So much has been written about open doors in this season, and yet the Lord continues to speak to me about open doors, even though we are well into 2024. Most recently I heard the Lord say, "My (the) door is always open, and all the doors are open wide."
As I pondered the meaning of this statement, I remembered what Jesus told us in John 10:7–9: "...I am the door..." As for what all the doors might be that are wide open, I felt the Lord prompt me to recall all the doors I'd written about previously, as well as any other doors that various prophetic voices had mentioned.
Some of the doors I recalled are those of strategy and revelation, fulfillment, honor, hope, the wealth of the nations, and abundant, supernatural provision.
It's important to walk through the doors that are open in 2024 and not just move on to the next prophetic word, or to passively assume that what's behind these doors will automatically come to us.
Be Bold! Say Yes
The Lord has been showing me several key elements regarding walking through doors, the first of which is to be bold and say yes.
Recently I've had several dreams which highlight this. In one dream, I was speaking to a group of people about how, at some point, my husband and I planned to fund an orphanage in India. I described how we'd had a number of prophetic words and dreams in which the Lord showed us He wanted us to do this. (This is actually true. I've had no less than a dozen prophetic words/encounters about this.) Then I said, "We have no idea what we're doing or how to accomplish this, but we've said yes."
A subsequent dream revealed that I would be given the Father's love for these children, which would be a different and much greater love than my own.
In another dream, I'd agreed to host some type of event or gathering. People kept coming and coming—way more people than I'd anticipated. There seemed to be some kids involved too, which I had not planned for, but there were people with skills that appeared who began doing the actual hands-on things that were necessary, without my needing to be involved in the details. This happened in multiple areas in my dream, not just with the kids. I was involved, but it was in an overseeing or supervisory capacity. (Photo via Unsplash)
A woman approached me in the dream and asked me how I'd put this gathering together. I replied, "Oh, I'm just the person who said yes to hosting this."
Friends, the door the Lord intends you to walk through most likely involves boldness and risk. I feel like the Lord is saying, "I know sometimes it feels like nothing is happening but it is. I am working behind the scenes, orchestrating. There will be a manifestation of a large-scale promotion, soon, of what you will be doing for Me. Be bold. Say yes!"
Master of Breakthroughs
Another key to walking through the doors is to maintain your faith and integrity, and to get the victory. Because, as you may have noticed, the enemy (satan) rises up to meet you as you cross the threshold of opportunity (1 Corinthians 16:9).
Recently my husband and I experienced a setback due to a vehicle accident that wasn't our fault. The last couple of months have literally felt like a battle—both with the insurance companies and in regard to our health. But one recent morning, I heard in my spirit that we'd turned the corner, so I began to decree and prophesy that we'd turned a corner. Later that day we received an email with the good news that we would finally be able to move forward with repairs to our vehicle. We have yet to see breakthrough in some other areas, but I'm confident it's coming.
The Lord brought to mind the passage in 2 Samuel 5:17–20, in which David defeats the Philistines. The context for this passage is that David had just been anointed king over Israel. When the Philistines heard this, they came looking for a fight. Imagine that, promotion associated with battle!
We read that David went to Baal Perazim, and there the Lord gave David the victory, after which he said, "...The Lord has broken through my enemies before me, like a breakthrough of water..." (2 Samuel 5:20, NKJV). Baal Perazim could literally be translated, "Master of Breakthroughs."
Sometimes I think God likes to drive home a point. We live on a mountain ranch with a mile of private road to maintain. Every spring after the snow melts, the runoff fills the culverts with silt. By some strange coincidence, at the exact moment I wrote this, my husband was blasting out the culverts with—you guessed it—high pressured water. It takes a huge volume of water, blasted at high pressure, to break through the silt and get the culverts in working order again.
It may feel like you're in a battle, but we serve the Master of Breakthroughs. I prophesy to you that you've turned a corner. Your breakthrough is coming and you're going to recover twice as much as before (Zechariah 9:11–12).
Youth and Health Restored in 2024?
It's intriguing to me that my husband and I celebrated our 44th anniversary in 2024 (in the year of the open door), with four being the value of the Hebrew letter dalet, which is symbolized by a door. (Photo via Unsplash)
Several nights before our anniversary, my husband had a dream. When he relates his dreams to me, it's always the same. Over coffee, he'll start out by saying something like this: "I had an interesting dream, but it might not mean anything." Then he'll share the dream, and I'll respond with something like this: "Oh my gosh. That's profound (or powerful, or whatever)," because somehow the interpretation seems natural to me, and the dreams he shares usually have divine meaning.
In this dream, he said it was like the clock had been turned back. We were both in high school. We looked young, but it was clear we were married. That's all there was to the dream. We actually went to the same high school; I was a freshman when he was a senior, but we were not a couple back then. After he shared his dream, I commented, "That's a good word!"
To me, the fact that we were teenagers in high school indicates youth and health. The fact that we were clearly married tells me that the Lord plans to restore back to us today, as a married couple, our youthful bodies and our health by essentially turning back the clock.
In all transparency, this dream came at a particularly interesting time. My husband and I work hard to maintain good health; we eat right, stretch, work out, and stay active. But as I shared earlier, we recently experienced a setback. In spite of this, what if God wants to show off by beginning to turn back the clock so that we end up more youthful and healthier than before?
This is not the first time I've heard the Lord talk about restoring youth and health. Could the door be opening in 2024 for being younger and healthier than before? Perhaps this seems impossible in light of your circumstances, but I invite you to claim this in faith for yourself, if you sense it is for you! As for me, I intend to walk through that door.
"Bless the Lord, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from destruction, who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies, who satisfies your mouth with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." (Psalm 103:1–5, NKJV)
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Diane Lake
Starfire Ministries
Email: info@starfireministries.org
Website: www.starfireministries.org
Diane Lake is a writer, speaker and minister ordained with both Christian International and Generals International. Her articles are regularly featured on The Elijah List, as well as platforms like Charisma Magazine, Charisma News, Intercessors For America and others. She and her husband, Allen, co-founded Starfire Ministries with a vision to see the Kingdom established beyond the four walls of the traditional church. They host a podcast with Charisma Podcast Network, and serve as Church Mountain, Regional, and Montana Coordinators for the Reformation Prayer Network, and as Media Mountain Leader/Facilitators for C.I.'s Culture Influencers.
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