Hearing the voice of the Lord

Hear My Call – Karen Austin

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“Prepare the way for Me with your worship. Draw Me near with your spirit and truth worship, for that is what I desire. Oh, how I long to dwell with My people in a greater way than you have experienced. I desire to rest upon My people. I desire to dwell with you, not visit, as in days of the past.

I long for My people to carry My fragrance into the deep, dark places of the earth – to allow the light of My glory to shine brightly. In order to carry My fragrance, you must be so near to Me. You know how when you are close to someone in the natural and they are wearing a manufactured fragrance, when you walk away, you can even smell their fragrance upon you. You smell it even after you have left their presence. So it is with Me. I desire to draw you so close to My heart that you may not only partake of My fragrance, but when you walk away from that secret place with Me, you will carry My fragrance upon you that others may taste of Me and My goodness towards them. “For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.” 2 Corinthians 2:15

Are you willing to pay the price? For to walk in what I am pouring out upon the earth is costly. It will cost you to give of your time. It may cost you your reputation. It will cost you to remove the idols in your heart. Sometimes it will even be an inconvenience to you when I call you to come be with Me, as when I called the Shulamite woman [Song of Solomon 5:3].Your hearts must be burning with passion for one thing….I am your One thing!

There will be places that I will send you that will grip your heart because of the destruction of the evil one in their lives. But know that I have sent you there to bring hope and to be dispensers of My love. For there have been social programs that have gone to these same places and have given material things, but I say it is not material things that they truly need – but spiritual truth of My love for them and My desire to heal and set free. Open your eyes! Look with My eyes and not what you see in the natural, for truly the fields are white for harvest!

So I say, worship Me. Worship Me. Worship Me, so that I may impart my heart desires into yours…that I may send you out with My love flowing wherever and to whomever I send you as messengers of My burning love for mankind. Build a place in your heart that I may dwell, for where I am, there is everything that you have need of [Matthew 6:8].”

Access Has Been Granted – Karen Austin

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“Many have expounded and concentrated on My acts and My Words, but many failed to zero in on My source, which was when I went to the mountain to meet with My Father.

It was here, in the realm of His glory, in the midst of His love that He would reveal His heart; that I would see what I was to do. It was here that I could see clearly the desires of My Father. I then would demonstrate the miracles in the earthly realm; that which I saw in the Heavenly realm.

Once again, revelation of the glory is being released, for the hunger of many is drawing Me. For you see, this is the atmosphere for “fullness”. As you enter the realm of glory, your focus is solely upon Me and My abilities in you to set you and the captives free. Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty! Release My Spirit to work within you and through you. Ascend to the place of My glory and allow My goodness, My love to overwhelm you and you will be brought into the place where impossibilities become possible. In this place of communion, you become one with Me.

Access has been granted to My glory. The invitation is extended to all who are hungry. Enter into what has been prepared for you since the beginning of time. You are My creation. I’ve known you before your conception. I knew those whom I would chose to become this last generation that I have called unto Myself. I know you by name and I have seen your faith.

Man has used My name and My acts for their gain, but I say no more. If you do not have regular time with Me, motives will become tainted for the temptation will be great. My purity and My power has not been released as I have desired. Yes, man will always sin. Repent and remain broken before Me.

This is why contact with My Presence is a must daily. This is the place where self dies…where self-desires, self-promotion are crucified. This is the place where My heart, My will is instilled in the hearts of man. This is the place of cleansing by My Spirit. Without daily cleansing there greater friction between your flesh and your spirit. Since the fall of mankind, flesh and the soul of man always desires to take preeminence over the spirit. Without daily times in My Presence and in My Word, your focus will remain earthly. Then pride, lust of the flesh and lust of the eye begin to take control. My gifts, My callings are without repentance. There is a price to walk in My manifest Presence. “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us. For the anxious longing of the creation waits eagerly for the revealing of the sons of God.” Romans 8:18-19

Much is on the horizon for you and for this world. So come, ascend into the Holy Place. I am waiting for those who will come boldly to inhale the atmosphere of Heaven and exhale the atmosphere of Heaven upon the earth.

Come Up and Cross Over! – Karen Austin

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Even though this word was given to me in 2012, it is so applicable to today. You see, the prophetic word has an expanse that is not limited to time. It’s understanding in one season can take on a whole deeper understanding when you are in a different season. As we go from glory to glory, so does our understanding as more revelation is given.

“Know that I have released a “Come Up here” invitation to those who are seeking My heart. Part of what I desire to do is to expand your expectations and cause your faith level to come higher. When you come to Me, you must expect to receive of Me. Every time you come into My Presence, you are changed. You come away with a little more of Myself, My desires planted in your heart. For if you remain and expect to reach only what you have seen from your experiences – you will be setting your faith on much less than what I desire to release in your midst. The majority of My church has set limits on what I can do by only expecting what they have seen or experienced in the past. But there is so much more that shall be released to those who raise their faith bar and come with expectation.

This is the season of crossing over and part of that crossing over is leaving the measuring rod of a “measure” and crossing over into the limitless place of “fullness”. Even the gifts and offices that I gave unto man have remained in the “measure” degree. You shall see My apostles, prophets, pastors, evangelists, and teachers come into fullness. You shall see even gifts of healing, miracles, prophecy come to fullness – and oh, it is because of those who will allow Me to take them into the realms of My glory. It is here that the gifts and the offices leave the place of “measure” and enter “fullness” for when you enter into glory – you enter into the atmosphere of above and beyond what you can even imagine. It is here that the limit that comes from mindsets of man are released. You leave the limiting realm of man and enter the limitless realm of My Spirit. You remain in the “measure” when you only rely upon the anointing levels of your past.

I AM the anointed One and I operated from that realm of fullness. I only did what t I saw My Father do and that “seeing” was from the place of intimacy. It was the anointing operating from the realm of fullness resting upon Me. For I came as a man, void of My Heavenly powers. I had only what is accessible to you on earth. Oh, but I paved the way by the shedding of My Blood and the release of My Spirit unto you, that you too may access this realm of glory… this realm of fullness. Come….enter in…the door has been opened.

“…….as he is so also are we in this world.” 1 John 4:17

Are You Ready Gideon’s? – Karen Austin

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I have been pondering the signs we see taking place before our eyes; the prophetic words that we are hearing that correlate with the Scriptures telling us that these are the last of the last days. We have prayed for these days. We looked forward to them with much anticipation. We have prayed for revival and get excited thinking of the revivals of the past that we want to experience again. But what if this move of God is completely different from what we have experienced before? Are we ready and willing to accept the responsibility that comes with being His last day’s generation?

There are multitudes that are waiting to hear the true gospel. There are many who are sick and have need of the Healer. There are so, so many who are trying to make the best of the circumstances they find themselves in, but are truly afraid.

When I think of the weight of what it means to be His disciple and a witness of Christ in this last move of God, I ask the Father, “Am I ready?” I am asking Him to search my heart because I want to be one who will represent Him well. I want to be one whose heart is pure so that my motives will be for Christ alone and point others only to Him. I don’t want to be presumptuous but be lead fully by His Spirit.

The Word says “For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is fully devoted to Him. 2 Chronicles 16:9. He is looking for ones such as you and I. Of all the times in history, you and I have been chosen by the Father to be alive in this hour. He has placed inside each of us what it will take to represent Him well upon this earth. We each have experienced life upon the mountain tops and we have experienced life in the valleys. But yet, we are still standing. We are still loving Him just as much as the day we accepted Jesus…probably we love Him so much more…because we know Him.

The thing is this, He knows us. He knows our rising and our sitting down. He knows our thoughts from afar [Psalm 139:2]. He knows the words we will say even before we say them [Psalm 139:4]. He knows you. He has trusted you with His precious Holy Spirit. He knows our weaknesses and our strengths…yet He chose us… He chose you.

Our confidence must now be in Him, no longer looking at our own abilities or inabilities. It is Christ in us, the hope of glory that the world is looking for. I have been so blessed by the websites, Facebook pages and videos where His church is coming out of hiding, out of places of intimidation and turning from the fear of man to the fear of God.

Our Father knows the end from the beginning…and He has chosen you to be part of revealing His glory upon the earth. My brothers and sisters in Christ…it is SHOWTIME for the greatest move of God this earth has ever seen and YOU are chosen to be a part!!

The Lord is Moving, Quickly! – Karen Austin

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“Oh, the coming Kingdom! The coming Kingdom! Make room, make room! Make room in your hearts. Make room in your gatherings, for My Kingdom is coming into your midst. For that which was shaken shall be done away with and that which is “to come” is here now.

Rejoice, rejoice My people! For the new day has arisen. The day that I am speaking of is the day of greater revelation of My Kingdom realm being revealed. The day of My love being revealed to the world! That which has been lifted high by man shall fall and in that place shall My Kingdom arise. A new day. A new way.

Now is the time to set aside all to seek Me, that you be found in alignment with My Kingdom and not the kingdoms of this world. For I shall move quickly upon the earth. Storehouses of My Kingdom way shall arise for the multitudes that shall enter My Kingdom. Storehouses of My Glory that the people may be healed, delivered and be set free. Oh, great shall be the rejoicing like calves being set free from captivity [Malachi 4:2].

Know that My Spirit is moving across the chaos of this earth. I am drawing together those who shall stand for My righteous sake. So fear not when you see the shakings of the nations, for this must be as I said in My Word.

A mighty, mighty of My Spirit is upon you. You shall see that which you have dreamed of – only more. For I am the God that does above and beyond what you can even dream [Ephesians 3:20]. So put on your dancing shoes for My praise shall be heard throughout the whole earth!”

The Lord is Seeking, YOU – Karen Austin

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I have been pondering the signs we see taking place before our eyes; the prophetic words that we are hearing that correlate with the Scriptures telling us that these are the last of the last days. We have prayed for these days. We looked forward to them with much anticipation. We have prayed for revival and get excited thinking of the revivals of the past that we want to experience again. But what if this move of God is completely different from what we have experienced before? Are we ready and willing to accept the responsibility that comes with being His last days generation?

There are multitudes that are waiting to hear the true gospel. There are many who are sick and have need of the Healer. There are so, so many who are trying to make the best of the circumstances they find themselves in, but are truly afraid.

When I think of the weight of what it means to be His disciple and a witness of Christ in this last move of God, I ask the Father, “Am I ready?” I am asking Him to search my heart because I want to be one who will represent Him well. I want to be one whose heart is pure so that my motives will be for Christ alone and point others only to Him. I don’t want to be presumptuous but be led fully by His Spirit.

The Word says “For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is fully devoted to Him. 2 Chronicles 16:9.He is looking for ones such as you and I. Of all the times in history, you and I have been chosen by the Father to be alive in this hour. He has placed inside each of us what it will take to represent Him well upon this earth. We each have experienced life upon the mountain tops and we have experienced life in the valleys. But yet, we are still standing. We are still loving Him just as much as the day we accepted Jesus…probably we love Him so much more…because we know Him.

The thing is this, He knows us. He knows our rising and our sitting down. He knows our thoughts from afar [Psalm 139:2]. He knows the words we will say even before we say them [Psalm 139:4]. He knows you. He has trusted you with His precious Holy Spirit. He knows our weaknesses and our strengths…yet He chose us… He chose you.

Our confidence must now be in Him, no longer looking at our own abilities or inabilities. It is Christ in us, the hope of glory that the world is looking for. I have been so blessed by the websites, Facebook pages and videos where His church is coming out of hiding, out of places of intimidation and turning from the fear of man to the fear of God.

Our Father knows the end from the beginning…and He has chosen you to be part of revealing His glory upon the earth. My brothers and sisters in Christ…it is SHOWTIME for the greatest move of God this earth has ever seen and YOU are chosen to be a part!!

Be Still – Karen Austin

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Do not despair because of what we see being reported by man. Man has limited insight as he mostly views the present from the past. Man’s statistics are based upon past statistics. The natural man lacks the insight to see possibilities that only God can bring. The truth that we seek is in His Word and what we hear His Spirit speak to us in times of stillness. It is easy to get quite, but harder to become still.

Quietness is when we turn off the TV, Facebook and instant messaging. We may even turn down the lights. Quietness is when we turn off the outside world, but many times inside, our “apps” are still running..

Stillness, however requires a setting aside of our opinions, our desires, our needs and focus solely upon Him, His greatness, His majesty, His faithfulness, His love. It is turning off all the inside noise that causes distraction from what He desires to share with us or do in us. Stillness is simply ‘being”. Psalm 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God.”Stillness is about being in the present, not in the past, nor in the future. It is not a time to try to figure out your problems or the problems of those you love.

I have had many times of stillness when not a word was spoken between Him and I. But, oh my, there were times when He would begin to overwhelm me with His love for me. I did not go into this time with an agenda, just to be with Him. A. W. Tozer is quoted as saying: “If a man wants to be used by God, he cannot spend all of his time with people.”

Quiet worship is a good tool to help us enter into stillness. So i leave you with these two scriptures and some “stillness” music. My prayer is that you enter into times of stillness with the One who loves you.

“Move your heart closer and closer to God, and he will come even closer to you…” James 4:8

“I am standing in absolute stillness, silent before the one I love, waiting as long as it takes for him to rescue me.
Only God is my Savior, and he will not fail me.” Psalm 62:

Am I that I Am – Karen Austin

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“For many did not see this coming, but I did. I knew the plans of man and you will see me bring them to nothing. In the midst of what the enemy meant for chaos, I shall bring stability. In the place of great fear shall be great peace. You say, “How will this happen?” Know that I have a plan and it is being put into place even now by those whose hearts are close to Mine, those who have chosen to rise above the seen and enter the unseen, the realm of My Presence.

Have I not always had a plan to deliver My people? I am the One who knows all things and sees all things. My thoughts are above your thoughts and My ways above your ways. I will take the foolish things and confound the wise. You will see. I am the One who sits on the throne and through the prayers, through the worship of My saints, I shall release a deluge from Heaven that shall suffocate this that has come against you. Watch and see…and great shall be the rejoicing!

My name shall be proclaimed among the nations. Even now those in places of authority are calling upon My name and seeking counsel from those whom I have chosen. The harvest is now, even at the door, seeking the One whom you proclaim. These are the days that you have longed to see, but know this, they also come in the midst of great darkness. But I shall do as I have said in My Word, the knowledge, the awareness of My glory shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea.”

Look Beyond the Natural- Karen Austin

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In stillness I shall reveal mysteries to you; mysteries that will enhance healing manifesting in your midst. For oh, when you release My glory and My sound in your midst, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; the God of Moses, the God of Elijah; shall be loosed in your midst. You shall see signs as in the days of old.

But know when I move in your midst, it is not only for those whom I will touch, but for you to see. For I will unveil your eyes to see what I am doing – the scene behind the scenes. [2 Kings 6:17] I desire you to see and hear beyond what you see and hear in the natural. When you begin to look, to see and to hear, you will begin to operate more in sync with what My Spirit is doing. As you recall, in My Word you read where I asked man to look and even asked him what he saw. [Jeremiah 1:11; Exodus 3:2-3] This is My invitation to you – to look beyond what you see. You in Me and Me in you. A union such as I planned from the beginning. [John 17:20-26; Romans 8:9-11] You will be caught up where you will be more aware of the Spirit realm than of the earthly realm. [Isaiah 6:1] You are a child of the Spirit!

I long to teach you. I am so excited to show you things and relish in your excitement at each revelation that I share with you, just as I was with Adam. Stay rooted and grounded in My Word and you will not go astray. My boundaries and My confines are all around you to keep you in My area of grace. Don’t look to what others are doing and desire that for yourself. Their grace is different than yours. I have distributed gifts to man that are to work in unity with one another. This is how My fullness shall be demonstrated upon the earth.

There will always be time and there will always be a way for you to slip away with Me. You must recognize these times, especially when I specifically call you to set yourself apart with Me. Seek first My Kingdom and all these things that concern you shall be given..finances, family, routine tasks..all will be provided and cared for. [Matthew 6:33] I am the God of abundance and in Me there is no lack.

“…because we don’t focus our attention on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but the unseen realm is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 TPT

Being Desperate for the Lord

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“Those from among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; You will raise up the age-old foundations; And you will be called the repairer of the breach, The restorer of the streets in which to dwell.” Isaiah 58:12 NASB

The path of the ancient ruins I have called you to rebuild are not the desolate places of latter moves for those moves were with a mixture of man. But what I have called you to rebuild are the desolate, forgotten places that lead to My throne. For it is there that you will find My blueprints for this awakening that you cry for. There are ancient paths soon to be rediscovered. They have been there all along, but I hid them from those who would take them and illegally attempt to make way to My throne by the arm of their own strength, as was attempted with the tower of Babel. This would bring destruction and taint My righteous cause with darkness.

But now, this day, there are a people, a remnant, that I have kept for Myself. I have placed within them a hunger, a desperation for more – things that they are not even clear what they are crying out for, but they know there is more. Their passion – their heart cry is for Me – desperate for a move of My Spirit, desperate for face to face communion as Moses, desperate to be a man, a woman after my heart as David.

Know that I am raising up forerunners that shall go ahead of the multitudes and prepare the way that others may follow. They shall be shown the way of holiness so they may represent Me with purity of heart. For this last move of My Spirit will be through vessels that have sold out to Me. They will not be tempted with the things of this world for they will have tasted of the power of the age to come [Hebrews 6:5]. They shall shine brightly for Me and lead many to righteousness.

“They will be as mighty men, Treading down the enemy in the mire of the streets in battle; And they will fight, for the LORD will be with them; And the riders on horses will be put to shame.” Zechariah 10:5 NLT