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A WORD FOR 2023 — THE BIRTH PANGS & THE GLORY

Nate Johnson

A WORD FOR 2023 — THE BIRTH PANGS & THE GLORY

A WORD FOR 2023 — THE BIRTH PANGS & THE GLORY

A week ago, as I was driving, I went into a powerful vision. I was taken up in the spirit and I knew I was about to see the Lord revealing what was to come in the following year. This was the revelation I had been waiting for Him to drop into my spirit for months. I knew I didn't want to be focused on what the enemy was going to be doing but I wanted enough intel and insight into his plans to be able to prepare to counteract them. My heart has been postured for months now asking, "Lord, what are You up to? Where are You going? And how can I join You on the journey?"


So as I went into this powerful vision, suddenly I felt the ground shaking under the car almost like there was a mini earthquake taking place—but I knew that there was no earthquake taking place in the natural. I was in the spirit and I was sensing the tectonic plates of the spiritual realm around the earth, shaking and trembling, rattling like bones that were stretching forth for the first time in a long time. It was like I was feeling the dry bones of the valley in Ezekiel 37 beginning to come back into formation. I sensed that there was something that had been hidden for such a long period of time that was suddenly beginning to break out of this place of dormancy and death. And God was resurrecting it—I could feel it!


Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord!" So I prophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vast army. (Ezekiel 37:4,10)


I could feel the shaking. And I said, "Lord, what am I seeing?" 


And the Lord said "You're experiencing the birth pains of a mighty army that is rising in 2023. Because I am awakening My Bride more than ever before. The birth pains are going to increase around the world in the natural," said the Lord. "And the birth pains are going to continue in the Church where I'm calling forth those who were once asleep and I'm bringing them fully awake. In 2023, watch as movements arise out of the places of complacency and where previously religion and other gospels and another Jesus have plagued the pews and the Church with its lies. I'm raising up a mighty remnant that would come forth from the ashes. They will come forth from their place of spiritual death and they will be bearers of truth that would shake the nations."


THE RISE OF A HOLY ARMY

The Romans 8:19 movement that we've been prophesying about for many years, I was feeling that in 2023, we are going to see them go to another level. We are going to experience the birth pangs in the natural around the world as unusual phenomena—unusual signs and wonders happening—that could only be pointing to the return of our King. But before that, the rising of a pure and spotless Bride. And so here we are in this moment, poised and positioned, I feel like the Lord has been intensely purging the Body of Christ in 2022 from so much apathy and from a westernized gospel and Christianity that is so far removed from the House of Acts and from what God intended it to be. God has been shaking the Church of its idols, where it's worshiped self-help Christianity, intellectualism, and everything that has caused the Church to be led into consumerism instead of the pure Gospel.


So I continued to feel these birth pangs, these shakings, these tremors underneath my feet. It was hitting my spirit and causing this vibration in my spirit. And I knew that it was the Lord releasing the frequency of heaven, the frequency of His holiness that was calling those out of darkness into His light. It was the conviction of the Spirit that was coming upon those who have been dead. And He was calling them forth. 


And then I said, "Lord, is there going to be an even greater purging and refining fire in 2023?"


And the Lord says, "Watch in 2023, as those who have been getting away with evil finally begin to come to justice. Watch as I release the sound of justice over the earth; the frequency of holiness and justice over the earth. And this frequency is going to deal with that which has been hidden—both in the Church and in the world. Watch as governments, systems, kings, and those who have been hiding and covering up injustices around the world begin to be exposed so that My glory can be poured out on the earth."


And I felt so strongly in that moment that we are about to see such a clashing of kingdoms in 2023 because never before has the Church risen to a place of such influence on the earth. I feel the Lord saying in 2023, the Church is going to rise up as a mighty contender in the earth—the Kingdom of God is going to be revealed. I feel like there are people who have the mandate to rise up and declare in the earth that we will not tolerate this mountain of fear, we will no longer tolerate Jezebel, and we will no longer tolerate the demonic spirits and principalities that have existed over our nations and cities. We will no longer tolerate the enemy dominating and exerting his false dominance and usurping authority over the places of the earth anymore.


"For I'm crumbling them," says the Lord. "I'm crumbling them from the inside out. Watch now as the prayers of the saints have filled the bowls of heaven and it begins to pour out and you will see a mighty, mighty outpouring of justice in the earth. I'm going to deal with the enemies that have tried to cancel you. I'm going to deal with the enemies that have tried to take you out. I'm dealing with what has been allowed to exist and to function and it has felt like it was for so long."


Many have said, "Lord, why? Why has evil endured? The enemy has been prowling and he has gotten away with it—he's been laughing." But the Lord says, "I shall get the last laugh."


THE GREATER GLORY

And then suddenly in my car, a bright light shone and begin to fill the car and I could fill the warmth and the glory—the honey, the oil of the glory, and the presence of the Lord. And instantly I knew this was the other dimension to this revelation. And the Lord simply said, "My glory is about to be revealed. My latter glory is about to be revealed just as you look for signs and wonders in the earth and the unusual happenings around the earth, look for the signs of a glory that has been reserved for now—look for the new wine! Look for the wine that has been reserved for last—the best wine! Look for the glory that until this time has not been poured out; it is the latter glory that I said I would pour out of My house," says the Lord. "And this latter glory shall fill the earth. And I'm looking for those who will be the glory carriers of heaven. They'll be the dispensers of this glory and they will not back down.


The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the LORD Almighty. ‘And in this place, I will grant peace,’ declares the LORD Almighty. (Haggai 2:9)


"This is a time that the Church is called to rise up and be dispensers of this glory. And I say this to you, Church, this will be a year when I do not want you to back down. This is a year that I want you to rise up in the fear of God. I want you to rise up in the fear of the Lord and break off the fear of man. 2022 has been a year of great purging. It's been a year of a great resetting of hearts. It's been a year of laying down idols and casting every single forged and manufactured religious thing into the fire. And it's been a year of deliverance," says the Lord. "Watch now, as even in the next month, I begin to finalize that which I have started in you, and watch as I begin to bring to completion that which I began in you.


"This was not a year of floundering. This was not a year of wandering to and fro. This was a year of necessary adjustments," says the Lord, "so that I could lead you into that place where you could be and dispenser of My glory. Now watch as I'm positioning you, I'm posturing you. I'm bringing you into a new company," says the Lord. "I'm bringing you into a new people. You're going to find the people that you connect with. This year has been a year where it felt like the wolves were out after you. It felt like a year where every single surveilling spirit that could be released was; it was a year of so much witchcraft and chatter. But watch now as I begin to bring the people, the company, the family that I've called you to be, and you'll establish My Kingdom in those places," says the Lord. 


HOMES, HUBS, & SUDDEN MOVEMENT AFTER A TIME OF BARRENNESS

"Yes, look for the homes. Yes, begin to dream again with Me for regions and nations. Ask for the nations and I shall give them to you. And for those who have dropped the nations, those who have dropped the cities because of the inability to access them and go to the places, watch now as I begin to give you the ability to go forward. Even right now, open your hands. I'm giving you the passports and the visas and the ability to go forward. Look and begin to see with Me the flights and the places I'm leading you. I'm giving you insight and direction to be able to go to those places and to reveal My glory," says the Lord. 


So let movements now arise! I feel the Lord saying that movements are arising from places where there has been barrenness and there has been complete dormancy. There is the rattling of bones and the shaking of cities that have been asleep. There is an apathy that has long been over regions and it has been over ministries and over nations and those are the places that are being shaken awake.


"Now watch as in the most unexpected places and in the most unexpected people, movements begin to emerge that reveal My latter glory. Watch them! Watch for the ones that right now, their bones are shaking. Watch for the ones whose bones have been brittle and dead under the surface and as the earth begins to click into place they will begin to step into a new day, a new fire, and a new mantle for the days to come.


"And look for the locations that I'm going to be using in the years to come. 2023 is going to reveal hotspots of My glory—hubs of My glory. Right now, they're changing. They're shifting right now, and I'm moving people in and out of locations and regions for My glory. Watch as the different places that I prophesied about—and about the years to come—begin to become places where movements are launched from. They will be places of unusual outpourings and manifestations.


FRESH BAPTISM & HOT COALS

“You're going to wake up in the next two months and you're going to feel a fire upon your spirit that you've not felt in years. You're going to feel a branding upon you that you've not felt in such a long time. And I'm going to pour out what has felt like it was stopped up. And it will be the very fire where you've said, 'Lord, where is Your fire? I've stopped dreaming. I've stopped hearing. I've stopped feeling the conviction.' And suddenly in a moment, the baptism of the Spirit of God is going to come upon you and you're going to feel the fire, the wind, and the oil wrap itself around you—you're going to feel the fire of heaven envelop you. You're going to feel fresh coals on your tongue and you're going to break out of the apathy. You're going to break out of the pit you've been in and you're going to lead forth, go forth, and possess the land that I've given you," says the Lord. "Get ready for a year of the birthing pains and the mighty glory. Get ready for a year of the oil dripping from you in the places where you felt you were dry and where you had no oil, the places where you felt that you had lost your anointing, the places you felt you lost your authority, you lost your message, you lost your very essence and purpose of living—the oil will be dripping in those places.


"There's going to be such an outpouring of Glory and oil upon your life—it's gonna set the captives free. Get ready to see the healing! Get ready to see the breakthrough! Get ready to see the doors open that you thought were shut for you. And right now I'm breaking the fear that's wrapped itself around your throat and it stopped you from being able to speak and it stopped you from moving forward. This is a moment of deliverance," says the Lord, "as you step into this new year I'm going to reveal the mighty voice that you've been called to be."


USA - I AM RESETTING LIBERTY!

A week before I had this powerful encounter I had another where similarly the ground began to shake, I saw the United States move into a birthing position, and then suddenly I was transported to Pennsylvania where I saw the Liberty Bell and I saw it was cracked. Someone yelled out, "Let's repair the crack. Let us repair the crack in the Liberty Bell. We must restore it to its rightful place." Then suddenly the voice of the Lord declared, "No, the Liberty Bell must not be repaired. The Liberty Bell needs to be recast." And I knew this was speaking that the United States was not entering into a time of repair, but that God was bringing it back to its foundation—God was resetting the nation. There's a remolding, there's a reshaping—a recast—that is taking place in the United States of America that's going to affect the rest of the world. It's going to look at first like a greater crack forms in liberty and the US dollar being affected for a time. Many dependencies that have been formed by the American people are not going to be dependable. 


"But I'm causing a recast of this nation to come forth from this. Don't look to the momentary problems but look to what I'm going to do in the long term," says the Lord. "Because I'm bringing this nation back to its former glory. And through it, the nations of the earth are going to come into line as well and they are also going to taste the glory of the Lord. 


THE ICHABOD CHURCH

In 2023, I'm birthing My Church—My remnant is coming out of the shadows. They're coming out of the back streets and the alleyways and they are coming to the front of the pack to be those who would recast, reforge, and represent the new Church, the new Bride in the glory that She was meant to reveal. This will be a time of great testing. It will be a great time of decision—a valley of decision season—because those who are stuck in the old paradigm will have to choose who they serve. Will they serve the Lord or do they serve religion? Will they serve themselves? Will they serve mammon? They'll have to come out of those paradigms and make the decisions or they'll be left behind in dead works and performance—that which does not carry any of My glory. 


"I'm breaking the neck of the Ichabod church," says the Lord. I'm breaking that which carries no glory, and I'm leading My Church back into its time of glory. I'm leading My Church back into its time where the fountains will flow, where the streams will make glad the city of our God. It will be a time when revivals spring up around the earth again and people will say, 'Do you know what the Lord is doing? Can you see what the Lord has done?' And people will turn their affections and attention from what the enemy is prophesying and speaking over the airwaves to what I am doing. And people will say, 'God is truly moving and alive in the earth and Jesus is Lord!'"


SHAKING SYSTEMS

In 2023, there's coming a shaking to many of the earthly systems. But the Lord says, "Do not fear for I will give you strategy and I will give you a way around the issues that arise in 2023. And the plans of man that seek to imprison and enslave people—to trap people—I will reveal the plans and give you strategy for them."


  • THE ECONOMY

"Don’t be afraid of the increased shakings in the economy for the plans of the enemy are to bankrupt the Church but it is only going to cause a mighty influx of wealth transfer to the Church and to the righteous," says the Lord. "Watch as I turn the plans of the enemy on their head."


  • THE MEDIA

Watch as there are massive changes in social media and in the media companies of the earth. Watch as there is a changing of hands and the changing of the guard, even in Pharaoh's house. And I hear the Lord saying, "Watch as I begin to move in ways of justice that are outside of this system," says the Lord, "there's coming a new sound of freedom in the earth."


  • REAL ESTATE

“Occupy, occupy, occupy! Do not hold back! For I am calling you to own the land that I give you.” There are many that have lost homes in the last ten years or have been believing for homes but have seen no breakthrough, but the Lord is moving suddenly to cause the Church to physically occupy regions. There will be large parcels of land bought for the sake of establishing and building Kingdom hubs of revival. 


"So plan like normal, dream with Me again," says the Lord. "Let 2023 be a year that you break out of the shell, break out of the place of apathy, and the place of forfeit that you've been in. Arise and shine My glorious Bride! Reveal the glory that you are called to reveal. Do not hold back, stretch forth your tent pegs. Take the land and discover your inheritance in the nations. 


"Birth with me!” I hear the Lord saying. “There will be no more stillbirths or barrenness among My people!” This will be a year that My Church brings forth My Kingdom from the ashes of institution!" 




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WHY WE NEED THE WILD VOICES TO RISE UP RIGHT NOW

By Nate Johnston • April 1, 2025
We need the wild voices to rise up right now because we need to see a new covenant paradigm of the prophetic unleashed on the earth. We need voices that don’t just tear down strongholds and overturn tables, but know how to build what is pure and true. We need those with no selfish motives, voices that step onto the scene not to draw people to themselves but to lead them to Jesus. We need the wild voices because they are a reflection of the Father’s heart and release His intentions into the earth. Just as David, the OG wild voice left the wilderness, and his first call was to take down a giant. Wild voices decimate principalities as a byproduct of their obedience. That moment set off a domino effect that led the kingdom back into alignment with God’s purposes. -The wild voices restore worship. -They restore the priesthood. -They restore the knowledge of God’s voice. THE WILD VOICES DESTROY CELEBRITY CULTURE We are seeing a culture where the messenger has become the focus instead of the King of Kings. 1 Corinthians 14 clearly calls the church to prophesy and hear God’s voice. But instead, there has been an overemphasis on hearing from others while many believers have lost confidence in hearing God for themselves. The wild voices break that cycle. They lead people back into relationship with God. They tear down thrones, altars, and idols built to other things. They call the church back to the fiery altar of consecration and sacrifice. WILD VOICES ARE DELIVERERS As wild voices speak, everything impure begins to run. Nothing can hide as the anointing of the wild voice is released. All counterfeits are exposed. All false gospels and false versions of Jesus are revealed for what they truly are. WILD VOICES BUILD, REDEEM & SEE THROUGH DARKNESS Wild voices don’t just tear down, they build. They redeem. They see God’s handiwork, even in the midst of chaos. They don’t just point out what’s crumbling, they announce what God is establishing. They are constant broadcasters of God’s goodness and His hand upon us, even through trials. Wild voices speak with authority and truth. They don’t tickle ears. They say exactly what needs to be said while also releasing the love and affection of God. IT’S TIME TO BREAK THE STATUS QUO We have disempowered ourselves by believing that only a select few are called to be wild voices. But that’s a lie. We are ALL called to be the wild, undignified voices of God. Like wild stallions and brumbies, we don’t bow to the spirit of religion or the Jezebel spirit that loves to create a façade of spiritual authority. We don’t exist to broadcast what’s falling down. Even in the kingdom, there’s been a massive overemphasis on what is crumbling. While there is truth in that, the wild ones are rising to speak the new narrative and write the next chapter. The wild ones will prophesy what God is doing. They will announce what He is building. They will carry the blueprints for the new era. And they will hand the baton to those ready to run with it. ARE YOU READY TO BE A WILD VOICE? Have you been disempowered by the status quo in the church? Have you been afraid to step into your voice because you don’t want to fall into the same errors you’ve seen in the past? Are you still healing from past rejection and doubt, unsure if your voice even matters anymore? If this word convicted you, then you are called to be a wild voice. -Find your wild pack. -Begin your destiny again. -Pick up the keys and RUN. It’s time.

THE BATTLE IS FIERCE BECAUSE YOU ARE AT A THRESHOLD

By Nate Johnston • April 1, 2025
The reason why the attacks against your family, your livelihood, your marriage, your health, and your children have reached an all-time high in this season is because you are at a threshold. In late 2022 , I suddenly developed back pain that I couldn’t understand. I went to a chiropractor, who looked at me puzzled and said, “Your hip is out.” Confused, I asked, “How?” and he responded, “I have no idea, but your hip is out.” I went home, and instantly, the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel of the Lord (Genesis 32:22-32) leaped in my spirit because it was in that battle that his hip was dislocated. Jacob was at a threshold, not just for himself but for his family. He was crossing the brook Jabbok into his promised land. But more than that, he was standing at a threshold of legacy, his very name would be changed from Jacob (supplanter, deceiver) to Israel (one who wrestles with God and prevails). This was not just about his personal transformation; it was a shift for the generations that would come after him. Jacob’s struggle in the night was a defining moment, a battle that left him wounded but also marked for destiny. This is where many have found themselves in this season wrestling, battling, and fighting for something bigger than just personal breakthrough. THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE WAR I believe we’ve been in many decades of a shift, but we’ve now reached a crescendo moment, a threshold where the battle has intensified like never before. The last few years have been especially heavy, and many are at the point of saying: “God, I don’t know how much more I can handle. I don’t know how much more warfare I can endure. I don’t know how many more unexpected attacks I can face.” You need to know this is a threshold battle. This is the final stretch before crossing over. Many have been: ⁃Fighting and pioneering for legacy. ⁃Warring for the promise over their family, ministry, and destiny. ⁃Contending for the shifting out of an old wineskin and stepping into something new. But because it has gone on for so long, many are growing weary. Some feel stuck, tired of fighting, yet unable to see the breakthrough they have been pressing toward. This season is about moving from breaking ground to being established. It’s for those called to lead their families and the Body of Christ into a place of true health, true wholeness, and true transformation, a place we have longed for but not yet fully seen. THE CROSSING OVER IS HERE I feel strongly that this threshold is about to be crossed. I believe we are stepping out of constant contention, constant warfare, and constant survival mode into a place where: ⁃Freedom will be the norm. ⁃Health will be the norm. ⁃Peace in marriages and families will be the norm. ⁃Being above constant warfare will be the norm. ⁃Thriving financially will be the norm. ⁃Living free from jezebel and narcissism will be the norm. I know this battle has been intense. I know it has been draining, financially, emotionally, spiritually. I know many feel depleted in their strength, joy, and hope. But hear the Lord today: “Tell them: Don’t give up!” Some of you have been battling intensely in your marriage. Others have been warring for your children, your household, and your future. It has reached a breaking point where you feel like your strength is gone, and hope is slipping away. But today, the Lord is saying: “By faith, step over that brook!” Just as Jacob stepped over the Jabbok and left his old identity behind, you are stepping over the place of separation between the old and the new. “You are about to see My power! You are about to see My ability! You are about to see Me shift you out of the dysfunctions of generations past and lead you into health and wholeness!” The Lord says today: I will bring your prodigals home. I will awaken the sleeping. I will restore your everything that the locusts have devoured in these past years. I will renew your strength and joy. And I will FINISH WHAT I PROMISED YOU YEARS AGO! As I’m writing this I feel like the Lord is saying that it’s time for those issues and battles against family to be finalised. -Family court issues. -Prodigal issues -Drug addiction -Marriage and infidelity issues -Financial issues -Lost or red taped inheritances -Generational health issues -Generational mental health issues. TO THE PIONEERS OF FAMILY And lastly, It’s been on my heart today to simply say Thankyou for your yes in the last 1-15 years. In a world chasing success and notoriety, money, and things. You chose to pursue health. To pursue Jesus. Even in the Christian world often deeply influenced by culture and tainted by those same vain and worthless ventures, you chose a different road. Again, you chose the less popular thing, you chose health. You chose Jesus. You chose legacy over appearance and reputation, because let’s be honest, it’s been costly to go this way. It’s been a road of unravelling and pulling back the layers of dysfunctions of many generations. It’s been a road of living on the altar and constant refinery and heart pruning to come out the orphan spirit and starting your sonship story. It’s been a road of warfare and battling to leave the pit of trauma, triggers, and narcissistic norms for the sake of your family and your children. It’s been a road of choosing the long game over bandaiding pain and putting a Christian sticker on it. You chose legacy. You chose to stand up and give your life for what God had in mind for your own family even though you knew it would be a minefield and difficult threshold to cross. Yet you said yes. And while maybe you are still mid way and yet to see the fruit of this calling. You are further than you realise. And the Father is so proud of you. And I feel like today the Lord wants to say over you; “In the next few years you will shift from battle focus to REAPING what you have sown!” “You will shift from warfare and drama to being the Joshua’s and way-makers of this new era!” The blueprints are in your hands. Blood stained. Crumpled. They may not feel valuable but it’s a roadmap out of the wilderness for so many. So on behalf of who is yet to leave, I say Thankyou.. The threshold is here and you are stepping over it in Jesus name! 

WHY WE NEED THE WILD VOICES TO RISE UP RIGHT NOW

By Nate Johnston • April 1, 2025
We need the wild voices to rise up right now because we need to see a new covenant paradigm of the prophetic unleashed on the earth. We need voices that don’t just tear down strongholds and overturn tables, but know how to build what is pure and true. We need those with no selfish motives, voices that step onto the scene not to draw people to themselves but to lead them to Jesus. We need the wild voices because they are a reflection of the Father’s heart and release His intentions into the earth. Just as David, the OG wild voice left the wilderness, and his first call was to take down a giant. Wild voices decimate principalities as a byproduct of their obedience. That moment set off a domino effect that led the kingdom back into alignment with God’s purposes. -The wild voices restore worship. -They restore the priesthood. -They restore the knowledge of God’s voice. THE WILD VOICES DESTROY CELEBRITY CULTURE We are seeing a culture where the messenger has become the focus instead of the King of Kings. 1 Corinthians 14 clearly calls the church to prophesy and hear God’s voice. But instead, there has been an overemphasis on hearing from others while many believers have lost confidence in hearing God for themselves. The wild voices break that cycle. They lead people back into relationship with God. They tear down thrones, altars, and idols built to other things. They call the church back to the fiery altar of consecration and sacrifice. WILD VOICES ARE DELIVERERS As wild voices speak, everything impure begins to run. Nothing can hide as the anointing of the wild voice is released. All counterfeits are exposed. All false gospels and false versions of Jesus are revealed for what they truly are. WILD VOICES BUILD, REDEEM & SEE THROUGH DARKNESS Wild voices don’t just tear down, they build. They redeem. They see God’s handiwork, even in the midst of chaos. They don’t just point out what’s crumbling, they announce what God is establishing. They are constant broadcasters of God’s goodness and His hand upon us, even through trials. Wild voices speak with authority and truth. They don’t tickle ears. They say exactly what needs to be said while also releasing the love and affection of God. IT’S TIME TO BREAK THE STATUS QUO We have disempowered ourselves by believing that only a select few are called to be wild voices. But that’s a lie. We are ALL called to be the wild, undignified voices of God. Like wild stallions and brumbies, we don’t bow to the spirit of religion or the Jezebel spirit that loves to create a façade of spiritual authority. We don’t exist to broadcast what’s falling down. Even in the kingdom, there’s been a massive overemphasis on what is crumbling. While there is truth in that, the wild ones are rising to speak the new narrative and write the next chapter. The wild ones will prophesy what God is doing. They will announce what He is building. They will carry the blueprints for the new era. And they will hand the baton to those ready to run with it. ARE YOU READY TO BE A WILD VOICE? Have you been disempowered by the status quo in the church? Have you been afraid to step into your voice because you don’t want to fall into the same errors you’ve seen in the past? Are you still healing from past rejection and doubt, unsure if your voice even matters anymore? If this word convicted you, then you are called to be a wild voice. -Find your wild pack. -Begin your destiny again. -Pick up the keys and RUN. It’s time.

THE BATTLE IS FIERCE BECAUSE YOU ARE AT A THRESHOLD

By Nate Johnston • April 1, 2025
The reason why the attacks against your family, your livelihood, your marriage, your health, and your children have reached an all-time high in this season is because you are at a threshold. In late 2022 , I suddenly developed back pain that I couldn’t understand. I went to a chiropractor, who looked at me puzzled and said, “Your hip is out.” Confused, I asked, “How?” and he responded, “I have no idea, but your hip is out.” I went home, and instantly, the story of Jacob wrestling with the angel of the Lord (Genesis 32:22-32) leaped in my spirit because it was in that battle that his hip was dislocated. Jacob was at a threshold, not just for himself but for his family. He was crossing the brook Jabbok into his promised land. But more than that, he was standing at a threshold of legacy, his very name would be changed from Jacob (supplanter, deceiver) to Israel (one who wrestles with God and prevails). This was not just about his personal transformation; it was a shift for the generations that would come after him. Jacob’s struggle in the night was a defining moment, a battle that left him wounded but also marked for destiny. This is where many have found themselves in this season wrestling, battling, and fighting for something bigger than just personal breakthrough. THE FINAL STRETCH OF THE WAR I believe we’ve been in many decades of a shift, but we’ve now reached a crescendo moment, a threshold where the battle has intensified like never before. The last few years have been especially heavy, and many are at the point of saying: “God, I don’t know how much more I can handle. I don’t know how much more warfare I can endure. I don’t know how many more unexpected attacks I can face.” You need to know this is a threshold battle. This is the final stretch before crossing over. Many have been: ⁃Fighting and pioneering for legacy. ⁃Warring for the promise over their family, ministry, and destiny. ⁃Contending for the shifting out of an old wineskin and stepping into something new. But because it has gone on for so long, many are growing weary. Some feel stuck, tired of fighting, yet unable to see the breakthrough they have been pressing toward. This season is about moving from breaking ground to being established. It’s for those called to lead their families and the Body of Christ into a place of true health, true wholeness, and true transformation, a place we have longed for but not yet fully seen. THE CROSSING OVER IS HERE I feel strongly that this threshold is about to be crossed. I believe we are stepping out of constant contention, constant warfare, and constant survival mode into a place where: ⁃Freedom will be the norm. ⁃Health will be the norm. ⁃Peace in marriages and families will be the norm. ⁃Being above constant warfare will be the norm. ⁃Thriving financially will be the norm. ⁃Living free from jezebel and narcissism will be the norm. I know this battle has been intense. I know it has been draining, financially, emotionally, spiritually. I know many feel depleted in their strength, joy, and hope. But hear the Lord today: “Tell them: Don’t give up!” Some of you have been battling intensely in your marriage. Others have been warring for your children, your household, and your future. It has reached a breaking point where you feel like your strength is gone, and hope is slipping away. But today, the Lord is saying: “By faith, step over that brook!” Just as Jacob stepped over the Jabbok and left his old identity behind, you are stepping over the place of separation between the old and the new. “You are about to see My power! You are about to see My ability! You are about to see Me shift you out of the dysfunctions of generations past and lead you into health and wholeness!” The Lord says today: I will bring your prodigals home. I will awaken the sleeping. I will restore your everything that the locusts have devoured in these past years. I will renew your strength and joy. And I will FINISH WHAT I PROMISED YOU YEARS AGO! As I’m writing this I feel like the Lord is saying that it’s time for those issues and battles against family to be finalised. -Family court issues. -Prodigal issues -Drug addiction -Marriage and infidelity issues -Financial issues -Lost or red taped inheritances -Generational health issues -Generational mental health issues. TO THE PIONEERS OF FAMILY And lastly, It’s been on my heart today to simply say Thankyou for your yes in the last 1-15 years. In a world chasing success and notoriety, money, and things. You chose to pursue health. To pursue Jesus. Even in the Christian world often deeply influenced by culture and tainted by those same vain and worthless ventures, you chose a different road. Again, you chose the less popular thing, you chose health. You chose Jesus. You chose legacy over appearance and reputation, because let’s be honest, it’s been costly to go this way. It’s been a road of unravelling and pulling back the layers of dysfunctions of many generations. It’s been a road of living on the altar and constant refinery and heart pruning to come out the orphan spirit and starting your sonship story. It’s been a road of warfare and battling to leave the pit of trauma, triggers, and narcissistic norms for the sake of your family and your children. It’s been a road of choosing the long game over bandaiding pain and putting a Christian sticker on it. You chose legacy. You chose to stand up and give your life for what God had in mind for your own family even though you knew it would be a minefield and difficult threshold to cross. Yet you said yes. And while maybe you are still mid way and yet to see the fruit of this calling. You are further than you realise. And the Father is so proud of you. And I feel like today the Lord wants to say over you; “In the next few years you will shift from battle focus to REAPING what you have sown!” “You will shift from warfare and drama to being the Joshua’s and way-makers of this new era!” The blueprints are in your hands. Blood stained. Crumpled. They may not feel valuable but it’s a roadmap out of the wilderness for so many. So on behalf of who is yet to leave, I say Thankyou.. The threshold is here and you are stepping over it in Jesus name! 

ARE YOU IN TRANSITION OPPOSITION!

By Nate Johnston • March 25, 2025
Right now, many are going through what I call transition opposition, when God transitions you into a new assignment, a new role, or moves you to a new location, and suddenly, warfare, attacks, and opposition arise. It’s the constant barrage of nonstop drama, issues, and distractions, simply because the enemy is trying to discourage you, make you second-guess, and even regret following the call of God to transition where He was leading you. It’s the same playbook every time. As a family that God has led and moved around the United States and Australia many, many times, having now done two international moves, navigated visas, and all the complexities of moving with kids to follow the call of God, I can tell you: transition opposition is real, and the enemy’s tactics do not change. It happens before the move, during the move, and after the transition. The pre-transition phase is when the enemy sends discouragers from all angles, even speaking “thus saith the Lord” to try to convince you that what you’re doing is either an Ishmael, out of step, out of timing, or to make you feel like you missed God entirely. In pre-transition it can also come with confusing situations and mixed insight and revelation, or drama to take your eyes off the course before you. But the greatest opposition often comes when you actually step into that new place, role, or location. Suddenly, you’re not only dealing with the principality of the region you’ve entered, facing new giants in the land, just like Joshua and the Israelites, but you are dealing with constant and subtle attacks. It’s when you’re hit with incessant little irritations from all sides, all designed to make you question: Did I miss it? Am I speaking to you right now? I know many of you reading this have recently taken steps of faith. You’re doing your best to hear the voice of the Lord, but when issues arise, when your finances are drained, when sickness hits your household, when strife enters your family or marriage, it’s easy to wonder: God, are we alone in this? There are so many elements to beginning again, and the heart process of transition can be overwhelming. It’s easy to feel like you made the wrong decision. And let’s be honest, witchcraft often increases in these seasons. There’s slander, opposition, and people speaking against you. It can feel like you’re constantly under fire, like time-wasting distractions are popping up everywhere, draining your energy when you’re already exhausted from the move. But this morning, I was reminded of Paul’s story in Acts 28. He was shipwrecked, stranded, and probably questioning how he ended up there. And honestly, in many seasons of transition, Christy and I have felt the same way - shipwrecked. Have you? I’ve felt like I led my family down the wrong path. I’ve cried out, God, did I really hear You? Why are we shipwrecked? But in that story, Paul lands on the island of Malta which interestingly means “place of honey” And on his first night there, in front of everyone, he is bitten by a snake. “Paul gathered a bundle of brushwood and, as he put it on the fire, a viper, driven out by the heat, fastened itself on his hand. When the islanders saw the snake hanging from his hand, they said to each other, ‘This man must be a murderer; for though he escaped from the sea, the goddess Justice has not allowed him to live.’ But Paul shook the snake off into the fire and suffered no ill effects.” Acts 28:3-5 And Paul does something simple yet profound: he shakes the snake off into the fire. The locals were watching, expecting him to die. But when he didn’t, they declared that he must be a god. This story gives us deep insight into transition opposition. Paul was stepping into a new land he had never been before, and that snake represented not only attacks and irritations but the principality of the region itself. And what did he do? He shook it off into the fire. So what does that mean for you and me? It means that in transition, we cannot be discouraged or distracted. We must shake off the witchcraft, shake off the slander, shake off the distractions, and throw them into the fire. We have to remember what the word of God says; Greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.” 1 John 4:4 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.”Luke 10:19 The wicked flee though no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.” Proverbs 28:1 Yes, transition is unsettling. Yes, stepping into a new place takes time. But we have authority. We have dominion. We have the power of the Holy Spirit. And we cannot let distractions and discouragement deter us. And here is something I do know and have seen every time - God is a God of recompense! I believe right now the Lord is saying: Where you have walked through robbery, I will restore. Where you have endured pain and drama, I will restore. Your responsibility? Do not be distracted. Shake the snake off into the fire. The “place of honey” is yours! Occupy it! Doug be bullied! But I want to end with this warning: We need extra discernment right now. I’ve seen it too many times where undiscerning Christians embrace the snake instead of shaking it off. Some even kiss the snake, aligning with that which is demonic, tainted, and defiled in a new season. The enemy effectively poisons their well before they even begin their journey. So I’m praying right now for discernment over you. “The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons.” 1 Timothy 4:1 That’s the trap set for those who don’t discern well. Stepping into a new season but allowing defilement in. So discern well friends! So in this season of transition; Be very careful who you allow around you and what doors you open. Be cautious about what information you share and with whom. Be mindful of where you cast your pearls. Be intentional about what phone conversations you have and what messages you entertain. It might seem excessive, but it’s not. The snakes are coming from every angle, but they cannot harm you, unless you give them access. Transition opposition can actually be your greatest season of multiplication and increase. So consecrate this season to the Lord. Treat it as holy. Treat it as sacred. And watch as God settles you, establishes you, and launches you into the new anointing and mantle He has given you. Now, shake the snake off into the fire! 

HAS YOUR WELL DRIED UP? HARVEST BUILDING PROVISION COMING!

By Nate Johnston • March 24, 2025
I have a word for those who feel like their brook has dried up. Those who feel as though their financial wells have run dry. There has been an assignment against the people of God in this season, an attempt to deplete your resources right when you need an abundance to build what God has called you to build. But here’s what happens when the well dries up: there is no movement. When the well runs dry, when the river ceases to flow, when financial resources dwindle, there is stagnation. The enemy knows that if he can dry up your wells, your resources and provision, he can keep you stuck. In 1 Kings 17:7-16, Elijah encountered a similar season of drought when the brook had dried up. The Lord directed him to Zarephath, where he prayed over the oil, and as long as they continued putting out jars, the oil kept flowing, filling every empty vessel. This is not just about personal provision, this is about Kingdom building for the greatest harvest of souls the earth has ever seen. We are standing at the threshold of a massive influx of people coming into the Kingdom, and God is looking for those who will build storehouses, training centers, apostolic hubs, and places of discipleship to contain the harvest. Movements must be established, and foundations must be laid. Yes, this is a season where the infrastructure for harvest must be established, and God is searching for builders and pioneers to accomplish it. The Lord has been highlighting that we must be ready to receive the flood of souls that is about to pour in. Many of you have been given blueprints, visions for revival centers, houses of prayer, missions bases, and creative hubs to disciple and equip people. But it feels like the resources have not come. Many have been asking, “God, I don’t understand what’s happening. I’ve been sowing faithfully. I’ve been giving and tithing, yet my wells seem to be drying up.” There has been a targeted attack against finances, small foxes have been stealing from the vine (Song of Solomon 2:15). These are some areas where I saw people being robbed: -Small, hidden financial losses accumulating over time -Unexpected emergencies and circumstances draining resources -Bad investments, contracts, partnerships, and business deals -Governmental and systemic financial oppression -Religious systems and misalignments -Delayed inheritances and financial breakthroughs The enemy has tried to rob, delay, dry up, and block the flow of provision, but the Lord is declaring: “Where the well has dried up, I am now releasing a flood of provision and breaking the assignment of lack. I am releasing the gold needed to build. I am releasing the provision to establish My plans in the earth. Where the enemy has stolen, I will restore. Where the wells have dried up, I will cause a fresh outpouring. I am funding My movements. I am resourcing My builders. I am providing for My pioneers. Do not fear, for I am unlocking what has been withheld!” Also, I want to highlight that there is a direct connection between financial drought and the Jezebel spirit. Think of what took place when Jezebel and Ahab ruled the land - a drought came! Jezebel’s witchcraftdisrupts financial flow. If you’ve noticed financial struggles during seasons of heavy spiritual warfare, this is part of the enemy’s strategy. But right now, God is canceling that assignment! He is warring against the attacks on finances, and we are stepping into a season of great stewardship and Kingdom wealth. I want to pray over you right now: For your wells to be full again and for brooks to flow once more. For dried-up jobs, finances, and provision to be restored. For debts to be paid off. For those whom God instructed to sow into you to be reminded and moved to obey. For unexpected sources of provision—divine connections, supernatural opportunities, and people moved by the Spirit to bless you. For the financial outpouring needed to build the places for harvest, disciple the flood of souls, and establish the movements God has placed in your heart. The provision you need to step into your destiny and calling, to build what God has told you to build, is coming now in the mighty name of Jesus! Lastly, I pray for those who have been attacked in legal battles over finances. The Lord is going to restore what the enemy has stolen, your time, your money, your health, all of it! These attacks have robbed you of the capacity to do what is in your heart to do. But now, by faith, step into what God has told you to do! The key in the story of Zarephath is this: “Put out the jars.” What does this mean practically? Move by faith. Get things in order. Start preparing as if the provision is already here. Take steps forward as if the finances have already arrived. And the oil will come, in Jesus name!
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