Wide Open Spaces

By Imaan Latib

“I see in a vision how I am walking with the Lord. We are travelling somewhere, walking away from what looks like buildings behind us. In my hand I am holding my book where I have recorded all the revelations God gave to me. We approach a place where we need to go down to get to lower ground. It looks like a one-sided wall, but I am afraid to jump because the ground below is too far down. The Lord climbs over and hanging with one hand over the wall, He asks me to jump into His arms. Without hesitation, I leave the book on the wall, and I jump, and He catches me with ease. He jumps down to the ground below, still holding me. It seemed so easy for Him because the ground was not as high as I saw it, and I am safe to continue walking with Him....”
- Imaan Latib

• Language: English
• Publisher: Imaan Latib
• Release date: Jan 6, 2022
• ISBN: 9781005841096

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WIDE OPEN SPACES

WIDE OPEN SPACES

IMAAN LATIB

Copyright © 2021 Imaan Latib

Published by Imaan Latib Publishing at Smashwords

First edition 2021

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

1. Wake Up

2. Isolation

3. The Fixing

4. Tricks and Schemes of the Deceiver

5. Overcoming my Struggles

6. The Ones Who Stayed

7. Purpose, Peace and Blessing

8. A Place of Safety

9. Conclusion

Introduction

Sometimes I wonder about your Word, Holy Spirit. Many times, I thought I saw parables, but were they not direct? It’s like you gave me your Word that seemed so difficult to decipher then. I know that the mystery was sealed to me for a time like this. As I journey through the journals of your teaching, I begin to see with more clarity. The Word is the same, but now you have opened my eyes. You were speaking my purpose even then. I was rushing the process, but it was not for me to cut through the red tape. And you know you have red tape – you need to work through different channels to conclude a purpose. Only when the seed took root could I understand. I am awed like a child who has received a surprise or is unwrapping candy, as I awaken to this revelation that you have shared with me over the years. Pieces of puzzle clues coming together to create a story which will be written on my prayers, my conversations with you and the visions you gave to me. I write with your hand and your heart. Most of all, I write with my faith that is ever increasing in you. My dreams are bigger than me. They defy my circumstances and surroundings, yet I invest in them and allow them to take over my heart. You have placed them there because this is who you say I am. You say that I am bigger and better, and in my dreams, I see myself through your eyes.

I am no prophet – simply one of many on whom His Spirit has been poured out. Great men and women have searched out God’s Word for us over centuries, dedicating time and sacrifice to help us understand Bible prophecy. Some have lost their lives to deliver the sacred message. There are those who are nameless and faceless, but the Lord knows them and remembers them. Although I sometimes see future events, my story is not the same. It is based on a recollection of revelations that paved the course, divinely designed for me. And so, I made the decision to listen and allow the Author to finish His works in me. This is what I believe God wants me to tell. There are those who know more about what will happen in the world. Perhaps I will share a few revelations of that kind, but my intention is to reveal how I became qualified as a child of God, being cultivated by the seed of His Word and finding myself a veteran of its truth.

With clearer understanding, I feel the need of expression, so again I’m walking away from limited spaces, just to remind myself that I can. You may know what I mean to admit to what it feels like to be struggling with circumstances that have hit you hard. Maybe it was unworthiness, maybe a deep rejection. All the while you carry on, living in the shadow of your pain. And every time you look down at this shadow you are reminded of how it got there. It is like you are its prisoner, attached to it and confined by it, not able to lift your feet to walk over it because it follows you wherever you go. How much will it take for you to believe that it is possible to step outside? I pray that you will come to know that you can walk away, that you can be free.

When I learned a new way, it never occurred to me that my destiny would change forever because I was changing. Over a long period of time, I acquired the skills that had lain dormant in me which I had not been able to appreciate before because I was convinced to see and accept a lie. It then became apparent to me that I needed to explore what was hidden and allow God to surface the rest. I began to excel at things I was never good at. There were moments of chance, and I realised that the race is not always won by the swift and the battle is not always won by the strong (`Ecclesiastes 9:11). Chance is awarded to anyone who dares to dream. We think that fortune selects casually, but it is often sent to smile down on the favoured. When you enter your wide-open space, your blessing is fairly distributed in all areas of your life. You are then able to take advantage of every good thing that is up for grabs and you attract prosperity on every side.

One blessing is all that God gives. It is the same blessing He gave to Abraham, and this promise never changed. The blessing will lead you to the place where you are intended to grow. Just like when Isaac journeyed on, having faith in God, he could finally build a well of his own in a space that was no one else’s claim. "Abandoning that one, Isaac moved on and dug another well. This time there was no dispute over it, so Isaac named the place Rehoboth [which means ‘open space’] for he said, ‘At last the Lord has created enough space for us to prosper in this land." Genesis 26:22 An open space creates more room in your life, directing you to the open doors you are meant to walk through. But with big spaces come big responsibilities. Abraham’s blessing comes with responsibility. Although God’s Word says,Whoever is faithful in the very little, will also be faithful in much Luke 16:10(a), He also cautions,To whom much is given, much will be required – Reference Luke 12:48. Even so, I believe in chance, and I believe in fortune because both are from God.

The rude awakening would set me on a course through unchartered territory, where I faced a new wisdom that defied my knowledge. I was compelled to face my demons head on, during moments that I had to weather to withstand this conviction. Firstly, I had to examine my own weaknesses that emerged from deep within me and in a place that I could not reach by myself. I had to come face to face with my demons in order to move ahead without any baggage. I cannot explain how and why this happened, only that it did, and I thank God that it did. I do not want to change your views and I am not