A tale of two cities
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.” Charles Dickens a Tale of Two Cities.
Presently we are in a great shaking of all that we know to be real, because we have never been this way before. There is always a mind and body connection, where the language of our mind is our present condition, and the language of our body is our emotions. These two are continually trying to get updates, as is revealed between the brain and heart connection.
When there is a disturbance in the mind and body connection, where our mind has not been a direction before, and our body feels anxiety with the new experience, we have conflict. This inner grappling for reconciliation between the two is most uncomfortable like a bull-ride that will never end, feeling yourself jostled about, tossed and turned, except for one fact that you are STILL HOLDING ON.
This is what the brain and mind need in times of uncertainty, which is a strength provided within our inner man by Holy Spirit from the Father, so that we can PREVAIL during times of crisis. Prevail means to “prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious.” This comes from two Latin words prae meaning “before,” and valere meaning “have power.”
Therefore, the word prevail is the prophetic declaration of your inner man shouting, I WILL HAVE POWER BEFORE THE EVENT IS OVER, and furthermore BEFORE IT IS EVEN HERE! It is the soul’s fighting spirit, that is a dance of two armies, providing it a glimmer of hope, where the glass is no longer half-empty but rather half-full. What appears as though it is the darkest of times, now becomes the most amazing time to be alive! Wisdom rises up within the vessel who is in need of strength and then the course of the rocky road turns into an epoch journey, where the torch has been placed in their hand to bring hope to others. This is the power of hope!
Hope is a powerful weapon, bringing peace in the midst of battle, a song of joy in the midst of the darkness. This hope is the strength and provision for the human soul to PREVAIL!
In this hour, when hope springs forth into the darkness, there is Wisdom that springs forth with an epoch belief, an epoch faith! God told me the other day, Esther was always queen on the inside, it just took a Haman to bring it about. David was always king on the inside; it merely took a Saul to bring it about. Those callings were the prevailing power given to them by God, which arose in darkness to be the Light!
City comes from the root word in Hebrew that means AWAKE! Which city are you? The one with hope or despair?
“And the Light shines on in the darkness, for the darkness has never overpowered it [put it out or absorbed it or appropriated it, and is unreceptive to it].” John 1:5 AMPC