Wrapping Things Up ~ A Releasing

3/7/25 

As intercessors, we have to be OK with the fact that we might not see the fruit of our labors on this earth. But we pray until He says “Stop”. Is that not the job of an intercessor which is to be tethered to the subject of God’s choosing until the time when the Lord cuts the cord? When an assignment from the Lord is ending, God becomes increasingly quiet. 

A pastor friend exhorted me during the winding down of the Jezebel Spirit assignment, that when the burden is lifted by the Lord, do not take it back upon myself. He said that I had been hearing so much from God during the prayer assignment that when the job is over, I will want to continue hearing but I have to let it go. I think that was good advice…and he was right.  When the assignment ended, God’s voice became like the trickle from a faucet instead of a full flow of water to my listening ears.

After the long assignment was completed, I found out that there were many people who knew about the problem, but for whatever reason, I was the one ‘chosen’ to face it head on.

Our job of intercession is working for God and not the target that receives our prayer. When the Lord tells us to stop, we must release it. If we continue on, we risk being disobedient. When He tells us to rest, we must rest and leave the outcome in His hands, regardless of if we see any change or not.

He will resist our continuing prayers! “Therefore, do not pray for this people, nor lift up a cry or prayer for them, nor make intercession to Me; for I will not hear you.” Jeremiah 7:16.

Therefore, since the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be found to have fallen short of it. Hebrews 4:1.

After ten years of prayer, I was tired and after attempts by various people for release, I still felt bound by the prayer assignment. For me, when a change in ministry is imminent, the Lord gives dreams. Finally, He sent one preparing me for the end. Wrapping Things Up ~ The Dream, below.

We have to remember that the recipient of prayer has a free will and they don’t always do what God wants them to do. An assignment of 10 years had many windy roads and different pathways that the recipient of prayer could have taken; it was his choice. To say that my job was successful is not something I can say. All I know is I was obedient to all of God’s instructions. The outcome was certainly not what I anticipated. The Lily of the Valleys.

We must strive to leave all the results and questions in the hands of the One who holds the future and be at peace. 

There remains therefore a rest for the people of God; for he who has entered His rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His. Hebrews 4:9-10.

Wrapping Things Up ~ The Dream

After ten years of prayer, finally, He sent a dream preparing me for the end. 

In the dream, I attended a service at the church; I found myself sitting not in a pew but lying down in between the pews resting. I then found myself upstairs in the office of the church.

I went through a closet, packing things up, deciding what of mine to keep at the church and what to take home with me. The items appeared to be wrapping paper, bows, and things to cover packages with. The whole time I was sorting and packing, I was singing the song “Sing Hallelujah to the Lord”. 

After prayer to determine if the dream was from God, I received the following scripture address:  Jeremiah 31:11-12 “For the Lord has redeemed Jacob and ransomed him from the hand of one stronger than he.  Therefore, they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, streaming to the goodness of the Lord—For wheat and new wine and oil, for the young of the flock and the herd; their souls shall be like a well-watered garden, and they shall sorrow no more at all.”

The first scene of the dream where I was resting between the pews indicates a rest for me, hence the winding down of the assignment. The next scene where I am upstairs in the church signifies the spiritual aspect of our work - prayer…upstairs meaning closer to God, or upper room. 

I was cleaning out the closet (my prayer closet) deciding what to take home with me and what to leave at the church (my departure from the church and the prayers that would stay to cover God’s people).  The wrappings indicate the obvious of ‘wrapping things up,’ as in my assignment.  Also, the wrappings were used during my tenure at the church to present my gifts to the people God called me to minister to (i.e., the letters from the Lord, prayer, and spiritual warfare).

While packing I was singing, worshipping the Lord, hopefully being sweet incense and making a joyful noise unto Him.  The singing is also indicative of Jeremiah 31: 11-12, giving me hope that this assignment will result in the revival that God has promised me, in addition setting the prisoners free (that don’t even know they are prisoners).

However, my release from the assignment was not automatic. I had a vision of me being anointed with oil by the head pastor to be free from the prayer obligation.  The Lord asked me to do one final thing. He told me to “Let the hand of the man who set you in service release you.” As I pondered this concept of being released by the head pastor, God spoke again, “Did not the king have to give a decree to release Joseph?”  Genesis 41:14 “Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon…”

Another address: Matthew 16:19 “And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”  In other words, a man set me in service, though it was the will of God, yet God required that man to break the bond willingly. I also believe that the head pastor did not even realize the spiritual bond that had resulted from his initial request asking me to pray for the women’s ministry ten years prior.

As I told Bobby about my release, he was concerned as to how the head pastor would treat me. We consulted a pastor friend on staff, and he was to take the request to the head pastor instead of me. I was to wait for this friend to perform what he had promised; we asked him in June 2014.

My confirmation of release came on September 4, 2014…four years to the exact day of when I took the final word of correction to the head pastor (September 4, 2010).  It was told to me that the head pastor was thankful for the ten years of prayer service, and I was grateful for the gratitude.  I asked God for confirmation of my release, and I heard, “If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed.”  Then the address a week later:  John 8:36 “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” 

It was finished!