Av is the fifth month of the Hebraic calendar, the word Av literally means “father” 

and is derived from a root word meaning “to WILL” or “DESIRE.” 

What are you desiring this month?

 Let your hearts echo Ps 27 this month

Declare- that the One thing I will desire, 

the One thing I will seek, 

will be to dwell in the house of the Lord forever, 

to behold His beauty, and to inquire of Him!

Many refer to this month as “Menachem Av” (Comforting Father) because 

although historically this month is associated with many tragic events for the Jewish people, 

our Heavenly Father was faithful to bring comfort in the midst of them. 

Why is this month associated with so many tragic events? 

Because on the 9th of Av Israel chose to listen to the voice of unbelief!

God designed Av to be the month to celebrate the Promise land, 

but instead of believing God, the people agreed with unbelief and gave a negative report. 

They tasted the fruit of the land but refused to enter. 

They held back in unbelief and by doing that put themselves under a curse! 

Because of the sin on that date, Israel spent 40 years in the wilderness. 

God gave them a second chance to enter, yet they still never repented of the sin, 

and so every year the cycle comes back around and the window of destruction opens again. 

When we don’t repent of the sins of the past, Satan is free to bring the curse of that sin 

back around on us and the door of destruction remains open. 

From the destruction of the Temple.. to even the approval the event that 

became what we know today as the holocaust!

But God still wants Av to be a month of Blessing and Celebration of His Goodness. 

Av is a month that presents us with a choice! 

Will you choose to be like Israel and stay in a destructive cycle by believing the lies of the enemy? 

Or will you choose to believe God and enter into His cycle of blessings?

*Declare that you are NOT going to stay in the cycle of unbelief, 

and that you will close the door of destruction 

and we open the window for God's blessing to come thru. 

*We CHOOSE not to partner with the negative report, 

and we CHOOSE to receive His Promise and mix it with Faith this month!

The Hebrew letter for this month is the letter “Tet” which resembles a womb. 

Certain things will be conceived and begin to be birthed this month - 

be careful who you are “intimate” with. 

Watch your handshakes, agreements and relationships.

Determine to be pregnant with the Promise of God and nothing else! 

It is a month when the secrecy of pregnancy begins to be revealed and shown. 

Just as a pregnant woman can keep her pregnancy a secret for a while, 

there comes a time when she begins to show. 

This is the month where that which He has placed in you, 

and has been growing in you, begins to manifest and be seen. 

And just like a natural mother has to be careful what she does with her own body 

in order to protect the baby inside.. 

We too have to protect the things God wants to “birth” through us.

What steps are you taking to protect the destiny/dream God is birthing in you?

Have you ever felt God leading you to refrain from doing something 

even though it seems fine for everyone else around you?

Samson’s mother felt that very same thing.. the Lord told her not to drink wine 

or eat grapes while she was pregnant. Why? 

It was not for her own safety - but for the safety of the one that she was carrying! 

Many times God will ask us to refrain from a certain thing, to become set apart ones.. not just for ourselves, but for the destiny of the next generation!

Decree that every seed God has planted in you is coming to full term and being birthed forth. 

Speak to every plan and word God has spoken into you and declare life in the name of Jesus! 

We curse and uproot every seed of the enemy and say that we will partner with Holy Spirit to nurture and protect the destiny God has for us!

Av is the month that the lion roars.

It is the month for the divine will of the Father to be executed, 

and is a month when the earth contracts - 

watch for earthquakes and take note of where they take place. 

The tribe this month is the tribe of Simeon whose name means “to hear.” 

What are you hearing this month?

We always want to make sure that we are hearing correctly so we can align correctly.

Simeon is from the Hebrew word “Shema” which means “to hear AND obey”! 

True “hearing” involves more than just our ears, 

it involves our obedience! 

A glance at Simeons life tells us that he did not hear rightly, 

and as a result lost his inheritance. 

But we also see God’s grace redeeming the time and giving him a second chance!

This plays a critical role in our current place in history. 

We are in the fifth year of a “Pey” season where our words contain an extra weight. 

But we also find ourselves at a crossroads in our nation right now - 

Make sure that you decree ONLY what you are hearing from the FATHER this month. 

Allow no place for the enemy to use your words against you! 

Let the Lion ROAR through you this month 

and come into agreement with the Word of the Lord rather than unbelief! 

Did you know that the Bible connects our hearing with our kidneys? 

Ps.16:7 says that “I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel, 

My *heart also instructs me in the night.” 

That word “heart” lit. means: mind, kidneys!

We can even see the connection in the natural - 

those who suffer from kidney disease are also prone to hearing loss! 

Our Kidneys also act as the filter for our body, 

so this month might be a good time to flush out any excess things that have built up inside you so that your kidneys will be able to function more freely, as well as protect your hearing! 

This month of Av is also connected with a new level of discernment. 

Chuck Pierce says in his book “that you are either developing a new level of discernment.. 

or you are opposing counsel.”

Listen carefully and you will hear key things this month.. 

and choose not to oppose the counsel of the Lord, but instead to let His laws be your counsel!

Declare that you will discern rightly, and obey quickly. 

That you will be a doer and NOT a hearer only. 

Decree that this month you will begin to bring forth that which God has 

conceived in you and press into your Promise thru Faith. 

No longer will we hold back in unbelief.. For we choose to believe!