Anne Jackson: "God Is Preparing You for Overflow!"

From the Desks of Steve Shultz and Julie A. Smith:

Have you been preparing for the overflow God wants to pour out in this season?

Here are some very helpful keys from Anne Jackson as she says:

God is preparing His people for abundance and overflow. He is highlighting areas where poverty and fear based mindsets have run the show for too long. And He is exposing the beliefs and spiritual agreements that have kept His children in lack and struggle. Right now, He is preparing His people for abundance. If you have been feeling like you'll always be stuck in struggle, like you'll never have enough and that you won't be fully taken care of, it's time to shift your thinking and ask God for "abundance" mindsets.

God wants to shift you into an abundance mindset, for you and those you will influence... So many need what you can generously pour into them in this hour.

Enjoy this word from Anne Jackson as you prepare and expect His overflow! (To Subscribe to the Elijah List subscribe here.)

In Christ,

Steve Shultz and Julie A. Smith, Co-Editors
Elijah List Publications

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In the month of September, God is opening up unexpected doors and opportunities for people to step into unexpected or abandoned dreams. He is teaching His people to operate from a place of rest and experience the gift of rest. He is preparing His children to live from a place of abundance and extravagant generosity. Partner with God in giving from joy and asking God for a heavenly perspective.

Unexpected Opportunities

"Many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails." (Proverbs 19:21)

In this season, God is leading people in ways they never expected. Many of you will experience former passions or things you gave up years ago coming back seemingly out of the blue. Perhaps it was a career you laid down or a dream you gave up. You may even ask, "Is this who I am anymore?" But there is grace and ease to step into the new thing.

You'll recognize that it's the Lord because of the level of ease on this particular opportunity. This isn't always the case; sometimes the Lord leads us into intensity and difficulty, because that is where we'll experience the most breakthrough. However, if you find that God is bringing up old passions, or you suddenly have the opportunity to minister to others with a gift you laid down, lean in. Paul Manwaring says, "God wastes nothing—He gets you ready." And in this season, God is bringing back things that you thought didn't matter.

If you've been pursuing the Kingdom, if you've been about God's business, if you are looking for ways to help and serve others, then expect God to open doors for you. God is orchestrating your steps and He will open up doors to minister to others, while also making sure that you are taken care of in the process. Although what's coming in this season may look different than what you've been doing, it is still absolutely aligned with who God created you to be. God will take care of the opportunities, connections, and finances; it's simply your job to say "yes." (Photo via PickPik)

Receive the Gift of Rest

"It is a waste of time to get up early and stay up late, trying to make a living. The Lord provides for those He loves, even while they are sleeping." (Psalm 127:2)

Many people are living burnt out and exhausted, and have been running on empty for far too long. The exhaustion and overwhelm you have been facing on a daily basis have been wearing you thin. In a fast paced society, it's easy to live disconnected from your bodies and push too hard for too long. However, this is a season where God is inviting people into a Sabbath rest. Rest doesn't mean you never work. Rather, when you work from rest, you experience the power of God's grace coming in and helping you.

God is saying, "I can do more in your resting than I can in your striving." When you take time to rest, you allow yourself to experience God meeting you and filling in the gaps. It's time to allow God to show up and provide for you even when you are resting. If you've been experiencing burnout and exhaustion and stressor after stressor, receive the gift of rest. Experience God's faithfulness over your life.

Rest isn't lazy; it's holy, and it's also a commandment in Scripture. God is going to give you a revelation of what it means to rest in Him and what it means to work from rest. This truth will revolutionize your life for the better, but you must break up with the idea that burnout is holy. Rather, it's time to intentionally rest. Go on long walks, get outside, lay in the sun, sip tea, and let yourself stare out the window. As you invite the Holy Spirit into your work and rest, you will experience the joy and healing that comes from resting in His presence.

Get Ready for Overflow

"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you." (Luke 6:38)

God is preparing His people for abundance and overflow. He is highlighting areas where poverty and fear based mindsets have run the show for too long. And He is exposing the beliefs and spiritual agreements that have kept His children in lack and struggle. Right now, He is preparing His people for abundance. If you have been feeling like you'll always be stuck in struggle, like you'll never have enough and that you won't be fully taken care of, it's time to shift your thinking and ask God for "abundance" mindsets.

Following God doesn't mean that you'll never struggle, but you weren't created to live in poverty and lack when you have been adopted into the family of God. Rather, as a child of God, you have access to the miracles, resources and provision of Heaven. If you're encountering fear around being provided for, ask God for a heavenly perspective. There is no such thing as lack in the Kingdom of God.

As an act of faith, prepare your life for overflow. What does preparation look like? Perhaps it's signing up for a class on faith, or agreeing to go on a ministry trip, or another step of faith. What does it look like to live from a belief that more than enough is available to you? Make declarations of faith and provision over your circumstances, and watch as God molds you and shapes you into someone who can hold His overflowing blessings. (Photo via Pexels)

Extravagant Generosity

"...God loves a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:7)

Generosity is one key tenet of believing in abundance. As God is walking His people out of lack mentalities and orphan ways of thinking, there's an invitation to walk in extravagant generosity. Those who know they are deeply loved and taken care of are generous with their time, energy and resources. Ask God how you can be generous with what you have, even if you still feel like it's not enough. It's a spiritual principle that generosity invites abundance and provision.

We don't have to be generous. Nor is generosity a way to manipulate God into giving us more. Rather, we are generous because God is generous. Generosity is in His nature, and we want to be like our Father. With that being said, generosity invites breakthrough, invites provision and invites abundance. If you're needing breakthrough in one area, begin to give or serve in that specific area. Watch what God does with your generous spirit and give from joy. Scripture says, "A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed" (Proverbs 11:25). In the process of giving, you will also receive.

Declarations:

• I am following God as He opens doors before me.

• I am learning to live from a place of rest.

• I relinquish poverty mindsets and live from abundance.

• God is teaching me to be extravagantly generous!

• God is preparing me for overflow!

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Anne Jackson
The Crowning Jewels
Website: www.thecrowningjewels.com
Email: hello@thecrowningjewels.com

Texas-born Anne Jackson worked as a nurse for seventeen years before fully embracing her creative nature. Having grown up believing that God only spoke through the Bible, her life was transformed with the personal knowledge that He still speaks today. As she experienced a revelation of God's love for her and the power of words to transform and heal, she began designing jewelry, partnering with the Holy Spirit to create a tangible way to bring Heaven to Earth. This is where her prophetic jewelry company, The Crowning Jewels, was birthed. Many people recognize her company as a business-ministry hybrid. She is known as a prophetic visionary with the drive to accomplish her dreams. Her mandate is to champion others as they discover their God given identity and fulfill their divine purpose. After living in Redding, CA for ten years, she recently moved back home and currently resides in Texas.

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