nateandchristy2018

“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!” I HEAR HEAVEN SAYING, THE PRESSED ARE FIGHTING BACK & THE EAGLES ARE ROARING! + WORD FOR THE U.S.A

nateandchristy2018

“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!” I HEAR HEAVEN SAYING, THE PRESSED ARE FIGHTING BACK & THE EAGLES ARE ROARING! + WORD FOR THE U.S.A

“ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!” I HEAR HEAVEN SAYING, THE PRESSED ARE FIGHTING BACK & THE EAGLES ARE ROARING! + WORD FOR THE U.S.A

I feel that July is a significant month of decision and breakthrough and the Lord has been rolling out the blueprint of His heart for those who are hungry and willing to take them and be movers and shakers to see significant change in areas of conflict and to forcefully put up blockades to the enemy. 

Over the past weekend I spent some time on my face before the Lord over the next month and He impressed a few things on my heart for the month of July;

  • We would have to make the decision to move out in greater faith in the decisions and direction we have to make or stay in fear. 
  • We would have to stand up and press back against the onslaught or stay defeated by it. 
  • We would either expend our oil on meaningless battles and chatter or we would use it to take down giants around us.
  • We would either be a voice for the kingdom or bury our heads in the sand and see no change. 
  • There is an effortless expansion that will come with the steps of risk. 
  • God is doing a major reshuffling of roles and July will mark the beginning of a new wave of mobilization for the church. 
  • God is inviting us into greater definition of what we are called to do and be a voice for and clearing away the rest. 
  • There is a restoration coming to fallen soldiers and their reactivation.
  • In July onwards God is inviting the prophetic movement into a new realm or space not currently occupied. 
  • Heavyweights will emerge to spearhead areas there has been a void of the voice of the Lord. 
  • Grassroots movements will spring up with a simple yes as people embark on faith journeys for Jesus. 

THE RESET IN THE SECRET PLACE

As I continued to sit in the presence I heard a song play in my spirit - “Revive us” by Robin Mark which is a powerful song of revival. The lyrics kept washing over me like it was a reset of focus and vision “I hear the voice of one crying, prepare ye the way of the Lord. Make his paths straight in the wilderness” 

I asked the Lord “What are you saying?” and he said “I am resetting the hearts and purposes of those who have been UNDER a the noise of the world and been DISARMED & DISABLED and i am stripping away the distraction and confusion and leading them back to the purity of their calling and their purpose!” 

There is a reset taking place right now where God is exposing the diversions to the call and removing all strings, wires, ropes, and chains to the counterfeit calling to fight noise with noise and He is restoring and healing hearts that have been cluttered and sidetracked from the real mission. Then I saw them in the secret place on their faces and fresh oil was flowing where the well had become dry. As the oil flowed a new unction begin to surge through the weary and those who were disarmed and disabled rose up with a fresh fire and focus. 

WE'VE BEEN BACKED INTO A CORNER

Then the Lord took me into a time of intercession over the body of Christ and in a vision I saw what had been taking place in the spirit especially over the last few months. 

  • I saw people being pushed into a place of confinement by the enemy where it felt like in every situation and circumstance there was no way out. 
  • I saw the impossibilities on every side and the end of the road signs around those who had been pursuing the faith journey. 
  • I saw the extreme mental battle in the month of June where breaking point reached a whole new level of intensity and the taunts of warfare were deafening. 
  • I saw the decisions in front of people - “do we choose faith or retreat?” “But I’m tired and I just need to enter into rest!” many have said. 
  • I saw the torment of shame, condemnation, and failure looming like they had messed up along the way and were not going to see what God promised fulfilled. 
  • I saw voices begin to shut down and go into internal dissolution of God given assignments because the pressing and bullying had become so severe. 

HEAVEN IS SHOUTING “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” NOW THE PUSH-BACK BEGINS

But then I saw it... the enemy had overplayed his hand with this forceful and obvious move because in this state of extreme pressing something switched. The people of God began to rise up in their state of extreme onslaught - they found a fire and fight in them they didn’t even know they had. Like a hidden reserve of courage and with a jail breaking anointing they stood up and said “NO!” In the face of the intimidating spirit, and the tide shifted. 

I felt like the cloud of witnesses were standing in heaven interceding over the church right now saying “Enough is enough! Rise up church!”

Right now many are feeling this crushing and pressing but through it is awakening a fire in you that the enemy will have wished he hadn’t. The PRESS-BACK is already beginning. Eyes are opening. Veils are being removed and the sleepy church is stirring! 

This assignment has been the spirit of bondage and control sent to confront the freedom of the spirit breaking out over your life but I keep hearing 2 Corinthians 3:17 “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom” because this is a season where the promise before you is “Go, run, and pursue, stretch your tent pegs, expand, and move!” 

We are in a time where every freedom is being contested by the enemy and he is trying to establish and normalize control and limitations but you will not come under that Jezebel agenda in Jesus name! You weren’t created to live under ceilings but to break them! You weren’t created to accept and tolerate demonic agendas that strip you of your authority but to shatter them! 

You will soon see that you aren’t stuck or limited like you thought, but God is making a way for you in every area you thought was  beyond aid. In the months to come, those who were the must pressed, crushed, bullied, and oppressed by the enemy will be the ones that release the most powerful roar that will silence the enemy and shut down his plans. We will see those who have been pushed beyond limits leap over the barricades of darkness and rally the church to fight not hide, and to stand up not sleep this one off. 

If you feel stuck, exhausted, and pressed beyond your limits today I decree the FREEDOM of the Lord over you in Jesus name! 

I command every stop to be removed and every source of frustration blocking your movement to be exposed and disarmed in the name of Jesus! 

Being backed into a corner is only causing you to want to run into the enemies camp and wreak havoc... so do it! Praise, prophesy, stand up, rise up, and move in faith regardless of what you see!

THE EAGLE WITH THE LIONS ROAR

On the following day I was in worship again when I went into a powerful vision which I believe speaks directionally to the body of Christ globally on this same topic but also reveals what God is saying to the church of America right now which I’ll address separately. 

In the spirit I saw an eagle with eyes of fire that was soaring over the earth and circumnavigating it over and over and then I heard the strangest thing - it was roaring like a lion! This scripture that came to mind was one of my favorites, Amos 3:8;

“The lion has roared— who will not fear? The Sovereign LORD has spoken— who can but prophesy?” 

“Saul and Jonathan, beloved and lovely! In life and in death they were not divided; they were swifter than eagles; they were stronger than lions” 2 Samuel 1:23

What does this mean for the nations? 

  • I believe the eagle represents the prophetic company in the earth and also the eyes of the spirit who is looking to and fro for those who would rise up in this hour and be a voice. 
  • The eagle was fiercely poised like it was on assignment to watch over the earth and this speaks to me of the call right now for the remnant to arise who would stand watch and continue to speak over their nations and cities and not go along with the enemies plans for them. 
  • The talons on the eagles were outstretched like it was waiting to pounce and pursue its next meal and right now God is readying this prophetic coming to charge and pursue not retreat. 
  • The eagles eyes were fire and God is making sure that the church are on fire for him on this hour and not retaliating or living reactionary. 
  • The eagles are the ones that God is awakening right now to be the fire starters and mobilizers of His prophetic blueprint in regions and cities around the earth.
  • They will release the word of the Lord that sets the record straight over their nation and calls the church into focus and strategic purpose and clarity for this hour. 
  • It was the calling forth of the prophetic intent of God in the earth and speaking it into being.
  • The lions roar is the church rising up with the wild and untamed sound of the lion of Judah that will confront the fear of man that has been diluting the power of the gospel and backpedaling from the battle. 
  • The roar is the sound of reformation going forth and the mobilization of sons and daughters. 

AMERICA YOU ARE COMING BACK TO YOUR ROOTS - THE EAGLE WILL SOAR ONCE AGAIN!

Then I saw the eagle stop over the United States and cover the nation with her wingspan. I saw that the eagle had its claws open like it was ready to pounce on its prey. As the roar went forth I saw the land below begin to tremble and the United States was stripped back to its roots and I heard “In God we trust!” then saw the word freedom hung like a banner over the west coast to the east. These scriptures came to mind;

“Our pursuers were swifter than the eagles in the heavens; they chased us on the mountains; they lay in wait for us in the wilderness” Lamentations 4:19

For thus says the Lord: “Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle and spread his wings against Moab” Jeremiah 48:40

Their horses are swifter than leopards, more fierce than the evening wolves; their horsemen press proudly on. Their horsemen come from afar; they fly like an eagle swift to devour” Habakkuk 1:8

What does this mean for the United States?

  • The eagle in the context of the USA represents two things; the eagle is the national symbol of freedom and on the great seal has arrows in one hand and a olive branch in the other representing both war and peace. To me that speaks of the foundations of the nation built upon the freedom of the Lord which was Gods heart even though there were some crucial decisions made that violated that freedom. That was always his heart and intent for this nation. The arrows and olive branch speak to me of justice/reformation and peace/unity and right now both are needing to be employed to see freedom upheld in a time it is being warred against. 
  • The eagle also represents the prophetic company rising up in the USA after being In hiding or being too afraid to speak up. God is mobilizing His eagles right now in the land to REFORM and ALIGN the land back to the fathers heart. 
  • The wings covering the nation is the Lord saying “I have not forsaken this land, but I am right now covering it under my wings!” (Psalms 91:1)
  • The talons outstretched like it was ready to pounce spoke to me so clearly that God was ready to move and act in a powerful way in this nation but he was mobilizing His eagles into offence mode. He was teaching us in the face of opposition to not be passive but to get ready to counteract the enemies plans and agendas weaved throughout the nation all various places of culture. 
  • The nation stripped back to its bones was the Lord roaring over the injustice and exacting his divine reset of the nation to detox it and deliver it from the hands of the enemy. 
  • I believe we haven’t see this play out yet. I don’t think many even have a grid for Gods great comeback already rumbling in this nation but It’s about to happen and it will be a sign and a wonder. 
  • God is calling us to war for our lands and for our freedoms right now. He wants us to be active and involved in the destiny of our nations and communities not taken out by the magnitude of the battle at our doorstep. 
  • God is bringing the USA back to the feet of Jesus and in the days to come we will see a bullied and bartered bride become so so glorious. 
  • God is raising up more frontlines discipleship and mobilization movements that send people into all areas of society as his war hammers and healers. 

THE SOUND OF FREEDOM BEING RELEASED THIS 4TH JULY

I feel that the timing of this word is significant because there is a key in this vision related to

the upcoming 4th July national holiday and remembrance of this major shift from tyranny this nation experienced in 1776 and the birthing of the nation we now know as the United States. 

I believe that we are right now in a spiritual revolutionary war for independence and the returning of this nation to its roots. We have a different control and tyranny as back 245 years ago but tyranny still the same. But God is calling the church in this hour to rise up and be the sound of freedom across the land in this pivotal time of history. I found this scripture below with the same date as independence day and found it interesting how it related to my vision;

“The first was like a lion and had eagles' wings. Then as I looked its wings were plucked off, and it was lifted up from the ground and made to stand on two feet like a man, and the mind of a man was given to it” Daniel 7:4

God is calling forth His eagles right now who will see differently, hear differently, and act boldly. He is calling his eagle remnant to rise up and cover their nation in this time and see her return to what he called her to be. 

I heard the Lord say that this 4th July would be a marker of the beginning of a new uprising of the church to be the voice of the Lord without the fear of man. A holy revolution is being birthed to re-establish FREEDOM across the land. 

So church don’t be bullied and backed into a corner anymore. Arise shine for your light has come! 

Sow a seed

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PIONEERS, GOD SHOWED ME THE FRUIT OF YOUR YES

By Nate Johnston • May 8, 2025
I have a word for the pioneers today... Just a few days ago, I was walking around the house praying when I saw a vision of an apple tree. It was being shaken violently. And although it was full of apples, they weren’t falling off. I thought, Hmm, that’s interesting, the fruit isn’t falling. Then, I felt prompted to speak and prophesy: It’s time for the fruit to come. It’s time for the fruit to come. We’ve had enough delay. We’ve had enough confusion. It’s time for the fruit to come. As soon as I said that, I saw the vision again and this time, apples were flying everywhere. They covered the ground until you couldn’t even see the grass. I kept walking around the house, praying into this, and I knew it was the Lord speaking about pioneers, those who had walked through seasons where it felt like they hadn’t seen the fruit of their yes to the Lord. They hadn’t seen the fruition of what they sowed. But I sensed the Lord saying: You haven’t seen the next chapter yet. You haven’t seen what I’m doing next. And I truly believe this is a massive prophetic indicator for this season. Many have even been afraid to step into new assignments from the Lord because it feels like, God, how can I step into something new when I haven’t even seen the fruit of the last season? But the Lord is saying: Stop measuring a season by its fruit. As a pioneer and forerunner, sometimes you don’t see the fruit until later chapters. Your faithfulness to say yes, to do what He told you to do, that was enough. But now, you’ve stepped into a new chapter. You’ve got to release the old season. Surrender it to the Lord so you can step into what He’s pouring out now. Grab it with both hands. I believe this vision is also a powerful sign for this moment in history. There’s shaking all around us, and many are afraid of it. But don’t fear the shaking because it’s revealing the fruit. Then I went into a second vision. I saw large storehouses almost like warehouses lining both sides of a freeway. They were being filled, overflowing. I knew I was seeing the fruit, the fulfillment, the fruition of years of prayer, obedience, and contending. I could see the expressions on people’s faces “I can’t believe it. I never thought I would see this day come.” But it has come. And I believe this is what the Lord is declaring: You are going to see the fruit of it. It reminded me of Zerubbabel - the one God gave the signet ring (Haggai 2:23), the one who led the people out of exile and laid the foundation of the temple and also lived to see the capstone placed (Zechariah 4:9). He didn’t just begin the work. He saw it finished. As pioneers, we often feel like we labor and others walk into the fruit. But I believe the Lord is saying: In this season, you’re going to see it. You will see what you gave your yes to. Now let me speak into the shaking for a moment because I felt it was significant that I saw the tree being shaken violently. The tree was being shaken so the fruit could come. Think about that for a moment. You don’t have to fear the shaking when you know that the glory comes with it. And right now, many people are in fear in this shaking because their focus is on the wrong thing. The shaking isn’t here to ruin you, but to dismantle demonic principalities and systems that have oppressed you for a long time. The shaking is here to shake the earth back into order and alignment with the Kingdom and take back ground. The shaking is here to ready the church for harvest. It’s not punishment for us, it’s actually the sign that FRUIT IS INCOMING! And the shaking is right now producing what you’ve been praying for. The shaking is bringing you into breakthrough because you’ve already been through the breaking. This shift that’s happening right now is not a shift into doom and gloom. It’s a shift into bloom and increase. It’s a shift that’s taking you into the ripening, personally and corporately, because you’ve already been through the pruning. You’ve been through the fire, through the adversity, through the dark night of the soul where you wanted to give up, and where everything was stacked against you. So now it’s time for the glory to be revealed because you held on to Jesus through the battle. And God’s about to reveal His faithfulness because you were faithful. He’s about to reveal His goodness in your life because you chose to believe He was good, even when others walked away. You hit your knees when others turned back to Egypt. So today pioneers, look through the right lens. Get back your faith eyes. Shake off the doubt. Shake off the fear. And choose to see not through the eyes of foreboding, fear, delay, and hope deferred but through the eyes of hope again. “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us” Romans 8:18 FRUIT IS COMING!

SIGNS YOU ARE LEVELING UP IN THE SPIRIT REALM!

By Nate Johnston • May 7, 2025
You’re starting to notice your discernment sharpening - what once felt confusing is now spiritually clear, and you are trusting your spiritual senses more. You’re beginning to lose your appetite for entertainment and conversations that carry compromise, and what once felt normal now feels spiritually heavy. You’re becoming more intentional about who speaks into your life. You are choosing depth, truth, and alignment over comfort and familiarity. You’re beginning to feel less tempted by old patterns like lust, fear, striving, and insecurity and they no longer have the same grip they used to. You’re starting to recognize spiritual assignments early, and what once blindsided you now gets discerned before it can take root. You’re no longer taken out by witchcraft, gossip, or slander because you’ve learned how to stand in peace and stay hidden in God. You’re beginning to feel the power and authority you have over demonic spirits and strongholds because you’re releasing it right away in hard moments instead of hesitating or shrinking back. You’re starting to refuse to be bullied by people, manipulation, or spiritual assignments the way you used to and you’re standing your ground more. You’re beginning to see the thing behind the thing. Your discernment has sharpened to the point that you recognize what’s masquerading as surface issues. You’re seeing small but significant shifts in areas where you used to be bombarded and robbed, and there’s now fruit where there used to be cycles. You’re beginning to realize that you don’t have to defend yourself. God is your defender, and you’re resting more in that truth. You’re noticing the Jezebel spirit can’t lure you into manipulation, fear, or silence like before and you’re quicker to walk away from the drama and reclaim your voice. You’re starting to speak truth with boldness instead of apologizing for your calling, and you’re stepping into spiritual authority with more confidence. You’re becoming more aware of the orphan mindset when it tries to creep in and you’re rejecting self-pity, comparison, and the need to prove your worth. You’re choosing sonship over survival, rest over hustle, identity over performance. You’re beginning to notice that your spiritual hunger has increased, and you’re craving the Word, the presence of God, and purity more than ever. You’re less shaken by resistance and more aware of your assignment. You see warfare as confirmation of your calling, not discouragement. You’re beginning to recognize when God is promoting you, even when it comes through pressure or pruning. You’re not offended by closed doors, you’re learning to see them as God’s protection and redirection. You’re finding joy in the hidden place. You don’t need the spotlight to feel secure anymore. You’re beginning to respond with spiritual authority instead of reacting emotionally. You take it to prayer before you take it to people. You’re starting to feel a deep shift, less striving, more surrender. Less fear, more fire. You’re not just surviving anymore, you’re starting to rule. You’re not just reacting to darkness, you’re displacing it. This isn’t just spiritual growth. This is spiritual promotion. You have leveled up! Well done! 

PIONEERS, GOD SHOWED ME THE FRUIT OF YOUR YES

By Nate Johnston • May 8, 2025
I have a word for the pioneers today... Just a few days ago, I was walking around the house praying when I saw a vision of an apple tree. It was being shaken violently. And although it was full of apples, they weren’t falling off. I thought, Hmm, that’s interesting, the fruit isn’t falling. Then, I felt prompted to speak and prophesy: It’s time for the fruit to come. It’s time for the fruit to come. We’ve had enough delay. We’ve had enough confusion. It’s time for the fruit to come. As soon as I said that, I saw the vision again and this time, apples were flying everywhere. They covered the ground until you couldn’t even see the grass. I kept walking around the house, praying into this, and I knew it was the Lord speaking about pioneers, those who had walked through seasons where it felt like they hadn’t seen the fruit of their yes to the Lord. They hadn’t seen the fruition of what they sowed. But I sensed the Lord saying: You haven’t seen the next chapter yet. You haven’t seen what I’m doing next. And I truly believe this is a massive prophetic indicator for this season. Many have even been afraid to step into new assignments from the Lord because it feels like, God, how can I step into something new when I haven’t even seen the fruit of the last season? But the Lord is saying: Stop measuring a season by its fruit. As a pioneer and forerunner, sometimes you don’t see the fruit until later chapters. Your faithfulness to say yes, to do what He told you to do, that was enough. But now, you’ve stepped into a new chapter. You’ve got to release the old season. Surrender it to the Lord so you can step into what He’s pouring out now. Grab it with both hands. I believe this vision is also a powerful sign for this moment in history. There’s shaking all around us, and many are afraid of it. But don’t fear the shaking because it’s revealing the fruit. Then I went into a second vision. I saw large storehouses almost like warehouses lining both sides of a freeway. They were being filled, overflowing. I knew I was seeing the fruit, the fulfillment, the fruition of years of prayer, obedience, and contending. I could see the expressions on people’s faces “I can’t believe it. I never thought I would see this day come.” But it has come. And I believe this is what the Lord is declaring: You are going to see the fruit of it. It reminded me of Zerubbabel - the one God gave the signet ring (Haggai 2:23), the one who led the people out of exile and laid the foundation of the temple and also lived to see the capstone placed (Zechariah 4:9). He didn’t just begin the work. He saw it finished. As pioneers, we often feel like we labor and others walk into the fruit. But I believe the Lord is saying: In this season, you’re going to see it. You will see what you gave your yes to. Now let me speak into the shaking for a moment because I felt it was significant that I saw the tree being shaken violently. The tree was being shaken so the fruit could come. Think about that for a moment. You don’t have to fear the shaking when you know that the glory comes with it. And right now, many people are in fear in this shaking because their focus is on the wrong thing. The shaking isn’t here to ruin you, but to dismantle demonic principalities and systems that have oppressed you for a long time. The shaking is here to shake the earth back into order and alignment with the Kingdom and take back ground. The shaking is here to ready the church for harvest. It’s not punishment for us, it’s actually the sign that FRUIT IS INCOMING! And the shaking is right now producing what you’ve been praying for. The shaking is bringing you into breakthrough because you’ve already been through the breaking. This shift that’s happening right now is not a shift into doom and gloom. It’s a shift into bloom and increase. It’s a shift that’s taking you into the ripening, personally and corporately, because you’ve already been through the pruning. You’ve been through the fire, through the adversity, through the dark night of the soul where you wanted to give up, and where everything was stacked against you. So now it’s time for the glory to be revealed because you held on to Jesus through the battle. And God’s about to reveal His faithfulness because you were faithful. He’s about to reveal His goodness in your life because you chose to believe He was good, even when others walked away. You hit your knees when others turned back to Egypt. So today pioneers, look through the right lens. Get back your faith eyes. Shake off the doubt. Shake off the fear. And choose to see not through the eyes of foreboding, fear, delay, and hope deferred but through the eyes of hope again. “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us” Romans 8:18 FRUIT IS COMING!

SIGNS YOU ARE LEVELING UP IN THE SPIRIT REALM!

By Nate Johnston • May 7, 2025
You’re starting to notice your discernment sharpening - what once felt confusing is now spiritually clear, and you are trusting your spiritual senses more. You’re beginning to lose your appetite for entertainment and conversations that carry compromise, and what once felt normal now feels spiritually heavy. You’re becoming more intentional about who speaks into your life. You are choosing depth, truth, and alignment over comfort and familiarity. You’re beginning to feel less tempted by old patterns like lust, fear, striving, and insecurity and they no longer have the same grip they used to. You’re starting to recognize spiritual assignments early, and what once blindsided you now gets discerned before it can take root. You’re no longer taken out by witchcraft, gossip, or slander because you’ve learned how to stand in peace and stay hidden in God. You’re beginning to feel the power and authority you have over demonic spirits and strongholds because you’re releasing it right away in hard moments instead of hesitating or shrinking back. You’re starting to refuse to be bullied by people, manipulation, or spiritual assignments the way you used to and you’re standing your ground more. You’re beginning to see the thing behind the thing. Your discernment has sharpened to the point that you recognize what’s masquerading as surface issues. You’re seeing small but significant shifts in areas where you used to be bombarded and robbed, and there’s now fruit where there used to be cycles. You’re beginning to realize that you don’t have to defend yourself. God is your defender, and you’re resting more in that truth. You’re noticing the Jezebel spirit can’t lure you into manipulation, fear, or silence like before and you’re quicker to walk away from the drama and reclaim your voice. You’re starting to speak truth with boldness instead of apologizing for your calling, and you’re stepping into spiritual authority with more confidence. You’re becoming more aware of the orphan mindset when it tries to creep in and you’re rejecting self-pity, comparison, and the need to prove your worth. You’re choosing sonship over survival, rest over hustle, identity over performance. You’re beginning to notice that your spiritual hunger has increased, and you’re craving the Word, the presence of God, and purity more than ever. You’re less shaken by resistance and more aware of your assignment. You see warfare as confirmation of your calling, not discouragement. You’re beginning to recognize when God is promoting you, even when it comes through pressure or pruning. You’re not offended by closed doors, you’re learning to see them as God’s protection and redirection. You’re finding joy in the hidden place. You don’t need the spotlight to feel secure anymore. You’re beginning to respond with spiritual authority instead of reacting emotionally. You take it to prayer before you take it to people. You’re starting to feel a deep shift, less striving, more surrender. Less fear, more fire. You’re not just surviving anymore, you’re starting to rule. You’re not just reacting to darkness, you’re displacing it. This isn’t just spiritual growth. This is spiritual promotion. You have leveled up! Well done! 

DON’T LET THE ENEMY ABORT “THE NEW THING” IN YOU!

By Nate Johnston • May 5, 2025
Have you been battling with a sudden wave of discouragement, and attack against the dreams you are carrying in this season? Does it feel like the enemy is trying to make you forfeit them by bringing distractions and voices of fear, intimidation, and caution so you don’t bring them forth? Are you even questioning if you heard right and are even doing what God has told you to do? Sounds textbook for what the enemy does in a birthing season.. Last week, I shared a word about how, in this season, God is birthing unusual ministries and movements that feel unfamiliar and don’t fit the old mold. Many are stepping into assignments purely out of obedience, even when it doesn’t make sense in the natural. These new expressions of ministry break away from traditional methods, and they challenge what we’ve come to define as “legitimate.” It reminds me of when we began our ministry. God called us to train and equip online, back when that was nearly unheard of. At that time, a legitimate school or training ministry had to be run through a church. Because we weren’t, we were labeled rebels, heretics, and lone rangers. But as we remained faithful through the criticism, God vindicated us. He proved, even to some of the loudest voices that we were going to obey Him, not a system and see the fruit from it. John the Baptist birthed his ministry in the wilderness. So did Jesus, He was affirmed by the Father at His baptism and immediately led by the Spirit into the wilderness. It was only after overcoming the enemy there that He emerged in power. You see, the wilderness isn’t a punishment, it’s often the birthing room of the most pure movements because they aren’t birthed in the comforts we are accustomed to. They take radical steps obedience to bring forth. Think of the Covid days where many hospitals had such high restrictions that many babies then were born at home because of it. It wasn’t the norm, but it became the norm. You see, God isn’t birthing the most potent movements in shiny and clean rooms, or boardrooms, but in the messy, the wilderness, the MANGERS! Right now, many of you have conceived something from the Lord. You’ve received a download, a vision, an assignment, a calling, but it doesn’t fit the current mold of ministry. It feels risky. It feels uncomfortable. You don’t have the full picture, just enough to step out. And when you try to explain it to others, you’re met with blank stares, doubt, or even accusations. But hear this: God gives you the seed, not the whole blueprint. Why? Because if He gave you the full vision at once, it would overwhelm you. And if you share it too early, it invites discouragement and resistance that can derail the very thing He’s birthing through you. I had a dream after our most recent gathering in Orange County. In it, I was in a birthing class like a Lamaze class and the atmosphere was thick with fear and nervous anticipation. One woman shared how hard her last birth was and how afraid she was that this one would be the same. Suddenly, a group burst into the room, laughing, mocking, completely unaware of the sacred moment happening. I shouted, “Get out! You’re distracting them!” And they cursed me and said, “What are you even doing? This is silly!” And I woke up with fire in my spirit. The Lord spoke clearly: In the birthing season, you must protect what you’re carrying. Like Jesus clearing the room before raising Jairus’ daughter, not everyone can be allowed into the birthing room. Here’s What the Lord Showed Me About Birthing Seasons: You cannot cast your pearls too early. Sharing the vision too soon can open you up to spiritual attack, discouragement, and mockery that wounds and aborts what God planted in you. Spies sent to extract information will come disguised as caring voices. These may be former mentors, religious authorities, or even well-meaning friends. But they’re there to gather intel to discredit you or twist your assignment into something more palatable to them. Jezebel will rise against it.. The spirit of control and manipulation hates pure, Spirit-birthed movements. And it will often use familiar voices, former leaders, influencers, or spiritual “fathers and mothers”to make you feel illegitimate, rebellious, or dangerous. These are witchcraft assignments in disguise. Provision may seem to dry up, doors may shut. Don’t let temporary lack cause you to question the vision. You’re not seeing fruit yet because you’re still planting the tree. Don’t judge the season by the fruit, judge it by the weight of the seed. And then just yesterday I received another confirming dream - a warning dream from a prophetic friend. In it, people offered Christy and and I the funds to purchase the land we’ve been believing for. But their condition was this: “Do it our way. Make it fit our mold. Make it a church not an apostolic hub” And bit by bit, they stripped the uniqueness from the vision until our friend shouted: “DO NOT TAKE THE ABORTION PILL.” That hit me like thunder in my spirit. Weighty, and smothered in the fear of the Lord. And so I say to you, pioneers and forerunners: DO NOT TAKE THE ABORTION PILL. Do not compromise the movement. Do not water down the mandate. Do not shift the vision to please men. Do not hand over your assignment to gain comfort or applause. This is not the time to conform, this is the time to protect, guard, and bring forth. What God is birthing through you is pure. It’s holy. It may not look like church-as-usual because it’s not. It’s the Kingdom breaking in. So as you move into this week, I urge you: Shut the door. Guard the room. Listen to the Spirit. Be obedient. You’re not crazy. You’re not rebellious. You’re pregnant with a movement. Birth it purely. Birth it boldly, and don’t be distracted, In Jesus’ mighty name.

WE HAVE TO BIRTH DIFFERENTLY RIGHT NOW

By Nate Johnston • April 26, 2025
To the pioneers and forerunners who carry the Lord’s heart. To the remnant who are no longer following where man is leading, but are constantly seeking the Lamb - This is a word for you. This is a reminder of what God is speaking to us right now as we step into the new. The Lord keeps saying to me: “Build differently. Build differently. Follow Me. Build differently.” And He is persistent about this because we have been so used to building a certain way. Our mindsets have been shaped by old paradigms, and old blueprints of how we’ve done kingdom and ministry. But as we step into the new things God has placed in our hands, the challenge we will face is confronting the old mindsets. We will wrestle with old patterns, old methods, and old cycles, the ways we previously approached the kingdom, and God is asking us to break new ground and step into a whole new mindset and focus. The word over you is simply—birth differently. And here’s the difficult part; When you birth differently, many around you will say you’re doing it wrong. They will think you are being rebellious, foolish, or unwise. But unless we build His way and steward His mission His way, we risk birthing an Ishmael - something man-driven and powerless. We must build according to the blueprint of God’s heart, not according to proven systems and methods that have lost the wind of His Spirit. “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” (Psalm 127:1) That has been the trap for many in the past seasons. John the Baptist built differently. He birthed his ministry outside of the city walls. He rejected the religious systems and Pharisaical traditions (Luke 3:2-6). He did what looked simple, grassroots, even foolish, something many would have dismissed as just a momentary uprising, yet it caught fire. John was preparing the way of the Lord. He was awakening people to the transition between old and new wineskins, between old and new covenants. It says, “From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.” (Matthew 11:12) John ignited a holy hunger for true kingdom realities that had been buried under religious systems. You, remnant, were not called to tame. You were not called to maintain the status quo. You were called to lead the Church into her truest expression of relationship, intimacy, and becoming the true Ekklesia (Matthew 16:18). This is why we must build differently now. Because as we build, we are also unbuilding. As you establish what God is birthing through you, you are simultaneously dismantling what has been unhealthy, dysfunctional, and demonic. As you build healthy communities, you are unbuilding years of conditioning where the Church was a clubhouse or a hierarchy. As you build healthy leadership, Davidic leadership, you are unbuilding years of Saul-like leadership marked by control, fear, and intimidation. As you build healthy mothering and fathering, you are unbuilding years of Jezebelic influence that has sat at the tables of our ministries. As you build healthy prophetic culture, you are unbuilding the orphan spirit and celebrity-driven ministry. As you lead people to behold the Lamb, you are unbuilding the false idols, false gospels, and false “Jesuses” that have captivated the Church’s gaze. This is why birthing differently takes courage. It takes faith. It takes complete surrender. This week, I felt strongly not just to deliver this word, but to pray for you that God would begin giving you clear dreams and divine redirections. He is going to show you where you need to build differently. Where you must not fall back into the familiar patterns of the past. He will give you dreams, conviction, clarity, and specific next steps. And as you step out in obedience, you will feel the wind of the Holy Spirit behind you. And I prophesy that He will surround you with the right people, resources, and everything you need to walk into the fulfillment of this promise, In Jesus’ name!