roots and allow dreams to flourish.
We promise, He will turn everything you expected to be a waste or a failure for His glory, into something more beautiful than you can dream. Fear does not have to keep tearing you apart. There is so much more waiting for you on the other side. Cast off the doubt and choose to wait and hope in the Lord. Your time to flourish is coming.
Be excited by what the Lord will do!
What areas in your life is the Lord asking you to step out in faith?
What would change if you chose to be bold in your season of life?
“For as the soil makes the sprout come up and a garden causes seeds to grow, so the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness and praise spring up before all nations.”
Isaiah 61:11 NIV
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Awakening Hope Ministries:
Upcoming Events
Rapid City, SD - May 2 & 3
Join us for a NIGHT OF HOPE! Two ministries – Two nights – lots of ways for you to be blessed!!
We are excited to partner with Bishop Joseph Ministries International (BJMI.US) to see what the Lord is going to do in Rapid City, SD.
There will be a powerful time of worship, followed by solid Biblical preaching from Dean Goossen and Bishop Boaz Joseph.
Whether you are a Christian needing a miracle or a person wondering if God is even real? There will be something their for everyone!
A big ministry team will be present to facilitate:
- Salvation
- Prayer for healing
- Deliverance
- Prayer Lines
Join us at this powerful and unique event! We believe the Lord will minister to you!
Location: The Monument: LaCroix C&D Ballroom Rapid City, SD
Do you feel called to serve and seek the lost? To minister and be a part of a team that embodies the love of Christ? We need YOUR help to bless Rapid City. There is a place for all gifts and believers of all skill levels! Be sharpened in prayer, go to war in deliverance and be the hands and feet of Jesus as an usher.
Partner with us—and see what the Lord will do through you and in you by your obedience and willingness to bless others!
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WANT TO SEE US IN ACTION?
Upcoming events:
MAR 29th-APR 14th - Brazil Crusades
Brazil • Varying Times
Partner with us in prayer as we head back to Brazil for 2 action-packed weeks, bringing in a harvest and pouring into local churches so that they can keep the spark of revival going!
MAY 2&3 - Night of Hope
Rapid City, SD • 6pm
Come and be blessed by this free event at the end of March. Expect that the Lord will move—in worship, powerful preaching And personal ministry. Come and be healed, set free, and encouraged in your walk with Christ. Bring your friends who need the Gospel!
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What is Awakening Hope Ministries?
We are here because we understand what it’s like to crave intimacy with God. We built this ministry out of a belief that we’re always growing and becoming more aware of Christ working in and through us. In 2011, Awakening Hope Ministries was born out of the overwhelming passion that God has put in us to use the gifts He has given us to impact the body of Christ and to be a witness to the world. Our mission is to preach the uncompromising Word of God, worship with abandon, pray, and minister to anyone willing to receive.
We want an awakening.
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