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“Life is a series of changes—a process of going from the old to the new—from chronos to kairos. Growth, change, revival—all are processes. Life is connected. Not understanding this, we tend to despise the chronos times of preparing, sowing, believing and persevering. Our preference is to always live in the kairos times of fresh and strategic opportunities.”
― Dutch Sheets, God's Timing for Your Life

“The original American dream wasn’t about wealth, but freedom—freedom to worship and freedom from tyranny. It was also about partnering with God to release the light of His word to all nations, and exporting His glorious gospel to the ends of the earth.”
― Dutch Sheets, An Appeal To Heaven: What Would Happen If We Did It Again

“When we are properly prepared and the time is right, God can shift seasons very quickly. Overnight, it seems, He transforms dry times into rivers, barrenness into fruitfulness and makes a way where there is no way. Timing is a factor; but when it’s right, God causes the shift, and the chronos changes into kairos. Allow this truth to bring faith and encouragement into your situation.”
― Dutch Sheets, God's Timing for Your Life

“Don’t embrace any theology or creed that allows God to lose!”
― Dutch Sheets, An Appeal To Heaven: What Would Happen If We Did It Again

“The Lord can accomplish much more through prayer than any teacher can through teaching, and many times He will also bring great insight within that context.”
― Dutch Sheets, An Appeal To Heaven: What Would Happen If We Did It Again

“History can never be changed, but it can be healed.”
― Dutch Sheets, An Appeal To Heaven: What Would Happen If We Did It Again

“We must pray intently, in agreement with the appeals of our forefathers and predecessors, in order to see a continuation of what they birthed. And we must actively repent of our wrongs and theirs, allowing God to reach back in time, healing our history so that blessings can flow into our present.”
― Dutch Sheets, An Appeal To Heaven: What Would Happen If We Did It Again

“The pilgrims absolutely believed America had a God-given destiny, and our founding fathers did, as well. Throughout our history, America’s presidents and leaders have reiterated this belief. John F. Kennedy referenced Matthew 5:14 and Winthrop’s famous speech, as did Ronald Reagan and numerous other U.S. Presidents.4 Though modern day revision-ists try to rewrite and remove our history, the truth will always trump their lies.”
― Dutch Sheets, An Appeal To Heaven: What Would Happen If We Did It Again

“Prayer How lovely is Your dwelling place, Father. It is there that My heart longs to be; learning of Your heart and Your ways, beholding Your majestic beauty. I repent for letting the busyness of life keep me from the most important thing—time spent in devotion to Christ, in purity and simplicity. Jesus, I don’t want to be a casual listener; I want to sit at Your feet and listen intently as You lovingly speak. Be it a loud trumpet call or a gentle whisper, I want to follow every leading of Your heart. Father, I ask for wisdom and revelation, that I may truly come to know Your Son. Holy Spirit, help me to apply my heart to understand the messages the Father conveys, such that they’ll penetrate and transform every part of me. Let my life be founded upon the wisdom of Your Word that would lead me to walk in the fear of the Lord, lay all else aside in yieldedness, and abide with You, my King. Jesus, I choose to slow down today and invite You in for a time to connect heart to heart. Once again, let me enjoy the pleasure of Your company. ————— (Prayer taken from: Psalm 27:4; Luke 10:38–42; 1 Kings 19:12–13; Proverbs 2; 2 Corinthians 11:3; Hebrews 12:1; John 15:1–11)”
― Dutch Sheets, The Pleasure of His Company: A Journey to Intimate Friendship With God

“God’s plan is always for the present generation to build on the strengths of the previous. This is the synergy of the ages—multiplied power through generational agreement and honor.”
― Dutch Sheets, An Appeal To Heaven: What Would Happen If We Did It Again

“Dreams are powerful. It is possible to so attach our emotions to them that a dream can become a taskmaster we serve, rather than an assignment or goal we steward.”
― Dutch Sheets, Dream: Discovering God's Purpose for Your Life

“Our actions and attitudes in the chronos times of preparing, sowing, believing and persevering are what determine whether God can shift us into the kairos times of fresh and strategic opportunities.”
― Dutch Sheets, God's Timing for Your Life

“But keep on the alert at all times, praying in order that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man. Luke 21:36”
― Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth

“Our attentiveness to the Father is equally as important as the Father’s attentiveness to us.”
― Dutch Sheets, Watchman Prayer: Protecting Your Family, Home and Community from the Enemy's Schemes

“It will be a broad work, with strategies coming from many different sources. I will give one part of a plan to one person, another to others. This will take place simultaneously, and often one ministry or person will not even realize they are a part of a larger scheme. But I will be cutting off Satan’s strength from every direction, as through the watchman anointing My people discern from Me.”
― Dutch Sheets, Watchman Prayer: Protecting Your Family, Home and Community from the Enemy's Schemes

“To the degree we are ignorant of the way our adversary thinks and operates—of his plans, plots, schemes and devices—to that degree he will gain on us, prey on us, defraud us of what is ours and have or hold the greater portion.”
― Dutch Sheets, Watchman Prayer: Protecting Your Family, Home and Community from the Enemy's Schemes

“anything we accomplish of eternal value is brought about by the ability and empowerment of the Holy Spirit.”
― Dutch Sheets, Watchman Prayer: Protecting Your Family, Home and Community from the Enemy's Schemes

“We often speak of “prayer coverings,” or “covering” a person, event or organization in prayer. To be without this covering can create a vulnerability; people are exposed to attacks of the enemy. In order to provide this covering with the utmost effectiveness, we must have warnings and promptings (chazown) from the Holy Spirit. In other words, “without communication from the Holy Spirit, the people are uncovered.”
― Dutch Sheets, Watchman Prayer: Protecting Your Family, Home and Community from the Enemy's Schemes

“God wants us to be on such intimate terms with Him that it produces bold, confident and effective intercession.”
― Dutch Sheets, The Beginner's Guide to Intercessory Prayer

“Dutch evangelist Corrie ten Boom said, “It’s a poor soldier indeed who does not recognize the enemy.” The key to victory in both natural and spiritual warfare is to clearly identify the enemy, and to understand his character and methods.”
― Dutch Sheets, Watchman Prayer: Protecting Your Family, Home and Community from the Enemy's Schemes

“Satan, I bind this plan of yours and break any hold you may have gained in this situation. Your weapons against her won’t prosper and you’re not going to take her life.” That is “meeting” (paga) the enemy to break.”
― Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth

“This did not happen in spite of the chronos season; it happened because of what was taking place in and through the chronos season.”
― Dutch Sheets, Watchman Prayer: Protecting Your Family, Home and Community from the Enemy's Schemes

“I believe our prayers do more than just petition the Father. I’ve become convinced that in some situations they actually release cumulative amounts of God’s power until enough has been released to accomplish His will.”
― Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth

“Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Pet. 5:8”
― Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth

“With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints. Eph. 6:18”
― Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth

“He created the laws and principles—sowing and reaping, cause and effect and the free will of humans—that govern the earth. We, however, implement these principles and determine much of what we reap and experience.”
― Dutch Sheets, Watchman Prayer: Protecting Your Family, Home and Community from the Enemy's Schemes

“No dumping allowed. Trespassers will be violated.” I used to laugh every time I drove by the sign. This wasn’t a homemade sign. It was a professionally made metal sign posted by a city in Oklahoma (I won’t tell you which one). It was even the fancy kind with fluorescent letters that could be easily seen at night. But those”
― Dutch Sheets, Intercessory Prayer: How God Can Use Your Prayers to Move Heaven and Earth

“What God asks us to do, He equips us to do.”
― Dutch Sheets, Watchman Prayer: Protecting Your Family, Home and Community from the Enemy's Schemes

“Prayer and intercession should be all about friendship, relationship and partnering with our wonderful Father. Every one of us would rather be a partner than a hired hand.”
― Dutch Sheets, The Beginner's Guide to Intercessory Prayer

“Psalm 107:2 says, “Let the redeemed of the LORD say so.” The Scriptures tell us that death and life are in the power of our words (Prov. 18:21). Think about that—death and life are released by what we say. Make sure the words you speak are life-producing words. S”
― Dutch Sheets, The Power of Hope: Let God Renew Your Mind, Heal Your Heart, and Restore Your Dreams