The Doug Blog

Spring Forward in the Spirit
Doug Addison

Last January I released the prophetic insight God has spoken to me about 2010. The main thrust of it was about divine connections coming for those who are seeking God for their destinies. I heard the words resign, realign and reassign. I have been getting reports back from people about the big shift that is already starting to happen. It is beginning in my own life and ministry as my personal assistant is leaving this month. The best way to deal with it is to not fight it and let it happen.

Another major part of what God showed me for 2010 was a shift that would occur at the time we set the clocks forward which, in the US, is Sunday, March 14. Here is what God showed me:

Spring Forward and Fall into Place
New beginnings will start happening in the spring of 2010. When we set the clocks forward this year, it will be a prophetic act in which we “spring forward” into the greater callings that are upon our lives. There will be a lot of new growth; new businesses, new ministries, new relationships, new marriages, new art, and new music will all start to emerge. By the fall there will be a lot more clarity for us and many will know what to do next. It may not be clear right now, but as we get into September and October, many will have received their marching orders from God. Things will begin to…

Sometimes God can speak to us but we may forget what He has said. Later on, we experience what He revealed to us previously and then it starts to make sense. This happens to me all the time. That is why I use a computer journal to record my spiritual experiences, dreams, and prophetic words in detail. Last month I released the Prophetic Insight I received from God for 2010. In it, I talk about a huge realignment coming this year that will result in many people changing jobs, churches, and affiliations. I have received a lot of feedback about this portion of that prophetic word:

Year of Divine Connections: Resign, Realign and Reassign
It is a time of divine realignment that will result in many reassignments. A big shift will occur this year with many people changing jobs, moving, and changing churches or affiliations. Not everyone will do this, but there will be a large number of people shifting positions. God is strategically aligning people to maximize their Kingdom impact and set them up for future advancement. God keeps showing me a picture of a chessboard and I hear three words for this year: “resign, realign and reassign.”

Not everyone will be called to make a change, but we all will be affected by it this year. Some will stay and some will go, but the best way to deal with it is to let it happen. I saw many long-term pastors and business leaders changing positions this year. This is…

Prophetic Insights for 2010 – A Year of Radical Change!
Doug Addison

Examine our Motives
We are emerging from a time of transition in which the old ways of doing things have not been as effective as they once were, while the new things have not yet been totally revealed. This is evident in the U.S. economy with the collapse of the banking system, housing markets, and the auto industry, to name a few. People may blame the government or industry leaders, but the bottom line is that our economic collapse was driven by a spirit of pride and greed. We will need to examine our lives to be sure that we are not being influenced by these spirits as we move into the New Year. This is vital, because pride can cause us to speak against others and to be blind to our own faults.

Matthew 7:1–2 (NIV)
Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

2010 is a New Season for Everyone!
This is the start of a new decade and the start of a new seven-year cycle after the Jewish Year of Jubilee (Leviticus 25:8). The possibilities for us to start fresh are here. We can recover all that has been lost, because God is giving us the opportunity to regain lost ground in 2010 and in the years to come. God is looking for people to hear His…

Prophetic Word: 1/11 is Your Turnaround
Doug Addison

I have been seeing 1:11 repeatedly for the past few weeks, and last weekend I had an experience in which God showed me a major plan of darkness that is being revealed this week. Starting on January 11th, 2010, the plans of the enemy are being exposed for what they are.

There are things that are going to come to light that Satan does not want you to see. Things are not what they appear to be and there have been false reports given. The plan of the enemy to lie to you, bring confusion, and cause you to settle for less is being brought into the light of God.

This is a strategic time for you to take action and get out of your comfort zone. When you do something to change your situation, you will find more clarity, favor, and energy than you had before. This is an opportunity to advance that you will not want to miss. You are being given the missing elements that you need to move forward and set into motion a radical time of turnaround. Watch for the numbers 111.

Doug Addison
www.dougaddison.com

Getting the Most Out of 2010
Doug Addison

This is a webcast from January 6, 2010 in which I share the prophetic insight I have gotten from God about the year 2010. I also go through an exercise on how to maximize what God is doing in your life and how to develop a plan to accomplish it.

Here’s a link to the Maximizing 2010 Exercise – you can print it out and do the exercises along with listing to this webcast.

May God richly bless you on your journey with God.
Doug Addison

Spiritual Identity Theft
Doug Addison

I woke up the day after Christmas after several dreams where I saw the enemy trying to steal people’s destinies. As I prayed about it I heard the words “identity theft.” Oftentimes, things that are happening in the natural realm reflect what is happening in the spiritual realm. The rise of identity theft in the world is symbolic of what is happening spiritually to people all around the world. I saw two covert strategies that Satan is trying to use against people to keep them from seeing, finding, and fulfilling their life purpose and destiny in God.

Strategy 1: Getting us to Believe That we are our Behavior

Bad experiences or painful pasts can negatively affect our present. There are forces of darkness that want us to believe that we are the only ones who suffer with these issues and that it is unchangeable. This is simply not true. Too often our sin and emotional baggage gets linked to what we believe about ourselves. In other words, our personality and identity becomes associated with the things we struggle with. The strategy of the enemy is for us to believe that we actually “are” how we feel or behave, which is not true at all. Satan wants you to believe things like: you “are” depressed, unhappy, worthless, unable to change, stupid, a failure … the list could go on and on. It is important to realize that our feelings and behavior are situational and we can change them—the truth is…

Preparing for 2010
Doug Addison

This year has been full of ups and downs and a major amount of transition. For me personally it has also held some of the most exciting encounters with God that I have ever experienced. During the biggest downturn economically and some of the absolute toughest times for us financially, God’s presence and power has increased.

Sometimes it may appear as if God’s prophetic promises over our lives are always dangling just out of our reach. Right when we make some headway, there seems to be more warfare, obstacles and even setbacks. Reality is that God does not want to promote us prematurely because with every promotion and advancement comes more responsibility. He will often run us through a test season to see how well we will do with the new authority and anointing He has in mind for us. I went through one of these testing times this year and I got a taste of a new level of prophetic authority that I have not experienced before.

It was not just my prophetic gift that increased; it was a new ability to see God’s will for a situation, individual or a church and work interactively with God’s Heavenly resources of angels and the Holy Spirit to bring it about. Sounds exciting right? Did I mention that there was a greater level of rejection too?

We are stepping into a time of heavenly interaction. Angelic encounters are currently on the increase as God is releasing assignments to angels to work…

God is Protecting all that He has Promised Us
 by Doug Addison

Over the past few months I have received quite a bit of revelation about a new season coming to many people that was starting in September and October of 2009 and continuing through the New Year. I keep hearing over and over that this is the time of new beginnings and new opportunities.

Similar to being pregnant
When God begins something new in our lives sometimes it can be similar to a baby taking nine months to birth. It takes time to grow and develop the new thing from God in our lives. I can look back in my life and see many examples of when I heard God speak to me clearly about a change in my life. Then when the change actually takes place, it is oftentimes close to a nine month period. In April of 2008 I was living in Moravian Falls, North Carolina and I was speaking at several churches in the Central Coast of California. God spoke to me clearly that we would be moving to that area and be part of something new He was going to do. Through a series of events and without making it happen on my own, we relocated to Santa Maria, California nine months later in January 2009. After arriving in Santa Maria, nothing really seemed to be happening. Then after nine months, in September, I had two major angelic visitations and God spoke to me more clearly about our next steps…

Three Free Audio Messages by Doug Addison
 
I spoke at three services last Sunday at The Rock Church in Castle Rock, Colorado. It was a really good time and they are a great church. Thanks to Pastor JR and the entire group for receiving me with open arms! The messages contain some recent prophetic words I have received and all have a very anointed ministry time.

You can listen to the recordings online or download the MP3 – just click on this link:   
http://www.therock.org/popwin/audio/101709.htm

6pm – Recovering Your Losses and Getting Out of the Wilderness
9am – Finding Your Destiny: It’s Easy!
11am-Prophetic Evangelism + Comedy intro.
 
Blessings,
Doug Addison
www.dougaddison.com

The Last Move of God was the Wilderness!
Doug Addison

On September 8, 2009, I had a night vision in which I was taken to an aerial view of various parts of the world. I was shown vast landscapes of lush grasslands that were teeming with new life. I could see exotic plants and trees and I knew in my spirit that what I was seeing was a new move from God that had come upon the earth to bring about a radical revival. Suddenly, a massive wave of destruction came upon the greenery. The whole scene was consumed and only a barren wasteland was left in its place. I watched in shock and felt disappointed and distressed at what I had witnessed. Then the audible voice of God spoke to me in the vision and said, “I released something new from Heaven but my people were not ready for it, so I had to bring a wilderness time to purge things that were not of me.”

As I woke from the experience a very strong presence of God was in my bedroom. The Holy Spirit spoke to me that God planned the start of something new in 2005 that would bring about a new level of anointing. This new level was intended to awaken a new revival. But because we were not ready for it, He changed it into a wilderness time instead. From 2005–2009 many people struggled through a major time of purging, testing, and realignment. Wilderness experiences from God are…