When a sports team chooses who it keeps and who it loses, the winners all “survive the cut.” Likewise, the whole symbolism behind Abraham's covenant of “circumcision” involves the “removal of the flesh,” or carnal nature.
When God wants to start a Godly new thing, idea or generation He goes to work on the candidates He is promoting. The reproductive part of you, the creative part, must be sanctified so what is birthed is not of the flesh nor the will of man, but rather, birthed by the will of God.
This cutting is a painful process if you don't know what is going on. Pruning, conflict, instability and uncertainty come upon us as the master mason starts cutting the stone to fit into the new structure.
All this talk about transition is really a conversation about God taking us from one phase in the journey of destiny to another. He is revealing something on the earth right now! While you are in the “process” you are not sure where you fit in. If you do not allow the master stone mason to cut the rough edges off of you, He cannot use you in the new thing. Makes sense, doesn't it? The problem is, we don't always know what the Father is up to when the hammer and chisel start hitting.
The master mason knows that each stone is different in color, shape and size. If they are going to fit into a “glorious house” there will need to be some changes.
Conflict and adversity rise up as we are being adjusted in
five areas:
1. Interpersonal: relationships
2. Inner personal: conflicts in yourself
3. Intrapersonal: struggle with those over us
4. Personal-functional: role we are in
5. Personal-organizational: problem with the organization
Five Is the number of GRACE and grace is needed to pass the test. Specifically, it may mean learning to hold your peace. Wait for timing. Go through proper channels. Surrender ego attachment to “being right” or your own opinion. God may “chisel” you by putting you in a tight place or situation. You may be too sensitive. You may be feeling overlooked and others less qualified are advancing. Working with others who RUB YOU THE WRONG WAY is God's way of bringing the cut you need into your life.
Over the years I have seen this cutting and pruning in my life and ministry. The Lord continues this pruning process while developing a “new thing” in me. My team and I have been amazed to see His faithfulness through every season and how He has moved us into position to share a message of hope and transformation with the world. Would you consider partnering with us as we develop materials to equip believers and reach the nations for the glory of God? If you would like to partner with us, here is the link: lancewallnau.com/transition. Thank you for your support and prayers!
God cannot adapt the entire structure to fit around one belligerent stone, no matter how gifted. Have you been yielded or resistant? You have a place in the NEW thing God is doing, and when you enter, the TRANSITION is complete.
When it is time for God to move you must be pre-cut and move into position. When Solomon's glorious temple was revealed, the Bible says it was built “with stone finished at the quarry, so that no hammer or chisel or any iron tool was heard in the temple while it was being built. (1 Kings 6:7)
Notice God does not want noise at the place of the unveiling of the house. The stone was made ready before it was brought forth. Don't waste any of your sorrows. If you are like me, you will find that many of the things you went through earlier in life helped prepare you for this moment.
Fitting in with God is not the challenge—FITTING IN WITH OTHER STONES is where the challenge is. You cannot accomplish God's will alone. Learn to fit and learn to flow. You already fit a role nobody else can fulfill. Stop teaching for a while and learn what the Master Teacher is doing in your life. As you learn the final lesson you will use these lessons to touch multitudes.
Submit to the process and you will be healed of rejection and scars from past experiences. God could have chosen anyone—but HE CHOSE YOU!
Amazing teaching, Dr. Lance. Thank you. I often find myself comfortable handling life alone. You continue to educate me that I need others to fulfill the call on my life.
Bless you abundantly and receive my offering with gratitude.
Dear Lance
Thank you for this message.
Many blessings
God’s love poured out to you and Annabelle
Kerry Lee Angel 🇦🇺
This is incredibly spot on! I would not be as clued into what is going on in and around me if it weren’t for you, Lance. So glad God creatively led me to your podcast – you are the singular voice I’ve needed to hear at this moment in time. Thank you for being sensitive to the Spirit!
Very good! I’ve been watching Him put things in place around me and also Him making adjustments in me. I really like your description of the process.
Yesterday I suffered an unrighteous attack for no fault of my own!
If I would’ve tried to make things right, I would’ve caused a lot of damage .
So I had to swallow my ego and shut up. But I was furious nevertheless!
And this been happening so much lately.
Lance your message is definitely timely inspired!
Thank you
Thank you Lance? You have brought me comfort and strength through your teaching.
Blessings!
The pruning—-the cutting away is Oh So Painful……I am soon to be 78, and I have been in deep reflection for some time now. The different pruning seasons throughout my adult life….Some have been SO PAINFUL—–BUT “Mama” taught me as a child to RUN TO JESUS AND SAY: “JESUS, HELP ME.”
There have been times I thought I could not possibly survive nor keep my sanity, in the midst of deep trials and hurts….But I would cry out to JESUS—AND HE HAS ALWAYS BROUGHT ME THROUGH…..BLESS HIS HOLY NAME.
Many are so “on edge”—-I understand this…..Praying in Tongues is such a help……weakness breaks off and strength comes, sometimes JUST IN TIME…
EVERYONE is being affected by the “shaking.”
O that I might be found worthy. in the 1970’s, I found a lithograph in an antique shop dated 1894. It was a colored picture of a young woman with long dark hair holding onto a large, strong cross sitting in the middle of an ocean that the waves were raging!!! I saw that as ME…..I was divorced with a young child—–we were both Broken by all we had been through, and I was trying to find my way—-and not doing a very good job of it either. BUT MY GODLY, BELOVED MOTHER.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF GODLY MOTHERS—She has been gone since 2011 (at age 90) and my daughter, Jennifer (age 56) and I are STILL HOLDING ON EVER SO TIGHT TO THE OLD RUGGED CROSS. I have that lithograph hanging on the wall in my bedroom. IT CONTINUES TO REMIND ME DAY AND NIGHT THAT LIFE MAY GET TERRIBLY TOUGH, BUT MY ROCK IS JESUS CHRIST, AND HE HAS SAID HE WILL NEVER LEAVE ME NOR FORSAKE ME. Thank You, JESUS.
Thank you for sharing! I am 73 and can identify with your testimony. Wisdom comes through our experience in the revealing and working out of the love of God in us.
Thank you for your writing. I like that you tell us your age. Lance’s teaching resonates with me too. I am 63 and God’s chisel is working on me too! And I, too, have a Godly mother. (Age 90) She often told us, “What ‘someone else’ does, doesn’t go on your record.” We are not responsible or accountable for their actions. We ARE accountable for what WE do, how we respond etc. This has helped me so much over the years!
I feel the connection of my brothers and sisters in Christ. We are family. We speak ‘the same language’ . We have the same Father. Praise His name! ♥
The “Insight” you share with the world is heaven sent. I believe this message is for me.
Lance, thank you,
SHALOM✍🏼
“Learn to fit & learn to flow” what a crucial process, and a process of LEARNING! If one is not able to adjust, adapt & learn – the flow is blocked & any forward momentum in an organization is impeded. Lance- thank you for laying this vital info down in such an easily understood format! God bless you! Like the meaning of your name…the steel-tipped spear hit the target!!🎯