Steve Witt - Your Prophetic Life Map: A Guide to a God-Crafted Life

2019 Steve Witt

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I wrote this book with several extraordinary people in mind:

my children Megan, Lauren, Ashley, Joshua, and spouses

Also to an emerging generation of amazing grandchildren:

Moses, Josephine, Maxwell, Madeline, and the others to come!

Set the world on fire!

To my Canadian wife of more than 40 years: Cindy

Youve lived this in fullness.

Y our Prophetic Life Map is an extremely timely book for the people of God. Most of us struggle with understanding our role in seeing the fulfillment of the promises of God for our lives. Some wait and do nothing, stating that their job is to stand by and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish for you today. This is a very legitimate posture for the believer to take as its in the Bible. And yet others will state, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. That group will point to the fact that faith needs an action, and sometimes that action involves spiritual warfare. This is also a legitimate position to take, as Jesus taught His disciples about this in Mark 10. Confusion over our role is what often sours the journey of the average believer.

I believe that what God has given my friend and author, Steve Witt, will help add clarity to this vital subject, as we are on a relational journey. I prefer the outcome where promises, destinies, and impact on the world around us become more fully realized. But Jesus likes the journey whereby we become a people who can live in the glory for which we were created.

If fulfilled promises were all that this book brought into our lives, it would be worth its weight in gold. But the author goes far beyond the subject of fulfillment, making this book priceless. Most of us pour our lives out for the Lord that we might see the great impact of our devotion to Christ. We desire His power flowing through us in a way that confronts the impossible, bringing it under influence of the One who knows no impossibilities. Simply put, many of us are focused on the outcome. And while Your Prophetic Life Map satisfies that need, its primary focus is profound in that it is focused on the journey and not just the destination. In the journey, Jesus put His attention on what we are becoming.

I have felt for many years that the measure of the will of God we get to enjoy in this life is often determined by our maturity. Picture it this way: the will of God is glorious and wonderful (on earth as it is in heaven). But it is also weighty, carrying with it greater and greater responsibilities. The character of many in history couldnt carry the weight involved in the level of miracles surrounding their lives. There were cracks in their foundations that were almost unnoticeable when little was happening. But those character flaws became all too obvious under the weight of the greater glory. And yet we know that Gods intent is that the reality of His world would influence and shape this one.

Here is the beauty of what this author does for each of us. He draws us into the book because of our God-given hunger for fulfillment. But then he works to build in us a substantial foundation that will hold under the increasing weight of what God intends to do in and through our lives. Remember, transformed people transform nations. This is His heart. To have a people who represent Jesus well in purity and power. It is this group who will help to fulfill the mandate to disciple nations. The bottom line is that this book helps us to be joyfully engaged in the process, not just the outcome.

One of the things that makes this book so rich is that it was born out of a life lived in absolute surrender to Jesus. Because of this, you wont find theories and religious rhetoric that are used to fill the weak places in so many books. These insights were given to one of the most trusted men I knowSteve Witt. He has been a personal strength and inspiration to me for many years. The lessons learned in a war are not soon forgotten. That is the reality of this book.

Your Prophetic Life Map is very practical, inspirational, and prophetic. My prayer is that the word of the Lord that has been spoken over your life would come to the surface while reading this book. May these words prompt you to ask the challenging questions about the direction and purpose of your life. And, in the process, may extraordinary courage be your portion to see everything come to pass that God has spoken.