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“LET GO & let's GO!” - THERE IS AN UNUSUAL GRACE TO LAUNCH AS YOU LET GO

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“LET GO & let's GO!” - THERE IS AN UNUSUAL GRACE TO LAUNCH AS YOU LET GO

“LET GO & let's GO!” - THERE IS AN UNUSUAL GRACE TO LAUNCH AS YOU LET GO

“LET GO & LET’S GO!” I heard the lord say during worship yesterday and I knew God wanted me to share what I believe is a powerful anointing at work as we step into 2020.

THE “EKBALLO” ANOINTING VIOLENTLY CONFRONTING WHAT IS TRYING TO FOLLOW YOU INTO THE NEW YEAR

“Ekballo!” I heard the Lord say as I slept one night, and I woke up. I went back to sleep and m I heard it again “Ekballo!” and my spirit leaped and I woke up knowing God was wanting to speak to me about this mysterious word. 

Ekballo is a Greek word used many times in the New Testament and means; to cast out, drive out, to send out, to command or cause one to depart, to be sent forth, to draw out with force, tear out, to move forward towards the goal, to reject with contempt, to cast off or away, to draw out, extract, one thing inserted in another, to bring out of, to draw or bring forth. 

When I woke up the next morning I instantly saw the connection to the deliverance and healing dreams I had earlier in December and knew this was a power-packed prophetic moment for the church to step into an hour we haven’t quite anticipated. The Holy Spirit is unleashing an “ekballo” anointing right now that is violently confronting what is trying to subtly sneak into your new year and rob you of energy, focus, vision, joy, and time. It’s a no-nonsense anointing that is exposing the fears, lies, and inferior ways of thinking that have tripped us up for so long. 

WE ARE AT AN EXCHANGE POINT

A few nights later I had a dream and saw two scenes play out before me. 

In the first scene, I saw a tired and weary lady who was carrying luggage and boxes on a cart up a hill. She looked so exhausted and I wanted to help her. As she reached the top I heard again “Ekballo!” and the woman let go of her cart and it rolled down the hill and overturned.  

I believe this woman carrying the luggage and boxes in my dream represents those carrying baggage from this past season who are run down, worn out, and completely exhausted by what they have been carrying. The season we have been through was not only one of the greatest warfare seasons we have experienced but also painful.

In Mark 1:39 there is an interesting use of the word “ekballo”;

“So he(Jesus)went throughout the region of Galilee, preaching in the Jewish synagogues and casting out (ekballo) demons” Mark 1:39

This is a confronting way of looking at baggage, pain, trauma, bitterness, and damaging mindsets we all deal with but I believe right now God wants us to see them in the same light because much of what you have endured and even become accustomed to living with and putting up with, God is wanting to radically and FORCEFULLY remove from your life. But it does take action on your and my behalf in partnering with God to LET GO of what we have been holding. We are at an exchange point where if we are to truly embrace what is waiting for us we need to intentionally CAST OFF, cast out, reject, break-off, renounce, and part ways with what we have been carrying with us for too long. 

IS THIS WHAT FREEDOM FEELS LIKE?

In the second scene, I saw this same woman in an airline check-in line in holding a ticket in her hand but this time with a big smile on her face. She looked fresh and ready for adventure. Then again I heard this word loudly “Ekballo!” 

I believe this scene from my dream represents the season God has intended for all of us to step into. He doesn’t want us stuck in the valley of pain, trauma, and stuck in the endless cycles of victimhood any longer. What is on His heart for you? He wants you FREE, he wants you WHOLE! He wants you you to let go of yesterday and everything you have walked through. You don’t need it to validate your hard season because your identity is NOT as a victim. That is not who you are anymore! It’s time to let go and grab that ticket God is giving you - that opportunity to finally move on with your life and experience what this new era has for you. Many will say "Is this what freedom feels like? I have been bound up for so long I never imagined I would experience this!" but in a moment you will find yourself holding your ticket to finally move on with your life.

Another passage in the bible using the word “ekballo” is found in Matthew 9:38;

“As you go, plead with the Owner of the Harvest to thrust out (ekballo) many more reapers to harvest his grain!”

The same “Ekballo” anointing that unchains you, frees you, delivers you, and extracts the poison and pain of the past season is the same anointing that is going to LAUNCH you, SEND you, and CATAPULT you into your new adventure with the Holy Spirit. 

THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE ROAD, JUST THE END TO A WAY OF LIFE

Can’t you see? This is not the end, this is not your undoing, this is not the end of the road, the place it all comes undone and you fall apart - THIS is the moment God sets you COMPLETELY FREE and commissions you afresh. This is the moment you can let go of your past luggage, your old shoes, jacket you wore through the long valley season and you can allow God to mantle you afresh and SEND you into the earth. Your letting go is your commissioning! 

Over the next few days leading up to 2020 pay attention to what the Holy Spirit is wanting to address for you to let go of. Don’t be overwhelmed because this is not in your own strength. When I asked the Lord how to see this I saw a vision of myself and I had my arms raised in surrender and I was walking under a large waterfall. The force and velocity of the water were intense to look at but the moment I stepped into it I felt the peace and presence of God flood me and it was so cleansing. This is not just the letting go of a few areas of pain for some but a whole grid and blueprint for living. There’s a FLOOD of God's peace and comfort washing over you that will reset even the way you are seeing and thinking. God is rewiring you for the year and decade ahead where you are coming out of that place you have grown used to. 

So as a prophetic act place your hand on your heart and pray this with me, “Holy Spirit Ekballo me by your power. I cast off all this baggage and renounce the way I have been living and thinking because it is no longer conducive for where you are taking me in Jesus' name. Now place your hand on your belly and pray “Holy Spirit Ekballo me into the fullness of my calling this coming year. Don’t let me settle for second best and don’t let me get so caught up in the drama of me that I lose sight of what you are sending me to. Fill me afresh and give me eyes to see you and a hunger to want you above all else, in Jesus' name! Now I LET go, and say “Yes Lord LET’S GO!”

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By Nate Johnston • May 21, 2025
You feel things others can’t. You walk into a room and sense the atmosphere shift. You carry burdens that aren’t yours—and you know it. You’ve been called to discern, but not left without direction. You are a Prophetic Feeler. And it's time to get equipped. On July 1st, we officially launch FIREBRAND —a powerful, unapologetic prophetic training course designed specifically for the prophetic feeler. This isn’t just a class. It’s a spiritual bootcamp. A forge. A furnace. A place where your gift is refined, understood, and weaponized for Kingdom impact. Inside FIREBRAND, you’ll: 🔥 Learn how to steward your discernment without burnout 🔥 Understand the spiritual mechanics of what you’re feeling 🔥 Develop prophetic confidence, clarity, and authority 🔥 Discover how to navigate spiritual warfare with wisdom 🔥 Connect with a tribe that speaks your spiritual language If you’ve ever felt alone in your gift—like no one quite gets what you carry—FIREBRAND was made for you. July 1st is the beginning of your firewalking. Are you ready? 🔗 Reserve Your Spot Now! No more confusion. No more carrying what isn’t yours. It’s time to train. It’s time to burn. You are a FIREBRAND.

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By Nate Johnston • May 21, 2025
Something is stirring in the Spirit—a revival is breaking forth in the heart of Orange County, California. But it’s bigger than California, this is just the birthing ground. A stake in the ground of sorts. A place that will send a shock-wave to the nations of the earth. Because ultimately, this is about a global move of God we are preparing for. God has called us to pioneer an Apostolic Hub—a place of fire, prayer, equipping, and sending. This isn’t just a ministry…it’s a movement. We believe Southern California is not lost or without hope. It’s primed for awakening. So with the mandate of California at the epicenter, and the nations as our inheritance, this is about God’s heart for His people EVERYWHERE. But in order to fulfill this assignment, we cannot do this alone. We’re writing to ask you to join us—not just as a spectator, but as a builder. The harvest is ready, but the laborers and resources are few. We need: — Intercessors to cover this move of God in prayer. — Financial partners to sow into this Kingdom mandate. — Servant-hearted builders to help establish the foundation. This Global Apostolic Hub will be a place where lives are transformed, leaders are raised, and revival spreads regionally and globally. But we need your help to build it. If you've been praying for revival to spread across the nations—this is your moment to act. 👉 CLICK HERE TO PARTNER WITH US FINANCIALLY! 👉 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PARTNER EMAILS! 👉 EMAIL US HERE TO GET INVOLVED AND STAY UP TO DATE WITH FUTURE EVENTS! Together, let’s partner with Heaven to bring a move of God that will shake Southern California—and beyond. For the glory of Jesus. In Him, Nate & Christy Johnston

ARE YOU A PROPHETIC FEELER?

By Nate Johnston • May 21, 2025
You feel things others can’t. You walk into a room and sense the atmosphere shift. You carry burdens that aren’t yours—and you know it. You’ve been called to discern, but not left without direction. You are a Prophetic Feeler. And it's time to get equipped. On July 1st, we officially launch FIREBRAND —a powerful, unapologetic prophetic training course designed specifically for the prophetic feeler. This isn’t just a class. It’s a spiritual bootcamp. A forge. A furnace. A place where your gift is refined, understood, and weaponized for Kingdom impact. Inside FIREBRAND, you’ll: 🔥 Learn how to steward your discernment without burnout 🔥 Understand the spiritual mechanics of what you’re feeling 🔥 Develop prophetic confidence, clarity, and authority 🔥 Discover how to navigate spiritual warfare with wisdom 🔥 Connect with a tribe that speaks your spiritual language If you’ve ever felt alone in your gift—like no one quite gets what you carry—FIREBRAND was made for you. July 1st is the beginning of your firewalking. Are you ready? 🔗 Reserve Your Spot Now! No more confusion. No more carrying what isn’t yours. It’s time to train. It’s time to burn. You are a FIREBRAND.

WILL YOU BUILD WITH US?!

By Nate Johnston • May 21, 2025
Something is stirring in the Spirit—a revival is breaking forth in the heart of Orange County, California. But it’s bigger than California, this is just the birthing ground. A stake in the ground of sorts. A place that will send a shock-wave to the nations of the earth. Because ultimately, this is about a global move of God we are preparing for. God has called us to pioneer an Apostolic Hub—a place of fire, prayer, equipping, and sending. This isn’t just a ministry…it’s a movement. We believe Southern California is not lost or without hope. It’s primed for awakening. So with the mandate of California at the epicenter, and the nations as our inheritance, this is about God’s heart for His people EVERYWHERE. But in order to fulfill this assignment, we cannot do this alone. We’re writing to ask you to join us—not just as a spectator, but as a builder. The harvest is ready, but the laborers and resources are few. We need: — Intercessors to cover this move of God in prayer. — Financial partners to sow into this Kingdom mandate. — Servant-hearted builders to help establish the foundation. This Global Apostolic Hub will be a place where lives are transformed, leaders are raised, and revival spreads regionally and globally. But we need your help to build it. If you've been praying for revival to spread across the nations—this is your moment to act. 👉 CLICK HERE TO PARTNER WITH US FINANCIALLY! 👉 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PARTNER EMAILS! 👉 EMAIL US HERE TO GET INVOLVED AND STAY UP TO DATE WITH FUTURE EVENTS! Together, let’s partner with Heaven to bring a move of God that will shake Southern California—and beyond. For the glory of Jesus. In Him, Nate & Christy Johnston

WE ARE IN A ROOTS MOVEMENT MOMENT

By Nate Johnston • May 21, 2025
I heard the Lord say: This is a roots movement. This is a moment where I have humbled my Church not to punish her, but to heal her. To purify her. To prune her for the coming harvest. My Church had grown accustomed to the bloom, the fruit, the outward beauty and what man sees, celebrates, and calls success. But right now, my glory is resting on what looks ordinary. What looks unpopular. Even what appears ugly or overlooked. Man says it’s about charisma. About the lights and smoke machines. About loud worship and grandeur. But my glory in this hour is resting on the grassroots, the simple, the foolish. On that which looks like a seed, small, buried, and unseen yet saturated by My glory. I’ve looked into the hearts of My people. I’ve seen a deep longing for what is real. For what is authentic. For what draws them back to Me not a performance, but an encounter. Not hype, but holy. For too long, My name was exalted in systems that celebrated man’s wisdom, man’s comforts, and man’s movements. But now, their brokenness is leading them back on unfamiliar paths toward what looks small, humble, and unthreatening. And yet it is pregnant with promise. That place you’ve overlooked is where I’ve hidden the seeds of My next great outpouring. A place people will say, “Surely revival can’t come from there.” But that is exactly where My Spirit is about to be poured out. I’ve chosen a people who have chosen the low road. Those who refuse to chase platforms or prestige. If you choose the low road, My Spirit will get the glory. If you humble yourself in this season if you choose the way few choose you will experience personal revival. You will see the fulfillment of the promises I made over nations. But it starts with the roots. Can you not see? I’ve been cutting back the tree. I’ve been stripping away the opulence because it came, and My glory lifted. The spectacle increased, but signs and wonders diminished. Man became too familiar with My anointing, relying on giftings instead of My Spirit. He who has ears, let him hear: I am doing a new thing in this hour, but it won’t look like what you’re used to. I’m bringing My Church back to its roots. Back to Acts. Back to the place of birth where it was messy, but it was beautiful. And right now, many are feeling the tension. You can feel the pull into something new, but it feels like your branches are being cut back. Some feel like nothing more than a stump, a root in the ground. But from that root will grow something powerful if you let Me water you. If you let Me tend to you. I’m uprooting the weeds and tares from past seasons things that have choked your family, your calling, your mind, your marriage. I’m clearing the soil so that what grows next will be healthy, sustainable, and lasting. I’ve brought My Church low so that what is planted now will remain for generations. This is not the end. This is a rebirthing. You will experience My glory again, says the Lord. So if you feel lost…if the doors are closing…if your resources are drying up…if you’re staring at impossible debt or deep lack… know that I am there. -I am in the midst of your marriage. -I am in the midst of that prodigal child. -I am in the midst of your finances. -I am in the midst of your health. The enemy has lied to you, but I am taking an ax to the root of those lies. Not to destroy your life but to prune it. To cut back what was killing you. To free you from generational cycles and mindsets that have left you worn out and barely holding on. I am bringing you into wholeness. I am bringing you into freedom. Can you not see it? And here is My call to the Church: -If you will prepare a place for Me to dwell… -If you will come low… -If you will humble yourself… I will come. And the people will come. The broken will come. The world that is truly searching for Me will come. Roots movements are beginning to burst forth across the earth. They look like Davids in the field unnoticed, uninvited, seemingly insignificant. Yet they carry My glory. Soon, they will grow. And the world will recognize their fruit and like the pearl in the field many will give away everything to buy the field. The hidden ones will emerge to join the song of the lamb. And they will become dispensaries of My presence where healing, signs, wonders, and the fresh and mighty outpouring of my spirit will flow! 

I'M GOING TO TURN IT AROUND!

By Nate Johnston • May 21, 2025
Are you facing a bleak situation right now? A bad report? I feel an unction from the Holy Spirit to prophesy over those standing in the middle of what looks like impossible right now. It might be health issues, financial breakdown, family chaos, mental exhaustion and more. Let me prophesy….It’s going to turn around. You know those moments in life where you’re under pressure, crushed, confused, out of options? You’ve prayed, fasted, cried… and still, nothing shifts? And then out of nowhere, God speaks. We had one of those moments today. A family member was in surgery and everything began falling apart. It didn’t look good. In fact, it looked hopeless. Panic hit me at first so I cried out, “Lord, I need you. I don’t know what to do.” And suddenly I heard the voice of the Lord thunder in my spirit “It’s going to turn around!” At that exact moment, I glanced at my phone - it was 11:11. The Holy Spirit reminded me of John 11:11: “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to wake him up.” Notice that J esus didn’t call Lazarus “dead” even though everyone else did. He called him asleep because He saw the turnaround before it came. He spoke life into a situation everyone had already given up on. In the natural, Lazarus was gone. But in the spirit, heaven had a different word. And I believe God is saying to many of you; “What looks dead is only sleeping and I’m about to wake it up.” Just like the young girl in Mark 5, when they told Jesus she was dead, and He said, “She is not dead, she is only sleeping.” He spoke a word that contradicted the room. And I feel right now that heaven is interrupting your crisis with a contradictory word: “It’s going to turn around.” Like in Zephaniah 3:19–20 which declares: “In the end I will turn things around for the people… I’ll get rid of all those who’ve made your life miserable. I’ll heal the maimed; I’ll bring home the homeless… On Judgment Day, I’ll bring you back home—a great family gathering!” This is your Psalm 126 moment: “When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter…” — Psalm 126:1–2 That moment when sorrow turns to laughter. Tears to testimony. Confusion to clarity. But here’s the truth: I know many of you are weary. You’ve been through years of warfare, setbacks, disappointments. And you have had some unexpected situations rise and you’re wondering, “Do I even have the strength to stand in this one?” You feel like you’re out of fight. You’re tired of pushing. Tired of prophesying with no fruit. Tired of trying to make things move In your own strength. You’ve thought, “Maybe I should just roll over. Maybe I should stop contending. It’s too much.” But I feel the Lord tell me to send this word out to hold up your arms today. This word is not just encouragement. It’s a prophetic act. Like Aaron and Hur holding up Moses’ arms in battle (Exodus 17:12), I’m lifting yours right now in the Spirit and I am declaring over you: The battle is shifting. Remember 2 Kings 6, when Elisha’s servant woke up and saw their city surrounded by enemy armies? Fear took over. But Elisha prayed: “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. —2 Kings 6:17 I pray the same for you today: Lord, open their eyes. Let them see what You’ve already released on their behalf. Let them see that heaven is fighting for them. This is a midweek arm-lifting moment. I declare boldness is returning to your voice. Fire is coming back to your bones. And faith is rising again in your heart. Watch it turn around. Not by might, not by power but by My Spirit, says the Lord. —Zechariah 4:6 But God is not just fixing surface-level problems. He is resetting your foundations. Where the enemy has robbed, God is restoring. Where the locusts have eaten, He is repaying. This is Joel 2:25; “I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten…” So let me say it again - It’s turning around. Even in a short amount of time the suddenly of the Lord is about to visit your situation. That assignment that’s been hovering over you is breaking. That heaviness is lifting. And God will get all the glory In Jesus’ mighty name!