Shift for Better - God's Love at Work - Week of January 18
Shift for Better
By Margaret D. Mitchell
January 18, 2026
Blog Link:
https://margaretdmitchell.com/prophetic-word/shift-for-better/
Happy New Year Everyone!
Remarkably, there is so much manifest shift happening. For me, and perhaps for many of you, it began toward the end of last year. My husband and I experienced two major shifts for the better—one in September and one December 31. (God is never late.)
Then, just this morning, I strongly sensed a spring season in the atmosphere. One of my houseplants even began to bloom a week ago “out of season.”
Are you experiencing this fresh wind?
Our Lord has newness and upgrades for His people in multiple forms: jobs, projects, contracts, equipment, properties, investments, systems, places of worship, relationships, routines, mindsets, revelations and more.
Way more.
Everywhere we go, there’s light available for us to discern and apprehend. Look for it in every transition. If you don’t see it, ask Holy Spirit to help you have the right attitude to receive so you can more easily rise and move on from where you’ve been.
Aligning our minds with His is especially important right now. God is always here to help us. But many, who’ve waited a long time, are now stepping into impactful shifts—one after the other—that will prove to be manifestations of reward that He has grown them into.
It’s for our good and the betterment of others.
God is lifting His people.
As God lifts His people out of former places, He will be very specific in placing them now and forward.
Many of these shifts will come suddenly, after former seasons of painful preparation. Some will be surprising, especially in areas where they may have felt that they had to tolerate lack.
This is manifest abundance of His better and far better that His faithful ones held in their hearts and never before experienced. It’s a season of extraordinary freedom and rejoice in God’s fulfillment of individual, Kingdom promises and purposes.
Turn Lock
One of the key Words Holy Spirit highlighted to me in a vision over the past month is “Turn Lock,” meaning there are some former places that He has literally turned the lock on in terms of not going back there anymore. Like a dead-bolt, these turn-lock moments are absolutes. They deny access and, by default, re-route people with assurance into God’s new direction.
This is manifest deliverance.
When God has worked out an affliction from our soul, He may turn a lock on those places that reflect that former affliction, especially when it’s a big one. He sets a boundary, closing off that dead thing.
So, be aware of these turn-lock moments in areas you have overcome with Him and thank Him for them. Rejoice in relief and know He has freed you to enter into a much better place that He has already prepared in your heart and forward.
“Noel” is another Word Holy Spirit especially highlighted to me last month. It was everywhere I turned with conviction. I knew He was drawing me to search it out and receive His revelation and that I could not put it off.
Noel can be an adjective that means “of or relating to birth” (Webster's).
I sensed in my spirit that many are about to experience the manifestation of what they’ve held in their hearts, carried in their souls and labored for. God is bringing an end to the long wait and un-comfortability of it. He is placing their highly-purposed promises into their arms with exceptional joy, power and beauty.
This fulfillment will be both intimately endearing and outwardly widespread. It will sweep over many and over time, while being specifically targeted. It will prove to be life-changing in regards to impacting generations within their own families and in others through them.
This targeted work of impact will literally change the course of history for many. It will come with instructions and objectives that will prove to have an “explicit” outreach in the best way, in that there will be no guesswork or confusion about it. It will glorify our Lord immensely. And their lifestyles will greatly improve.
See more
I hear The Lord saying, “Keep turning the page to see more.” He will give it to His beloved for the asking as we progress and abide in Him. And we will live out even more of His goodness, His kindness and His joy.
For His glory, He has heard our prayers, seen our hearts and is answering.
In Jesus’ Mighty Name,
Amen.
Margaret D. Mitchell is the Founder of God's Love at Work, a marketplace outreach purposed to share God's greatest power source - the love of Christ.
