As I sought to hear a specific word from the Lord this year, I purposed not to hear or read what other camps and prophets were saying as I wanted to hear and then confirm with what others are saying. I believe hearing corporately what God is speaking to us defiantly positions us at the head of the year, and launches our faith while empowering us through the prophetic charge .

I appreciate the consensus of our Heartland Region Ministers that have contributed to the compilation of this Word of the Lord handbook.

We honor, respect and appreciate Prophetess Vern Ella Smith and those that worked with her, for taking the initiative and administrative responsibility to work with all that contributed to this booklet. Thank you Miss Vern for your hard work and personal time and effort that you sewed into this 2012 Word of the Lord handbook.

I keep hearing the words of Joel the prophet in Joel 2:1 Saying, Blow the Trumpet in Zion, And sound an alarm in My holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble; For the day of the LORD is coming, For it is at hand:

We have all been prepared for this time and NOW is the TIME for the church to take more responsibility with what we know and begin to do the word of the Lord. In James 1:22 it says to be doers of the word and not hears only, it actually means begin to do the word and fulfill what we hear God saying today.

I heard Father speak five areas to me as I prayed about the start of 2012 and for many of you it is starting right where you are at in life today. These are the five areas I heard:

1.   New Season:  2. New Orders:  3. New Fields:  4. New Harvest:  5. Taking the High Places:

* NEW SEASON:

Joshua 3:4  “You have not come this way before” I hear the Lord saying that this year isn’t to be compared to any other year, it is a year of New Beginnings. Settle into the season that God has you in and begin to bless the season. Remember that God created the seasons and not the devil. Only God can change the season and has the creative ability to altar or advance the season. All the devil can do is hinder you in your season and to rob you of all that Father wants to do in you in this season.

I heard in my sprit that, “God is not going to change the season to fit me rather He is going to change me to fit the season.” It brought an awareness to me to be more carful about how I speak about the seasons of life. They may not feel good, or look good but God works it all together for good.

Don’t view your future based on the knowledge of your past experience, and don’t allow your past experience to keep you from fulfilling your future! This is not a time to bale out but rather to buckle in. This season is a for runner of your next season. “YOU HAVE NOT COME THIS WAY BEFORE “

* NEW ORDERS:

God is going to assign new orders and strategies this year as we seek him.               Ps 37:23, 24 The steps of a Good Man or the Righteous are ordered by the Lord. The word Ordered means .. Already set in Array, already Arranged. 1 Tim 1:18 This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare. “ The Word Has Already Gone Before You. It has already been arranged and set in array for you and you have to go after it.

God gave Moses New Orders for the seasons of life he was in. I will only list three of them.

1.   THERE WAS A SEASON TO BE BORN: Through all odds against you, but God has ordained you for this time and season, and He will keep you for His time.

2.   THERE WAS A TIME TO COME OUT: Moses was called into the Presence of God and he had to say no to his past and refused to be identified with his past. in this New Season God is calling you into His presence to give you new orders even as He did with Moses. God used Fire to get his attention and the Fire of the Holy Ghost will get your attention for a new download of heaven this year.

3.   THERE WAS A TIME TO BUILD: I believe that now God is saying that I am shifting you from a blessing model to a building and reproducing model. When everything came together for the building of the Temple they FINISHED the work of building and setting order. It is time for you to build and set new order and the Glory of the Lord will cover and fill you this year.

“GOD IS GIVING NEW ORDERS FOR THIS SEASON”

Isaiah 9:6,7 His Government will rule forever. God is releasing mantels of Governmental Authority this year. His Government is on His shoulders, it is a mantel and Father wants to put it on those that are willing to pay the price and take the responsibility this year.

There are three levels of Order in 2012:

1.   Set New Order: Set new Q, set new orders of discipline in your life.

2.   Re-Order: Set some new priorities with your time, dedication and determination to advance in and with the Kingdom of  God this year.

3.   Order Your Future: God know the end from the beginning. Don’t be afraid to look to the future and plan ahead with a positive vision.

“SET SOME SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM GOALS THIS YEAR”

* NEW FIELDS: John 4:35 Look unto the FIELDS, they are ripe unto Harvest;

I believe this year that if you desire it Father will begin to open new fields of harvest unto you. Harvesting isn’t just about prospering in the natural things it is prospering with the fruit of heaven. Harvesting those that Jesus gave his life for. There will also be harvesting in fields that you never sewed in, 1 Cor 3:5-9 One sews, another waters, but God! Brings the increase.

God want to open up new fields of  harvest to you this year. Be willing to allow God to change you this year. He will break off fear and intimidation that has kept you out of the New Fields.  God is breaking your routines that have kept you from casting your net to the other side. Familiarity will cause you to be so comfortable where you are at and what you are doing that you can refuse to break out into the new things that Father wants to open up for you. Be Bold, Be Strong for the Lord thy God is with you. 

Isaiah 43:18,19 “Behold I Will Do A New Thing” If you keep doing the same thing you will keep getting the same results.

Eccl 9:16,18 WISDOM is better than STRENGTH, WISDOM is better than WAR.

KEEP SOUND WISDOM AND DISCREATION this year  and Father will place you against all odds into New Fields of Harvest.

* NEW HARVEST:

I Decree that in 2012 this is the beginning of a new harvest for you.

Joel 3:13 Put in the sickle for the Harvest is ripe. God is calling those who are equipped in their spiritual maturity and the Power of the Holy Spirit to begin to harvest the fields. Matt 9:37 The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. V:38 Therefore Pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.

Father is casting a new vision and passion into all that will receive it that His fields are wide open and He wants you to enlist for duty Now in 2012!

“BELIEVE GOD TO WIN AT LEAST TWO SOULS WITH EVIDENCE INTO THE KINGDOM OF GOD THIS YEAR”

* TAKING THE HIGH PLACES:

As I prayed, I saw a horse standing on the top of a MOUNTAIN standing on its hind feet while waving its two front feet and I heard in my spirit that we will TAKE THE HIGH PLACES THIS YEAR. The Kings in the Old Testament didn’t take the High Places and they are still there for us to possess. 1 Sam 9:12-24 Samuel the prophet was in the high place on the mountain and knew that Saul would be coming, even though Saul didn’t even have an idea he was where he was going or what he was going to do and be. However Samuel had already prepared a sacrifice for him on top of the MOUNTAIN.

I heard that the devil can’t have or rule the high places. Naturally I am not speaking about a literal Physical mountain I am speaking about the High Places of God’s Kingdom on earth. The devil was never given the High Places God cast him our of the high places and stripped him of his authority. I have said that we need to take back the high places, but now I understand that the devil doesn’t have them and you can[t take back what was never taken from you. The High Places are there for us to inhabit and possess, however you have to breakthrough all of the enemies devises to go to the top.  The devil can’t keep you from THE HIGH PLACES, he can only try to prevent, block, detour, prolong, and deceive you from going to the top.  Mountain Horses and War Horses, knows how to break on through the tough places. You need to War at the bottom of the Mountain so you can possess the top of your Mountain. They are there for you to Possess, just like Canaan was for the children of Israel, they had to dispossess so that they could possess.

Quote: John Maxwell, “People would rather belch out the baloney at the bottom of the mountain than climb to the top to eat the steak.”

Joel 2:4 Says your appearance will be like the appearance of Horses and like Swift Steed, SO WILL YOU RUN IN 2012.

“THERE ARE GOING TO BE NEW FEASTS THIS YEAR IN THE HIGHT PLACES”

Cry out like Caleb this year in Joshua 13:12  “GIVE ME MY MOUNTAIN”