Father, in the name of Jesus, we come before You with hearts lifted, and we pray:

Lord, we lift our eyes. We choose to lift our gaze above everything happening around us. We exalt You, we honor You, and we worship You, because You alone are our help, our refuge, and our strength. Today we intentionally shut out the noise. We look away from the battle, and we fix our eyes on You. As we worship and look to You, we receive the supernatural strengthening and resilience You are releasing over us in this hour by the power of Your hand.

And Father, where the enemy has tried to bring chaos, where it feels like a heavy cloud hovering over us, we turn our eyes to You. We lift our voices to You, because our help comes from the Lord. You have already given us the victory. You are lifting us above the storm in our perspective and in our focus. We thank You that we are seated in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6). And in this hour, as we press through, look to You, and refuse to cower, we step into a great overcoming, a breaking of every familiar attack and every familiar spirit that has tried to keep us contained, hidden, and bound.

Lead us deeper into the Refiner’s fire in this hour. We repent. We shake off every place where our attention, alignment, and faith have been given to anything that isn’t in agreement with You, with what You are speaking and with Your Word.

And Lord, even when chaos swirls around us, we choose to quiet the noise. We go deeper into the secret place. We look to You, we listen for Your voice, and we praise from a place of victory. And we declare that we will see the cloud of chaos break. You are ushering us into new realms of CLARITY for this new chapter. Where chaos has tried to overwhelm us, You are bringing us into deeper realms of Your peace, Your shalom, and Your strength in the overcoming. Where the enemy has tried to intimidate us into cowering, You are calling us into a greater COMING FORTH: into who we truly are in You and into the destiny You have written over our lives.

And Father, You remind us that there is always turbulence at the threshold. Help us not to be discouraged by it. Help us recognize that turbulence is a sign we’re rising higher. Open our eyes to see the work You’re doing in us: training us to stand, to stay in faith, to hear and discern what You’re saying, and to walk in depths of discernment we’ve never known. Where confusion has tried to confine us, let our praise rise. And as we look to You, let clarity break through like never before.

In this hour, make our ears sensitive to what You’re speaking. Help us not to take what we see in the natural realm at face value. Reveal what has been hidden in plain sight, the very things that have tried to confine and contain us. Let this be an hour of mighty deliverance, where we run in greater ways into all You’ve called us to in this season.

And Lord, we ask boldly for DISCERNMENT FOR DIRECTION right now. As we fast, pray, and seek You, release discernment for this new chapter You are leading us into. Where the enemy has tried to bring a DERAILMENT OF DIRECTION, expose every tactic and scheme. Bring us into greater realms of discernment regarding the direction You are giving us. Teach us to trust You, to trust where You’re leading and the steps You’re asking us to take. Lead us into unknown places. Lead us into unexplored territories. Bring us into the lands of inheritance You have assigned to us.

Move us, Your people, as we listen to Your voice and refuse to cower, move us into the lands of inheritance ordained for our destiny. Thank You that although warfare has increased, it’s only because we are crossing into the new chapter of APPREHENDING these lands. Even where there are giants standing at the gates, we declare that You have ALREADY given us the victory. And as we walk in the revelation that we are glorious and victorious children of God, the giants become our bread (Num 14:9).

Sharpen our perspective, Lord. Purify the way we see. Purify our lens. This is a moment of great overcoming and great coming forth. Raise us up as Your glorious, victorious Bride, a Bride that refuses to cower. We choose to partner with You and with the work of Your Spirit. Baptize us afresh with boldness and courage for every new assignment and every land of inheritance You are calling us into.

Let the rain of Your Spirit fall upon every seed of obedience we’ve sown. Let a harvest come forth that we’ve never witnessed before. Let Your rain refresh us, strengthen us, and increase every place where we’ve surrendered our own agendas, our own ways, our own expectations, and our own assumptions about how You will move. Water every seed of obedience. And let the move of Your Spirit, and the fruitfulness of Your hand, draw multitudes to taste and see that You are GOOD (Psalm 34:8).

Amen.

This post is inspired by a prophetic word originally shared by Lana Vawser.